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THE MOST RETARDED CONTEST EVER

I'm all for fluff pieces and soft news, and I will admit that on Sundays I'll usually read the New York Times starting with the least newsworthy section (Lance Armstrong is a Cad!) before making my way to tackling the front page articles about the power struggle in Zimbabwe, but I mean this question posted by the New York Post is truly retarded: Who is more important to NYC’s economy, Models or Geeks? This child has the answer to that question:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMNry4PE93Y]

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DID COLDPLAY "PLAY"GIARIZE?

Creepy Boards, a New York band is contesting that Coldplay's song Livin La Vida Loca "Viva la Vida" was stolen from them after Chris Martin, Coldplay's lead singer, saw them perform at the CMJ festival in New York. As WOW points out, Creepy Boards's song is ironically titled "The Songs I Didn't Write." And they have a video, which is naturally on YouTube where they be callin' Coldplay out! It's just like Ice T and Soulja Boy! Or not. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUhFLiw6h6s]

There's some similarity but I dunno that I'm entirely convinced. Music is so derivative any how. Anyway, what say you?

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GEORGE CARLIN, 1937 - 2008

George Carlin passed away yesterday. He always did have interesting things to say.

Death is caused by swallowing small amounts of saliva over a long period of time.

The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A Death! What's that, a bonus? I think the life cycle is all backwards. You should die first, get it out of the way. Then you live in an old age home. You get kicked out when you're too young, you get a gold watch, you go to work. You work forty years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement. You do drugs, alcohol, you party, you get ready for high school. You go to grade school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities, you become a little baby, you go back into the womb, you spend your last nine months floating...and you finish off as an orgasm.

- George Carlin

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LAST NIGHT'S PARTY

At last night's party I listened to a guy:

  1. Defend his $100 haircut;
  2. Defend his $100 wax--and not on his chest (So what do they call that? A Brozilian?);
  3. And argue that my last name can't possibly be Rodriguez.

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HAHA

Other than their concise but informative articles, I enjoy the Economist for its sometimes sarcastic wit and humor.  The last line in the quoted section below made me laugh.

It is theoretically possible that the superdelegates who have announced their support for Mr Obama could change their minds before the convention in August and hand the nomination to Mrs Clinton. But it is vanishingly improbable, barring the revelation that Mr Obama is secretly a polygamous Mafia boss in the pay of Iran.

Read more here.

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VICE PRESIDENT PICKING

Other than that, picking a running mate is — no disrespect intended — like picking a pet. How much time are you planning to spend with the little fellow? How much exercise will he be getting on an average day? On one extreme, you have the William Wheeler model (“There’s the living room. Go find a corner and sleep in it.”) On the other end, there’s the Cheney version in which the pet takes over the checkbook, diversifies the family investment portfolio and starts strafing at the neighbor’s cat.

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SCENE IN PARK SLOPE: I WANT THIS

I thought this concave mirror would be great for my new apartment starting next month. And then I checked the price tag. How much do you think it is?

Another view:

Gah, I really want this mirror! Note the matching look that the random guy standing behind me and I am sporting. I know everyone must be getting really sick of the white v-neck t-shirt and jeans thing that has practically become the summer menswear uniform du jour. I'm just hooked to its easy, versatile, and comfortable quality. Ladies, yes or no?

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QUOTE

Let me guess. You were probably the big asshole in your high school, right? You'd pick on guys like us every day. But then graduation came, and we went to college and you went nowhere, so you thought, "How can I still give them shit? I know! I'll become a cop!" Well, congratulations. Your dream's come true. - Kumar

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JAY Z IS BROOKLYN'S NERDIEST

Jay Z trying to maintain a swagger at a Coldplay concert while hanging out with Ricky Gervais. Basically the same swagger I had when I was in 5th grade and wore similar thick glasses. What is happening to this world where Ricky Gervais looks cooler than Jay Z? And Coldplay? Really? As Poplicks pointed out: You can knock the hustle.

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THOUGHT

Walking to the subway tonight after hanging out with Lauren and N at his apartment, I had the following observation. There is a distinct odor of stale beer and alcohol that wafts through Soho at night, which is noticeable on a breezy evening such as today. I never quite picked up on this fact until tonight. I guess a rough night of drinking makes ones senses, all five of them, the next day more acutely sensitive towards the presence of alcohol. The heightened senses makes the walk at night through revelers and drunks an interesting experience where I feel a particular elevation to a level of hyper clarity and awareness of my surroundings.

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