Just like Wednesday’s giant splash with my pre-pre-pre-presidential candidacy announcement (no, that’s not stuttering), today I have another pre-announcement guaranteed to rock the web:
In the days ahead, I will likely be sharing my web efforts between FA and another satirical outlet. Perhaps two new satirical outlets. Perhaps.
How will this affect FA? Positively, I would guess - I’ll probably be able to share some of my efforts out there with my own li’l site, and those other places have actual budgets. Budgets that allow you to make things.
I’ve said too much. I can’t announce anything ’til the deals are closed. In fact, forget I said anything. Hey, look over there! The Taliban are massing! Yipe. If only we had a distraction from that. Oh, wait, we do. Phew! And it’s a “brilliant success” so far. That’s cool! And -
“We do not believe that that is going to continue. We do expect there are going to be some very rough, difficult days ahead. This enemy, they understand lethality and they have a thirst for blood like I have never seen anywhere before.”
Oh. Um, okay, this, therefore, is the official Oscar Discussion thread. Go nuts. Let’s have some chatter. Nothing more to see here, people, nothing more to see…
Fanny Roborat
33 comments
Harold
February 16, 2007 at 12:21 pm
1Ah, yes. Oscar. Does his garbage can have a false bottom that gives him access to some network of storage tunnels where he keeps all the stuff he brings out in his conversations with Big Bird and Bob and Gordon and Luis and Maria? Or is it some sort of TARDIS-like container where the inside is simply much larger than the outside?
Rebecca
February 16, 2007 at 12:45 pm
2I vote TARDIS. Maybe Oscar has even travelled in it. That might explain why he’s so grouchy all the time.
Ann
February 16, 2007 at 12:57 pm
3Wait, are you saying that Oscar is actually one of the Time Lords? Maybe even the Doctor? I’m stunned.
Corwin Haught
February 16, 2007 at 1:36 pm
4I remember there being a whole community of Grouches living in the sewers of Sesame Street, to which Oscar’s can is an entryway.
jr
February 16, 2007 at 2:09 pm
5The sad thing is that I remember an episode where Maria took a tour of Oscar’s world. It consisted of their glowing cartoon like eyes floating around the black screen as various sound effects were being played. In a nutshell, definitely TARDIS.
That said, I figured Oscar was a grouch because the Sesame Street folks always shredded those credit card applications.
cooper
February 16, 2007 at 5:00 pm
6Hmm… Mr Ryan is still a little rough but maybe he will be properly seasoned and ready for action in time for the next presidential election cycle in 2012.
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/02/16/tim-ryan-on-republican-incomp etence/
David
February 16, 2007 at 5:53 pm
7When does Voinovich come up for re-election to the Senate?
Adam, so long as you don’t abandon your band of merry Felbernauts, then the more you can share your wit on other outlets, the better. And ones with budgets, already? Oh yeah, huh? What rumor about Adam’s new cyber-gigs?
Sharon
February 17, 2007 at 9:41 am
8Let’s hope that Congressman Ryan has not given in to the Dark Side by the time 2012 rolls around. D.C. does that to people, so I’ve heard.
It's Pat!
February 17, 2007 at 11:30 am
9This is a satirical outlet? Jeez, I thought it was a symposium of great intellectual thoughts and opinions of not only some rather famous people, but also some not so famous and infamous. I also believed it to be a great blog to visit daily and dump stupid thoughts about the crappy weather in Minne-so-blah-ta, as well as read very witty tidbits from people in other parts of the world.
Obviously, I had misunderstood.
I’m going for a walk on the creek behind my house now. If you live in (let’s say) Florida, that makes no sense. But if you lived in this type of environment, it makes all kinds of good sense. I’ll let y’all know what I see.
Adam, don’t be away too much. We need your guidance.
