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First, it was PBR. Now, The Return of Schlitz.

Six degrees of separation, yes. But six degrees of e-Kevin Bacon? The jury’s still out on that one.

Jet Blue to charge 7 bucks for a binkie and a pillow. Let’s hope they’re clean.

Mickey D’s re-evaluating that whole Dollar Menu. ‘Cause you can never put too high a price on “cheese food/product.”

Playgirl going web only. Where’s the quid pro quo, boys? Mouse hand already pre-occupied?

Morgan Freeman injured in car crash. A very graceful, dignified car crash. (Get well, and soon.)

Speaking of getting better, best wishes to the ailing Bernie Mac.

Mainstream media not benefiting as much as you’d think from election coverage. We, like everyone else, blame Katie Couric.

The UK’s Guardian says “lad mags” are responsible for the decline of western civilization. Funny, we blame Katie for this, too.

It was only a matter of time: The Dark Knight backlash. (Again, we blame…. nah, just kiddin’. [wink])

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The Caribbean Monk seal will soon be off the endangered species list, but only because it’s officially extinct.

• Don’t believe in God? Well, neither does this guy and he took out a billboard to prove it.

• Is Barack Obama an enlightened being?

• Is this the end of the Clinton era?

• Sign that John McCain is in trouble: Robert Novak is calling McCain talking points silly and stupid.

• McCain may be running on the ticket of the “family values” party, but what about the wife he so callously left behind?

• In the lighter side, here’s a look at some really strange festivals in Europe, including Greece’s phallus fest.

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NY Times-reading bunny lovers are hella stewed.

It’s not exactly an independent record store, but still…

This evening, Nightline takes an intimate look at the real estate crisis. Very intimate.

Geek alert: Battlestar Galactica update. Sort of.

And now, a local blog worth checking out. And he’s right: Santogold is rad.

Wanna get your own plug? Email us your blog link.

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Especially if you’ve driven through North Central Florida or the panhandle, you’ve seen these billboards:

A while ago me and a friend, writer and current Baton Rouge Advocate photographer Casey Anderson, decided to come up with a few of our own. Our goal was a submission to McSweeney’s lists, but our list never quite got there. We revive the project here. Our ideas blow? Submit some of your own in the comments to this post.

Jesus is coming. Do you have an extra toothbrush? - God

Pervert. - God

Global warming, huh? How about a flood? - God

Come with me. She doesn’t love you anyway. - God

They’re demons, demons. Kill them all. - God

Did you like the cancer I sent you? - God.

Fat porn? C’mon. - God

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Pink Bus is back! Or, at least its fearless leader, “Crazy James,” is. The Sarasota high alum just completed the first leg of his whirlwind bike tour around the world, stopping in places both urban and barren across the USA.

On no money. With just that Barbie-goes-punk mane to protect him from the rain.

In next week’s CL, I’ll be treating you to some of the million-dollar anecdotes he got from his journey — and relaying some of the essential travel tips gleaned from life on the road. But just for a tease, here’s one left on the cutting-room floor:

TIP #524. Never Have Sex With a Couch Host

Couchsurfing.com connects vagabonds all over the world with a temporary free place to crash. Sure, it’s hippy central, but it’s also a site of vital importance to people like Crazy James. Just don’t make the same mistake he did once, before he left North Dakota:
“A word to any man out there,” whimpers James. “Never get with a girl who collects Danielle Steele books and parakeets. Horrible, horrible.”

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Wait, did we say that we love Election Day? We miswrote, forgive us. We love Election Day assuming it’s not … Brooks Brothers Opening Day! Double woo!

Yes, that yellow building on the corner of Main and Lemon has finally been occupied, kicking off a string of upper-crust retail opening in the next few weeks at Pineapple Square. Boy, if that isn’t an itch that needed scratching, we’re not sure what is.

Knowing you just couldn’t wait till five to get a peak at the digs, we dispatched our newest correspondent, The Uninformed Fashionista, to file a review.
TUF’s report is after the jump:
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Crap. Damn image finder. Anyway, for nearly two hours this morning, the sun and moon made sweet love. If you’re one of those lazy people who think sleeping at 4 a.m. is more important than witnessing the planet’s natural beauty, but would still like to see pictures of the actual eclipse (though that spoiler is mighty fine), the Orlando Sentinel’s got some here.

[via Florida Citizens for Science]

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In honor of On The Road’s 50th anniversary, Tropical Storm Dean is perhaps on its way, again. (We’ve seen this guy before.) About halfway from Africa, it’s picking up, but still looks pretty puny on the tracker over at The Weather Channel. Wait — did we just taunt a storm? That can’t be good.

photo from deanwormer.com.

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OK, so maybe this isn’t exactly “newsworthy” or “important” or even “at all interesting.” But this here is a blog, and what’s a blog for but to send meaningless nonsense through the wily tubes of the internets?

Nothing, I say.

And therefore, let me present my new hero: Rufus, The Amazing Car-Surfing Gecko.
This little guy rode the Civic wave all the way from the office, across the bridge and through the treacherous waters of St. Armands. I didn’t notice him till halfway through — then proceeded to nearly kill several pedestrians as I tried to take his picture. Rufus looked scared, but he was brave.

More photos (’cause really, is there anything more important than this?) and Rufus’ inspiration after the jump. (more…)

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This is better.

via metafilter.

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