You might have heard of this dude if you've ever visited Kanye's Blog (he's on a first name basis w/ everyone isn't he?), or are on the hunt for skinny white guys that sound and somewhat move like Michael Jackson.
CHECK IT
you've flown a kite in awhile?
Yeah neither have I. I tried yesterday but the lack of wind at the almost always windy Ocean Beach was surprising. It made for a nice warm evening though. And fun with a new friend. Shout out Ri Ri!
Film the Blanks
Cool. check it.
Film the Blanks.
"What started as a doctor prescribed creative exercise to help John Taylor relax and get back into the swing of things after an extended stressful period of time in his life, Film the Blanks, "an ongoing experiment in deconstructing and abstracting film posters," has gathered much attention. Admittedly, and thankfully, John acknowledged that the outpouring of support - 10,000 visitors in the first month and request to feature his work in magazines and in galleries - as one of the reasons for his recovery; "I've had more fun and motivation and rewarding feedback in the last month working alone in my armchair than I have had in the last ten years designing for other people at a desk." "
Film the Blanks.
"What started as a doctor prescribed creative exercise to help John Taylor relax and get back into the swing of things after an extended stressful period of time in his life, Film the Blanks, "an ongoing experiment in deconstructing and abstracting film posters," has gathered much attention. Admittedly, and thankfully, John acknowledged that the outpouring of support - 10,000 visitors in the first month and request to feature his work in magazines and in galleries - as one of the reasons for his recovery; "I've had more fun and motivation and rewarding feedback in the last month working alone in my armchair than I have had in the last ten years designing for other people at a desk." "
like bread and butta
Cliches are cliches because they are true. Let me give you one. Lesbians and womens basketball. It's like milk and cookies. Lots of things go well with milk, but you can hardly dip cookies in anything other than milk. Lot's of people like basketball, but women's basketball would be nowhere without the mom jean wearing lesbians cheering them on. Womens basketball is one of those few womens sports that will get televised. It is played in a small arena, and is accessible to many people. So, by default, it seems like lesbians support basketball more than any other sport, when in reality, we just are exposed to how may lesbians are actually there. May be true, may be not. Sooooo anyway.... I went to the Stanford / OSU (Ohio State) womens basketball game this past Saturday night. I live like 20 min away from where they were playing, how could I not go?!
I walk in and I swear I was at Dinah Shore. It was as if they sent out a memo to all lesbians. To wear their cargo shorts, and baseball hats, and no make up, and to show up to walk among other people who look like them, but who all pretend they dont.
But, about the game. It was awesome. After some lack of defense and intensity, they girls busted ass, pulled it through, and nailed the top on the coffin. It was awesome. They play again tonight against Iowa. Who's game I caught a bit of Saturday night as well. Iowa, who I guess was behind the whole game, acme back from seven points behind, hit a three, and beat Michigan State. That finish was exciting. I hope Stanford pulls it through tonight.
While at the game waiting for some friends, a very nice older man came up and started talking to me. His name is Stanford (no shit), and he owns and DVD manufacturing company. He also has a son named Stanford, who is the company's CEO. Stanford senior's wife, who used to live in Ames, Iowa, the town where Iowa State University is located, died about a month ago. We had a great conversation. He told me I had a light in my eyes, had nice skin, and should moisturize so I stay looking young. He is a cool dude.
I hope I never forget life doesn't stop at any age.
I walk in and I swear I was at Dinah Shore. It was as if they sent out a memo to all lesbians. To wear their cargo shorts, and baseball hats, and no make up, and to show up to walk among other people who look like them, but who all pretend they dont.
But, about the game. It was awesome. After some lack of defense and intensity, they girls busted ass, pulled it through, and nailed the top on the coffin. It was awesome. They play again tonight against Iowa. Who's game I caught a bit of Saturday night as well. Iowa, who I guess was behind the whole game, acme back from seven points behind, hit a three, and beat Michigan State. That finish was exciting. I hope Stanford pulls it through tonight.
