But not a male prostitute!

"Are you… heading home?"
"YA, HEADING HOME!"

I've not read Death Rat, but Mike Nelson's Movie Mega-Cheese is one book I really wish I'd never read, because Mike comes across as a very funny but fundamentally sour crank who's made a career of mocking pop culture because he genuinely dislikes it. For me, the real magic of MST3K is that deep down, the show picks on…

That got sung to my kid an awful lot when he was a baby.

I fucking loathe GW Bush, but I have to admit, the report that a journalist overheard him remark, "That was some weird shit" on his way out of the Trump inauguration came dangerously close to endearing him to me.

Best possible reply.

"Now, uh, is there a way to make the blood flow up the walls?"

I mean, he did force thousands of people to take his Non-Conformists' Oath…

Counterpoint: "Hammertime" stickers made for the same purpose.

"Eh, it ain't no big thing."

Is that old story about the reporter showing up to Danzig's house and finding Glenn lifting weights in the driveway while blasting one of his own albums apocryphal? 'Cause I really want it not to be.

He seems pretty cool with strangeways, though.

The man was a head of his time.

Sure, they've got Shanghai Joe, Return of Shanghai Joe, Tiger from River Kwai and probably a few more. Shanghai Joe is delightful. Klaus Kinski plays a sadistic scalp fetishist. https://www.amazon.com/Shan…

That's what it says on the city seal.

How do you feel about mauling by white socks?

I'd assume there's access to some non-Earwolf exclusive content but I haven't really explored it.

Yeah, it's the attrition that really makes it painful. I'd be down for 6-8 weeks of winter. I still wouldn't be a big fan but I do like watching it snow. I've spent Christmases in places that don't get cold and it just feels wrong.

Seeing him speak extemporaneously at a small, informal function made me realize that Franken is one of those instinctively funny people. It wasn't like he was rattling off one-liners or landing zingers, but nearly everything he said was just plain funny. It must take a concerted effort for him to keep that in check in…

Having lived in Chicago and spent a lot of time with family in outstate Illinois, I will attest that this is spot-on.