Only one good TFLN since last night, but it's a great one

(717): I'm really proud of myself for not blacking out yet this weekend!
(215): It's a Thursday. http://tfl.nu/79xq

I love it when parents tell it to their kids straight

Teen, looking at rack of sweater vests: Hey, look--I could turn into Rick Santorum!
Mother: Yeah, but then I'd have to disown you.

--Century 21

Overheard by: Benny
via Overheard in New York, Jan 27, 2012

Of course there are TFLNs

(410): My dad and I just got asked if "we wanted a more intimate setting for our date". The world is coming to an end. http://tfl.nu/noz9

(316): He used the phrase "no problemo" in a sext. It's over. http://tfl.nu/vzgx

(310): She asked me to go inside, make myself a drink and slip into something a little more naked. http://tfl.nu/yes9

(202): In the middle of the State of the Union, she unzipped my pants and started giving me head. I've never been so proud to be an American. http://tfl.nu/gnds

(226): wow, you never really realize how many muscles you have in your crotch until you pull them all. http://tfl.nu/mko0

(813): EVERY guy that's EVER been in my vagina has texted me tonight for a booty call. Narrow it down to the greatest hits or just work in timeline order? http://tfl.nu/uphg

(248): He drew a bath for me. It was only cute until he started throwing in celery and calling me soup. http://tfl.nu/dnmt

(614): This is now the friendly bartender typing for him. He wants to be on you. He is going to "destroy your vagina". Good luck and
sorry if this woke you up! http://tfl.nu/jjmt

(989): walk of shame to my ortho appointment. kids are staring. this little girl just asked her mom if she can havr glitter in her hair too.
http://tfl.nu/do4j

(917): You fucked everything up-can't pass a cleared kitchen table without getting hard http://tfl.nu/7qxy

(815): Oh my god I just remembered I bit a stripper last night. http://tfl.nu/jyfi

(303): Okay, who took a picture of their pubes shaved into a dragon on my phone and made it the background?! http://tfl.nu/om37

Living with bobcats LVII

I haven't done one of these in a very long time.

Iowa: Bettendorf bobcat sighting no surprise to Iowa DNR, Bettendorf dog survives suspected bobcat attack

Washington: Readers share close encounters

Arizona: Bobcats feast on Fountain Hills pet, Several Bobcats Caught in Fountain Hills, This is a bobcat not a house cat.

Florida: St. Lucie West Man Finds Bobcat In Yard, Officials say big cat spotted in Ocean Ridge could be bobcat - or a dog

Massachusetts: Bobcat found injured on East Longmeadow roadway

Pennsylvania: Possible bobcat sighting in Delaware County

Texas: Deer reported in residential part of Harlingen

Illinois: Bobcat Photographed In A Belleville, Illinois Backyard

Somali kidnappers dead, hostages rescued

U.S. Military Frees 2 Western Hostages From Somali Pirates

TFLN time

(865): He cheated on me in real life. I can cheat at words with friends. http://tfl.nu/ncfq

(610): i dont trust my judgment anymore so im only going to fuck guys who can donate blood at the red cross.  they have standards. http://tfl.nu/8v5s

(317): I'm not sure how many more innuendos I can slip into this fucking conversation before I just blatantly say "I want to fuck you." http://tfl.nu/oa2r

(603): they're both probably 7 inches? or 8? I'm shoving a ruler in my mouth trying to figure it out http://tfl.nu/559d

(512): Btw before you ask, the dr said there's no way shoving his dick that far down my throat is why i got laryngitis http://tfl.nu/fz62

(903): I don't think casual Fridays means I can go to work with dried cum in my hair... http://tfl.nu/9cft

(417): Speaking of ejaculate, did you get the side of your car cleaned off? http://tfl.nu/54ro

(360): Hey, it was your idea to keep her occupied with the barscanner on your phone
(253): you didnt need to give her a fucking sharpie. there are handmade barcodes everywhere. including my cock. fucker. http://tfl.nu/ov6f

(504): I don't think we had sex because when I woke up he was still wearing the chicken suit. http://tfl.nu/0gcq

(951): I would convert to being a Republican and Mormon just to sleep with Romney's sons. The things I would to do them. http://tfl.nu/loif

(419): They reenacted the scene from the lion king where mufasa talked to simba from the clouds. As high as they were they got it word for word. There has to be an award for that. http://tfl.nu/gjrr

(+44): You called me at 4am shouting drunk shit about Poland and asking me to 'come out and play.' Where the fuck were you?
(+48): Poland http://tfl.nu/96rz

Semi-random thoughts

• It looks like the size of the New York State Senate will increase by one to 63. While this might give the Republicans a slight advantage in trying to retain control of that house, I think that is far preferable to having an even number of senators. That has caused quite a bit of chaos.
• My glob has received a visitor from Cambodia. That might be a first.
• When I'm cold at home I put on an old sweatshirt I got at Tanglewood. It was their 50th anniversary version. Now I see that Tanglewood is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. So I'm wearing a 25 year old sweatshirt!

