Category Archives: Diversions

Pachelbel

27 December 2006 – 8:14 am

As someone who has played all of the parts of the Pachelbel canon besides the cello, I’ve always had difficulty expressing to others quite how much I loathe this piece. People who have never had to play it, year after year, concert after concert, always just think it’s nice, and put it in their [...]

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Stick your yellow ribbon

3 October 2006 – 7:19 am

On the subject of those little magnetic yellow ribbons and the people who treat them as an Amulet of Absolution of Further Responsibility, we have: “Stick Magnetic Ribbons on Your SUV” performed by the Asylum Street Spankers. Sound NSFW. Video questionable NSFW – look over your shoulder first.

And – and I really can’t [...]

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Every July, peas grow there

30 September 2006 – 8:41 am

There’s a Pinky and the Brain bit from Animaniacs where Brain is recording a commercial, and arguing about the text. I remember having heard that it had something to do with an old recording of Orson Welles recording a commercial, and that it was a play on that. If you don’t remember the [...]

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The Bush Pilot

17 July 2006 – 8:28 am

If you haven’t seen this sketch yet, check it out. It’s hilarious.

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I’m not touching you

18 March 2006 – 4:02 am

Just in case you missed this on CuteOverload:

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