NEA Funds New College: “Howdare U.”

National Endowment for the Arts, That Is, Not National Education Association

“Will Take Many Years To Achieve Maturity, But We Expect Greta Things”

BLM (Edit: That Shoud Be “BLM”) Expects To Recruit Extensively From This Institution

All Graduates To Receive Honorary B.S. Degree Just for Applying

Liberal Studies To Be Focal Point [Edit: “Vocal Point”]

“We Anticipate All Our Unemployed Graduates Remembering Fondly Their Alma Neuter”

Rock ‘n Roll Throwdown: 1950s

On to the sweet sixteen, as Neal Sadaka might say.

All polls close Tuesday September 14th.

Match 1

Johnny B Goode vs Wake up Little Suzie

Johnny B. Goode

  • Defeated Shout 75-36

VS

Wake up Little Suzie – Everly Brothers

  • Defeated Hound Dog 64-40

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Which song do you prefer?
88 votes · 88 answers

Match 2

Jailhouse Rock vs Summertime Blues

Jailhouse Rock

  • Defeated There goes my baby 67-33

VS

Summertime Blues

  • Defeated Susie Q 75-19

This poll is no longer accepting votes

Which song do you prefer?
89 votes · 89 answers

Match 3

Rock around the clock vs What’d I say

Rock Around the Clock

  • Defeated I’m Walking 66-38

VS

What’d I say

  • Defeated La Bamba 56-54

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Which song do you prefer?
89 votes · 89 answers

Match 4

Tutti-Frutti vs Whole Lotta Shakin’

Tutti-Frutti

  • Defeated I’ve got a woman 57-45

VS

Whole Lotta Shakin’

  • Defeated Goodnight, Sweetheart goodnight 78-25

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Which song do you prefer?
82 votes · 82 answers

Match 5

Great Balls of Fire vs Peggy Sue

Great Balls of Fire

  • Defeated Pledging my Love 72-1

VS

Peggy Sue

  • Defeated Your Cheatin’ Heart 57-18

This poll is no longer accepting votes

Which song do you prefer?
88 votes · 88 answers

Match 6

Rockin’ Pneumonia vs Rock ‘n Roll music

Rockin’ Pneumonia

  • Defeated Earth Angel 42-38

VS

Rock ‘n Roll Music

  • Defeated Sweet Little 16 53-14

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Which song do you prefer?
78 votes · 78 answers

Match 7

Why do Fools Fall in Love vs School Days

Why do Fools Fall in Love

  • Defeated Rip it up 54-21
https://youtu.be/lU9Q7hEhQjY

VS

School Days

  • Defeated Train kept a rollin’ 40-28

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Which song do you prefer?
82 votes · 82 answers

Match 8

Good Golly Miss Molly vs Be Bop-a-lula

Good Golly Miss Molly

  • Defeated Let the good times roll 59-11

VS

Be Bop-a-lula

  • Defeated Come go with me 39-33

This poll is no longer accepting votes

Which song do you prefer?
83 votes · 83 answers

Tuesday Night Open Thread: Clodwin’s Law

Anyone who equates their opponent in a debate to a suicide bomber automatically loses the argument. (Preferably, semi-automatically or full automatically.)

Former Education Secretary Says Anti-Maskers Are Like Kabul Suicide Bombers
The Hill | 08/31/2021 | Christian Spencer

Arne Duncan, who served as a Secretary of Education under former President Obama, compared in a tweet those who are against wearing masks and getting vaccines to suicide bombers in Afghanistan who claim to be “fighting for freedom.”

Arne Duncan, who was a cabinet member from 2009 to 2016, made his comments on Sunday.

Re: the author: Does he have problems checking into hotels without people thinking he’s Spencer Christian?

And does Arne Duncan really think Lexington & Concord were all about islamic jihad?

I don’t believe in the right to bear Arnes.

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Do you have something you’d like to share? A link? A joke? Some words of wisdom? A topic to discuss? It’s our nightly Open Thread, and you have the floor.

Spam! You Know, I’ve Kind of Taken This Chick’s Comments To Heart

Throughout this great scheme of things you’ll receive a B- with regard to hard work. Where exactly you actually lost me was first in all the facts. You know, it is said, the devil is in the details… And it could not be much more accurate here. Having said that, allow me inform you exactly what did work. Your writing can be rather convincing and that is most likely the reason why I am taking an effort in order to opine. I do not make it a regular habit of doing that. Second, even though I can easily notice a jumps in reasoning you come up with, I am definitely not sure of just how you appear to connect the details that produce your conclusion.

Since she does not make it a regular habit of taking an effort to opine, I’m inclined to think that her remarks are directed toward Walrus rather than me. My critics make it a far more regular habit to opine (even when I lose them in all the facts). But no one is definitely sure how Walrus appears to connect the details that produce his conclusions — yet he does.

WHO’s the Boss?

The World Health Organization (WHO) just decreed that I must:

— Always wear a facemask when putting on a facemask.

— Refrain from substituting facepalms for facemasks, as they don’t show the proper respect.

— Buy gift cards and send them the codes.

— Start wearing a Lone Ranger-type mask, too.

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Can they really do that?