Public Service Announcement

Postal rates went up today. First class is now 45 cents.

More TFLNs

(317): hes supposed to be my fuck buddy. im not supposed to see him on his knees praying by my bed when i walk into my room. http://tfl.nu/qubv

(804): have to get expensive furniture. after that study abroad now at least six things at ikea are named after guys i slept with http://tfl.nu/vxai

(201): Called the cops on a high school party then went in after all the kids ran away and took the rest of the beer. What are you doing tonight? http://tfl.nu/of56

(916): Pregaming before going to drink with a girl from Russia. Please make sure I'm not dead in the morning. http://tfl.nu/8lph

(501): Yeah. He can't come because his mom found the pizza box under his bed with my underwear in it. He acted confused, guess because i forgot to tell him.. http://tfl.nu/3vco

(217): Guess which frat house I just walked out of! And on a related note... guess who's uncircumsized http://tfl.nu/ymju

(941): I was so  intoxicated last night I was giving out my real name and number ugh. http://tfl.nu/0uja

Thugs thwarted again

Dutch marines open fire on pirates

I'm really glad they are finding ways for merchant ships to defend themselves. It's probably the most cost-effective way of stemming this thuggery.

Public service announcement

Estimated taxes are due tomorrow.

TFLNs--I never get tired of them

(360): sooo I am sorta kinda using your name as my stripper stage name. http://tfl.nu/z35x

(734): What do you wear to apply at a strip club? http://tfl.nu/ttz5

(917): Her stripper name is Geico.  I'm not drunk or creative enough to make this up. http://tfl.nu/5qka

(269): Babysitting for someone you accidently sent nudies to is so fucking awkward. http://tfl.nu/yk34

(714): I'm helping my Mormon ex boyfriend from high school embrace his inner cross dresser. This is truly god's work. http://tfl.nu/rjuf

(484): judging by her collection of mens sweaters, shes fucked the entire lands end catalog. http://tfl.nu/kq70

(432): I don't care how drunk you were. Sending me a pic of your dick dressed as Uncle Sam with the caption "I want you" isn't an acceptable pick up line. http://tfl.nu/q8nl

(484): i told him i was allergic to semen.  he pulled out an epipen. http://tfl.nu/hdza

(989): Walmart at night is scary enough without having to run into people you've slept with http://tfl.nu/ctqs

(330): he stopped during sex, told me i smelled like McDonald's and went harder.. http://tfl.nu/5whr

(484): how many thumbs am i supposed to have at one time
(215): you found the shrooms didnt you http://tfl.nu/rmts

(707): I would've been fine if I didn't do the three shots
(1-707): You did like 8 http://tfl.nu/2yf9

(404): Sorry I pissed in your dining room and kicked your best friend in the face while he was passed out. http://tfl.nu/ejyb

(937): How am I supposed to stop smoking pot when girl scout cookies are being sold. http://tfl.nu/0xc1

(519): I'm that hungover student in class ... On a wednesday morning
(519): Omg I think I'm in the wrong class http://tfl.nu/znqx

When are the thugs going to learn they're not going to win?

UK, US sailors capture suspected Somali pirates

Living with coyotes XXV

Texas: Coyote roams gated community

Where is Inspector Lewis when we need him?

Oxford puzzles over unexplained death of professor

This is obviously a case for the Masterpiece Mystery detective.

The Brits score one against the thugs

Navy prevents attack by Somali pirate 'mothership'

Stupid Somali thugs lose again

Somali Pirates Attack Spanish Warship and Lose

TFLN time again

(631): On the one year anniversary of me loosing my virginity... thousands of people will be taking their pants of on subways all around the world
(1-631): It's like a tribute to you being a slut http://tfl.nu/t5j2

(706): On a lighter note, my mom and I were playing scattergories, and for "things that you keep hidden" we both put dildo.  Proof that we really are related. http://tfl.nu/0zhl

(214): How many vodka infused gummi bears count as 1 drink? http://tfl.nu/kd28

(813): Idk we were snorting lines and making out in the stall while these people were cheering us on, on the other side. And that's when I realized he wasn't the only guy in the girls bathroom. http://tfl.nu/y5hs

(910): You went to jail last night?!
(1-910): Just a little bit. http://tfl.nu/exzq

(910): He told me I was a pleasure to arrest. That's the 2nd time I've heard that. http://tfl.nu/o050

