Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Authoritarian republicans are opposed to freedom for the rest of us.

Tick tock motherfuckers!

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

I really should read my own blog.

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

Conservatism: there are some people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

Fuck the extremist election deniers. What’s money for if not for keeping them out of office?

Speaking of republicans, is there a way for a political party to declare intellectual bankruptcy?

If you tweet it in all caps, that makes it true!

We are aware of all internet traditions.

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

I like you, you’re my kind of trouble.

The revolution will be supervised.

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

You don’t get to peddle hatred on saturday and offer condolences on sunday.

Too often we confuse noise with substance. too often we confuse setbacks with defeat.

Teach a man to fish, and he’ll sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

Good lord, these people are nuts.

Let us savor the impending downfall of lawless scoundrels who richly deserve the trouble barreling their way.

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

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Early Morning Open Thread: Happy Birthday, Jim Henson

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Today would have been Jim Henson’s 75th birthday. The good ones always go too young, but it makes me sad that I can mangle Tom Lehrer’s Mozart line: When Jim Henson was my age, he had been dead three years.
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Maybe this will be the year I finally finish my Aughra costume for Halloween…
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  1. 1.

    burnspbesq

    “The good ones always go too soon.”

    True enough, but not always true, and I have my ticket stub from last June’s Buffalo Springfield concert as evidence.

    Listening to the recording of Sonny Rollins’ 80th birthday concert the other day, I couldn’t help but wonder what a John Coltrane 80th birthday concert (which would have come up in 2008 if he hadn’t died in 1967 of a form of cancer that has a much higher survival rate now) might have sounded like.

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    MJ

    Happy Birthday, Jim Henson.
    My childhood days would not have been the same without Sesame street. Thanks for that.

    Don’t know if you can get emails in heaven, but thought I’d let you know anyway.

    :-)

  5. 5.

    Mino

    If I had to guess, I’d say that products of the weapons and entertainment industry are our primary exports, and our government back-door subsidizes the weapons industry. Entertainment is our genius.

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    burnspbesq

    Everton are putting on a defensive clinic so far, but it’s hard to sustain that for 90 minutes. Howard Webb has given some very unjustified cards.

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    Libby's Person

    The Henson Google doodle made me laugh out loud in delight last night. And it brought back warm, fuzzy memories of watching the Muppet Show way back when. Pure genius.

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    PurpleGirl

    Anne Laurie: You should finish it and then wear it to answer the door to trick-or-treaters on Halloween. (It’s a Sunday this year.)

    I’m adding some more ruffles to my Yarn Monster costume. (I’ll send you a photo when I’m done, if you want.) I’ve worn it several times to answer the door bell. The kids love it and one teenage boy really thought it was fantastic.

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    jayjaybear

    I had a female coworker once who looked almost exactly like Aughra. Down to the mustache. It was scary. She was the nicest person, though. I always felt slightly ashamed of even noticing the resemblance because of that.

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    Bruuuuce

    I miss Jim Henson. I remember being an SF convention in Baltimore and hearing about his death, and just breaking down; it was at least fifteen minutes before I could even move. (I was far from alone in that regard; there were wet faces all over.)

    Here’s something that was aired a couple of years ago, when the “Henson pipes” were made a part of the official NBC tour: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4TtRpUOkWE

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    adolphus

    Neither the Land of Gorch nor the Mighty Favog are among Jim Henson’s best remembered creations, but his work on Saturday Night Live in 1975 and 76 helped him explore ideas later used in The Muppet Show, Dark Crystal, and Fraggle Rock.

    All Hail The Mighty Favog and Happy Birthday Jim.

    This was the only video I could find and it isn’t their best. If anyone knows where there are any others, I’d love to see them.

    http://vimeo.com/24652753

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    contessakitty (AKA Karen)

    There’s a new album that came out in August 2011:

    The Muppets Green Album

    Current alternative/indie bands like Ok Go, My Morning Jacket cover Muppets songs and I’ve been listening it to it nonstop today.

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