While at the game waiting for some friends, a very nice older man came up and started talking to me. His name is Stanford (no shit), and he owns and DVD manufacturing company. He also has a son named Stanford, who is the company's CEO. Stanford senior's wife, who used to live in Ames, Iowa, the town where Iowa State University is located, died about a month ago. We had a great conversation. He told me I had a light in my eyes, had nice skin, and should moisturize so I stay looking young. He is a cool dude.
I hope I never forget life doesn't stop at any age.
tainted?
My friends and I were chatting the other day about the women of this city, and how we all pretty much agree that everyone is tainted, in some way or another. If you didn't hook up with them, your best friend, or their best friend, or their boss, or their cousin did. Its really a shame. And really, its not just this city, or the women in this city. It's every 25 to 35 year old in any major city. No? Its a small world.
So does that mean we are tainted? What defines being such old news that the only way to meet someone completely fresh and new is to move to a new city entirely, and make the rounds there. But even then that doesn't work. Similarities attract.
Damnit.
I looked up the word tainted. It doesn't have very desirable adjectives attached to it. My personal favorite highlighted. Maybe we need to come up with a new word. ... ?
taint (tānt) Pronunciation Key
v. taint·ed, taint·ing, taints
v. tr.
To affect with or as if with a disease.
To affect with decay or putrefaction; spoil. See Synonyms at contaminate.
To corrupt morally.
To affect with a tinge of something reprehensible.
v. intr.
To become affected with decay or putrefaction; spoil.
n.
A moral defect considered as a stain or spot. See Synonyms at stain.
An infecting touch, influence, or tinge.
[Partly from obsolete taynt, to color, dye (from Anglo-Norman teint, from past participle of teindre, from Latin tingere), and partly from Middle English tainten, to convict (short for atteinten, from Old French ataint, past participle of ataindre, to attain, touch upon; see attain).]
taint'less adj., taint'less·ly adv., taint'less·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Related Words for : tainted
corrupt, besmirched, damaged, flyblown, spotted
So does that mean we are tainted? What defines being such old news that the only way to meet someone completely fresh and new is to move to a new city entirely, and make the rounds there. But even then that doesn't work. Similarities attract.
Damnit.
I looked up the word tainted. It doesn't have very desirable adjectives attached to it. My personal favorite highlighted. Maybe we need to come up with a new word. ... ?
taint (tānt) Pronunciation Key
v. taint·ed, taint·ing, taints
v. tr.
To affect with or as if with a disease.
To affect with decay or putrefaction; spoil. See Synonyms at contaminate.
To corrupt morally.
To affect with a tinge of something reprehensible.
v. intr.
To become affected with decay or putrefaction; spoil.
n.
A moral defect considered as a stain or spot. See Synonyms at stain.
An infecting touch, influence, or tinge.
[Partly from obsolete taynt, to color, dye (from Anglo-Norman teint, from past participle of teindre, from Latin tingere), and partly from Middle English tainten, to convict (short for atteinten, from Old French ataint, past participle of ataindre, to attain, touch upon; see attain).]
taint'less adj., taint'less·ly adv., taint'less·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Related Words for : tainted
corrupt, besmirched, damaged, flyblown, spotted
raccoon eyes
My very good friend is back in the bay area visiting from Connecticut (F U-conn who seems to be good at every sport). Its great to catch up with a friend who has actually lived in San Francisco because we didn't have to do any of the normal crappy tourist stuff that costs obscene amounts of money. Instead we spent lots of money on not so touristy things. We visited Stinson. How the girl has lived in SF for two years and never been there, I don't know. So we went, and enjoyed an absolutely awesome, very hot day. Somewhere between the car sunroof being open, and the not wearing sunscreen, my face got torched. At first it was just my forehead, than throughout the night, of coffee, and specialty cupcakes, and sushi, it continually got worse and worse. Now I have raccoon eyes, and its not even from skiing.
Have you heard of Demetri Martin? He is very funny. Check him out.
chairs - sitting
Have you heard of Demetri Martin? He is very funny. Check him out.
chairs - sitting
really? really?!?
This reminds me of something that would be on the Seth and Amy's SNL segment entitled, Really?!? He knows what he did was wrong, as far as what got him into prison, 
but he still continues to do other odd things, that any other person would probably consider wrong. Such as pulling out your eye, and then eating it. You can read the article here.