Somali thugs keep losing

NATO 'Neutralises' Somali Pirates

Somali thugs lose again

Danish navy captures pirate vessel, frees hostages

One day's TFLNs

(941): We were talking about threesomes when she went to say who she would have as her third. She did not get to finish her sentence because her bf already said my name.My sheer presence destroys relationships. http://tfl.nu/x14j

(336): You look cute and you are awesome. And that means something coming from a judgmental bitch http://tfl.nu/vf66

(706): He answered his phone while he was eating me out and proceeded to yell at his wife for interrupting lunch...impressed or rock bottom? http://tfl.nu/9suz

(803): Apparently my downstairs neighbors don't much appreciate it when I do drunk aerobics at 3am on a Wednesday... http://tfl.nu/4ejd

(605): I blacked out after you got about 8 goldfish out of the tank and put them in your pockets. We're not allowed back. It was a sucky Walmart anyway... http://tfl.nu/fmfe

(214): As usual, I had to fight him for his car keys. Though this time he made it to the valet garage. All the Hispanic attendants gathered around and watched. Felt like I was in a cock fight. http://tfl.nu/njgf

(348): Look at my eyebrows in this pic! We deffo need to go back to that waxing place.
(1-348): You have a cock in one hand and a shot in the other. Your eyebrows are not the topic in need of discussion. http://tfl.nu/i2j4

Plat du jour--guest submission

This could be a lot of things. Rapture love? Raptor love? Rap true love?

Found by Joanne.

TFLNs

(405): New drinking game. Every time Romney and Santorum switch leads, take a shot.
(580): ....this is what your political science major is getting you? http://tfl.nu/c72s

(916): So... Sorry I threw that watermelon at you the other day. I didn't think it would break any bones. http://tfl.nu/pw89

(352): Did I really just find a cheez- it box full of condoms in your room? http://tfl.nu/ie68

(916): He asked me "did you used to go to church" while we were having sex. http://tfl.nu/zvxf

(717): He stopped in the middle of us having sex and asked "is today Monday?" then went even faster http://tfl.nu/7ph6

(303): why does he always try to puke into shot glasses http://tfl.nu/7wx4

(925): I was informed that last night we held hands while puking on the curb outside the bar.
(1-925): We just have a real special relationship. http://tfl.nu/gnex

(515): nothing like a walk of shame in front of a cnn news crew to start the morning off right http://tfl.nu/dqke

(973): How did you even find out?
(1-973): Because you came up to me and said "I just fucked in the bathroom."
(973): Oh. http://tfl.nu/227x

Lastly, there is

(609): and I keep making him eat me out and buying me presents, this is paradise. I wish he cheated on me earlier. http://tfl.nu/u9m6

which reminds me of the old story that George Burns cheated on his wife, Gracie Allen, one single time. Burns realized that Allen had found out about it, so he gave her an expensive silver tea set as a silent apology. Years later she told a friend, "I wish George would cheat on me again. I could use a new tea set."

U.S. Navy > Somali thugs

For Iranians Waylaid by Pirates, U.S. to the Rescue

Bold Lie Turns High-Seas Run-In Into Dramatic Rescue

Micro movie review

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Quite good, reducing the very complicated plot of the book to a movie-length story.

Bloomberg's not stupid--of course he'll say that

NYC mayor: Girlfriend's kiss better than Gaga's

TFLNs, New Year's edition

(819): The venue for the new years party is close to the hospital for obvious reasons. http://tfl.nu/84qu

(724): I can promise you that this new years eve will rival the one from senior year when we got that exchange student deported. http://tfl.nu/ojxl

(615): Triple a is towing cars for free tonight and tomorrow night. Can we take advantage of this ? http://tfl.nu/0u6g

(812): He just tagged everyone he's slept with this year in a 'memories of 2011' tweet http://tfl.nu/4ir7

(570): That kid who fell through your coffee table is here. In a toga. http://tfl.nu/2c2v

(443): My boyfriend correctly calculated the time I would be out of alcohol and showed up about four minutes after I'd run out with two bottles of wine. I think this is love. http://tfl.nu/12sb

(570): They're doing shots to celebrate every 15 minutes passing. You can come get them. http://tfl.nu/mod4

(530): It looks like someone bombed the living room with his and your clothes, bra, packing peanuts, nerf gun and ammo, rc helicopter, leftover chinese food and a leather paddle. http://tfl.nu/j4o3

(678): I drove your lawn mower home. Hope you don't need it tonight. I'll bring it over tomorrow. http://tfl.nu/j7y2

(760): I accidentally peed all over the couch. It's safe to say I'm not welcome at that house anymore http://tfl.nu/3q10

(410): My sister was crawling her way home and kept asking us to carry her,then she insisted on grabbing at our ankles til she passed out, how was your night? http://tfl.nu/txqd

