February 2009
Shameful Secret Nerd Obsessions Mentioned on the...
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The Oscars
“The Dusty Show” on WFMU
“Star Wars”
Fleetwood Mac
TV quilting shows
Pokemon videogames
Manga (Abigail)
Darth Vader dress up
“Acme School of Stuff” (Canadian kids’ science TV show)
Ancient gambling
Lunchboxes (Sven)
“DeGrassi Junior High”
t.A.T.u. (Station Manager Ken)
Designing computer chips
Sewing
Hegel’s “Phenomenology of Mind”
Author Philip K. Dick
...
“Just because I’m growing their logo into my face doesn’t mean I like the band.”
– Station Manager Ken on the band Magma (via shutupweirdo)
January 2009
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“Friday’s Show: Nerd Out! Confess/defend yr shameful secret passion: Flintstones,...”
– via Twitter (via shutupweirdo)
“There was no knowing gleam in a centerfold’s eye.”
– The Hugh Hefner Story (via reversecowgirl)
“Scotch tape, either change your name or get me drunk. I nearly choked last...”
– Stephen Colbert (via soupsoup)
This Week’s Topic: Nerd Out!
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On Friday’s “Shut Up, Weirdo,” confess or defend your shameful secret passion(s).
Call us up and tell us what gets you geeky … I mean really geeky. Yeah, I’m lookin’ at you Hawkwind fans and “Flintstones” phreaks. There’s nothing wrong with reading pediatric-surgery manga late at night. Really. Lots of people collect foreign toothpaste and have favorite Senate Democrats.
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Barack Obama Has a Classified Super-Secret... →
“This must be prevented! No career re-evaluations please! No false contrarian...”
– The awfulness of Billy Joel, explained. - By Ron Rosenbaum - Slate Magazine
Fucking awesome.
Addenda: Around 1980, I had a college roommate who contended that Billy Joel was a greater “art criminal” than Barry Manilow because Manilow at least acknowledged that he was superficial. The...
“I won.”
– President Obama, quoted by the Wall Street Journal, in response to Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) on why he’s not including more Republican ideas in his economic stimulus plan (via livejamie)
Zing! (via sarahfrank)
“If they didn’t know that was the judgment of people [i.e., Bush fatigue], then...”
– Rahm Emanuel, in the same article, demonstrating some connection to reality
“There were a few sharp elbows that really rankled and I felt were not as...”
– Karen Hughes, demonstrating an utter absence of irony
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Rush Limbaugh to Sean Hannity on why he doesn't... →
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This Week’s Topic: Ask Us Anything
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And We Mean Anything: General Knowledge, News of the World, Hopes and Dreams, Grammar Tips, Dark Secrets, Worst Vices, Dating Advice, Vice Presidents, Vital Stats, Starts With T, Plan B, TBD, Prius Facts, Klonopin, Karaoke, Kyoto, Moscow, Politicos, Anarchy, Obama, Managua, Gaza, Estonia, Fatwas, Ottawa, Oranges, 8-Letter Words, Irritants, Oz.
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“Flip side of Obama’s success: My wife has started comparing me unfavorably...”
– Peter Sagal (via Twitter)
