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After the Very Long TC Diary last night, I thought I'd give everyone a low-verbiage one tonite :). For some unfathomable reason, I've been thinking about Epic Battles for the past few days. (c'mon - do I really need the tag?)
Follow me below the dingledoodlesquiggliedividerthingie fold...
No, not that kind of battle. I'm talking Epic Rap Battles of History! You see, when I was in New Jersey last month, K1 and I were subjected to many of these Youtube videos by our friends, and I kinda got hooked. Two contestants, two raps, and then people vote in the comments for who won. OK, so it's not hi-brow entertainment, but it's a fun way to pass a few minutes. Note: most are very, very NSFW, the one I'm sharing with you (because it features Sarah Palin :-)) does have an f-bomb or two so be warned.
Who Won?! Who's next, if you made the next one?
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From a gilas girl:
When asked (via diary) "Is there anyway to delete my account?", FoodChillinMFr has the perfect answer.
Diarist's note: Diary is no longer there, but the comment lives on :)
From Land of Enchantment:
A bit of sardonic levity from Carbon on today's nuclear explosion in France.
from smileycreek:
aoeu provided a hilarious grievance form that, with a few modifications, provides an alternative to deleting one's account.
on behalf of Hillbilly Dem I'm submitting mogolori's comment about Donald Rumsfeld's (RUMSFELD!!!) REAL cause for bitterness, apart and aside from Paul Krugman's The Years of Shame New York Times blog, diaried by Lefty Coaster.
From bronte17:
G2geek spawned a GREAT slogan... Bridge Closed: Your Tax Cuts At Work in the post Major Federal Bridge in Kentucky Closed Due to Cracks - McConnell & Rand Paul's Kentucky by cc.
Many suggested posting the slogan at DMV offices or on closed business windows or closed schools or along the highway where this bridge (and others) are shut down. This slogan pushes people's buttons. So let's make this meme go viral.
From navajo:
I love this comment by shanikka because I feel the same way:
...if this diary helps further the productive, healthy discussion of what to do here to minimize the -isms while at the same time allowing for people of good faith to discuss politics and not walk away feeling personally silenced, dissed or just covered in cream pie, I"m all for it.
From Yours Truly, brillig:
If I could I'd nominate weatherdude's The Flame War Cycle™. Instead, I'll entice you with a lovely fun thread begun by polecat, and this more serious comment by RenaRF.
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Top Mojo (first comments and tip jars excluded) for Sunday, 9/11/2011, courtesy of Wizard mik:
1) Actually, this is a day... by Happy Rockefeller — 139
2) testvet by Laurence Lewis — 130
3) Here is my comment on IGTNT by brooklynbadboy — 84
4) heh. just so the troll knows by Denise Oliver Velez — 82
5) Of course I'll pray for testvet ♥ by KelleyRN2 — 80
6) If Max's family would consider by RoCali — 74
7) Thanks for letting us know. by jnhobbs — 69
8) Now, THIS I can get behind. by Kaili Joy Gray — 68
9) Well, enjoy. by brooklynbadboy — 67
10) I did not read it as an attack on kossacks for by middleagedhousewife — 66
11) Maureen whoâ„¢? n/t by JeffW — 66
12) Did you read the whole thing? n/t by Aaron Krager — 64
13) TPers got to disrupt townhalls by congenitalefty — 64
14) I wish Testvet, his wife, and family all the by nchristine — 64
15) Lots of pooties here, for the moment ;-) by mayim — 63
16) He should have landed on by kpbuick — 60
17) It's no-one but the white "reverse racism" by punditician — 60
18) There's something wrong with that woman by andgarden — 58
19) And You Still Are by Limelite — 55
20) sekritarmy needz to guard rear flank by Debbie in ME — 54
21) And yet, they don't see that as insulting. by Inland — 53
22) I am not by Aaron Krager — 53
23) Thanks....tonight seems like a good night by SallyCat — 52
24) Great diarY by sideboth — 52
25) He's not governing at all by cassandracarolina — 51
26) I've been wanting to rep both Adept and TiMT by mallyroyal — 51
27) Apt uname. Whose zombie are you? by Free Jazz at High Noon — 51
28) reporting for surveillance duty by KrazyKitten — 51
29) so you think all people process their by Hopeful Skeptic — 50
30) swampyankee, by bubbanomics — 50
31) I commit to by Armando — 50
32) I'm down. by psilocynic — 50