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I’m going to feel like the biggest idiot taking this to court.  –  foolish cop

To honor the passing of Tito Jackson, I’ve chosen this performance of “I Want You Back” on The Ed Sullivan Show, mostly because it’s my favorite Jackson 5 song.  The links above it were provided by Jesse Walker, Walter Olson, C.J. Ciaramella, T. Greg Doucette, Aaron Ross Powell, and Phoenix Calida (x2), in that order.

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I find paywalls distasteful, and so many people find this blog valuable as a resource I just can’t bring myself to install one.  Furthermore, I find ad delivery services (whose content I have no say over) even more distasteful.  But as I’m now semi-retired from sex work, I can’t self-sponsor this blog by myself any longer.  So if you value my writing enough that you would pay to see it if it were paywalled, please consider subscribing; there are four different levels to fit all budgets.  Or if that doesn’t work for you, please consider showing your generosity with a one-time donation; you can Paypal to maggiemcneill@earthlink.net or else email me at the same address to make other arrangements.  Thanks so much!

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Workers reported smelling a foul odor but thought it was an issue with the plumbing.

James Earl Jones gave so many amazing, iconic performances I decided to mark his passing in the same way I did that of Paul Reubens: by featuring an obscure performance you may be unfamiliar with. This was the very first celebrity guest spot on Sesame Street back in 1969, and proves that Jones could make any recitation entertaining.  The death was called to my attention by Franklin Harris, and all the other links are from IncarcerNation.

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I find paywalls distasteful, and so many people find this blog valuable as a resource I just can’t bring myself to install one.  Furthermore, I find ad delivery services (whose content I have no say over) even more distasteful.  But as I’m now semi-retired from sex work, I can’t self-sponsor this blog by myself any longer.  So if you value my writing enough that you would pay to see it if it were paywalled, please consider subscribing; there are four different levels to fit all budgets.  Or if that doesn’t work for you, please consider showing your generosity with a one-time donation; you can Paypal to maggiemcneill@earthlink.net or else email me at the same address to make other arrangements.  Thanks so much!

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In…40 years…I have never seen that level of deliberate cruelty by the police.  –  Jerry Steering

I have never understood why many of the same critics who love the Sherman Brothers’  work for Disney dislike their comparable work in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which is why I feature a video from the latter every chance I get.  The links above it were provided by Dan Savage, Jesse Walker, Popehat (x2), Mike Masnick, Kevin Wilson, and Mistress Matisse, in that order.

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I find paywalls distasteful, and so many people find this blog valuable as a resource I just can’t bring myself to install one.  Furthermore, I find ad delivery services (whose content I have no say over) even more distasteful.  But as I’m now semi-retired from sex work, I can’t self-sponsor this blog by myself any longer.  So if you value my writing enough that you would pay to see it if it were paywalled, please consider subscribing; there are four different levels to fit all budgets.  Or if that doesn’t work for you, please consider showing your generosity with a one-time donation; you can Paypal to maggiemcneill@earthlink.net or else email me at the same address to make other arrangements.  Thanks so much!

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Contrary to popular belief, [civil rights] also protect undocumented immigrants.  –  Phillip Arroyo

There’s only one real choice to mark the passing of Shangri-Las lead singer Mary Weiss, so here it is in the form of a rather silly TV performance from 1964.  The links above the video were provided by Mike Siegel; Phoenix Calida; David Ley; Jesse Walker and Mike Siegel again; IncarcerNation; Nun Ya; and Walter Olson, in that order.

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I find paywalls distasteful, and so many people find this blog valuable as a resource I just can’t bring myself to install one.  Furthermore, I find ad delivery services (whose content I have no say over) even more distasteful.  But as I’m now semi-retired from sex work, I can’t self-sponsor this blog by myself any longer.  So if you value my writing enough that you would pay to see it if it were paywalled, please consider subscribing; there are four different levels to fit all budgets.  Or if that doesn’t work for you, please consider showing your generosity with a one-time donation; you can Paypal to maggiemcneill@earthlink.net or else email me at the same address to make other arrangements.  Thanks so much!

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All I know about magnets is this, give me a glass of water, let me drop it on the magnets, that’s the end of the magnets.  –  Donald Trump

When I first mentioned this cartoon in “My Favorite Short Films” almost 12 years ago, it was only available on the National Film Board of Canada website.  But since that has changed, here it is.  The links above it were provided by Greg Lukianoff, Franklin Harris, C.J. Ciaramella (x2), Mike Masnick, Lucy Steigerwald, and Jesse Walker, in that order.

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I find paywalls distasteful, and so many people find this blog valuable as a resource I just can’t bring myself to install one.  Furthermore, I find ad delivery services (whose content I have no say over) even more distasteful.  But as I’m now semi-retired from sex work, I can’t self-sponsor this blog by myself any longer.  So if you value my writing enough that you would pay to see it if it were paywalled, please consider subscribing; there are four different levels to fit all budgets.  Or if that doesn’t work for you, please consider showing your generosity with a one-time donation; you can Paypal to maggiemcneill@earthlink.net or else email me at the same address to make other arrangements.  Thanks so much!

