November 2007
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Mountain Goats Live at Farm Sanctuary on... →
An all request show, done as a benefit for Farm Sanctuary. Jenny, Alpha Rats Nest, Minnesota, Weekend in Western Illinois, Alibi, Cobscook Bay, Leaving Home, Attention All Pickpockets, Distant Stations, Store, chanson du bon chose, insurance fraud #2, Alphonse Mambo, Going to Scotland, Cao Dai Blowout, If You See Light, The Monkey Song, The Sign, Standard Bitter Love Song #1, Solomon Revisited,...
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A Stranger’s Touch →
Driven by a wave of cheap labor, the spa industry has expanded dramatically, transforming what were once luxuries into social imperatives for a growing number of women. But what kind of work is this?
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Of Fandom and Isolation: A Brief Look at the... →
It seems that many people who listen to the kinds of music covered by sites like this surround themselves mostly with friends with similar tastes. Many of my friends listen to Akon. Regardless of what I play, they assume it’s something that will evoke images of dungeons and tight black denim.
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WatchBBtv: Cockroach-controlled robot Cockroaches are more disgusting than any other animal in the entire world.. closely followed by any of the demonic things that live at the bottom of the sea and junebugs.
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Gay Passerby: Wait, Now I'm Offended.
Native American woman to lady dressed as Indian: I find your costume very offensive.
Lady dressed as Indian: No... But I'm part of the Village People [points to girls dressed as cop and construction worker].
Native American woman, after long pause: Oh, well, that's okay, then.
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In the Land of the Juggalos →
Someone who works for Vice goes to the Gathering of the Juggalos. Shirtlessness, Faygo, and Religious philosophy ensue.
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Remember to Tip the Pizza Delivery Driver →
reminds me of ryan “Some people are not aware of this…You’re supposed to tip the pizza delivery driver like you tip the waiter. They rely on tips and use their own car. This site will explore your questions about tipping. “
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“LET’S BE CLEAR / The wearing of tights as pants is an abomination. /...”
– tightsarenotpants.com
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Know Your World? →
How quickly can you identify notable towns on a map?
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“I’ve noticed lately that almost 80% of girls I know completely freak out...”
– So Cute
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“If I could only see you now for about an hour / Maybe just a minute / Just to...”
– Saves the Day “Sell My Old Clothes, I’m Off to Heaven”
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The Ethnographer’s “Job” Makes a Little Boy Laugh
How could this be a “profession”? What kind of job, indeed, is this? The way we go to other societies, staring at people, poking at them, recording them, asking them questions that have little or no importance for them, trying to evade their questions about us, a glorified form of canine ass sniffing, or what another anthropologist brutally and reductively called (and perhaps this is taken out of...
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“I kept walking. I’d already known what this kid stood for: animal rights,...”
– Gary Lutz
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“In general, I think we should remember the old anthropological saw that “no...”
– The ‘PR’ Argument
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“Without too much trouble I should be able to saw off the small plastic catch at...”
– Dough-Nu-Matic Automatic Doughnut Machine