SeattleDan
February 17, 2007 at 11:53 am
10Maybe Adam meant for us to be discussing the late, famed pianist, actor, wit and friend to Gershwin, Oscar Levant.
tim
February 17, 2007 at 12:44 pm
11No, no, he was talking about food preparation. Chicken, veal or steak may be prepared a la Oscar by adding crabmeat or shrimp, asparagus, and some sort of rich sauce, such as bearnaise or Hollandaise. And of course, B-O-L-O-G-N-A.
siobhan
February 17, 2007 at 1:04 pm
12Side note: Once again, it’s time to Get Your War On.
David
February 17, 2007 at 3:24 pm
13And what a lovely war it will be. I’m ordering my ribbon asap. All I need is an Urban Attack Vehicle to put it on.
cooper
February 17, 2007 at 4:07 pm
14siobhan, thanks for the update. Of course, Get Your War On is not really a side note, it’s headlines. You knew that. Only four this time, though. I hope that’s not one of his New Year’s Resolutions, to cut way back on free cartoons on the internets.
Sharon, amen and amen.
Pat, I thought at first that your creek walk comment was a typo. Then I had an “oh yeah…” moment. Walking along a creek and walking on a creek are two completely different skill sets, unless you’re the Son of the “Creator” of the universe, the Flying Spaghetti Monster, or you live in Minnesota during February.
Seattle Dan, Adam definitely wanted us to be making huge strides on solving Fermat’s Last Theorem this weekend. He’s no doubt working on another book and will need some inscrutable mathematical enigma to wow the readers and make them feel they’re getting their money’s worth. Sorry, Adam, but I’ve been flying rockets today and didn’t do my homework.
Kjell Mikkelson
February 17, 2007 at 5:27 pm
15Kriste, It’s Pat, er kald alle deg snakker omkring?
David
February 17, 2007 at 5:39 pm
16To help shed some light on why a Southern populist - a Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Carter Family, Willie Nelson, Earl Scruggs, Dixie Chicks fan who at 65 has relished all the variations on American folk since childhood in a family whose phonograph cut its stylus on classical music - was so damned excited about the Dixie Chicks’ sweep at the Grammies:
http://www.commondreams.org/views07/0216-21.htm
Ok, I’ll let this one go now.
Sharon, based on my experience with Buddy MacKay, who was our congressman when I was the sponsor of the Young Democrats at Lake-Sumter Community College, and who went on to serve two terms as the lieutenant governor of Florida, if they start clean, decent, and honest, they end clean, decent, and honest. The same is true of Bob Graham, who was the college roommate of the husband of one of my colleagues. Ditto Bill Nelson. And I think ditto Al Gore, John Kerry, Dennis Kucinich, et al. I would guess this was also true of Barry Goldwater. Lyndon Johnson wasn’t clean, but on domestic policy he was noble because he was a sincere New Dealer. I really don’t think people normally become corrupt because they are elected. That’s who they were, and it isn’t until they get a chance that they make their corruption manifest.
We are just aware of the corrupt ones who get nailed, and the Republican Party has certainly provided us with a bumper crop of late, just as the Democratic Party did on some despicable occasions in the past. But my experience and observations make me doubt that members of the United States Congress in general are or become corrupt, even though they swim in attempts to corrupt them every day of their tenure. Their ideology, not their degree of honesty, is the far greater problem, although I admit corruptible + big business corrupters = big problems. But Bill Kristol and the rest of the neocon herd’s ideology has created a much greater disaster for us.
I honestly doubt, unless there already exists some indication of corruptability, that there is anything to worry about with Tim Ryan.
And I am, as you can tell, one of those people who does not like the generalization that politicians are corrupt, because it doesn’t seem to me to be generally true.