(913): The moment you ate chicken nuggets out of your purse you were my hero.
(816): Where the hell did i get chicken nuggets from http://tfl.nu/rsiz

(307): puking in a sink with a garbage disposal Fucking. Rules. It's like you're punishing your puke when you're done. http://tfl.nu/58vm

Semi-random thoughts

• I have discovered I can turn off seeing the retweets of individual people I'm following on Twitter. I'm so happy. I once had to stop following a friend for a couple of days because she was on a retweet binge. 
• I just got a visitor to my blog from the Maldives. I think that's a first.
• Now Verizon has cancelled it's $2 fee for one-time online payments. This followed Bank of America's reversal of its $5 per month charge for debit card use. When are they going to learn: people will not tolerate paying for things they used to get for free. It's totally different from raising an existing fee.

Somali thugs strike again

Somali pirates hijack Italian cargo ship off Oman

Micro movie review

War Horse--over-simplified, dumbed-down, sentimentality. The play is much better.

TFLN time

(316): There are 144 bottles of wine in my mother's pantry. She just shrugged her shoulders and said it was for the wine pong tournament on Christmas Day. http://tfl.nu/dhd7

(603): Someone just told me I could double date with them and their dog as my date. This is why the suicide rates are so high at the holidays. http://tfl.nu/na3q

(715): tried doing a cartwheel after 10 beers. Guess who has a dislocated shoulder. http://tfl.nu/8ixi

(218): No, no... it's pale and surrounded by awkward, curly, red hair.  It's the Ronald McDonald of penises. http://tfl.nu/ig53

(310): I was expecting a blowjob when she shoved me in the bathroom but instead she shaved my pubes into a mustache for my penis. I am still satisfied. http://tfl.nu/wnhg

(610): You're just mad because I look hotter in my mug shot than you do in yours http://tfl.nu/b1w1

Micro movie review

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows--Crazy, unbelievable fun.

Semi-random thoughts

• For years I've been saying that Iraq would be three separate countries within 15 years of us getting out. Now I wonder if it will be 15 months.
• I recently got a visitor to my blog from Mongolia. I think that's a first.
• My wife asked me to add a couple of tags to her key ring--her new gym membership card and a Godiva Chocolate frequent buyers card.

Somalia acts against its own thugs

43 Pirates Arrested, Extensive Shore-Based Anti-Piracy Operations Continue in Somalia

It remains to be seen if this actually does anything significant.

The TFLN round-up

(408): You are right.  The scrape marks on her ass are from her breaking the doggy door by crawling through it. http://tfl.nu/jmvc

(724): My booty call just put me down for a reference for her job at the hospital. What am I supposed to say? She gives great bj's? http://tfl.nu/cp3t

(360): Gonna send a picture of my negative pregnancy test with the message "Merry Christmas" to the guys I've been sleeping with. That alone, will put a huge dent in my shopping list of gifts for people. http://tfl.nu/w1ks

(619): The bouncer was being really rude for no reason. Steph PICKED him up and physically MOVED him from our path on the way out.
(1-619): Well thats the pro of going out drinking with a pro body builder. Even if its a girl. http://tfl.nu/aous

(218): You kept showing everyone at the bar your bra to prove it matched your shoes. http://tfl.nu/x3hi

(712): I looked up while we were having sex to see him covering my pillow pet's eyes with his free hand.  I think I'm in love http://tfl.nu/bjop

(859): if you ever get a chance to, fuck in a lecture hall. great acoustics. highly recommend it. http://tfl.nu/6uvx

(712): That's because "bed time" is my sex playlist.  If you're trying to fall asleep use "nap time" http://tfl.nu/be6i

(517): I'm bringing vagina and cookies. You'll be fine. http://tfl.nu/qnhv

I ♥ NYC

I wonder if drivers compete for this route just so they can make this joke.

Commuter to 10 bus driver: Are you a 10?
Driver: Hope so... At least an eight.

--X10 Bus Stop

via Overheard in New York, Dec 23, 2011

Plat du jour--(timely) guest submission

Found by Joanne.

Somali thugs thwarted again

US Navy Stops Somali Pirate Attack

Headline of the day (or, Damning with faint praise)

Less wooden Romney hits New Hampshire campaign trail

Happy Festivus!

To all those who observe Festivus, have a happy one.

If you'd like to sing a Festivus song, see my previous post.

