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Falls Society Roundtable: The Rise & Fall of Springfield
Being children of the 80s and 90s it was impossible to ignore The Simpsons. Nor would we want to. We went out of our way to be interrupted, influenced, and injected with our favorite family from 742 Evergreen Terrace. Get yourself a Butterfinger, put on Simpson’s Sing the Blues and lets nerd out (Comic Book Guy style) to the biggest…
From the Mercury: Winter is Coming
This was written by Erik Henriksen of the Portland Mercury. I don’t have his permission (though hopefully he won’t mind as it’s posted on the Mercury website anyway) so I’ll happily take it down if asked. But this is one of the best descriptions of Portland I’ve read in a very long time, and I actually look forward to the winter again.…
Republican Debate #2: An Elephant Never Forgets
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Beneath The Recessional of The Apes by Dr. Rudyard Zaius
Great Ape of our fathers, known of old— Gorilla of our far-flung battle line— Beneath whose stinking paw we hold Dominion over palm and banana— Great Ape of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget—lest we forget! The net throwing and the shouting dies— The Orangutans and the Gorillas depart— Still stands Thine Ape sacrifice, An humble and a contrite…
The Culvert by C.V.
If you were fortunate enough to have at least one stable, loving and selfless parent, consider yourself fortunate. This person has taught you a lot of things, none of which are more important than wiping your own ass. Being bipedal animals we have been blessed with buttocks and these rotund muscles require quite a sophisticated maintenance procedure; one that…