No. Just No.

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Or Maybe You Did

21 Things You Didn't Know About Janis Joplin

Earl Weaver, R. I. P.

MLB - Sporting News: Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver has died, according to MASN.com. 

The New York Daily News reports Weaver had a heart attack early Saturday while on a Baltimore Orioles fantasy cruise in the Caribbean. He collapsed and was unable to be revived.

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

PA Leads the Way

seattlepi.com: A 5-year-old Pennsylvania girl who told another girl she was going to shoot her with a pink toy gun that blows soapy bubbles has been suspended from kindergarten.

Hat tip to Steve Stilwell.

Song of the Day

THE FIREBALLS BOTTLE OF WINE ATCO RECORDS - YouTube:

Today's Vintage Ad

I Miss the Old Days

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First It Was the Thin Mints Melee . . .

David Cooper, Jr.: Runs Wife and Kids Off the Road Over Disconnected Cell Phone

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Brian Garfield, The Last Hard Men, Fawcett Crest, 1976

Croc Update (Prison Edition)

Mexican Inmates Kept Crocodile as Prison Pet

Edgar Allan Poe Was Born on this Date in 1809

Edgar Allan Poe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.[1] He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.[2]

First It Was the Thin Mints Melee. . . .

Strippers cited in fight over disputed dollar

Seepy Benton Can Predict Anything!

5 Things You Won't Believe Math Can Predict

Mine Isn't

Texas talk is losing its twang - latimes.com: Back in the 1980s, about 80% of Texans interviewed by researchers at UT Austin, including many students, had traditional Texas accents. Now that's down to a third.

Don Graham, who's quoted a bit in the article, and I went to grad school together.  I can vouch for his accent

Hat tip to Walter Satterthwait.

10 Literary Board Games for Book Nerds

10 Literary Board Games for Book Nerds 

Top Ten Man Made Wonders

Top Ten Man Made Wonders

Mr Moto's Gamble

Mr Moto's Gamble Trailer - YouTube:

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Florida Creep Pleads Guilty To Enema Tampering

Robert F. Chew, R. I. P.

 baltimoresun.com: Robert F. Chew, a 52-year-old Baltimore actor and teacher who portrayed one of television’s most unforgettable characters as Proposition Joe on HBO’s “The Wire,” died Thursday of apparent heart failure in his sleep at his home in Northeast Baltimore, according to Clarice Chews, his sister.

Gussie Moran, R. I. P.

NYTimes.com: Gussie Moran, who as a ranked American tennis player in 1949 caused an international stir and gained worldwide fame for competing at Wimbledon wearing a short skirt and lace-trimmed underwear, died on Wednesday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 89.

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.