Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (and three iterations)

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If you don't know Gotye's tune "Somebody That I Used To Know" you should check this.  It's a cool video and it's full of all that angst from ex- issues.  Foregoing the five minutes to watch this is totally cheaper than therapy.

Okay, now it gets fun.  Hear is a WOTE cover of "Somebody That I Used To Know".  No need to watch the whole thing really.  You get the idea pretty quickly since you already know the Gotye song.  But it is worth watching in entirety, especially if you're trying to kill a cool 20 minutes with this blog entry.
 

Now hilarity ensues.  The Key Of Awesome.  Watch this...
 

Then it starts to get ridiculous...

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HYFR

Hell Yeah Fucking right

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Girl's Volleyball Takes a Backseat to Football in Arkansas (In A Good Way)

Normally, I'd probably be upset at an article with a title like this--football perpetuating the chauvinistic culture it does.  But I am genuinely glad to see the seemingly old-fashioned football coach, Bobby Petrino, take an interest in his female counterparts within the athletic community at the University of Arkansas.  Jessica Dorrell, a former razorback herself, was fortunate enough to develop a rapport with the head football coach during her volleyball days.  Their professional relationship has withstood time and it was reported that he kindly offered her a ride home on his motorcycle last week.

I say good for Bobby.  And good for the University of Arkansas.  Chivalry is not dead; and sexism does have a natural enemy--it is the razorback.

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Sepak Takraw

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Sepak Takraw.  It's like volleyball without your hands.  We've all tried this or something like this at some point with a beer in hand out at the sand course.  But we are white and didn't look anywhere near this cool.

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Spike Lee Thinks All Non-Black People Look Alike

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Spike Lee retweeted some random Florida woman's address as Zimmerman's, Trayvon's assailant, in an apparent attempt to get hate mail and general animosity directed toward a non-black person in central Florida.

Here, Lee is pictured with a "white person", an increasingly familiar sect of non-black people, at a Knicks game. "I think it was Woody Allen or Val Kilmer or Phil Jackson", said Mr. Lee. "Maybe. How the hell should I know? He's not black."

Hidayet Türkoğlu and J.J. Redick, both non-black members of a central Florida basketball organization known as the Magic, are concerned. "We are non-black Magic team members and that poses a potential problem," frets Redick. He continues, "We have to play in New York tonight. Being not black and from Central Florida, well we sure hope Mr. Lee doesn't think it was us that shot Trayvon. And we are so easy to spot because we don't wear hoodies. We might not get out of MSG alive!"

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Trayvon Martin Shooting Adds To State-Sanctioned Child Killings

I don't need to go into the case.  I can't.  There are only two people that know what happened--one isn't talking and the other can't.  All we can do is learn from it.

Don't have a gun
Studies show that you're much less likely to shoot someone if you don't have a gun.  (Don't think too much about this one.)  And if you insist on owning a gun, then don't carry the gun around your neighborhood.  And if you absolutely feel like pushing this envelope of ignorance, definitely don't start following someone whom you only think is suspicious based on his clothing (and perhaps skin color).  You may end up talking yourself into killing him.

Don't wear a hoodie when it's 80 degrees

Sure, wearing a certain clothing item never warrants an act of violence.**  But if I see a dude wearing a hoodie, trench coat or poncho during an unseasonably warm spring in Florida, he's got my attention.
**author's note:  acts of violence are always permissible toward anyone wearing a Pittsburgh Steelers jersey

Get away from Orlando

If you live anywhere near Orlando, your kid's days are numbered.  GTF out of there.  The law won't protect your kids from your racist neighbors, some fat but bored security guard or even a trollop that wants to go party.
Caylee Anthony, killed, age 2, poisoned, mom didn't want to pay for a babysitter while out being a whore
Raheem Key, killed, age 15, chased into traffic,
"pants were sagging where his underwear was showing"
Trayvon Martin, killed, age 17, shot, suspicious person wearing a hoodie

Racism takes many forms
There is a Million Hoodie Rally planned in Philadelphia.
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/dnheyjen/143859716.html
Definitely racist.
First of all, someone has been killed, why are we talking about racism?  We should be talking about murder.  Address racism if we can come to a consensus on whether murder is legal in Florida.  Focusing on race is the fundamental perpetrator of racism.  Stop it.
And the rally itself...  It's a horrible idea.
Say it with me, Hoodie Rally.  A bunch of people with racially charged emotions wearing hoods organized in a mob...  Sounds like a great idea.  Stay tuned for the "Pulaski to Philly" mockumentary.

