Exploding Aardvark

SORELY MISSED THE KISS OF RAIN

( music and video )

Róisín Murphy, “Sow Into You” (YouTube)
Her website

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30 JUNE

( history and dates )

1934: Night of the Long Knives

1936: Dave Van Ronk is born [luang prabang]

1974: Martin Luther King’s mom is shot and killed as she plays the organ in church

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There is nothing in Article II that suggests the President’s power over the military is different in degree or kind from his power over the rest of the executive. The President is by law commander-in-chief of the Treasury Department too, but he can’t unilaterally authorize counterfeiting or decide to make money from the blood of […]

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FUN GAME FOR CHINESE SPEAKERS

( politics and language )

Mitt Romney could be read as “Sticky Rice” or “Uncooked Rice.” Fred Thompson might be read as “Virtue Soup.” And Barack Obama could be read as “Oh Bus Horse.”

Candidates’ names are tough in Chinese (AP, via silveradept)
Oh, I’ll bet we can do better than that.

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POLICE BLOTTER FUN

( chambana )

Exciting Chambana!

48-year-old man reported theft under $300 on the 100 block of North Lynn Street on Wednesday afternoon.
According to a police report, the man had an electric stove and gas dryer sitting on his front lawn for two months before someone removed it from his property without permission.
No arrests had been made at the time […]

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IRISH MUSIC IN JULY

( music and chambana )

It’s not much of an update, but here’s what’s happening in Central Illinois next month. As far as I know.

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AND MY HEARING IS EXCELLENT

( quiz and writers )

23% Grinchification 63% Cathatitude
85% Loraxity 63% Hoponpoppiness

You are: Horton Hears a Who!
Horton Hears a Who! is a story about an elephant with a good heart and an activist ethic. Like Horton, you’re a very nice person, and you’re very observant about the world around you. You are more likely to get involved with political […]

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YURRRRRGH

( food )

Deep milk chocolate coats your mouth and leads to the crunch of smoked bacon pieces. Surprise your mouth with the smoked salt and sweet milk chocolate combination.
(Thanks, Kevin!)
Previously ‘varked: bacon bacon bacon

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