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What the BET Awards (and everybody else) Forgot to Mention About Michael Jackson

By Larry Jankens on Mon, 06/29/2009 - 10:48am | Arts & Entertainment
I know his death is old news, but after seeing and hearing all the adulation about the guy, I can’t help but rail against it.  

So Michael Jackson died and amnesiac people everywhere are morning his death. Amorous TV specials, internet tribute sites, and an jump in record sales seems to suggest that his death is a tragic thing. Granted, he was talented and made his share of good music, but I can’t help but think that people are forgetting one important thing about Michael Jackson: HE TOUCHED LITTLE BOYS! WTF?
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Sanford's Emails to Argentinian Lover, Maria

By Larry Jankens on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 12:15pm | Politics

Wow, and I mean wow.  This is a quite the romantic email thread.  After reading this, I honestly think he originally went to Argentina with the intent of never coming back, but his conscience got the better of him and he decided it would be poor taste to leave his South Carolina (oh, and his 4 young children) hanging.  I can't really blame him, what would you rather do: wrangle in American politics with blowhard unscrupulous lawyers or live on the beach in Argentina with your South American lover?   The thing that strikes me about these emails is that he genuinely seems to care for this wom

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Top 5 and Bottom 5 Animal Hybrids (with pics)

By Larry Jankens on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 11:46am | Humor & Satire
One of my favorite movies from the 90’s is The Island of Dr. Moreau. A disturbing tale of a mad scientist splicing genes of animals and humans to make ungodly hybrids that eventually run amok on the island. I liked the movie so much that I even tried to read the book, but there were no pictures so I quickly lost interest.
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When you wish upon a czar...

By Larry Jankens on Tue, 06/23/2009 - 11:23pm | Humor & Satire

In the United States we have a “drug czar,” a “terrorism czar,” a (newly appointed) “pay czar”, a “cybersecurity czar”, a “war czar”, an “energy czar,” a "copyright czar," a “food safety czar,” and we even have a “hurricane Katrina recovery czar.” This wouldn’t be alarming if this was the Roman Empire (the term was originally derived from word Caesar and meant emperor) or 13th century Russia, but it’s not, it’s 21st century America a coun

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Bawdy ESL Mishap

By Larry Jankens on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 9:30pm | Humor & Satire
Hello there on this Friday. I hope this picture set's your head right like it was Red Stripe after a long night.

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Handy Guide to Iranian Political System.

By Larry Jankens on Mon, 06/15/2009 - 4:18pm | Politics

Being the President is cool and all, but how about Supreme Leader?  Way tighter.

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Diving Boards and Dinosaurs

By Larry Jankens on Mon, 06/15/2009 - 3:46pm | Humor & Satire

Apparently, diving boards may be as common as a live dinosaur. Pool companies refuse to install them because they are afraid of liability claims should they fail and Homeowner insurers don’t want to insure homes with diving boards for the same reason. Because businesses are so afraid to get sued the younger generation of kids are deprived of the joy of a well executed cannon ball or the satisfaction of a diving into the pool like a seal getting after fish.

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