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  1. There's not always a word for the thing you want to say.

    Althouse - Jul 3, 2008

    But it's slightly maddening when you feel there's a word, and you just can't pull it out of your brain. A colleague of mine is looking for a word that expresses a phenomenon embodied in these 3 examples: 1. I go to …

    Also tagged: food, movies, religion, driving, gambling, god, psychology, superstition, psychics, slacker, strange beliefs

  2. What are the 2 words the eyes are saying in that photo?

    Althouse - Jul 2, 2008

    Ha ha. It was pointed out that I have 2 posts in a row that begin with "Ha ha." So now I have 3. Ha ha. And I'm only saying that to take the edge off the the idiocy of having 3 posts in a row about that Rush Limbaugh …

    Also tagged: photography, radio, journalism, nyt, smoking, sopranos

  3. Things you shouldn't say on TV.

    Althouse - Jul 1, 2008

    "Jesus Christ." blog advertising blog advertising

    Also tagged: tv, rangel

  4. "Asked how he felt, Homosexual said: ‘A little fatigued.’"

    Althouse - Jul 1, 2008

    Search-and-replace idiocy aimed at Tyson Gay — AKA Tyson Homosexual. It's a bit ironic that a right-wing news site [The American Family Association] was the perpetrator of an exuberant search-and-replace, since this …

    Also tagged: journalism, homosexuality, lameness

  5. "My loony bun is fine, Benny Lava."

    Althouse - Jun 29, 2008

    Via Andrew Sullivan, the ultimate in misheard lyrics: Amusingly misheard lyrics can be called mondegreens, as explained here by Gavin Edwards: Misheard lyrics come with many alternate names, only some of which form …

    Also tagged: music, comedy, andrew sullivan, dance

  6. "'My name is such a vanilla, white-girl American name,' said Ashley Holmes of Indianapolis..."

    Althouse - Jun 29, 2008

    "... who changed her name online 'to show how little meaning "Hussein" really has.'" She's one of those young Obama supporters who've adopted "Hussein" as their middle name. I assume they see themselves as …

    Also tagged: feminism, saddam, obama, strange beliefs

  7. "Do you know what a female peacock is?"

    Althouse - Jun 28, 2008

    Are you watching the HBO marathon of all the old George Carlin comedy specials? blog advertising blog advertising

    Also tagged: animals, tv, comedy, hbo, george carlin

  8. Scalia and women's rights: A handgun "is easier to use for those without the upper-body strength to lift and aim a long gun."

    Althouse - Jun 27, 2008

    In District of Columbia v. Heller, yesterday's Second Amendment decision, Justice Scalia responded to the argument that "it is permissible to ban the possession of handguns so long as the possession of other firearms …

    Also tagged: supreme court, guns, feminism, scalia, gender difference

  9. Creaky Boards' Andrew Hoepfner takes the viral video route to making an accusation of Coldplagiarism.

    Althouse - Jun 19, 2008

    The Independent explains it: In a video posted on the video-sharing website YouTube, Andrew Hoepfner, Creaky Boards' singer and songwriter, claimed that the melody of Coldplay's song, "Viva La Vida", is pinched from a …

    Also tagged: music, law, advertising, copyright, youtube

  10. The pitch of the "dic."

    Althouse - Jun 17, 2008

    I've been teaching and writing about jurisdiction for almost a quarter century, but I've never thought about how to pitch the various syllables of the word. Today, I learn that it is a profound subject for academic …

    Also tagged: supreme court

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