Monday, December 31, 2007
Word/Found Word: Booze, bass, blasphemy, blowhards
Posted by Thomas Wheatley on Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 2:52 PM
As we look forward to more awkward utterances in the coming year, we reflect on some of the more memorable moments of the most eloquent orator of them all, Gov. Sonny Perdue.
“Think of it this way … It really helps you plan ahead for the rest of your life — buying on Saturday, rather than Sunday. Time management.â€
— Perdue, referring to Sunday alcohol sales, on Q100’s “The Bert Show,†on Jan. 17, 2007
"My goal is to turn Georgia into a fisherman's paradise."
— The governor during his State of the State address on Jan. 10, 2007
"I'm here today to appeal to you and to all Georgians and all people who believe in the power of prayer to ask God to shower our state, our region, our nation with the blessings of water.â€
— Perdue’s call to prayer for rain on the Capitol steps on Nov. 13
Sources: the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Union Recorder, CNN.com
Randomly Noted Streetalk: What was the best and worst CD in 2007?
Posted by Jeff Slate on Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 9:00 AM
Jordan: Cinemechanica’s The Martial Arts. It’s not the individual tracks but it’s like an emotional roller-coaster ride if you listen to it from beginning to the end. It’s progressive indie. It’s awesome. The worst is the Cat Empire’s Two Shoes. It’s crap. Tone-deaf retards. They’re holier-than-thou musicians that aren’t on the level of being holier than thou. It’s trying to be radio-friendly. It doesn’t work. It takes a certain personality to listen to that crap -- idiot. If you relate to it you’re just as bad as the music.
Friday, December 28, 2007
News / Randomly Noted 11 things I wish Taz and Little Bit hadn’t destroyed in 2007
Posted by Scott Freeman on Fri, Dec 28, 2007 at 6:17 PM
They look sweet, don’t they? Don’t be fooled. They are twin tornadoes of destruction, these two.
11 things I wish Taz and Little Bit hadn’t destroyed in 2007:
11) An iPod cord
10) The blinds that now carry cat-chew marks
9) One light bulb, from a floor lamp they managed to topple over
8) Drapes pulled down (multiple times, including last night)
7) A framed photograph that sat on top of my CD collection (which meant a high-flying leap worthy of Spiderman)
6) One set of box springs (work in progress)
5) The antique lamp that my mother gave me
4) The iMac computer they knocked off the desk (thankfully undamaged)
3) The antique oil lamp that belonged to my grandparents
2) My new eyeglasses
1) My old eyeglasses
Randomly Noted 11 things I wish Mathilde and Sarah didn't eat in 2007
Posted by Andisheh Nouraee on Fri, Dec 28, 2007 at 6:00 PM
Mathilde and Sarah
The following list may be amusing, but it's not a joke.
11 things I wish Mathilde and Sarah didn't eat in 2007
11. Two hand towels
10. Eight tomatoes
9. The door trim inside the bathroom
8. Handwritten notes for a cover story I wrote in July
7. A bag of roasted, salted peanuts
6. A double CD recording of the Genesis reunion concert I attended with my mom in September
5. Smile by Brian Wilson
4. Approximately seven loaves of bread
3. A can of sardines
2. A $10 bill
1. A $20 bill
And in case you're wondering what a dog looks like after eating an entire loaf of bread, click here.
News Protesting privatization
Posted by Andisheh Nouraee on Fri, Dec 28, 2007 at 3:33 PM
GRADY COALITION RALLY DEC. 26: State Sen. Vincent Fort vows not to uncross his arms if Grady Hospital is privatized.
Last Thursday, about 15 people rallied outside Grady Hospital’s main entrance to protest the hospital board’s decision to turn the longtime public hospital into a private, nonprofit enterprise. State Sen. Vincent Fort said privatizing the hospital would threaten dialysis and prescription-drug access for poor people, as well as the job security of the hospital’s unionized employees. Protestor Addis Bay Ababa was more blunt. He called Gov. Sonny Perdue and state legislators racist for spending $19 million to fund government-operated recreational-fishing facilities while withholding money from a government-operated hospital that treats poor, black people in Atlanta.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Scene & Herd Funbagz
Posted by Andisheh Nouraee on Thu, Dec 27, 2007 at 11:36 PM
MOURDELLA AT THE STAR BAR LAST NIGHT: Lead singer Jessica Juggz shows off the denim miniskirt Satan bought her for Christmas.
(photo by Alan Friedman)
News Ellis fires shot across bow in CEO race
Posted by Scott Henry on Thu, Dec 27, 2007 at 10:48 PM
It’s hard to imagine a bigger ho-hum of a press release than when DeKalb Commissioner Burrell Ellis announced, the week before Christmas, that he wouldn’t seek re-election as the board’s presiding officer in 2008.