To compare stupid to stupid, here are Amy and Seth sticking it to Michael Vick, and rightfully so.
but he still continues to do other odd things, that any other person would probably consider wrong. Such as pulling out your eye, and then eating it. You can read the article here. To compare stupid to stupid, here are Amy and Seth sticking it to Michael Vick, and rightfully so.
Spot.Us
Great new website focused at user / viewer wanted stories by seasoned and passionate journalists. Great concept, and site. Check it out. The following is a link to a story.
SF Transportation
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SF Transportation
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Van Jones - I called it!
I wrote about how awesome, considerate, gracious, and such a shaker and mover Van Jones is about a year back when I taped an interview with him for the Full Circle Fund. Well here he is, brought onto Obama's "green" administration. So congrats Mr. Jones, all the best to you, do Oakland proud!
Article link here, and below:
Since the drafting of Van Jones to the Obama administration, people have wondered what exactly his job will be and what it will mean for the future of green jobs. Jones is a rising star among environmental activists, author of The Green Collar Economy and had been CEO of green jobs activist group Green For All until his government appointment caused him to step down.
From a Greenwire interview with Van Jones:
E&E: Do you consider yourself Obama's "green-jobs czar," as some have dubbed you?
Jones: No, I'm the green-jobs handyman. I'm there to serve. I'm there to help as a leader in the field of green jobs, which is a new field. I'm happy to come and serve and be helpful, but there's no such thing as a green-jobs "czar."
E&E: A Rutgers University report published today suggests that most green job openings will not be new occupations, but rather traditional occupations with a new layer of "green" skills and credentials. For example, laborers and building contractors who need specialized training and certification to perform home weatherization audits. Do you agree?
Jones: Yes. That's one of the exciting things about this. Sometimes people think we're talking about some exotic occupation from Mars that nobody's ever heard of. That we're talking about George Jetson or Buck Rogers when we're thinking about green jobs. We're not talking about solar ray-guns; we're talking about caulking guns as one of the major tools we're going to need to be smarter with energy. Those are jobs our existing work force, with a little training, can start doing right away.
Some bloggers privately wonder if it's the best move for Jones -- or for the green jobs effort. The thinking: He seemed to be doing well where he was. Why put him behind a government desk? What happens to the momentum he had built up? Jones gives his answers to those questions in this YES! Magazine interview:
Doug: What happens to Green for All while you're in DC?
Van: That's the best news of all, that we have an extraordinary leader in Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, who's coming on board. Anybody in California knows that she is a true wunderkind. She has been a phenomenal leader of the progressive labor movement, she's African-American, she's young -- in her early thirties. You just could not dream up a better person to come into Green for All at this time.
Doug: The last time YES! readers heard from you was in an interview right after the election. In that interview you said that you had no intention of going to work for the Obama administration. What changed your mind?
Van: Not only did I say I had no intention of going, when they asked the question, I burst out laughing because at the time it seemed completely ludicrous that it would even be an option. I think what changed my mind was interacting with the administration during the transition process and during the whole process of getting the recovery package pulled together. I began to see that there was an important role at the table, inside the process, to do make sure all the great things the president wants to do can get done well.
Doug: While you're in DC, what can folks who have been following Green for All and working with you or on your initiatives, what can folks do to keep the movement going?
Van: Continue doing the things we have planned. We're working to implement the green recovery in a just way. We need to get those recovery dollars out fast and fair. Anybody who's interested can got to the website greenforall.org and you'll see lots of opportunities to get involved and also lots of information about how to get those recovery dollars working in your own community. And that's going to be an important part of what Green for All does going forward. To tell you the truth, I think in that start-up phase the early phase, visioning and initiating, I think I did an extraordinary job. We are in a different world, and Green for All needs a different leader. And it has that leader in Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins.
But it's the end of this guest post on Grist that may most accurately describe what Jones' real job is (emphasis mine):
This week, President Obama defied those stereotypes by appointing Van Jones as his green jobs guru, tasked to simultaneously increase environmental protection and economic stimulus. I have hope that he can not only rise to the task but also tie together environment and economy in a way that we can all better understand.
