Missed this the other day:
Steve in Manhattan
baked does Manhattan
Dunno if anyone is a fan of the Ricky Gervais podcast, but this new show, where they send Karl Pilkington around the world, should be even funnier.
New York Jets QB “Mark Sanchez’s 17-Year-Old Lady Friend Has Found A Lawyer.” Just like Big Ben, but hopefully without the rape part. [Deadspin]
It would be irresponsible not to speculate!
But the reasonably reliable National Enquirer says to hell with speculation:
He was Mozart’s teacher, and he was probably the greatest orchestrator the world has known. Oh, and he was Beethoven’s teacher as well. Here’s his Symphony 100 (!) finale, played at about the correct tempo (in my mind):
This morning I sent a link to one of my contacts at Car Talk for their Links We Like section (I currently have a link in the top 3). I was surprised when gmail thought the word “Oldsmobile” was a misspelling. I checked “Plymouth”, but it knows that word, presumably because it’s a place.
On the day I was born you could have walked into an Olds dealership and driven away in this car. How long ago it was:
NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 @JNOV: Does blockquote no longer work?Huh. Guess not.
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Oh shit. “ Cuban state media reported that 32 Cubans were killed in the U.S. attacks in…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 So…. Does blockquote no longer work? Am I 2026’s only loser? (see blurb)
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Welp Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, President Trump said that “Cuba looks like it is…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 My mood courtesy of Rhiannon Giddens: https://youtu.be/M7PvWw97Cq0
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 A man who has his family and lackeys deeply embedded in every facet of our government is trying to…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 THIS IS NOT OKAY! WE’VE RUN THESE WAR GAMES FOR **YEARS**. SPOILER ALERT: A TON OF PEOPLE DIE.…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK! WHAT. THE FUCK?!!?!
NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 @ManchuCandidate: Summer definitely disappeared.
MANCHUCANDIDATE • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 BTW, has your favorite fundies gone to Ratpure?