06 March 2013
05 March 2013
04 March 2013
Sweep the leg, Johnny!
Brilliant Reader Kevin[fn1] writes in to relay the following post of someone else on the Internet shamelessly
biting my style:
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fn1: "Brilliant Reader X" formulation is, of course, the invention of Joe Posnanski.
biting my style:
Wanna feel old? Ralph Macchio is now the same age that Pat Morita was in the first ‘Karate Kid’That does seem rather in keeping, no?
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fn1: "Brilliant Reader X" formulation is, of course, the invention of Joe Posnanski.
02 March 2013
As I want you to be
"You must be older than 'Come As You Are' to drink in this establishment."
I actually didn't know about the Killing Joke lawsuit; it does seem they had a point.
I actually didn't know about the Killing Joke lawsuit; it does seem they had a point.
28 February 2013
27 February 2013
25 February 2013
"You must be older than what passes for a pro-choice movement in Ireland to drink in this establishment."
This is still an issue killing people over there. As in, literally killing them.
This is perhaps more political than readers are used to, and despite the theoretical ambiguity introduced by my oh-so-clever pseudonym, I am a man---so abortion is not my choice, and it's never going to be my choice.But for reasons following below... Actually, I wrote a couple of paragraphs of my thoughts about the issue, but it's really not worth laying out. Sigh.
This is still an issue killing people over there. As in, literally killing them.
This is perhaps more political than readers are used to, and despite the theoretical ambiguity introduced by my oh-so-clever pseudonym, I am a man---so abortion is not my choice, and it's never going to be my choice.
24 February 2013
Every finger in the room is pointed at me
"You must be older than Little Earthquakes to drink in this establishment."
... and because oh god I can't help myself:
23 February 2013
20 February 2013
Rocky and a Golden Girl
"You must be older than Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot! to drink in this establishment."
As I recall it, the business logic of this film actually made a certain amount of sense at the time. Then again, I may still have believed in Ewoks.
As I recall it, the business logic of this film actually made a certain amount of sense at the time. Then again, I may still have believed in Ewoks.
19 February 2013
18 February 2013
This is what you might call foreshadowing
"You must have been born before the last appearance of Carnac the Magnificent to drink in this establishment."
17 February 2013
Tsongas gets more votes---good news for Clinton!
"You must be older than the Bill Clinton-nickname 'the Comeback Kid' to drink in this establishment."
Iowa, you'll recall, was uncontested, so New Hampshire was the big event on the Democratic side. Bill Clinton had been leading and was expected to win, but one of the notorious "bimbo eruptions" occurred just before the primary---this one I think involved Gennifer Flowers---and Tsongas wound up benefitting, winning the primary (possibly due to his representation of neighboring state Massachusetts, from which southern New Hampshire gets its television signals).
Yet a funny thing happened: Clinton ate Tsongas's lunch. Traditionally, the contestants would yield the first acceptance speech to the primary winner. Clinton disregarded this custom and accepted second place before Tsongas had gone on, and the Arkansas governor declared "it shows I can take a punch... I'm the Comeback Kid." It's commonly assumed that this shoplifting-of-the-momentum helped Clinton recover, adn he went on to win the nomination and the presidency.
You might remember that Lyndon Johnson, who did not seek the 1968 renomination, died two days after he would have left office, had he won that year. You probably don't remember, however, that Paul Tsongas died, of non-Hodgkins lymphona, two days before his first term would have ended, had he won. As for Clinton, I trust no epilogue to his story is necessary.
Iowa, you'll recall, was uncontested, so New Hampshire was the big event on the Democratic side. Bill Clinton had been leading and was expected to win, but one of the notorious "bimbo eruptions" occurred just before the primary---this one I think involved Gennifer Flowers---and Tsongas wound up benefitting, winning the primary (possibly due to his representation of neighboring state Massachusetts, from which southern New Hampshire gets its television signals).
Yet a funny thing happened: Clinton ate Tsongas's lunch. Traditionally, the contestants would yield the first acceptance speech to the primary winner. Clinton disregarded this custom and accepted second place before Tsongas had gone on, and the Arkansas governor declared "it shows I can take a punch... I'm the Comeback Kid." It's commonly assumed that this shoplifting-of-the-momentum helped Clinton recover, adn he went on to win the nomination and the presidency.
You might remember that Lyndon Johnson, who did not seek the 1968 renomination, died two days after he would have left office, had he won that year. You probably don't remember, however, that Paul Tsongas died, of non-Hodgkins lymphona, two days before his first term would have ended, had he won. As for Clinton, I trust no epilogue to his story is necessary.
This wasn't supposed to happen
"You must be older than Stick Around for Joy to drink in this establishment."
Actually, let's have another one---'twas their last album, after all!
Actually, let's have another one---'twas their last album, after all!
13 February 2013
Party time---excellent!
"You must be older than Wayne's World to drink in this establishment."
... sorry, the movie, not the SNL sketch. The sketch dates back to 1988, so ... yeah, it could run for Congress this year.
... sorry, the movie, not the SNL sketch. The sketch dates back to 1988, so ... yeah, it could run for Congress this year.
11 February 2013
10 February 2013
Oh yeah---that was the guy "Team Jacob" was about, right?
"You must be older than Taylor Lautner to drink in this establishment."
It's actually hard to find a picture where he's not shirtless or smiling, both of which I find irritating.
09 February 2013
God bless you Tom Harkin---no one wants to go to Iowa in February
"You must be older than the last uncontested Iowa presidential caucus to drink in this establishment."
Iowa is, of course, tremendously important owing to its first-in-the-nation status, but in 1992, Iowa Senator Tom Harkin was among the Democratic contenders, and his rivals all decided they'd be better off conceding the state entirely than to lose a landslide early in the process.
Iowa is, of course, tremendously important owing to its first-in-the-nation status, but in 1992, Iowa Senator Tom Harkin was among the Democratic contenders, and his rivals all decided they'd be better off conceding the state entirely than to lose a landslide early in the process.
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