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Lunch on me, guys.  –  “Officer” Andy Urrutia

This was the only proper choice to honor the departure of Glynis Johns; she was the first to perform this song and Sondheim said hers was always his favorite.  The links above the video were provided by Tim Cushing, Matt Welch, Clarissa, Scott Hechinger, Phoenix Calida, IncarcerNation, and Dan Savage, in that order.

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I find paywalls distasteful, and so many people find this blog valuable as a resource I just can’t bring myself to install one.  Furthermore, I find ad delivery services (whose content I have no say over) even more distasteful.  But as I’m now semi-retired from sex work, I can’t self-sponsor this blog by myself any longer.  So if you value my writing enough that you would pay to see it if it were paywalled, please consider subscribing; there are four different levels to fit all budgets.  Or if that doesn’t work for you, please consider showing your generosity with a one-time donation; you can Paypal to maggiemcneill@earthlink.net or else email me at the same address to make other arrangements.  Thanks so much!

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I will never make egg fried rice again.  –  Wang Gang

Though Essra Mohawk had a career which spanned decades starting in the ’60, this is probably the performance most of y’all will remember best.  The links above it were provided by Dan Savage, Jesse Walker, Joe Lancaster, Clarissa, Mike Masnick, Popehat, and IncarcerNation, in that order.

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I find paywalls distasteful, and so many people find this blog valuable as a resource I just can’t bring myself to install one.  Furthermore, I find ad delivery services (whose content I have no say over) even more distasteful.  But as I’m now semi-retired from sex work, I can’t self-sponsor this blog by myself any longer.  So if you value my writing enough that you would pay to see it if it were paywalled, please consider subscribing; there are four different levels to fit all budgets.  Or if that doesn’t work for you, please consider showing your generosity with a one-time donation; you can Paypal to maggiemcneill@earthlink.net or else email me at the same address to make other arrangements.  Thanks so much!

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There’s bigger issues to be concerned about than a 10-year-old urinating.  –  Patricia Mitchell

My favorite version of A Christmas Carol is the 1999 Patrick Stewart production; my second favorite is this animated version from 1971.  It’s the only adaptation of the story ever to win an Oscar; the power of the imagery may surprise you.  The links above it were supplied by IncarcerNation, Popehat, Brooke Magnanti, Mike Masnick, IncarcerNation again, and Jesse Walker, in that order.

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I find paywalls distasteful, and so many people find this blog valuable as a resource I just can’t bring myself to install one.  Furthermore, I find ad delivery services (whose content I have no say over) even more distasteful.  But as I’m now semi-retired from sex work, I can’t self-sponsor this blog by myself any longer.  So if you value my writing enough that you would pay to see it if it were paywalled, please consider subscribing; there are four different levels to fit all budgets.  Or if that doesn’t work for you, please consider showing your generosity with a one-time donation; you can Paypal to maggiemcneill@earthlink.net or else email me at the same address to make other arrangements.  Thanks so much!

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We’re gonna put you in a lockbox.  –  cop to 11-year-old honor student

This was last week’s earworm; there are probably dozens of versions on YouTube, but I figured Sinatra’s was probably the right one to go with, because Sinatra.  The links above the video were provided by Yasmin Nair, IncarcerNation (x3), Franklin Harris, and Phoenix Calida, in that order.

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I find paywalls distasteful, and so many people find this blog valuable as a resource I just can’t bring myself to install one.  Furthermore, I find ad delivery services (whose content I have no say over) even more distasteful.  But as I’m now semi-retired from sex work, I can’t self-sponsor this blog by myself any longer.  So if you value my writing enough that you would pay to see it if it were paywalled, please consider subscribing; there are four different levels to fit all budgets.  Or if that doesn’t work for you, please consider showing your generosity with a one-time donation; you can Paypal to maggiemcneill@earthlink.net or else email me at the same address to make other arrangements.  Thanks so much!

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Face the fuck away from me!  –  “Officer” Jeramie Nevarez

I chose this song for Roger Whittaker’s memorial simply because it is my favorite of his oeuvre.  The links above it were provided by Reason, Franklin Harris, Amy Alkon, Radley Balko (x2), Jesse Walker, and Robby Soave, in that order.

From the Archives

I find paywalls distasteful, and so many people find this blog valuable as a resource I just can’t bring myself to install one.  Furthermore, I find ad delivery services (whose content I have no say over) even more distasteful.  But as I’m now semi-retired from sex work, I can’t self-sponsor this blog by myself any longer.  So if you value my writing enough that you would pay to see it if it were paywalled, please consider subscribing; there are four different levels to fit all budgets.  Or if that doesn’t work for you, please consider showing your generosity with a one-time donation; you can Paypal to maggiemcneill@earthlink.net or else email me at the same address to make other arrangements.  Thanks so much!

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