Corey Klemow

YouTube video by Kevin Noonan Epic McDonald's commercial 1981

Your order:

̶B̶i̶g̶ ̶M̶a̶c̶
Filet o' Fish
̶Q̶u̶a̶r̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶P̶o̶u̶n̶d̶e̶r̶
French Fries
̶I̶c̶y̶ ̶C̶o̶k̶e̶
̶T̶h̶i̶c̶k̶ ̶S̶h̶a̶k̶e̶s̶
̶S̶u̶n̶d̶a̶e̶s̶
̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶A̶p̶p̶l̶e̶ ̶P̶i̶e̶s̶

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Old-style yellow-label for a can of Chef Boy*ar*dee Cheese Ravioli in Sauce

The original recipe for this. They changed it while I was in college from what was probably objectively garbage to something way, WAY worse. Just after college I found about 4-6 cans of it at a convenience store, bought them all, and saved them up, slowly eating them over the next couple of years.

I find myself a bit skeptical because I like to use naan for dippins and having to deconstruct the bowl seems like unnecessary extra work. But I would still order this at least once. For science.

Image of butter chicken being poured into a garlic naan bread bowl with the caption "POV: you were one of the first people in the world to try butter chicken served inside a garlic naan bread bowl"

Then plan yourself a trip to the Green Gates Cafe in Glasgow!

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A sequel to "M" in which Hans Beckert is tasked with taking down everyone in the Epstein files... ?

Now With Fifty Ways - Hatpin Slayer The song “Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover” has been a source of great pain to many people. The setup is right there in the title. “Fifty ways,” it says.

This seems like a good place for this piece by m'friend @smoakes.bsky.social, which I just happened to have been recently reminded of in my FB memories. (In 45 new rhymes for the song, she uses only one "near" rhyme; good to know it's in the spirit of the original!)

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Though you call for his retirement, I suspect this may be the moment he goes from utility Muppet to a beloved recurring player!

Having looked Satay up (I had assumed that part of the gag was that in this group of Muppets from throughout Muppet history, this one had never been seen before!), kudos not only for his moment here but also to whoever decided to put that little top hat on him.

This has been "Nat's Nate Note," a One Letter Shift production.

Hadn't even heard about this. Glad you're okay!

And here's a weird inverse: I'm from Wilkes-Barre, PA. One of our hometown papers is the result of a 1907 merger between the Wilkes-Barre Times and the Wilkes-Barre Leader, resulting in the hyphen-less (hyphenless?) Times Leader.

Album cover for "Bye Bye Birdie: a captivating jazz interpretation of the musical sore by Bill Potts and his orchestra - Willie Dennis, Billy Costa, Markie Markowitz, Phil Woods, Gene Quill, Milt Hinton, Joe Newman, Ron Odrich, Clark Terry, Sol Gubin & Ernie Royal"

scanning records

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All hail the Garbage Ape, now and forever.

"Business is great," declares the happy proprietor of a store called "Cat Wigs" as several cats, including Heathcliff, walk down the street wearing wigs and contented smiles, while a baffled looking woman and her bemused dog look on from the background.

I have a friend whose ass he grabbed - I think she was a teenager at the time or maybe slightly older, so late 80s or early 90s - and she sure wouldn't have described it as "flirty," then or now.

A horrified Hank Hill saying "THAT BETTER BE PROPANE."

there must be better ways for you to meet hank hill than inciting him to come and whup yer ass

Nah, I think Al's Muppet energy makes him perfect! (And I'd also like to see all the others you mentioned.)

The only thing aesthetically I don't like - and I didn't like it in the Segel movie either - is humans in the audience with Muppets. Something about it doesn't work for me. I do like that they're doing guest star stuff in the audience, but they should be the only humans there.

YouTube video by Randy Newman - Topic Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father

"Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father," Randy Newman

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bring your own milkshake in a clear plastic cup and tell anyone who asks you got it at the concession stand, thereby creating demand; once enough people over time ask for a milkshake they will of course start selling them

(you may have to go "mmmmm, great milkshake" to generate interest)

An astrophysicist labeling their writing style "concussed golden retriever" the other day helped me for a bit.

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Marilyn Monroe performing "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"

Selma Diamond on "Night Court"

Dustin Diamond on "Saved By the Bell"

Or maybe...

Woody Allen... writing to Epstein at a hitherto-unknown "Jeffrey E. Epstein itunes" email... sending a link to Marie Severin's obituary... in case Epstein's "in the mood for any diamonds."

I can't even begin to unpack the context for all of this and I'm not sure I want to.

Calvin of "Calvin and Hobbes" declaring, "I try to make everyone's day a little more surreal."

Batman, next panel:

meet me on CompuServe, Prodigy and Delphi

Screencap of a Facebook post I made in 2019: "Passionate Yang supporter at the NoHo food truck fair to his pal: "Yeah, I met another Warren supporter who wouldn't talk to me. Like, I asked why she's voting for Warren, and she said she didn't wanna talk about it. You can't talk about anything anymore, man. It's like a dictatorship." Yes, young Yangbro, some random woman exercising her right to not have a political conversation with a pushy stranger on a nice night out is exactly like a dictatorship."

I am reminded of this pushy Andrew Yang supporter I once encountered in the wild back in 2019 who thought he was owed a political conversation with any random stranger he ran into in public.

I went into it knowing nothing about it and was for some reason expecting a light family comedy-drama, 'cause that's all I was in the mood for that night. And then got nearly two hours of nonstop trauma. I thought was excellent but HOO BOY, I was NOT prepared.

Reasonable. Though a bit hurtful to Nighttime Nikki, but she'll get over it after a good night's sleep.

Nine Pat Oliphant sketches of his little penguin character from his political cartoons

What will it take for you to go as Pat Oliphant's penguin?

YouTube video by Corey Klemow Scarborough Fields / Strawberry Fair

Welp, that gave me something to do this afternoon!

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