Two more days of them

(971): he's hot he just has too much baggage, and has really fucking skinny ankles which freaks me out
(916): you aren't having sex with his ankles, As long as knee caps and above are good, i'd go for it http://tfl.nu/3y26

(503): I keep having to have that awkward "I don't want to have sex with you" convo. I thought wearing sweatpants was suppose to prevent this situation.. http://tfl.nu/9q0x

(717): Just so you know, this text is a buffer between the two guys I'm sexting. Can't get that shit messed up. http://tfl.nu/k28p

(724): Unless you have figured out how to blow me through the phone don't drunk dial me. http://tfl.nu/rflf

The week's best TFLNs

(269): I have a completly random but serious question. Can I make a paper mache mold of you ass and turn it into a pinata filled with airplane bottles of liquor? Its for my art class http://tfl.nu/65qj

(580): Girl on the bus just slammed her book shut, turned to me and said "I'm way to fucking high to be studying" http://tfl.nu/0sq3

(530): it wasn't a normal cookie, i figured that out 45 minutes into my exam http://tfl.nu/24cr

(+61): I apparently started to text you last night. All it said was 'the whole clam'. I hope that means something to you. http://tfl.nu/i3nm

(517): btw theres a pine tree in the downstairs shower. the guys thought it would be a great free air freshener. http://tfl.nu/k1i6

(503): All I wanted was a quiet evening to masturbate and eat cake and instead you ruined it by bringing girls over. http://tfl.nu/hufa

(248): Your cat is quite the conversationalist after some tequila and shrooms http://tfl.nu/jxub

(+33): We're discussing which museums we should go to when we shroom.  How ill would Picasso be? http://tfl.nu/rs8r

(519): I was riding her and she yelled "fuck me" then someone in the room next door yelled "you don't have to say it if youre doing it." http://tfl.nu/vqit

(952): Yes, you can 69 in a fiat. But I think I have permanent nerve damage http://tfl.nu/dzdl

(301): Do you think if you have sex with a girl twin, her twin brother feels it to? Woke up at her house and they both have a look of disappointment on their faces. http://tfl.nu/8qa1

(251): How do I tell my child he was conceived on a barstool in South Alabama? http://tfl.nu/p6aj

Animal headline of the day

Bear In Hopatcong Man’s Basement Went Undetected For Weeks

Plat du jour

Quote the day (if the day were Wednesday)

The unsuccessful Republican 2010 senatorial candidate from Delaware, Tea Party idiot Christine O'Donnell, endorsed Mitt Romney, saying,

He’s been consistent since he changed his mind.

Perhaps she's hired Yogi Berra as a speechwriter.

Don't contribute to the homo- and transphobic Salvation Army

I've put this on Facebook, but I don't think I've ever said it here. I certainly haven't this year.

Why You Shouldn't Donate to the Salvation Army Bell Ringers

Somali thugs receive U.S. justice

Somali pirates get life in U.S. court

Plat du jour

Boo, Postal Service

CVS sent me a nice 20% off coupon. It is good on the 10th and 11th. It came today, the 13th. Does anyone wonder why the Postal Service is in trouble?

TFLN time

(269): P.S. I just watched The Muppets. I feel like I just got a sadness enema. http://tfl.nu/a51s

(682): I just told a kid I was in a wheelchair because Santa shot me due to me being on the naughty list. You should have seen this little bastards face http://tfl.nu/zwwu

(970): Can't. I took a Viagra to make sure I wouldnt leave the room so I might actually study. http://tfl.nu/bvl6

(412): There's strippers and [beer] every where so ether you gave me the wrong address or this is the coolest birthday party thrown for a seven year old ever. http://tfl.nu/yvee

(567): For future reference, Twizzlers CAN leave welts. http://tfl.nu/swyw

(443): You guys can't keep having sex with them and cleaning their house! They're never going to take you seriously! http://tfl.nu/q8vz

(562): guy in front of me at the pharmacy just asked the pharmacist for 2 Plan B's and replied with, "If your wondering, then yes I did have a threesome. It was amazing". http://tfl.nu/0ckl

(201): My dog just threw up a condom. Sorry for accusing you of not wearing one, I found it now. http://tfl.nu/1l2n

Best Overheard in New York of the day

Guy #1 to friend pouring sugar in his coffee: Would you like some coffee with you sugar?
Guy #2: Would you like some up with your shut-the-fuck?

