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The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived...

From a practical standpoint, by my estimation Mickey Mouse and The Marlboro Man are the top earners on this list, yet one of them is #1 and the other is ranked #18. Also, no real surprise who the top ranked 80's superhero personality is (#48). My dark horses on the list: HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey and J.R. from Dallas.

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame > Rip It Up And Start Again > Synth Britannia

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Yebo!

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The Art of Noise (featuring Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens)

I think this is from 1989 or 1990. The fusion between traditional African music and Euro-pop inspires.

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AutoTune Blues

A few years back you couldn't listen a song without hearing a verse with Ja-Rule. Then Lil Jon became the ubiquitous feature artist (and beat maker). Next, there wasn't nobody could get enough of Lil Wayne. He was everywhere!

Then T-Pain came to be the go-to guy for ALL songs. This led to the current state of affairs.

T-Pain brought with him the newest featured "artist." Auto Tune.

I am very tired of that machine-sounding singer. Makes everything sound the same. Covers up some seriously weak singers *cough* Brittney Miley *cough*.

But like all the other featured artists, this will come out of favor, too. Can't wait. Meantime I am sticking to old skool with a touch of acoustic.

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It's the newness from Tay Zonday

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10 Reasons Why Twilight Is Bad for Girls

1. Bella is a weak character. She depends on Edward to save her--from her own stupid decisions. Man up, girl!
2. Bella is stupid and manipulative. Putting yourself in dangerous situations and expecting someone to save you is stupid. Making him save you is manipulative.
3. For the record, Prince Charming really does NOT come on a white horse to save the day. This is the fallacy that feminists have been fighting for decades. DECADES.
4. Prince Charming did not have to fight his urges to kill the innocent maiden. 
5. What mother or father (or court guardian) would say a 17-year-old is ready to give up her mortal life for her first love? I don't know about you, but my first love wasn't worth it. 
6. True love does NOT require the ultimate sacrifice. Romeo & Juliet was a tragedy for alot of reasons.
7. Bella represents girls who are vulnerable to greasy old men Internet stalkers. 
8. Edward is 90 years old, for the love of God! If Bella ran away to a motel with a 90 year old man, we would not think that it is romantic. The word "sick" comes to mind, or a very special episode of some kind.
9. Scarlett O'Hara would NEVER put anyone else in control.  Rhett left, but she didn't need him anyway. Go Scarlett! Twiddle dee dee
10. If I had a daughter, I would pray that I would have raised her immune to the false promises and sexism of the Twilight Saga.

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New GritFX Design: World Water Fight Championship 1983...

World Water Fight Championship 1983
The year was 1983. Entrepreneur James T. Grunwald sponsored the first
and only World Water Fight Championship in Stockholm. Entrants descended
on Sweden from all over the globe to compete in the three-day
championship, which saw almost three million litres of water shot from a
variety of pistols and custom made jet guns in a multitude of categories.
Overall winner was Bjorn Pedersen who managed to remain completely dry
amid the anarchy of the final contest, The All-In Water Brawl.

On another note, THANK YOU to those who entered the last GritFX Tee Competition! We received plenty of support from the Brotherhood; which was extremely appreciated!!

Posted by Manz
(On behalf of GritFX T-Shirts)
http://www.gritfx.com

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Sting, Simon Cowell and the unintended consequences of government regulation

The news is Simon Cowell has gotten into a bit of a tizzy over Stings disparaging remarks about X Factor, the British talent show Cowell conceived.

The X Factor is a preposterous show ... and you have judges who have no recognisable talent, apart from self-promotion, advising them what to wear and how to look. It is appalling.
The real shopfloor for musical talent is pubs and clubs. That is where the original work is. But they are being closed down on a daily basis.
It is impossible to put an act on in a pub. It has become too expensive through excessive regulations.

What's alarming to me about this juicy bit of non-important celebrity gossip is not two grown prima donnas in a cat fight but the fact that, according to Sting, the young blood needed to inspire the music business in England is quickly disappearing due to club and pub over-regulation. Between the smoking ban, heavy taxes on rent and excessive duty fees on alcohol, pubs have become almost inaccessible to burgeoning artists.

Additionally, "Virtually every activity in pubs - from dancing, singalongs, music, to darts and chess – now requires a specific council licence. A Cambridge pub had to cancel a poetry reading recently, because it didn’t have a 'spoken word licence'." Perhaps they need to establish some sort of government committee to investigate the problem. :)

Do you think government should have limits?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/11/16/x-factor-simon-cowell-furious-as-sting-hits-out-115875-21825723/

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VIDEO: World's oldest known working Sharpie

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Back in the early 1980s (most likely around 1982), a collegue was handing out black Sharpie marking pens to promote his business. Since then, I have used this Sharpie (now affectionately called 'Old Blackie') in my home office, mostly to address packages. Amazingly, it still continues to work today. Considering how Sharpies tend to dry out over time, this is almost miraculous (like the Virgin Mary appearing on a grilled cheese sandwich.) Until proven otherwise, I'm claiming to own the world's oldest known working Sharpie. Guinness Book of World Records, I await your call.

Sent via iPhone 3GS

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1982 Kraft Miracle Whip Commercial

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