Oh, BTW, go Buckeyes

Buckeyes are nuts.

I've lived in both Ohio and Michigan so my policy where that big game is concerned is to always root for the winner.

Wait til next year.

Oh those Ohio States

Ohio State and Michigan players get chippy during pregame 

Chippy? Really?

An awesome discovery by Tom

Uncyclopedia, the content free encyclopedia, now on our work avoidance list.

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Of course we are still here

We have been medically indisposed for the last few days but we're back, just in time to bring you this meditation on the greatest authentically American holiday, from Salon.

Shopping is the lifeblood of our economy; capitalism as we know it would founder if we all stopped buying stuff. In this context, “buying nothing” on the very day that the Christmas shopping season traditionally begins would be foundationally unpatriotic. And if that means passing the gravy while standing in line in front of Wal-Mart, so be it.

Read the full story here.

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Get blown away

A few years ago there was a book on our reading list called "The Worst Hard Time," by Timothy Egan, about the dustbowl years in Texas and Oklahoma. Tonight on PBS Ken Burns tells the story in the first installment of a two-part series. The second part is tomorrow night. Here's a preview.

Watch it. It's sure to be worth it.

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