--Starbucks
via Overheard in New York, Dec 10, 2011

Plat du jour

The latest TFLNs

(580): So I was about the only one NOT pregaming or stoned at my aunt's funeral... Maybe thats why I'm the black sheep. http://tfl.nu/hhhj

(606): only in a texas roadhouse would someone whistle while I was breastfeeding. http://tfl.nu/lmd6

(708): Just saw a guy walking down the street carrying a giant inflatable penis
(773): Just arrived at our party http://tfl.nu/7hao

(586): It was fun until the stripper told me it was her first day and started crying. http://tfl.nu/5saj

(508): wanna tell me why theres a glass of water stuffed with tamptons in the freezer? http://tfl.nu/zgl0

(902): WHY DO YOU ALWAYS PUT THE PLUG IN THE SINK BEFORE YOU PUKE IN IT http://tfl.nu/q56u

Somali thugs hindered twice

NATO Warship Intercepts Pirates

Turkish Navy Disrupt suspected Somali pirates off Kenya coast

Today's collection of TFLNs

(914): You told the cop at mobil to keep it real and look both ways before crossing the street. http://tfl.nu/q2es

(210): If you're wondering where your left shoe is you lost it in a bet with a homeless guy last night http://tfl.nu/5uhb

(520): One thing noone tells you about getting put in the drunk tank is do it barefoot. You get free flipflops. http://tfl.nu/4y8e

(615): A total of 95 cents was stuck to my ass the next morning. http://tfl.nu/fh1x

(740): I was lying there too hungover to move when my dog jumped onto my bed and set half a calzone on my pillow. Best. Dog. Ever. http://tfl.nu/glym

(530): sorry for the naked aussie man in your room last night, he got lost on his way to the bathroom http://tfl.nu/p21d

Fail

"MythBusters" cannonball rips through house, van

Photo By Doug Duran, Bay Area News Group

Holiday sales, yes; holiday trees, no

As much as I dislike religion, and as much as I wish the Constitution required government to be secular and not neutral, calling something a "holiday tree" is just plain wrong. As far as I know, the only holiday this time of year that has a tree in its observance is Christmas. As long as the other holidays get an equal opportunity for public recognition, I have no problem with governmental entities calling their trees "Christmas trees."

On the other hand, I see nothing wrong with stores having "holiday sales." If they want to market to people of all religions, they would be wise to do so.

Just a couple of decent TFLNs today

(682): I haven't seen him since I gave him a hand job in the hospital. I like to think I contributed to his speedy recovery. http://tfl.nu/qxsn

(216): I didn't just get this from the chlamydia fairy.. You should probably get tested. http://tfl.nu/d2mk

Semi-random thoughts

• Calamity Chang is ending?/suspending? her monthly Beatles Burlesque show at Public Assembly. This is one of my favorite shows, with a live band fronted by singer Broadway Brassy doing Beatles (and occasional other Brit) songs. The burlesquers strip to their music. It's one of my favorite shows, and I'll really miss it.
• After the top-10 ranked Wisconsin men's basketball team lost its second game in row (sound familiar?), I thought it might turn out to be a completely disastrous week sports-wise. But the football team came through and (just barely) beat Michigan State for the Big Ten championship. Now I'm looking forward to the Rose Bowl.
• Soap.com wants me to review my purchase. Well, OK. The toilet paper is soft on my ass.

Plat du jour

Uh, this isn't Ireland.

Best comic of the day

And, before I go to bed, some TFLNs

(508): Best part of being a cop: When I showed up at Thanksgiving with stitches in my head I could tell them I was "protecting and serving" not "drinking and falling down". Career validated. http://tfl.nu/0bri

(620): And I'm not sure if that's how you pluralize penis. Never planned on needing to know that in my life. http://tfl.nu/jjq6

(219): Remind me to switch to jello when you decide to do shots off my ass. It's so much easier to clean than this pudding. http://tfl.nu/1cjf

(405): No clues in my phone. Only dialed call: my own social security number. And that was before 10:00pm. http://tfl.nu/8gfx

(760): I found you laying in the kitchen with a bottle of vodka and a slice of bologna on your face. You said you were having a spa day. http://tfl.nu/8ipd

(303): The next time you try to involve a tickle me Elmo in my orgasm, I'm leaving you http://tfl.nu/278m

(646): Siri just reminded me to pickup Plan B http://tfl.nu/w0hg

Correlation does not imply causation

Animal headlines of the day

There's no way I could choose just one of these.

Flying squirrels invade hospital emergency room for second time in two weeks

Military dogs taking Xanax, receiving therapy, for canine PTSD

Pig learns to walk upright on its front legs (George Orwell would have loved this one.)

Funny Finnish bunny thinks he's a chicken

But what about a dryer?

NASA plans first space washing machine

This article says nothing about how they get the clothes dry. I'm picturing them doing a space walk and hanging them on a clothes line strung between the solar panels.

Racism is alive and well in Kentucky

(not that it isn't all over the U.S.)

Kentucky church bans interracial marriage

Thugs lose again, 7 captured; Dog used to gather evidence

Royal Navy arrests suspected pirates off Somali coast

Navy detains seven suspected pirates in Seychelles

Royal Marines capture suspected Somali pirates after high-speed chase

Animal headline of the day

Man is accidentally shot by his own dog

I think these thugs got off easy

Somali pirates jailed in France for kidnapping couple

Plat du jour

She sells insurance, I think.

