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by Imani Gandy (ABL)|  June 26, 20113:23 pm| 45 Comments

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Somehow I don’t think this is what you had in mind.

 

(backposting so as not to step all over Kay’s thread.)

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45Comments

  1. 1.

    Corner Stone

    June 26, 2011 at 4:24 pm

    I can see your IP addresses!

    They look like fuzzy little bunnies, riding yellow PEEPS.

  2. 2.

    Corner Stone

    June 26, 2011 at 4:25 pm

    Anyone ever consider what would happen if Sarah Connor named her unborn son “Reginald” ?
    What a mindfuck that would’ve been.

  3. 3.

    Corner Stone

    June 26, 2011 at 4:27 pm

    It’s just fucking hot.
    There, I said it.

  4. 4.

    Corner Stone

    June 26, 2011 at 4:27 pm

    Anyone here living in Abu Dhabi?

  5. 5.

    Corner Stone

    June 26, 2011 at 4:28 pm

    Why do you think they keep delivering phone books? Who’s asking for them? Who’s profiting by advertising in them?

  6. 6.

    Corner Stone

    June 26, 2011 at 4:28 pm

    And what’s the deal with airline food anyway?

  7. 7.

    Not!ABL

    June 26, 2011 at 4:28 pm

    They look like fuzzy little bunnies, riding yellow PEEPS.

    okay, corner stone, you’ve gone TOO FAR this time.

    peeps are the devil’s minion. and i will ban you if mention those little yellow fuckers in any of my threads!!!11one

  8. 8.

    Corner Stone

    June 26, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    I’m giving “Falling Skies” one more fucking epi before plugville.

  9. 9.

    Yutsano

    June 26, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    peeps are the devil’s minion

    A-FUCKING-MEN!!

  10. 10.

    Corner Stone

    June 26, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    No doubt. It’s obvious that PEEPS are the perfect metaphor for some randomly named blogger’s career.

  11. 11.

    Corner Stone

    June 26, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    Does anyone else feel really old and fucking sad to see Johnny Damon on the TB baseball team?

  12. 12.

    Not!ABL

    June 26, 2011 at 4:57 pm

    No doubt. It’s obvious that PEEPS are the perfect metaphor for some randomly named blogger’s career.

    keep trying, honey. you’ll hurt my wittle feewings with your inanity one of these days. i have faith.

  13. 13.

    Gravenstone

    June 26, 2011 at 5:00 pm

    Someone needs an intervention. Trouble is, who cares about them enough to stage one?

  14. 14.

    stuckinred

    June 26, 2011 at 5:02 pm

    Aite, let’s clean this shit up here!

  15. 15.

    Corner Stone

    June 26, 2011 at 5:10 pm

    Puffy typecast dyed forms with a gritty sugary coating. Easy to squeeze. No substance unless you count the marshmallow. Dissolves easily under any kind of heat.
    In the end, PEEPS are just no damned good for you.

  16. 16.

    Hal

    June 26, 2011 at 5:11 pm

    Michelle Bachmann says she would “consider” eliminating the federal minimum wage and of course, cut corporate taxes! Make people poorer, make corporations richer, and the economy magically improves.

    And she would still get at least 40% of the popular vote. Ah, America.

    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/06/25/bloomberg1376-LNEHTY07SXKX01-2V4PAE1VSTENEF31VDPE7S26C5.DTL

  17. 17.

    Not!ABL

    June 26, 2011 at 5:14 pm

    Puffy typecast dyed forms with a gritty sugary coating. Easy to squeeze. No substance unless you count the marshmallow. Dissolves easily under any kind of heat.
    In the end, PEEPS are just no damned good for you.

    See what I mean? Priceless.

  18. 18.

    Yutsano

    June 26, 2011 at 5:16 pm

    Priceless.

    I suppose the blog hasn’t had a lose its shit moment in quite some time. I guess we were due. Or something.

  19. 19.

    RossInDetroit

    June 26, 2011 at 5:17 pm

    I read 100% of BeeJay posts and at least 40% of the comments. I rarely see anything worth getting more than mildly confrontational over. Have I mistaken Abuse for the Argument Clinic? Should I be hanging out in a lower-blood-pressure environment?

  20. 20.

    Not!ABL

    June 26, 2011 at 5:18 pm

    I suppose the blog hasn’t had a lose its shit moment in quite some time. I guess we were due. Or something.

    i’m pleased by all of the attention, and note that some folks are still upset about losing a battle of wits.

    speaking of battles of wits, i’m going to watch the princess bride.

    try not to drool too much on everything, dear corner stone.

  21. 21.

    Corner Stone

    June 26, 2011 at 5:21 pm

    God. What a victim. Poor baby.

  22. 22.

    RossInDetroit

    June 26, 2011 at 5:22 pm

    i’m going to watch the princess bride.

    A gem. A rare film that works equally well on several levels. Neil Gaiman must have had it firmly in the back of his mind when he wrote Stardust (a great book and a disappointingly uneven film).

  23. 23.

    Uncle Clarence Thomas

    June 26, 2011 at 5:44 pm

    .
    .
    Fortunately, no Afghans will be lonely for the next decade or more, because President Obama is leaving more American troops there than were left by the hated President Bush.
    .
    .

  24. 24.

    13th Generation

    June 26, 2011 at 6:01 pm

    @Yutsano

    Why do you keep talking about people “losing their shit”?

