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This very earnest ad for the Sunset Church of Christ takes a brilliant turn. This grandma is terrific.
We need to get this lady together with the Turboencabulator man:
The first part is classic, but I would have preferred if they had continued to play it straight in the second half of the skit, instead of getting too cute.
Here’s one version of the turboencabulator bit. If you’re an aspiring actor looking for a great audition monologue, I dare you to try this, and let me know how it goes.
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With John McCain announcing that he is suspending his campaign and pulling out of the debate tomorrow night, Henry Farrell at Crooked Timber is reminded of a famous episode of BBC4’s “Have I Got News For You” where the Right Honourable Roy Hattersley fails to show up for the third time and is thus replaced with a tub of lard.
I wasn’t familiar with HIGNFY until I watched that clip this morning, but I was fascinated to learn that Boris Johnson has made many memorable appearances on the show, including several episodes where he served as a guest host. Apparently he even won a BAFTA in 2003 for work like this episode, where it appears he’s either having trouble with the teleprompter, or is stuck in some kind of time warp.
Some people believe that the defining conflict of our era is Islamofascism vs. the permissive culture of Western Civilization, others think it is Blue State liberalism vs. Red State family values, and a few will tell you that it is Kenny vs. Spenny.
These people are all idiots. The defining conflict of our time is Accounts Receivable vs. Accounts Payable. Get Your War On, based on the clip art comic of the same name by David Rees, is now a weekly video series on 236.com. Here are a couple of the best episodes.
Sarah Palin and the Rape Kits
“Sarah Palin and the rape kits? Sounds like a punk band. Are they good?”
You Are Loved
“Josh Groban would never say something like that!”
(I tried to embed those videos here, but for some reason that wasn’t working.)
Here’s an old article by Doug Paton from the Ryerson Review of Journalism that explains the origin of the comic.
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One thing that disappoints me about every politician I like is their unswerving devotion to populist trade policies. Here’s that I want in a politician:
I guess you could say, I’m looking for someone who combines all the best aspects of socialism, libertarianism and capitalism all in one package. Is this too much to ask? In the meantime, Go Obama.
Obama Promises To Stop America’s Shitty Jobs From Going Overseas
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