Anyone not boning up for Local Government Team Trivia could be excused for failing to care. After all, the sole responsibility of presiding officer is taking over the Commission gavel after CEO Vernon Jones wanders away from a long, boring meeting.
But to Ellis’ potential rivals, the announcement served notice that he is serious about running in 2008 to replace Jones as CEO. Although he has filed paperwork to seek campaign contributions, and has told interviewers he would run for CEO, the two-term commissioner has yet to publicly announce his candidacy.
When he does throw his hat into the ring, Ellis will join what is essentially a two-man race against state Rep. Stan Watson. Other serious candidates have been rumored – Sheriff Tom Brown, Commissioner Connie Stokes and state Rep. Steen Miles, for starters – but with the Democratic primary scheduled for July 15, time is running out for anyone else to come forward.
Watson and Ellis represent the old guard vs. the new guard. An 11-year veteran of the Statehouse, Watson has been careful to cultivate Jones’ south DeKalb base, but he also commands enough respect from his north DeKalb peers to win support as a leader of the county House delegation.
“The maturity factor will help me†in getting votes, predicts Watson, 53, in what could be an oblique reference to the exasperation many DeKalbites feel with their impulsive, hard-partying current CEO.
But at a youthful 50, Ellis is no babe in the wood. And his clean-cut, well-tailored appearance and job with a top law firm will undoubtedly give him crossover appeal in the cul-de-sacs of north DeKalb. He’s already worked to cement a bond with the northern end of the county by splitting with Jones on several recent issues, voting in favor of earlier bar hours and against TAD financing around a proposed Sembler development.
News MARTA police seek suspect in bus driver's stabbing
Posted by Thomas Wheatley on Thu, Dec 27, 2007 at 10:04 PM
A man who is suspected of stabbing a MARTA bus driver with a pocket knife on Christmas Eve remains at large. The attack, which occurred around 9 p.m. at the intersection of Covington Highway and Miller Road, was provoked by an argument of unknown origin.
MARTA spokeswoman Cara Hodgson said the driver of the MARTA bus, whose name has not been released, stayed overnight in Grady Memorial Hospital and then went home on Christmas Day.
The suspect, shown at right, is described as an African-American male with brown eyes and is approximately 6 feet tall. He has a medium build, may wear a mustache or goatee, and is believed to be between 30 and 35 years old.
A MARTA spokeswoman declined to comment further because the matter is an ongoing investigation. People with any information about the incident should contact MARTA police at 404-848-4911.
Randomly Noted Strange press release of the day
Posted by Scott Freeman on Thu, Dec 27, 2007 at 7:31 PM
Certainly the most unique press release I've received in a while comes from Libertarian presidential candidate George Phillies: his family recipe for Kaurabides (sic) cookies.
Of course, we have to include his recipe for kourabiedes, which are Greek cookies:
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
News Breaking! Santa bypassed Atlanta, military caught in lie! OMG!
Posted by Thomas Wheatley on Wed, Dec 26, 2007 at 7:11 PM
It's up to us here at CL to get to the bottom of what may be the most brazen of government cover-ups, committed during the very time of year when the warmth of the holiday season should keep us all honest and aglow.
According to NORAD's highly publicized surveillance program meant to not only track, but one day snipe Santa Claus out of his once-a-year playground of stars, the immortal fat man breezed entirely by Atlanta on Christmas Eve, opting to veer east on his flight up from Florida and then soar toward the North Carolina coast instead. The Department of Defense, in hoping to avoid a regionwide riot, placed a little gift icon over Atlanta to hoodwink us into thinking we received a visit from Santa and his reindeer-guided chariot of hope. The supersecret agency's exclusive video footage of Santa's movements, however, reveals otherwise (shown below). Leave it to NORAD, still reeling from a cyber attack by one of history's greatest hacker masterminds, to foul this one up.
You can't have it both ways, Uncle Sam. Be upfront with the American people. First it was all the cover-ups about visitors from other worlds. I can understand that, as that's some heady stuff. Then there were the lies about flying cars -- lies that you paid your cronies in the automobile industry to parrot for you. Not very cool, but granted, those things involve a responsibility we as a society aren't ready to take on. But this man who lounges in the fast-melting Arctic all year, he keeps us waiting and behaving, and then ... well, don't cover for him, guys.
Evidence of Santa thumbing his nose at Atlanta shown below. Note the little feet of the reindeer. Sickening.
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All jokes aside, how much money does this cutesy animation thing cost NORAD every year?
(Santa photo courtesy of NORAD Santa Tracker)