    You need to get some perspective.

    You ass.

  25. 25.

    gnomedad

    June 26, 2011 at 6:04 pm

    I’m addicted to circus peanuts and candy corn when I can get my hands on them, and I have no idea how peeps can make pure sugar taste that awful.

    Obligatory link

  26. 26.

    hamletta

    June 26, 2011 at 6:21 pm

    Peeps Show!

  27. 27.

    Third Eye Open

    June 26, 2011 at 6:21 pm

    Can we trade Corner Stone for BIRDZILLA!? At least the trolls should be able to make me laugh, as opposed to making me wonder why the nurses let this person get a hold of the interwebs. And no, Corner Stone, we aren’t picking on you, just letting you know that you don’t have to lash out just because no one will come visit anymore.

    On a happier note, Jellybeans!. Its so much easier when your friends have the kids, and you can just send sweets :)

  28. 28.

    Corner Stone

    June 26, 2011 at 6:26 pm

    Who are you again?
    My meds have left me a little foggy. No, wait a second, I’m tuning in to your aura now. Yep, useless douchebag. Gotcha, thanks.

  29. 29.

    Third Eye Open

    June 26, 2011 at 6:35 pm

    Here to help, Corner Stone. Now don’t be late I hear they are serving tapioca in the dining hall tonight. MMM MMM MMM!

  30. 30.

    Amir_Khalid

    June 26, 2011 at 6:36 pm

    @13th Generation #26:
    Yutsano only talks like that about people who lose their shit.

  31. 31.

    Gozer

    June 26, 2011 at 6:38 pm

    This thread needs some Jones Girls.

  32. 32.

    Third Eye Open

    June 26, 2011 at 6:47 pm

    I see your Jones Girls, and raise you some Girl Talk

    “…Don’t start no shite, won’t be no shite”

  33. 33.

    Comrade Mary

    June 26, 2011 at 6:54 pm

    Third Eye Open, that was worth it for the transformation of Thom Yorke and Levon Helm alone.

    Now for some Girls Talk. Oh, and maybe some Squeeze, for some New Wave emo.

  34. 34.

    13th Generation

    June 26, 2011 at 6:55 pm

    @Amir_Khalid

    You obviously haven’t been following the comments very closely.

    Go back to your “JuiceBox”

  35. 35.

    Third Eye Open

    June 26, 2011 at 7:05 pm

    Comrade Mary, Why does that guitarist in the Squeeze video have his patch-cord wrapped around the mic-stand, not to mention that I don’t think the bassist is even plugged in. I must admit, I was never much of a fan of much of New-wave, although Elvis is a wonderful artist.

    Moar Splashdown

  36. 36.

    justdale

    June 26, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    Sometimes the jokes write themselves:

    Koch brother pays $2.3M for photo of outlaw Billy the Kid

  37. 37.

    Gozer

    June 26, 2011 at 7:13 pm

    Comrade Mary – June 26, 2011 | 6:54 pm

    How ’bout some new-New Wave?

    Holy Ghost! – Wait and See

  38. 38.

    Gozer

    June 26, 2011 at 7:15 pm

    Or how ’bout Soul Train and whatever kind of music YACHT is supposed to be.

  39. 39.

    RossInDetroit

    June 26, 2011 at 7:20 pm

    Oh, and maybe some Squeeze

    I’m an old fart, but I remember marking the calendar for the release of Squeeze albums. They were awesome up to about Frank, then inexplicably carried on sans awesomeness. Some artists get better with age and some ought to know when to quit.

  40. 40.

    Third Eye Open

    June 26, 2011 at 7:22 pm

    This might be one of my favorite song of all time, at least in the mash-up genre. The best part (IMO) starts at about 5:50 for those who have short attention spans.

    Orbital–Halcyon (Live)

  41. 41.

    ABL

    June 26, 2011 at 7:27 pm

    I saw Squeeze in concert last summer. They were really really good.

    I’m swearing off concerts for a while. After seeing Prince in April, I’m worried that no concert will ever be good again.

    I can’t think of a show that comes close to being as kick-ass as Prince was. (Not counting the umpteen Coachellas Ive been to.)

  42. 42.

    Third Eye Open

    June 26, 2011 at 7:48 pm

    ABL, I don’t want to contradict your Prince experience, but TOOL live @ Red Rocks may be one of the closest things to a religious experience I have ever had … while sober.

  43. 43.

    Arundel

    June 26, 2011 at 9:03 pm

    Sigh. The NY Times has yet another admiring kiss-ass profile of Breitbart up. No comments allowed. “The Right’s Blogger Provocateur”. Gee, everything sounds better using a French word. Better than “disgraceful lying racist pig” I suppose.

    “If you agree with him, you think what he does is citizen journalism. If you don’t, his work is little more than crowd-sourced political sabotage that freely distorts the facts.”

    See, it’s up for debate. Opinions differ. Ugh, it’s a sickening piece of work.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/business/media/27breitbart.html?hp

  44. 44.

    Fucen Pneumatic Fuck Wrench Tarmal

    June 26, 2011 at 10:03 pm

    i am sure i read it somewhere before, but i never really thought about it, but the yankees once moved from baltimore. its like i found a reason to respect them afterall, right out of the blue.

  45. 45.

    J.W. Hamner

    June 26, 2011 at 10:44 pm

    Calzone: yeah, how you like that?

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