I didn't know Sissy Spacek was into GWAR.

Well, I figured that someone without money can probably get help more easily in the UK than here (I'm Amercan, obviously). But even still, it's got to be easier when you come from a wealthier background. His post-recovery success would have to be much, much easier if he's already got a good education, and running for…

War damage is a real bitch to clean up, especially when there's no money for it. I was in Sarajevo in 2005, and it looked like the war had ended earlier that week, not 1996.

Then maybe we should all live our lives on the assumption that it's going to be televised in a few years. Might make us less apt to embarrass ourselves. And anyway, at the rate we're going, everyone will get a reality show at some point in their lives.

A Mighty Wind 2:Acoustic Boogaloo

Originally the show was supposed to be a look at the UK's class system, and how that shapes people for their entire lives. Neil, of course, was supposed to be one of the successful ones, but the pure bad luck of being mentally ill ended up derailing his life and screwing up Apted's original thesis. Of course, his…

I wonder if the ones who have emigrated (one to the U.S. and one to Australia, if I remember right) have managed to live their lives less in the shadow of the series. They're minor celebrities in Britain, but extremely minor ones anywhere else, and probably don't get stopped on the street ever, don't come across the…

I think "Long pig isn't pig, Charlie Brown" wins the thread.

I think "Long pig isn't pig, Charlie Brown" wins the thread.

You may have already won, Charlie Brown
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Former Nigerian President Sani Abacha's Widow Needs Your Help, Charlie Brown.

You may have already won, Charlie Brown
Use Your Chase Rewards Card to Get 5% Cash Back, Charlie Brown
Former Nigerian President Sani Abacha's Widow Needs Your Help, Charlie Brown.

You Broke Your Cherry, Charlie Brown
Nothing Gives You That Right, Charlie Brown
Snoopy's Got Hip Dysplasia, Charlie Brown
Sally's a Woman Now, Charlie Brown
Feliz Dia De La Raza, Carlitos
Happy Kwaanza, Franklin, or Does Your Family Not Do That?
Simpsons Already Did it, Charlie Brown

You Broke Your Cherry, Charlie Brown
Nothing Gives You That Right, Charlie Brown
Snoopy's Got Hip Dysplasia, Charlie Brown
Sally's a Woman Now, Charlie Brown
Feliz Dia De La Raza, Carlitos
Happy Kwaanza, Franklin, or Does Your Family Not Do That?
Simpsons Already Did it, Charlie Brown

9/11 Was an Inside Job, Charlie Brown.

9/11 Was an Inside Job, Charlie Brown.

C'mon, these kids are eight years old. They're just tired because they're trying to stay up past midnight on this one night a year.

C'mon, these kids are eight years old. They're just tired because they're trying to stay up past midnight on this one night a year.

It could be a riot on rollerskates.

It could be a riot on rollerskates.

Sometimes these just write themselves, huh, O'Neal?