Is there racism out there?  Obviously.  Need addressing?  Way past obvious.  But don't turn Trayvon's life legacy into a talking point for race relations.  That's about as racist as it gets--and shamefully disrespectful.

And Florida, for the love of God, make murder illegal already.

(Pictured:  Hoodies aren't racists, but they are sexist.  Guys just absolutely look shady in hoodies unless it's cold and windy.  But girls look hot in them--it's just how it is.)

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Don't Fuck with my Flag

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"but if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao, you ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow"
--The Beatles

Seriously, this is all we have left.  Pretty much everything The United States of America criticizes China for is a legitimate beef.  While it's true that we are guilty of many of the things we accuse them of, there are still some bedrock differences.  So how about we at a minimum keep those going, eh?  Here are a few guidelines:

Rule 1 - Don't fuck with the Flag
Rule 2 - Don't put people that are alive on the money
Rule 3 - Don't fuck with the Flag

This is not a drill people.  The Beginning of the End.  Follow the rules or move to Kony Kountry or Kim Jong-il-ville.
People are stupid.  If we have 300,000,000 uninformed people thinking it is okay to put a face on the flag, we might end up with 300,000,000 who think it's okay to blindly follow said face.

USA!  USA!  USA!  USA!  USA!  USA!  Chant it now while it's still not racist.  And screw Arizona!!

**Remember, if it's not a real US flag, it's not disrespectful to burn it.

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A Harvard Find Shaves Time

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CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Results of a recent study were released to the public on Tuesday, revealing alarming conclusions.  There is now staggering evidence that testing of people's red meat ingestion will shorten one's life up to 34%.  Yes, you read that correctly.  In short, if you run a study about red meat, you will shave decades off of your life.

One man, Frank Hu, senior author of the study in the Archives of Internal Medicine (read more here), experienced a life shortage of 28 years.  "I don't know what happened,"  explained a frustrated Hu.  "I thought I was doing the right thing.  I surveyed people about how often they ate steak.  Then I drew some of their blood to see if eating the red meat was making them more healthy or less healthy.  All of the sudden, I am 28 years older--and, as it turns out, red meat is still bad for you.  I will never get those years back."

A local woman, Harriet Finkel, a proud red meat and comic book enthusiast, weighed in on the study results.  "Frank coulda just asked me whether these ribeyes were good for me.  I know there's not a stinkin' thing good for me in these things.  But man, they're tasty.  Heck, at least eating all this red meat didn't shorten my life by 28 years.  I feel sorry for the Doc.  At least maybe now he'll start living.  But he's got a lot of catching up to do!"

But not all outside parties were so cynical.  Yens Runjjin, a transplant from Reslin, a remote town from Kreyykjin -- a sweet lookin' place by the way, check it -- offered this.  "I think Dr. Hu should keep it up!  There are more important issues to investigate.  For example, we still do not know if water consumption is a healthy habit or if it has just become a tradition that we perpetuate out of fear."  Some dismiss Runjjin's support as blind adoration for Hu's work; but nonetheless, Yens remains positive.  "We must uncover all the mysteries of this life that we can."

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The Ultimate (and Cheap) Post Workout Shake

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Good, clean, cheap shake.  No nonsense chemicals, voodoo vitamins or $50 protein blends.  Just food in a blender / food processor...

One banana, two banana
Two cups unsweetened soy
Splash vanilla
Ice (the amount determines strength of overall flavor--adjust accordingly)
Kale softened by the warm tears of sri lankan virgins (boiling water for cheap version)
--but not too long or you'll boil the nutrients out like a Brit trying to remove all the flavor from beef
Dash cloves (a little goes a long way, like you, but opposite)
Cayenne as preferred

**Disclaimer:  Longest disclaimer of all time...
The recipe is my own but I stole this pic like a Memphis native with a damn not to give... from this site:

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Sorry I can't afford a badass camera like strawberry stupidcake over here.
--Don't reenact scenes from Platoon with Charlie Sheen.
--Don't put strawberries in your smoothie.