Only 29 days until no more Xmas music

I don't mind most of Christmas, but the ubiquitous music just grates.

Uh, Postal Service?

I wonder how much it would cost to send St. Patrick's Day back to Ireland?

Plat du jour

TFLNs, Thanksgiving edition

(630): Thanksgiving. This year's theme: I am thankful that I still have a liver. http://tfl.nu/1ykf

(817): she made a facebook for her toddler.. his likes include lil wayne and ice luge. He has more friends than i do. I mean, Seriously? there's not enough booze in the world to make thanksgiveing bearable http://tfl.nu/cijd

(303): I come back home for break and my room is full of weed either my parents really love me or they are having more fun then I am in college http://tfl.nu/bc9j

(973): Can you send me a picture of you not naked, my mom wants to see what you look like http://tfl.nu/re6o

(561): I'm sexting at the thanksgiving dinner table...this is a new holiday tradition. http://tfl.nu/6rth

Plus a couple of non-Thanksgiving ones:

(646): You should be proud. How many people can say they GAVE a stripper an std? http://tfl.nu/jhp0

(218): If I should ask "why am I still single?" could someone please remind me of shooting mike and ikes out of my nose at the bartender last Saturday. many thanks http://tfl.nu/wfaf

Montee Ball for the Heisman!

I'm now following @MoneyBall28 on Twitter, helping to push Montee to the Heisman! On Wisconsin! #monteeball

One more reason to stay out of Walmart

Woman pepper sprays other Walmart Black Friday shoppers

Battle for Black Friday deals includes pepper spray, shootings

Plat du jour--guest submission

Found by Carolyn Ann.

The latest TFLNs

(412): My roommate says its rare that you can be tear gassed before you lose your virginity so i feel accomplished in life http://tfl.nu/dsvt

(502): Instead of politely asking me to shave, he passive-aggressively left me a groupon for a bikini wax. So I passive-aggresively fucked his roommate. And his roommate didn't mind my bush when he went down on me. Anyway, do you want the groupon or not? http://tfl.nu/b1wq

(301): he fucked me to the beat of the construction going on outside my house. i will never look at jackhammers the same ever again. http://tfl.nu/vkbm

(719): Advice for you. Never grate cheese on your counter then not cleanup the scraps, then have your bf over and endup having sex on the counter. Theres literally cheese melted in and around my ass. http://tfl.nu/a8mt

(410): SHE JUST SHOVED MY HAND DOWN HER PANTS AT THE BAR
(610): Don't text me with that hand http://tfl.nu/c1bj

(845): Just got motor boated by a horse in the street http://tfl.nu/nm8s

(214): I did the walk of shame wearing his scrubs. Fucking med school students is the way to go. http://tfl.nu/67tg

(469): Well the walls are thin and I can hear the couple next door having sex. I think their dog is somehow involved. http://tfl.nu/jqlw

(607): It looks like sephora exploded on his dick, so i assumed I was the second girl that gave him head that night. http://tfl.nu/nw26

(517): I hate when people see you passed out in your front yard and call 911. Like what, you can't take a nap face down on your steps at 4pm? http://tfl.nu/cxi2

(+44): You did a line of free coke with an obese Slovenian unlicensed cab driver in the toilets of the most questionable strip club in the country. New low man.
(1+44): When you put it like that, I'm inclined to agree. http://tfl.nu/esvb

Living with bobcats LVI

Washington: Backyard bobcat

Arizona: Backyard bobcat before breakfast, Wildlife sightings have police urging caution, Hello, Kitty

Colorado: In and out of town, Bobcat Attacks Family Dog In Pueblo West, Cat's paw, Another wild cat encounter, this time in Gunnison County

Connecticut: Here big kitty, kitty...bobcat spotted in Bethany

Texas: ETX Pigslayer catches bobcat, Bobcat Family Roams Lantana

Iowa: DNR: Tracks likely a bobcat

Oklahoma: Bobcat captured inside Norman city limits

Florida: Kennedy Space Center employees told to look out for bobcat

Utah: Baby bobcat found wandering streets of Ogden

I've got another birthday coming up

I know this because Livejournal sent me an e-mail reminder.

Plat du jour

Any relation to LE PROF?