County commissioners and Southern sheriffs are a different story…
Sometimes Angry, Sometimes not David
Dirk's Diary
February 18, 2007 at 8:01 am
17February 18, 2007
Dear Diary,
On Wednesday, I finally got to the airport in DC for my flight to Maui. Per the usual hub and spoke logic, our first stop was JFK, where I was to make a connection to Denver on JetBlue (since the Democrat Congress [Karl makes us say that now. What genius he is.] took over, we’re on an economy kick - no more limos to the airport, no concierge service, no complimentary Belavi facial massage, no private jets at our disposal - we’re now flying coach with the great unwashed). You can see what’s coming, right Diary? YES!!! It was that JetBlue flight - the one that stayed on the tarmac @ JFK for 11 FREAKING HOURS!!!! It’s a good thing I gave up smoking, is all I can say. The poor saps that still have the habit were reduced to lunatics by the second hour. Oh, and ask me what I think of Pepsi and peanuts, after dining on those delicacies for the duration. The flight was finally and mercifully cancelled when the front landing gear was raised off the ground by the cumlative shift of weight to the rear lavatory. The smell was horrific. After deplaning I was ready to walk back to DC, and I would have too, if I hadn’t been in my sharp toed Tony Lamas. I caught a shuttle bus to the Amtrak station and returned to DC a defeated man. I may never fly again.
Zee Man
February 18, 2007 at 9:54 am
18Maybe this Congress will do a better job of supporting our troops.
http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/02/real-treason-our-maimed-soldie rs-are.html
cooper
February 18, 2007 at 2:01 pm
19Perhaps Mr. Hume could benefit from a bit more fiber in his diet.
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/02/18/brit-hume-attacks-murthas-san ity/”
cooper
February 18, 2007 at 2:11 pm
20This link may possibly work. If not, let me say that the responses between Juan Williams and Brit makes Mr. Williams look similar to a progressive. Mara Liarson looks on with barely suppressed glee. I think Fox TV just puts her on her throne like NPR never could.
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/02/18/brit-hume-attacks-murthas-san ity/
Boomer
February 18, 2007 at 2:50 pm
21I was just watching Mo Rocca on YouTube and I must say I hope he’s gone back to his trademark glasses. They certainly give him an air of authority when discussing such cutting edge topics as Lingerie Barbie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eVIFjKuwsM
gillian
February 18, 2007 at 3:50 pm
22Speaking of tatoos, as we were in the last post, i think, Britney went out for a new one this weekend, sporting a new look. I’m amazed at how much she looks like Tony Stewart, the more than slightly psychotic NASCAR driver.
gillian
February 18, 2007 at 3:56 pm
23I’ve lost my newly acquired “title” skill or maybe it just doesn’t work on Sunday. http://www.hollywoodtuna.com/?p=2525
David
February 18, 2007 at 4:51 pm
24Damned, gillian, she does look a lot like Tony Stewart.
Nice tits ‘n tuna at the top of the page.
piglet
February 18, 2007 at 5:16 pm
25Another growed-up child star goes all Michael Jackson on us. A pity.
gillian
February 18, 2007 at 5:42 pm
26Well, David, it’s good to see we have the same taste in women.
Dale
February 18, 2007 at 5:47 pm
27And, more importantly, in fish! I’ve seen many a relationship go bad due to albacore vs. chunk light incompatibility.
SpottedDog
February 18, 2007 at 7:28 pm
28I wonder if this is the standard list?
http://www.tuxick.net/pics/humor/invasion_list.jpg
SeattleDan
February 18, 2007 at 7:47 pm
29Dale, I haven’t seen too many break-ups over the albacore/chunk light contremps. But it’s very sad to see the heartaches over oil vs. spring water. That can get very nasty.
Good one, Spotted.
David
February 18, 2007 at 8:45 pm
30Yes, gillian, she is one of those will-stop-whatever-in-hell-you-were-thinking-about-and-make-you-want-t o-chow-down beauties.
Packed in (SeattleDan)/rubbed down with (gillian) olive oil is the only way to go, tits ‘n tuna lovers.
Gonna have to send that one to my friends, SpottedDog.
David
February 19, 2007 at 6:23 am
31Oh, yeah, the Oscars…Al Gore’s An Incovenient Truth for every award for which it is nominated. I want meltdown at Fux News.
Kirsty
March 1, 2007 at 6:12 am
32Al, we can help you back to personal girth of more manageable proportions. Call us.
Kirstie
March 4, 2007 at 12:01 pm
33You’d think I’d know how to spell my own name…