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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Romance? Yeah, you heard the man. That's the jig with lines like, "I want your psycho, your vertical schtick [hey!]" and "I'm a free bitch, baby!" The song is the lead single off of Lady Gaga's second album, "The Fame Monster," and the music video's been getting heavy circulation in recent days, with its liberal use of "Thriller" moves and the Twist, and a never-ending series of montages of Lady Gaga in extraterrestrial outfits that FlyBy typically reserves for Halloween...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mankiw Professes Predilection for Lady Gaga | 12/6/2009 | See Source »

...earlier version of this post stated incorrectly that "I want your psycho, your vertical stick" is a line from the song "Bad Romance." In fact, the line is, "I want your psycho, your vertical schtick...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mankiw Professes Predilection for Lady Gaga | 12/6/2009 | See Source »

Still, regardless of this perk, something just feels wrong about Jack and Mike. In place of human conversation, a sarcastic male voice now greets 93.1’s Los Angeles listeners with the same schtick every time. Clearly, he’s too cool for school, he’s anti-establishment, he has nothing to do with those saccharin-sweet DJs who clog up the airways—because he’s a recording and doesn’t waste your time with old-fashioned niceties...

Author: By Molly M. Strauss | Title: Hey Mr. DJ | 10/27/2009 | See Source »

...estimated 5,000 to 6,000 in the audience the dark glasses and the sax are distant memories - after all, most were in grade school when Clinton did his Blues Brothers schtick back in the 20th century. Now he takes to the stage to deliver campaign appeals that begin as a pitch for his wife as real "change agent" and end in a mix of wonkish detail and spin on the inner workings of Washington and his observations from his world travels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Texas, Bill v. Barack | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

...government. Fifteen whole paragraphs written “in character.” When was the last time a Times column ended with “God is Great. Long Live the Iranian Revolution”? (1) Goodbye, globalization The shocker. Back in my day, Friedman’s schtick was ranting about how the New Economy was “revolutionizing” every nook and cranny in the whole world. But this year, all we ever heard about was (a) “going green,” (b) how great/weird China is, and (c) how messed...

Author: By Abe J. Riesman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Abe J. Riesman | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

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