Ellen
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Ellen
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AIM->ICQ->LJ->Friendster->MySpace->Facebook->Twitter->here. Feels like I've been on the internet forever.
Another Fall, another explanation of Daylight Saving Time falls on deaf kitty ears.
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Anyone #a2council related know why a speed limit might be temporarily raised? Noticed a sign pop up at Eisenhower just east of Industrial that puts the speed limit at 40, up from 35. I'm assuming it's traffic flow related due to the S. Industrial construction, but would love a factual answer.
October 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
"Some might argue that putting somebody in a figure-four leg lock has little relevance to “combating antisemitism” or “encouraging common-sense reforms of disciplinary procedures and ideological bias in hiring.” "

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Come At Me, Bro | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
I propose an alternate strategy: I shall fight Secretary of Education Linda E. McMahon in a televised cage match, the winner of which gets $2.7 billion in federal grants and the power to uphold or des...
www.thecrimson.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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If you can’t handle me at my Dance Yourself Clean 0:00-3:05 you don’t deserve me at my Dance Yourself Clean 3:06-8:56
May 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Almost ten people mentioned/remembered this so this is for them

youtu.be/AhU4NSg01wo?...
"Skyfall" covered by Paul F. Tompkins
YouTube video by Paul F Tompkins
youtu.be
March 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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A List of Things People Blamed on Short Skirts

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November 30, 2024 at 9:56 PM
So, if there happened to be, say, a group of white nationalists wearing masks to hide their identities, a four-part arrangement with the lyrics "show us your face" would be totally fine.
An interesting fact: Only the lyrics of "Carol of the Bells" are under copyright. The music, a Ukrainian New Year's song ("Shchedryk"), is in the public domain.
November 23, 2024 at 4:11 PM
An interesting fact: Only the lyrics of "Carol of the Bells" are under copyright. The music, a Ukrainian New Year's song ("Shchedryk"), is in the public domain.
November 23, 2024 at 4:11 PM
So many paths, and the unending tendrils envelop me.

Untangling black yarn is an eldritch-level pain in my ass.
November 17, 2024 at 12:36 AM