Thirty years later, my little brother & I still amuse ourselves by randomly breaking out "bEhoLD!  THE swoorD oF POWer!  EXcalleEEbuR!"  "yEs! YOU leArn quICKly. THAt's gOod!"

We rocked the Super Mario Bros. 2 soundtrack one time.  Our senses of humor were pretty simpatico.

We rocked the Super Mario Bros. 2 soundtrack one time.  Our senses of humor were pretty simpatico.

I physically resemble Angel too much not to be invested in him.  I even own a couple quasi-Cuban shirts and a straw trilby.

I physically resemble Angel too much not to be invested in him.  I even own a couple quasi-Cuban shirts and a straw trilby.

Buffett's fans are disproportionately white and comfortably off by the standards of most AVC faves' demographics.  However, they also seem to include a disproportionate number of genuinely nice, friendly, unassuming people—which can make a music show a correspondingly rewarding experience.

Buffett's fans are disproportionately white and comfortably off by the standards of most AVC faves' demographics.  However, they also seem to include a disproportionate number of genuinely nice, friendly, unassuming people—which can make a music show a correspondingly rewarding experience.

"Every 'tard dies. Not every 'tard really lives."  —Hemorrhoy Rogers

"Every 'tard dies. Not every 'tard really lives."  —Hemorrhoy Rogers

If you don't advertise or promote, the number of screens doesn't matter.  Office Space hit the theatres and left, with precious few people even aware of its existence.

If you don't advertise or promote, the number of screens doesn't matter.  Office Space hit the theatres and left, with precious few people even aware of its existence.

My theory is, it's precisely why a guy like Paul Ryan can be a RATM fan—however foamy their political sentiments get, they're not actually trenchant or realistic enough to feel threatened by.  Usually, conservatives who hear their lyrics don't feel indicted or attacked; their reaction is something closer to "aww,…

My theory is, it's precisely why a guy like Paul Ryan can be a RATM fan—however foamy their political sentiments get, they're not actually trenchant or realistic enough to feel threatened by.  Usually, conservatives who hear their lyrics don't feel indicted or attacked; their reaction is something closer to "aww,…

Oh, we Republicans are around, though the site seems mostly Democratic. Mind you, I'm not sure if that's because there are that many fewer of us, or if it's that fewer of us are tempted to bring our politics to a pop-culture discussion.

Oh, we Republicans are around, though the site seems mostly Democratic. Mind you, I'm not sure if that's because there are that many fewer of us, or if it's that fewer of us are tempted to bring our politics to a pop-culture discussion.

CROWD:  "But does your opponent have any kind of downside?"

CROWD:  "But does your opponent have any kind of downside?"

You're making it sound pretty good, actually.

You're making it sound pretty good, actually.

It's a hidden assault on non-believers: his album is basically a massive engram dump targeted for the ears of "suppressive listeners."