Word: absurdities
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Bartlet gamely keeps up, although his own absurd attempts at Paris-isms ("Peace All!") abetted by a cameo from Fake First Son Charlie Harper are horrific. Still, the scariest thing about the whole video might be that Paris' policy recommendations (essentially, declare victory and get the hell out of Iraq; force banks to renegotiate interest rates for homeowners underwater on their loans) actually sound halfway reasonable. But maybe that's just compared to her makeup...
...Wild Thing”) and wrought in the image of Bo Diddley (the title comes from the Diddley song “Bo’s a Gunslinger”). It’s a marriage of the strange and the familiar, of structure and the willfully absurd, much akin to Shopsin’s macaroni and cheese pancakes.It is what it sounds like. Pancake batter is placed on a hot grill, cooked macaroni and grated cheese is added on top, cooked on both sides, then the whole thing is smothered with maple syrup. I know it?...
...never quite sure what to think of this absurd and meaningless world—until I met the “Reckoner.” I’m not exactly sure who he is, but Thom Yorke of Radiohead begs to be taken away with him. And I don’t know about you, but I’m usually convinced by whatever Thom says. But while “Reckoner” may pan out to be another Radiohead classic, the accompanying video leaves something to be desired. The melancholic video begins in black and white with...
...says that his digital stills, “Untitled (With Violence Removed),” are about how we come to view our landscape. “I think that we’ve come to expect terror and the unknown and the unprecedented. These video games stills seem absurd with the soldiers and the act of violence, but when I removed the violence the scene actually seemed much scarier,” he says. “Since 9/11, our imagination has unfortunately become increasingly vivid, for better or for worse...
Palin, Sarah •absurd claim that as a second grader in a tiny town in Alaska she was aware of the "Senate speeches" of a just-elected senator from Delaware is made by •"choice" to be gay was made by unnamed lesbian friend of •debate audience is winked at by •ignorance of all non-Roe V. Wade Supreme Court cases is displayed by •increase in powers of vice president is desired by •"maverick" is repeatedly uttered in debate by •"nucular" is repeatedly uttered in debate by •removal of from Republican ticket is urged...