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a question of “sizing” …

Irish smartassness!

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Why is Glenn Beck Crazy?

Could it be he believes in a conservative pundit from ages ago that even conservatives distanced themselves from? You be the judge. Personally I think he’s just plain nuts, and the “power” he gets from having a national forum has done nothing to help him.

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A Pirate in Parley-ment

It looks like the Pirate Party of Sweden has won at least one seat in the recent European Parliament elections. Avast!

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Somalia, Libertarian Paradise!

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Stupid Asian Names

Stupid Asian names… According to Texas state representative Betty Brown Asians should change their names to something that’s easier for Americans to pronounce.

And after the Asians, who’s next? Slavic names?

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Obomicon

OK, at first I thought this was just too silly to post, but once I started playing around with it I couldn’t resist. Based upon Shepard Fairey’s famous red, white and blue Obama poster, Paste Magazine has put together a site where you can upload pictures and turn them into similar Obomicons. Stupidly addictive. Have fun!

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BarackBerry

Apparently our new President won’t take no for an answer, at least as far as his Blackberry goes. He wants to keep it, and it looks like he just might get to do that. Wanna see what he’s getting?

It’s a Sectéra® Edge™

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Presidential Brand Associations

Amusing results from a survey conducted by Landor a few months ago…yeah, the election is over, but I still found this interesting.

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Wassup 2008

I’m sure everyone remembers the original Budweiser Wassup commercials. They were great. They were eight years ago. A perfect time to update the situation from the end of the Clinton presidency to now, at the end of the Bush presidency. Check this

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Obama / McCain Dance off.

In case the embedding doesn’t work….

Some of the best rotoscoping I’ve ever seen.

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