The Cubs mascot mashup made me think about mashups in general. For example, Lawrence Welk doing Velvet Underground:

Prohibited in MetLife: Any optimism and/or hope for the future.

While stationed in the UK more years ago than I care to remember, we'd often have a cheap laugh by taking the new guy to the local pizza restaurant. When the food came, we'd wait until the new guy started eating pizza with his hands and then stare at him. Eventually he'd look up and see a whole room full of locals…

"It's pronounced əz ˈwē ˈpā !!!"

Both the internet and humanity in general are bringin' me down today. So, here:

+1

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Here is Peter King's 2014 Baseball HOF ballot:

To me, the insufferable part is how every pundit and commentator will now refer to the AFC championship game as Brady -vs- Manning, as if the other 51 players on each team are there for decoration.

Without a real rooting interest, this was as dull a playoff weekend as I've seen in recent years. Agree or disagree? Speaking of disappointment, I remember getting tickets to a Rockpalast recording once, in 1980, and we got freakin' Joan Armatrading. Whereas we could have had this:

What's with all the magenta when he takes his helmet off?

[Mrs. Feet to me] "Every time I see you run, I hear tuba music". So, from down here in the 90th percentile, thanks for a really nice piece. Entertaining read and good information to boot.

Had to work overtime all week and then, this afternoon, one of the cats fell into the bathtub while I was having my shower and subsequently leaped out, through the shower curtain, taking the curtain and rod down with him. Normally this would call for a stronger beverage than the coffee which I seem to be sucking down…

I don't. I leap into them.

Extra happy today because I've been tabbed for a business trip to Denver. I'm getting ready right fucking now:

Spent the entire work day among engineers and scientists, as per usual, and this is the smartest thing I've taken in all week. +1 to you, sir.

I think you meant "Courtney Walsh".

(2) is negotiable if you own both a fedora and a square card with the word "Press" on it.

In advertising, as in football, success breeds imitation. Therefore I'm hoping that this goes well. I can't wait to see next year's themed hotels for trucks, dick pills, and car insurance.