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Peel faster if you wanna be president!
Blog Guy, I’ve been trying to get a job in the exciting outdoor food service industry, and there aren’t any. Do you know why?
Of course. Politicians and celebrities are taking all of them.
Yes! That’s what happened to me! I tried getting work peeling potatoes in Ireland, and they gave the position to a presidential candidate, instead!
Sadly, it’s happening everywhere. Penny-pinching owners of public food stalls are finding VIPs more than willing to do the work, without even having to get pesky health department certifications and stuff like that.
Look at these photos. Sarah Palin serving hot dogs, Kate Middleton flipping pancakes…
Even Tim Pawlenty watching his presidential campaign shrivel up like a porkchop.
Come back, Sarah, it’s not too late!
Blog Guy, you look pretty upset. What’s wrong?
Are you kidding me? It’s the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. All the potential fun is evaporating before my eyes!
What do you mean?
I still can’t believe it. Sarah Palin now says she’s not running!
Two days ago, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie opted not to run. Donald Trump flirted with a bid, then dropped out.
The great ones are disappearing, and it’s not even 2012 yet! How can I replace the likes of Palin and her version of Paul Revere’s ride? I may as well just hang up my blogging license and become an ornithologist!
@69Spinster: Hurl it high enough to come down on Sunday. That is when I make my gastronomic sojourn to the Texas State Fair.
Let’s see….Where should I begin? Fried pineapple upside-down cake, autumn pie, buffalo chicken in a flapjack, kraut balls, walking taco, and deep fried Texas Salsa. And let’s not forget the obligatory Corny Dog. I think I’ll pass on the Fried Bubblegum, though. I know, the grand finale should be the fried Lipitor and Alka-Seltzer. So many calories, so little time…
Try to remember the best of September
The figures are in for this blog’s most popular posts in September, and readers showed a wide variety of interests. They flocked to our pieces on rugby, especially the nude variety, and were eager to learn about flying machines and submarines you can build at home.
Throw in some arts, politics and entertainment, and you’ve got a well-rounded month for folks who no longer need constant supervision.
Thanks for coming back, readers.
Here you go, your top 10 for the month. Now go out in the yard and build those planes and submarines!
Oh, no, that’s just a home-made leash so my fiancee knows where I am all the time. We call it the Trustinator.
She’s the Darjeeling of the Tea Party?
Blog Guy, I see Sarah Palin, the possible future former potential presidential candidate, spoke at a Tea Party gathering over the weekend. I’m not sure I get the whole Tea Party thing. Wasn’t the 1773 Boston Tea Party a protest against being taxed by people we didn’t elect, and don’t Americans now get to elect their lawmakers?
That’s generally true, although for example, I don’t get to elect them.
Ah, I hear you. So you’re a convicted felon, huh?
No, just a law-abiding second-class citizen in Washington, DC, taxed by legislators I didn’t get to vote for.
Good luck with that. Anyway, why do they call themselves the Tea Party. Can you explain it?
Sure. The movement’s lore is steeped in tea.
Cheese it! It’s Wonder Woman!
Blog Guy, you have a lot of inside info on politics and I’m hoping you can clear something up for me. I’ve heard that Sarah Palin may actually be Wonder Woman.
Whoa! You may be on to something there, Ace.
It all fits! Palin rides a motorcycle, just like the real Wonder Woman, and she always travels with her faithful calf, Shep, and her wise-cracking sidekick, Todd….
Um…
And what could be a better secret identity than “former Alaska governor.” Who would ever suspect that?
I mean, she’s free to go fight evil in Iowa, New Hampshire, anyplace where crime is rampant and there may be voters!
Hmm…wonder woman… nice pair…(of bracelets)!!
…seriously, what were YOU thinking?
The hot new pet for the rich and famous?
Blog Guy, what’s the latest “in” pet for celebrities to have? Are they still carrying those tiny dogs in their purses?
No, small dogs are SO over! These days, the rich and famous go everywhere with their pet lobsters, as you can see here with the Duchess of Cambridge, Sarah Palin, Martha Stewart…
Lobsters? They’re not very cute.
That’s your opinion. But for today’s celebs, a big perk is getting their lobster paid for by the studio or whatever. Many have a claws in their contracts.
I’ll ignore that. When did lobsters suddenly become so popular?
After that incredible one in Germany predicted the World Cup results last year.
And make sure you name him/her something pretttttty cool..
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The top 10 posts for a goofy June…
June was a very good month for the blog. Our traffic statistics showed that readers flocked to information they could use, along with our hard-hitting exposés of, you know, stuff.
We suggested a Father’s Day gift Dad will never forget, we told you how the rich and powerful manage to look better than you do, and we even told you how to get George Clooney’s ex-girlfriend. Maybe.
We warned you about a very bad idea for a contest, and a retail shopping trend that needs to be stopped quickly.
Did anybody else bring you both the world’s cutest bear AND the secret message on Sarah Palin’s palm? No wonder this is the blog you can’t do without.
Here were my 10 most popular posts for June:
Ofcourse you have the best readers in the world, BG..
why do you think we ALL keep coming back, day in and day out!
You betcha those British are comin’!
Blog Guy, I’m surprised you didn’t get involved in the Sarah Palin thing a couple of days ago, when she told her goofy version of Paul Revere’s ride.
Yeah, I do have to admit that was the best video clip I’ve seen since Miss South Carolina immortalized herself a few years ago.
Exactly! This is a story that every school child learns from that Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem. You know, “Listen my children and you shall hear, Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere…”
Look, Palin has clearly done her research, and has chosen to go with Longfellow’s alternate, second version of the poem.
A second version? I didn’t know that! How does it go?
It goes something like this:
He lied about what did, claiming someone else did it. Worse, after he admitted he did it, he continued to lie. First, he lied about it becasue he knew what he did was inappropriate. Now, after havibng admitted he committed the acts, he says he did “nothing inappropriate.” Multiple layers of deception. I believe people in positions of authority should set the standard by personal example.
Palin gets a palm reading?
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Blog Guy, a few days ago you said it looked like Sarah Palin is really going to run. You’ve been closely watching her bus trip this week, so now what do you think?
Oh, she’s looking more and more like a candidate to me.
Here she is in New Hampshire yesterday with her family, chatting with lobsters.
She also appears to be trying out signs with a possible campaign slogan, though personally I think her team should be able to come up with something much more effective than that one.
Anything else you can tell us about these shots from yesterday?
why people are so much rude and aggressive towards her just in case that she went to palmistry. Huhh
Real nice tats, you betcha!
Hey Blog Guy, I know you’re really into presidential politics. So, is Sarah Palin going to run, or not?
It’s hard to say for sure, but all the telltale signs are there.
Well, she was here in DC on Sunday, and she did the traditional Admiring of the Tattoos, as every prospective candidate does.
I’m not familiar with that tradition.
It started with Thomas Jefferson, admiring the tattoos on American Revolution veterans, and has continued on for two centuries.
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