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david pogue’s 1996 mac holiday sing-along

Posted on 8 November 20178 November 2017 By antipaucity

Thanks, Archive.org! God Rest Ye Copland Programmers (to the tune of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”) God rest ye Copland programmers, It’s finally Christmas Day. You’ve all worked 20-hour shifts Beginning back in May. No wonder after such neglect Your spouses moved away. The last real meal you had Was late last year– That’s what…

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humor, reprint, satire

lobachevsky – by tom lehrer

Posted on 26 April 201422 April 2014 By antipaucity

Tom Lehrer, for those who don’t know, was a fantastic satirist and musical humorist in the 20th century. Lobachevsky is one of my favorites of his (YouTube edition): [spoken] For many years now, Mr. Danny Kaye, who has been my particular idol since childbirth, has been doing a routine about the great Russian director Stanislavsky and…

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humor, reprint, satire

world war z by max brooks

Posted on 4 May 2011 By antipaucity 2 Comments on world war z by max brooks

Max Brooks is likely the world’s foremost authority on zombies – how to survive them, what to do if there is an uprising, etc. In “World War Z – An Oral History of the Zombie War”, he tackles the issue of reporting on what happened by interviews with those who survived. From first-hand accounts from a…

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books, commentary, interview, politics, review, satire

anniversaries – or conspiracy?

Posted on 10 November 2009 By antipaucity

20 years ago the Berlin Wall fell, signaling the demise of the Soviet Union, and the Cold War. 40 years ago Sesame Street premied on PBS, signaling the use of television as an aide to education and learning. I think the Berlin Wall fell because Sesame Street turned twenty.

politics, satire

the. killer. business!

Posted on 6 April 200924 September 2014 By antipaucity 2 Comments on the. killer. business!

I’ve figured out what to do with the more than 6 billion people who will need to be buried after they’ve passed-on. And how to make a handsome profit on the whole operation, too. That’s right: subscription burials! Good morning, and welcome to DeathEx, your friendly, local, death experts. We provide a full-service, personalized, and…

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