Archive of entries posted on 29th May 2009

Capitalist Propaganda: “Me Is Mine, You Is Yours”

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Something from the modern era (2007) from Nick Silby, a jingle-writer from Missouri, “Me Is Mine, You Is Yours”:


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Sort of a 4 minute whirlwind tour of the history of civilization which reaches its pinnacle in the free nation of America.

Be warned, this guy writes catchy tunes for a living, and chances are this thing will be stuck in your head for a while.

Might be a good earworm to infect Obama with, though.

For more about Nick, check his website, or this interview in 417 Magazine. You can also check out his band’s MySpace page, where you should be able to find his song “It’s An Obama Nation”.

Award!

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Kim Jong Il (via his pinko factotum Ron Rockstar) has honored IMAO with the “Kim Gives IMAO Big Dong Award” Award.

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I hope that someday Obama will take a page from Kim’s book and realize that just because you’re a fanatical supporter of communism doesn’t mean you have to be a humorless enema bag all the time.

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What to Riff

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Man, I’ve done all this pimping of RiffTrax.com and now I just found out they have an affiliate program and I could have been making money. Anyway, after the live show debacle, I have a ten dollar gift certificate and was wondering if you guys have seen any and have any recommendations on what riffs to watch.

BTW, they are soon coming out with a riff of Casablanca which I think will be their first time to riff a classic move; quite a change from Manos, Hands of Fate. They have a clip up now and it looks like there is plenty of material just making fun of the era.

If I had more time, I’d try doing my own riff on a movie, but they don’t make it look easy.

What’s Up?

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Man I got nothing today. I’m tapped out. Actually, I might be taking a vacation next week; probably a good time.

Still, it seems like there should be some things to say about politics. Like, I’m pretty sure Sotomayor wants to round up and exterminate all non-Hispanics, but strictly speaking I don’t think that’s unconstitutional so I’m not sure if it’s a disqualifier. Anyway, protesting Sotomayor could anger the Hispanic community which only get us rounded up and exterminated all the sooner.

And then there’s all the nuke tests from North Korea. It’s nice to see they’re taking a cautious approach to starting a nuclear holocaust and doing plenty of missile tests first. An American general says we do have enough military power to take on North Korea which is good to know since, as bad as Obama is, I don’t want to be ruled by Kim Jong Il. He has a funny little pot belly and I’d have to make fun of it even if it would get me executed. I’m a humorist; it’s what I do.

And the economy is still imploding, which is bad. I don’t know if Obama will do anything useful since our economy is based on capitalism and he hates capitalism. Also, our economy is in America and he hates that country.

That’s it. That’s all I have to say right now. Be honorable, ronin.

Random Thoughts

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So how long do you give the Archie-Veronica marriage? I say two years tops.

So is everyone else having to battle the dead risen from their grave, or is that just a Boise thing right now?

Might not be zombies and instead be stoned hippies. Either way, they’re dead now and the crisis is over.

Aliens have landed nearby. They keep asking to be taken to our leader, but I’m ignoring them because they look like dorks. Anyway, if they ask how Obama became our leader, I’d be kinda embarrassed to explain.

If they’d trade a death ray for one of my .45s, do you think that’s a good trade? I’d still have two left for dual-wielding.

If Iron Man saves you, exactly how rude is it to stick refrigerator magnets to his back when he isn’t looking?

Everyone who voted for Obama is a moron. That’s something that should be repeated every day.

Bowing to reality is for dumb squishy moderates! I impale them with my unicorn!