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Leslie Cochran - "Keep Austin Weird"

"Un monde pour demain"
--Yannick Noah

No one who met Leslie was ever confused about his passion for life, his unwillingness to compromise his triumph for the little guy and his super-personification of "Keep Austin Weird".

Leslie, an attendee at Florida State University, held almost every job imaginable; and, more importantly, befriended people of all backgrounds.  He was not afraid to stand up to the police for their treatment of the homeless--nor he was not too proud to eat among them; he placed no limits on himself, having run for mayor of Austin, TX, on more than one occasion; he was not self-conscious, having zero compunction with chatting up bank execs on Congress while sporting a leopard thong.

All I ever had the sense to do was say hi to him when I was fortunate enough to share a sidewalk.  Those who engaged him and enjoyed his soul will assure that Leslie Cochran's legacy never dies.

Leslie Cochran, June 24, 1951 – March 8, 2012

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Snooky's Baby is Due 12/21/2012

Coincidence?  Na, I am afraid the Mayans actually got it right.  Enact Operation Bucket List now.

I couldn't find a picture where I was sure Snooky was pregnant.  How could you tell anyway?  So instead I found a picture of pork with barbecue sauce--which I find more attractive despite being a vegan who hates sugar and sodium.  But the pic does look a lot like her.  She looks like she bastes herself in barbecue sauce and then drinks it by the vatful.

Also, find the obligatory Mayan calendar pic.  Blah.

288 days until we're all dead.  Great number.  12 x 12 x 2 or the number of McNuggets that Snooky has eaten this week (with barbecue sauce of course).

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I will consider going to McDonald's when...

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Ronald McDonald looks like this.  Get back to me.

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My Current Playlist

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My Current 20

Florence + The Machine - Between Two Lungs
Bodies of Water - Like A Stranger
Citizen Cope - Awe
Fang Island - S.S. Fort Jams
Michael Franti & Spearhead - Hey World

Sahara Smith - Are You Lonely
Spoon - Jealousy
Moxy Fruvous - Sad Girl
Harlem Shakes - Natural Man
Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood

Uncle Lucius - All Your Gold
Spoon - Chips And Dip
J.J. Cale - Travelin' Light
Karl Morgan - Girl
Langhorne Slim - Restless

Sahara Smith - Thousand Secrets
Spoon - I Didn't Come Here To Die
Telekinesis! - Rust
Yeasayer - Tightrope
Spoon - Nobody Gets Me But You

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DARPA Cheetah Sets Speed Record for Legged Robots

More proof we are screwed and skynet is self aware.

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Mari0

Portal meets Mario

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Kerbey Lane Rocks

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Told the man to give me the vegan breakfast tacos how he saw fit. He pulled through. Veggie chorizo a la staff on duty proved exquisite.

The vegan pumpkin pancakes are the best thing that has ever happened. I made a point to tell them to take away the syrup as my way of letting them know how perfect their craft is without adulteration.

Coffee is the constant dream you'd expect.

Kerbey Lane Cafe. Second visit. Second 10 out of 10.

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Kerbey Lane -- Austin, TX

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My lunch today
Vegan chili
Acorn squash stuffed with rice medley w/ cranberries
Vegan breakfast tacos
Fair trade coffee

open 24/7 serving all menu items
(I will revisit soon with updates)

http://www.kerbeylanecafe.com/menu/our-24-hour-menu

**editor's note:  Keep Austin Weird

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Lionel Messi Plays Like A Girl

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**Hope Solo (pictured) demonstrating the only acceptable dive in soccer.

Messi.  No diving.  Ever.  Why can't all guys play like this?

