Basil’s Blog

There’s an old joke about the fellow who has the sad task of cleaning out his grandfather’s attic.
He’s going through all the old items stored, looking at them, being reminded of things, and finding other item, imagining what’s behind it, why his grandfather kept it.
Like an old newspaper. No historic headline on the front page. [...]

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Being from the South, I understand the frustration when folks make fun of you, your area, or your state.
But, doggone it, sometimes some people make it so darn easy.
Take WVNet, for instance. Sure, West Virginia isn’t a Southern state, but they get made fun of as much as … or more than … Alabama, Mississippi, [...]

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Like we said before, not everyone was happy with the ending of this season of 24.
Some people wanted a major twist. Others wanted something new and different.
What they got was closure to just about every storyline. It was sort of a cross between “Jack disappears” (Season 4 ending) and the “Jack breaks down” (Season 3 [...]

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As we mentioned earlier, not everyone was happy with the ending of this season of 24. Some expected some major surprise. Some expected something new.
Instead, they got closure to almost every storyline. And a cross between the previously-done of “Jack disappears” and the previously-done “Jack breaks down.”
Basically, no big surprises … and something that’s [...]

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Some people didn’t like the way Season 6 of 24 ended.
Some wanted a more bang-up ending. Some wanted or expected a major surprise.
Instead, viewers got closure of just about every storyline. The only thing left unresolved was: what’s Jack to do next? Go into hiding? Jump off the cliff? Eat a bullet? What?
They did the [...]

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Beth (MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy) finds the best YouTube videos. And there’s no way I could pass up sharing this one.
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Stupid hippies.

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G-B-D-F-A-C

It’s been a Hard Day’s Night and I’ve been workin’ like a dog.

It’s been a Hard Day’s Night I should be sleepin’ like a log.

But when I get home to you, I find the things that you do will make me feel alright.

You know I work all day to get you money to buy you [...]

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Here’s a trivia question for you.
Who was the first homosexual character on television?
Some point to Ellen Degeneres’ character Ellen Morgan on Ellen, which aired from 1994-1998.
Others remember Tony Randall’s character Sidney Shore from Love, Sidney, which aired from 1981-1983. Other’s say that, unlike Ellen, it was never explicitly stated that Sidney was homosexual.
Then there’s Billy [...]

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This showed up in my spam filter Tuesday. And I was shocked — Shocked, I tell you!
No, not that I got spam. I get lots of spam. But read it carefully. Click on it for a larger version.
Yes, it says:
i am collect any idea of home business, if you have - please, add to my [...]

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“He rode a Blazing Saddle, He wore a shining star, His job to offer battle …”

*click*

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“C’mon boys. The way you’s lollygaggin’ ’round here with them picks and them shovels … you’d think it was a hunnert and twenny degrees…”

“Cain’t be more’n a hunnert ‘n fourteen!”

“Ohhh!”

“Dock that Asian-American a day’s pay for nappin’ on the job.”

“How [...]

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