That fits with what seems to be an Obama signature move. He wants to help the country understand its myriad crises. Forgiving him for a moment for not making the economic crisis crystal clear just yet -- it's possible that the closest we'll come is that most of the United States wasn't engaged until two entertainers discussed it last week -- remember that Obama flirted with the idea of appointing a television personality to the surgeon general spot.
Having people who can explain these murky waters in sound bites and confidently -- charismatically -- point toward the future seems to be important to the president. Is it better than surrounding oneself with wonks whose only passion is policy? Probably not. And that's why neither the administration nor Jones wants to let anyone call the new appointee a "czar."
Article link here, and below:
Since the drafting of Van Jones to the Obama administration, people have wondered what exactly his job will be and what it will mean for the future of green jobs. Jones is a rising star among environmental activists, author of The Green Collar Economy and had been CEO of green jobs activist group Green For All until his government appointment caused him to step down.
From a Greenwire interview with Van Jones:
E&E: Do you consider yourself Obama's "green-jobs czar," as some have dubbed you?
Jones: No, I'm the green-jobs handyman. I'm there to serve. I'm there to help as a leader in the field of green jobs, which is a new field. I'm happy to come and serve and be helpful, but there's no such thing as a green-jobs "czar."
E&E: A Rutgers University report published today suggests that most green job openings will not be new occupations, but rather traditional occupations with a new layer of "green" skills and credentials. For example, laborers and building contractors who need specialized training and certification to perform home weatherization audits. Do you agree?
Jones: Yes. That's one of the exciting things about this. Sometimes people think we're talking about some exotic occupation from Mars that nobody's ever heard of. That we're talking about George Jetson or Buck Rogers when we're thinking about green jobs. We're not talking about solar ray-guns; we're talking about caulking guns as one of the major tools we're going to need to be smarter with energy. Those are jobs our existing work force, with a little training, can start doing right away.
Some bloggers privately wonder if it's the best move for Jones -- or for the green jobs effort. The thinking: He seemed to be doing well where he was. Why put him behind a government desk? What happens to the momentum he had built up? Jones gives his answers to those questions in this YES! Magazine interview:
Doug: What happens to Green for All while you're in DC?
Van: That's the best news of all, that we have an extraordinary leader in Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, who's coming on board. Anybody in California knows that she is a true wunderkind. She has been a phenomenal leader of the progressive labor movement, she's African-American, she's young -- in her early thirties. You just could not dream up a better person to come into Green for All at this time.
Doug: The last time YES! readers heard from you was in an interview right after the election. In that interview you said that you had no intention of going to work for the Obama administration. What changed your mind?
Van: Not only did I say I had no intention of going, when they asked the question, I burst out laughing because at the time it seemed completely ludicrous that it would even be an option. I think what changed my mind was interacting with the administration during the transition process and during the whole process of getting the recovery package pulled together. I began to see that there was an important role at the table, inside the process, to do make sure all the great things the president wants to do can get done well.
Doug: While you're in DC, what can folks who have been following Green for All and working with you or on your initiatives, what can folks do to keep the movement going?
Van: Continue doing the things we have planned. We're working to implement the green recovery in a just way. We need to get those recovery dollars out fast and fair. Anybody who's interested can got to the website greenforall.org and you'll see lots of opportunities to get involved and also lots of information about how to get those recovery dollars working in your own community. And that's going to be an important part of what Green for All does going forward. To tell you the truth, I think in that start-up phase the early phase, visioning and initiating, I think I did an extraordinary job. We are in a different world, and Green for All needs a different leader. And it has that leader in Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins.
But it's the end of this guest post on Grist that may most accurately describe what Jones' real job is (emphasis mine):
This week, President Obama defied those stereotypes by appointing Van Jones as his green jobs guru, tasked to simultaneously increase environmental protection and economic stimulus. I have hope that he can not only rise to the task but also tie together environment and economy in a way that we can all better understand.
That fits with what seems to be an Obama signature move. He wants to help the country understand its myriad crises. Forgiving him for a moment for not making the economic crisis crystal clear just yet -- it's possible that the closest we'll come is that most of the United States wasn't engaged until two entertainers discussed it last week -- remember that Obama flirted with the idea of appointing a television personality to the surgeon general spot.
