i want a crowd that is into that 50s/60s bebop/post-bop stuff made by guys that were in the throes of heroin addiction, so i'm looking for a place that is real generous with painkillers.

my parents want me to major in business, but i want to get into one that has a good jazz ensemble program. no marching band, bass amps are too heavy to wear as a backpack.

Ken Burns needs to stop platforming Benedict Arnold!

there was a radio station that did a stunt format for a couple of weeks where a voice would say a number, they'd play a 30 second clip of a song, and then it repeats. you could look up what the song was on a website. it was better than whatever came before or after it.

i was initially drawn to their "strong floor, no ceiling" message because it describes my current living situation - sleeping in a parking lot of an abandoned k-mart - but as i dug deeper, it helped me realize the reason i can't afford to have a fleet of sex crimes yachts is i'm being taxed so much.

well known con game among crooked electricians is to scatter 220v or 480v table saws around town so a mark thinks "hey, free table saw" but later realizes they have to hire an electrician to install the outlet. so the mark get adds the outlet, plugs the saw in and finds out the saw is broken

Commonly called "Wild" West Davenport by the locals, because it's the only city in Iowa where they allow slot machines that loose.

everyone gathers round to watch while i reach inside the turkey to find out if we were on the nice list (a plastic sack of giblets and a neck) or the naughty list (nothing, completely empty). once in a while it's fun to do the fake out and pretend it is empty, but not every year.

a wall of fireworks with a motorcycle, kegerator, and unused gas grill is oscar-worthy set design. really paints a picture of someone with an impulse control problem.

it predates people taking pictures of their food, but not much. there's a gyoza episode on one of the NHK food shows that interviewed the guy. www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/04...