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/82326207/

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OVER "17" MILLION INFECTED

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PADUCAH, KY--McDonald's is scheduled to reach 17 million Facebook "likes" by 2pm tomorrow, February 29, 2012.  To recognize this feat (and Leap Day), McDonald's is going to hold a bungee jump competition with 17 lucky contestants.

For the last 17 weeks, these contestants have kept a journal (think Nielsen television or similar) to document their love for the product rendered from the golden arches and their subsequent enjoyment of these treats.

The 17 contestants, male and female, ranging from ages 19-68 and from all over the globe have gathered in Paducah, KY, for the unveiling of the new "McSlew".  Half-sandwich, half-stew, this roller coaster of fat and sodium is so sure to cause such a slew in your digestive tract that that bungee jump will be a welcome departure from your environs.

The contest is simple.  Eat your McSlew and then bungee LEAP off the Paducah Bridge, the connector of McCracken County, KY, and Massac County, IL.  The person who writes the most compelling narrative about which part of the event was closest to a near-death experience wins a lifetime supply of heart-disease.  If the meal kills you before you reach the bottom of your plunge, you automatically win; and McDonald's will continue to feed generations with that "fuck you and your organs" smile on its face that we've all come to love.

For more on LEAP 17, click here

P.S.  When asked to comment, an official spokesperson from McDonald's offered this:  "On behalf of the global McDonald's family, we hope that everyone will eat shit and die.  Literally."

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Witness the Whiteness

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http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81102890/

I haven't actually listened to this.  I have only watched it.  But so far I think I'm on the black dude's side.  People don't just spray people with water--especially people in those "I'm too fat to walk around but there is an off chance I'm actually handicapped" buggies.  That white chick must be reeling some vile shit.

Let me know.  If what she's spewing is worthy of the hose, it's probably NSFW.  So I won't be listening to it for awhile.

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8 Days Sober

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Sent from Whitney's Windows Phone

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McDonald's Kills some more people

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An estimated 3,008 Americans had a heart attack in the last 21 hours--1,881 enjoying their first view of heaven while 1,127 cruised on a familiar journey to the pearly gates only to be snatched back just in time to grab another Extra Value Meal.

In that same 21 hours, 108,314 people "liked" McDonald's on Facebook.

Just numbers--draw your own conclusions as you wipe the special sauce off your lip.

**In the twelve minutes it took to write this and download some random picture, 1,031 more people clicked "yes" for heart disease.

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Lyrics that make me go "Yum"

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Gone are all the days of begging
The days of theft
No more gasping for a breath
The air filled me head to toe
And I can see the ground far below
I have this breathe and I hold it tight
And I keep it in my chest with all my might
I pray to god this breath will last.

Maybe it's the way she sings them that makes me go "Yum"
Whatever--Sing it, girl.

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Share the Road!!

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Vandalism isn't cool.  But damn we've all wanted to do this!!

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/82302834/

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Indiana Needs a "what's trending now" Button

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In a desperate move to win cool points, state Rep. Bob Morris of Indiana, a Fort Wayne Republican, lashed out at the Girl Scouts for being involved with Planned Parenthood.  Morris, "the lone lawmaker opposing a resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts", explained his actions.  "It is important, especially to the young people of Indiana, that we [in public service] stay up to date on current hot issues and trends."  He went on to explain that he saw on his daughter's Facebook that there were many Women's Health v. Pink debates and he knew by that exposure that he was adequately informed.

Pictured [right], Thin Mint Mindy was in disbelief, "Omg, that was so two weeks ago.  That Planned Parenthood drama was so long ago I don't even remember who won."  Samoa Simona [left] did not want to comment on the topic:  "I'm not very political.  Do you want a cookie?  Hot and fresh," she said, smiling like a just-dipped Thanks-A-Lot.

The State Representative declined further comment.  But a source close to him indicates a furtive plan by Morris to release a "Politician Meme" online displaying the difference between what he does and what people perceive.  The unveiling of this should occur sometime in mid-March, perfect timing, he believes, to remain on the cutting edge.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-02-22/indiana-girl-scouts/53205262/1#

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L.E.D. Snowboarder

Once again I realize my life is incomplete.

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Important

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Chitlins y'all.

I'm doing this when it gets hot.

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