Having people who can explain these murky waters in sound bites and confidently -- charismatically -- point toward the future seems to be important to the president. Is it better than surrounding oneself with wonks whose only passion is policy? Probably not. And that's why neither the administration nor Jones wants to let anyone call the new appointee a "czar."
seeking arranged marriage
This was in the Best Of section, I thought it was hilarious and had to share :
Link - actual posting below
Seeking Arranged Marriage
Date: 2009-01-25, 1:03PM PST
TO ALL AVAILABLE MEN
SO… I’m single, tired of mingling, and looking to get hitched. Thing is, I’m pretty frustrated with the legwork and my solution is to pass the buck on to my parents and let them go ahead and choose for me, the way it was (is) done in the good old days (South Asia). So if you’re a single guy, hoping for marriage and kids (not more than two) in the future, and willing to roll with the punches, let’s get your folks in on this too.
Here’s what I’m thinking… You respond to this with your parental contact info, which I will pass along to mine… Then, I figure we can just butt out until the wedding. Let’s let them hammer out the details, investigate compatibility, and argue about a dowry.
Me: 26 year old female with a generally positive outlook on life, one salary, three piercings, zero tattoos, one car, one hamster, and one (slightly used) vagina. I’d be willing to consider getting re-virginized if this is a deal-breaker for your family.
I’d prefer not to convert to your religion, but I would consider relocation if my travel expenses were covered.
Looking forward to the big day. Maybe we’ll meet once or twice before then… I’m leaving that up to my mom.
Location: Seattle
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
PostingID: 1007286964
Link - actual posting below
Seeking Arranged Marriage
Date: 2009-01-25, 1:03PM PST
TO ALL AVAILABLE MEN
SO… I’m single, tired of mingling, and looking to get hitched. Thing is, I’m pretty frustrated with the legwork and my solution is to pass the buck on to my parents and let them go ahead and choose for me, the way it was (is) done in the good old days (South Asia). So if you’re a single guy, hoping for marriage and kids (not more than two) in the future, and willing to roll with the punches, let’s get your folks in on this too.
Here’s what I’m thinking… You respond to this with your parental contact info, which I will pass along to mine… Then, I figure we can just butt out until the wedding. Let’s let them hammer out the details, investigate compatibility, and argue about a dowry.
Me: 26 year old female with a generally positive outlook on life, one salary, three piercings, zero tattoos, one car, one hamster, and one (slightly used) vagina. I’d be willing to consider getting re-virginized if this is a deal-breaker for your family.
I’d prefer not to convert to your religion, but I would consider relocation if my travel expenses were covered.
Looking forward to the big day. Maybe we’ll meet once or twice before then… I’m leaving that up to my mom.
Location: Seattle
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
PostingID: 1007286964
Punk before Punk was punk
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/arts/music/15rubi.html?_r=1
Here is the song. MP3
It's not bad, but I really don't think I should judge. I really know nothing about music.
Here is the song. MP3
It's not bad, but I really don't think I should judge. I really know nothing about music.
have I become boring?
I got a job at a restaurant to make some money. I don't make that much money, but I don't work that much either. When am not working I am sometimes too tired or uninspired to the do the things I really want to spend my time doing. Is that a cop out? Am I being completely counterproductive? Should I not worry about the minor for some, major for others, loans and bills I have to really just do what I want to do? Or is that just being completely irresponsible?
I feel like I have become nothing but a greasy spoon of suburban culture. The kind that never left where they grew up, and thinks nothing of being in rehab by the age of 17.
Ok, stop the self loathing!
I feel like I have become nothing but a greasy spoon of suburban culture. The kind that never left where they grew up, and thinks nothing of being in rehab by the age of 17.
Ok, stop the self loathing!
3 hours of my life, wasted
Really ABC, really?
You dangle the DeAnna carrot in front of me for 6 weeks. Making me believe something big was going to get thrown down! Sure Ive seen enough "reality" tv, and enough of Bachelor's to know nothing is really as it seems, and you cut it to make us believe what you want. So, when DeAnna just really gave Jason advice, sure, I wasn't that surprised. I also sort of felt bad with the guy and the girls. He had just moved on and moved past DeAnna, and here she comes up messing with his emotions. So I was glad to see that wasn't the case.
