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Frankly, I don't think it gets any funnier than a dramatic reading of Kevin Federline Mr. Britney Spears' execrable "Po Po Zao" by the inimitable James Lipton. My hat is off to you, sir.

An interesting initiative has popped up over the past couple of days seeking to convince Fox Broadcasting to produce a second season of Firefly using direct-to-DVD or iTunes-ish technology instead of committing to broadcasting it over the air. Please head over to that site and indicate your willingness to purchase such an offering, posthaste.
That [...]

Our prayers should be with the people of Israel today, as their Palestinian neighbors saw fit yesterday to elect a Hamas majority into the Palestinian parliament.
Egads.

Dear Weather Channel,
Is it normal to see lightning in Pennsylvania in late January? 'Cause, you know, that's exactly what I saw last night. Heard thunder too. My contention is that the answer is "no, it's not normal". Is there anything you can do about this, what with your Doppler 10,000 radars and [...]

I've noticed a certain behavior on NJ roads that I'll label "ad hoc wingman/symbiotic relationships", which is a fancy way of saying "complex drifting". The behavior is identifiable as such:
You note a driver that has chosen a speed and general behavior/car body language stance that, in large part, represents your own. You consciously [...]

I've never explicitly stated it on this blog, but I have a comments moderation policy in place here at Literal Barrage. [Note to self: remember to actually insert comments policy above comments form.] It hasn't been hard and fast, but some recent comments have ended up in the moderation queue and I guess [...]

Whoa. Did I miss something? When did Saturday Night Live become funny again?
First, they wowed me with the "Chronic WHAT? cles of Narnia", and now they've absolutely blown the lid off of Democratic racial demagoguery. The Political Teen has the video.
And remember that, if New Orleans is a box of crayons, [...]