December 2008
“But it always strikes me as weird when bloggers, whose primary task is to...”
– A commenter on Ezra Klein’s recent piece on the decline of newspapers. (via erin) (via cajunboy)
WTF, Cowboy-Hat-Wearing Tourist to New York?
This morning I’m walking to work up 8th Avenue in midtown, Tourist Central. Up ahead, a piece of paper I recognize as a theater ticket flutters to the sidewalk from a member of a group that includes Mom, Dad and two boys. Dad is wearing a cowboy hat and a red coach’s jacket. I’m guessing they’re from out of town.
I pick up the ticket. It’s for “The Magic...
“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent...”
– Bertrand Russell (via alanajoy)
“So, your listeners are listening to [the “Star Wars” holiday album] while our...”
– Andy, to Androo, who called us on the air while he was on the air doing his own college-radio show. (via shutupweirdo)
Excuses Mentioned on the Dec. 19 Episode of 'Shut...
shutupweirdo:
I’m PMSing.
My stomach hurts, I can’t go out tonight.
Diarrhea.
Sorry, I was really drunk.
The battery died in my cell phone.
I was tipsy and I forgot.
It’s my birthday.
I’m out of the country.
I haven’t had my coffee yet.
I just woke up.
Traffic.
My alarm didn’t go off.
It’s the marijuana.
I’m having a “prodecure” done.
The...
A Link to Last Night's Show: What's Your Excuse? →
(via shutupweirdo)
Bristol Palin's Baby Daddy's Mom Arrested on Drug... →
(via frangry)
That is going to be one awkward rehearsal dinner.
Tonight's Topic, on a Not Really So Special... →
shutupweirdo:
Justify yourself. Explain the situation. Mollify your critics. Tell what really happened. Beg our pardon. Seek vindication. Delineate the exculpatory material. Exempt yourself. Lay out the extenuating circumstances. Assemble an alibi. Plead for mercy. Call us at 201-209-9368 tonight at 6pm.
Minnesota Senate Vote's Crazy Ballots: Coleman?... →
Virginia Plain
thingsthatgobumpinthenight:
Make me a deal and make it straight All signed and sealed, I´ll take it To Robert E. Lee I´ll show it I hope and pray he don´t blow it ´cause We´ve been around a long time just try try try tryin´ to Make the big time… Take me on a roller coaster Take me for an airplane ride Take me for a six days wonder but don´t you Don´t you throw my pride aside besides What´s real...
“Heath Campbell said he named his son after Adolf Hitler because he liked the...”
– 3-year-old Adolf Hitler finally gets his name on his birthday cake
soupsoup:
harriettlou:
Running Up That...
People of New York! WFMU Needs Your E-mails TODAY...
shutupweirdo:
Station Manager Ken Writes:
Hi folks - We’re applying for a grant from the Feds to help raise the money for the booster antenna in Manhattan. To support the application, Liz and I are trying to get about ten letters from listeners who live in Manhattan. These letters can’t come from staffers, but they CAN come from friends or family of staffers.
The deadline for these letters is...
“Let’s be people people together.”
– A sex ad on Craigslist. (via keepinganotebook)
Yes. Yes. Finally a Blog That Puts Cute Animals in... →
soupsoup:
(via disapprovingmonkey)
“I wanted to see the mimes fight.”
– Abigail’s one-sentence review of “The Warriors, which we watched immediately after last night’s show (via shutupweirdo)
Tomorrow's Topic: Enemies List 2008
shutupweirdo:
This week on SHUT UP, WEIRDO, we explore the strange and revealing subject of the people who deserve to be considered public enemies. Who made your enemies list for the year, and why? (Public figures only, please.) Tune in Friday at 6pm (Eastern) to WFMU 91.1 or online at WFMU.org. Then call us at 201-209-WFMU.
My Name Is Andy, and I Twitter
I need to correct myself. I am now on Twitter, but it’s just for the radio show.
From the Pre-'Shut Up, Weirdo' Friday-Afternoon...
theoriginaljoefisher:
…Please come see the reading of my play “A Wolf Inside the Fence”.
It’s a play inspired by my time working in the public school system. It’s about an eccentric history teacher who forms a bond with a troubled teenage girl who starts attending his class.
No, it’s not autobiographical.
I know, I know, theatre probably isn’t your thing, but HEY! It’s free!
And the play’s...