The first limo pulls up. It's the blue dress. Yeah, he's not going to pick Molly! Good. I didn't see the connection between them anyway. Truthfully I don't see the connection between Jason and both girls, but flat out I like Melissa more. But then of course, there is always more... after the final rose!
I don't even want to dissect that hour. Really, I didn't need to watch any of the episode, I could have just watched Good Morning America, and heard Robyn give us the 2 min down low about it. Grrr... I could have played my indoor game. It just goes to show where I should really place my priorities.
You dangle the DeAnna carrot in front of me for 6 weeks. Making me believe something big was going to get thrown down! Sure Ive seen enough "reality" tv, and enough of Bachelor's to know nothing is really as it seems, and you cut it to make us believe what you want. So, when DeAnna just really gave Jason advice, sure, I wasn't that surprised. I also sort of felt bad with the guy and the girls. He had just moved on and moved past DeAnna, and here she comes up messing with his emotions. So I was glad to see that wasn't the case.
The first limo pulls up. It's the blue dress. Yeah, he's not going to pick Molly! Good. I didn't see the connection between them anyway. Truthfully I don't see the connection between Jason and both girls, but flat out I like Melissa more. But then of course, there is always more... after the final rose!
I don't even want to dissect that hour. Really, I didn't need to watch any of the episode, I could have just watched Good Morning America, and heard Robyn give us the 2 min down low about it. Grrr... I could have played my indoor game. It just goes to show where I should really place my priorities.
Doug
What ever happened to Doug Funnie, and his posse of friends... and enemies (ugh hum, Roger!)
This was a good show!
This was a good show!
the simpsons
The Simpsons was one of those tv shows that as a parent rated your level of leniency towards your children and your parenting style. The parents who let their kids watch Homer drink Duff and Bart terrorize the neighborhood, were often seen as the parents who had no moral standing and didn't care about whether their kids brains were rotting in front of the screen or not.
When my siblings and I were younger my parents didn't really like us to watch The Simpsons. I don't think they had even watched a single episode before they had formed this opinion, which is a bit unfair, but I do understand where they were coming from. For younger kids I don't think any tv is really all that great at all. The commercials make them think they need things they really don't. And the topics on television, even cartoons aren't the most healthy. Even some of the way the characters dress are just... I don't know, slutty...?
So, The Simpsons. Because it was something my parents didn't want us watching, of course we wanted to watch it. Eventually as we got older, we would watch it, and my parents would even watch it with us. I guess it started to turn in to a family activity. I guess as a parent you will settle for any way to hang out with your kids even if it's not your ideal situation. Not that Im saying that's what my parents did. ... Anyway, eventually, as I got older, I came to see that a lot of the issues The Simpsons characters were dealing with actually had valid points. that sometimes they just ended up in silly dilemmas or exaggerated endings, but they were still trying to share a little lesson with it's viewers.
Anyway congrats to The Simpsons creators for getting picked up for yet another 21st and 22nd season. If they last it will be the longest running prime tie series in US history. Read HERE.
When my siblings and I were younger my parents didn't really like us to watch The Simpsons. I don't think they had even watched a single episode before they had formed this opinion, which is a bit unfair, but I do understand where they were coming from. For younger kids I don't think any tv is really all that great at all. The commercials make them think they need things they really don't. And the topics on television, even cartoons aren't the most healthy. Even some of the way the characters dress are just... I don't know, slutty...?
So, The Simpsons. Because it was something my parents didn't want us watching, of course we wanted to watch it. Eventually as we got older, we would watch it, and my parents would even watch it with us. I guess it started to turn in to a family activity. I guess as a parent you will settle for any way to hang out with your kids even if it's not your ideal situation. Not that Im saying that's what my parents did. ... Anyway, eventually, as I got older, I came to see that a lot of the issues The Simpsons characters were dealing with actually had valid points. that sometimes they just ended up in silly dilemmas or exaggerated endings, but they were still trying to share a little lesson with it's viewers.
Anyway congrats to The Simpsons creators for getting picked up for yet another 21st and 22nd season. If they last it will be the longest running prime tie series in US history. Read HERE.
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