That's a hell of a show.

Hey, Garner's is built for casual writing.

"which most tasters agreed was infinitely more awful."
I typically like the AV Club's writing, but the line quoted above bothered me.

Ok, I couldn't find the total number of hot dogs eaten at Nathan's this year, but there were 21 participants and the winner ate 59 dogs + 5 more in overtime. Therefore the total is less than 1344 dogs.

USA USA USA!
Joey Chestnut has defeated Kobayashi in the hot dog eating contest yet again. Now that's the kind of thing I'd like immortalized on Liberian money.

Clearly, y'all don't understand Willie. Willie loves everyone. Everyone. And he'll play music with anyone. Absolutely anyone.

See, I don't think Thompson's hedonism had some great, enlightened idealism behind it. Quite the opposite. That's really the point of Fear and Loathing, isn't it. That you can't buy enlightenment for 5 dollars a hit. It's the failure of the radical 60's movement.

Hey hey hey…
Look at bee man gettin' his due.

I'll tell you what I'm blathering about…man.

The 2nd best thing about that video…
after, of course, watching Hitchens get waterboarded, is the soundtrack. It's like if Steven Spielberg were an Enya fan.

I've had to wait too long to make this joke
Jumper? I hardly know her.

Also on the to avoid list:

Why am I at work right now?
Huh, you guys ever hear of this band?

HEY-O!

It was Kinky's own fault for never running a serious campaign. He wasn't able to present his candidacy as anything other than a prank. I think if he had made a slightly more serious run, he'd have at least made a good showing. Especially with Strayhorn helping to chip away at Perry's base.

It's not just his birthplace. The accent is an affectation, the ranch was a campaign purchase. He's as much a product of Andover/Yale/Kennebunkport New England culture as he is a Texan.

Ann motherfuck' Richards.

I'm just going to keep asking…
I'm not really the type to impose on my benevolent masters at the AV Club, but boy howdy I'd love to get some Ledbelly in here.