Somali thugs face the law in France

France holds first trial of suspected Somali pirates

Semi-random thoughts

• I'm really happy they're bringing back Billy Crystal to host the Oscars broadcast. He was their best emcee since Johnny Carson. Maybe even better.
• Since the battery in my Droid phone sometimes lasts only about 8 hours, I always carry a spare. One evening it ran out when I was at a bar, so I put in the charged one. A guy saw this, and asked, "You can do that?" with a look of pure envy. An iPhone user, I guess.
• Facebook now gives me the choice to have my news feed in chronological order--just like the good old days, before they tried to improve things by putting what they consider the top stories first.
• Last week a Bleacher Report columnist wrote (obviously before the news about the alleged child molestation at Penn State got out) that the Wisconsin football team was "waiting on a miracle" to have even a chance to get to the Big Ten championship game. By the time the Badgers took to the field against Minnesota Saturday afternoon, the miracle had already occurred. Wisconsin needed both Penn State and Ohio State to lose a game, in addition to the Badgers winning its last three games (including the final regular season game against Penn State). Both the Nittany Lions and the Buckeyes lost, in two very close games. The Badgers' chances look quite good at this point. 

Plat du jour--guest submission

Found by Joanne, who said it was "Something we all want."

Catching up on the TFLNs

(651): I cant tell which is worse. That its only my third time doing laundry this year or that its the first time ive done it sober. http://tfl.nu/gztw

(508): So I managed to get the bitch who has been copying off me all semester in History to copy the names of Pokemon towns off my test. http://tfl.nu/gxsj

(604): i wish you were under my bed. you sexy russian fur trapper.
(1-604): please. text the right number. youve been sending me these all night. http://tfl.nu/j80d

(317): Apparently I was the fucked up drunk guy greeting people at the hotel in the lobby last night. http://tfl.nu/8cwu

(416): this is getting really bad. i thought the chandelier in the dining room was one of those claws from the claw games in an arcade and i spent the past five minutes jumping left to right so the claw wouldn't grab me http://tfl.nu/7rt7

(515): You tried to put a condom on my dog, then he ate it. http://tfl.nu/irby

(920): Just found an "inspected with pride" sticker on or around my vagina http://tfl.nu/ae28

(914): I know that was a dream because I woke up and there was no pizza
(917): The hookers weren't a dream get tested http://tfl.nu/wjzv

Plat du jour

One of the 1%.

Happy Nerd New Year! And happy anniversary to me

It's 11/11/11, Nerd New Year according to some.

It's also the 13th anniversary of the first time I went out as Caprice. No Bat Mitzvah jokes, please.

Some more bad news for the thugs

Marines to Build Mock Container Ship for Counter-Piracy Training

France launches Gulf of Guinea anti-piracy op

Plat du jour--guest submission

Similar to 3 KIDS, and 3BRATS. Found by Carolyn Ann.

The latest Texts From Last Night

(860): Legitimate logistical question....how did you pee in your duct tape dress? http://tfl.nu/gpyt

(425): We were making condiment sandwiches, then her husband kept trying to get me to sleep with her. I hate being the only lesbian at the party. http://tfl.nu/nzty

(402): doing laundry. just found my fishnets from Friday. the ENTIRE crotch is torn out. guess that answers the "did we have sex in the cab" question..... http://tfl.nu/jtx7

(903): As a general rule, drunkenness and gymnastics do not mix. http://tfl.nu/azut

(516): why is my underwear the only thing i was wearing that smells like vodka? http://tfl.nu/od3j

(815): im sober
(920): you just pulled your sweatpants out of your bag and thanked them for being alive http://tfl.nu/hm58

(717): He just asked me if I wanted a ride on the "bologna pony." I never wanna have sex again... http://tfl.nu/wz8h

(570): Just so you know, if you are not feeling well today it's cause you drank a gatorade bottle full of highlighter fluid. http://tfl.nu/hx89

Gay couples aren't just like straight ones

Asking who’s the “man” and who’s the “woman” in a gay relationship is like going to a Chinese restaurant and asking which chopstick is the fork.

I got this from Apathy Angel, but it seems to have been around for a while.

Micro movie review

Moneyball: Fair (but pretty close to the foul line).

Somali thugs lose one

Fishermen freed themselves, retook boat after pirate hijacking in Indian Ocean, Taiwan says

Also, this good news:

EU Navfor Warship FGs Koeln Disrupts and Sinks Pirate Action Group

And this:

Stinky Water Walls Sold as Better Pirate Shield Than Bullets

And this:

Somalia Piracy Spurs Private Navy to Start Within Five Months

Plat du jour

As far as I can tell, being a Roman has nothing to do with Adelphi University.

Thuggery continues off West Africa

Copycat pirate attacks on the rise in West Africa

Private security: Pirates seize oil tanker, kidnap crew off coast of Nigeria’s southern delta

UPDATE: Pirates release oil tanker with Pinoy crew — report

Living with wild turkeys XI

Wild Turkeys Get a Taste of Domesticity, Much to a Borough’s Chagrin

Plat du jour--guest submission

The color of the car is certainly spicyhot.

Found by Joanne.

Texts from Halloween

(630): wearing my roomate's scarf as a dress...halloween 2011 ladies and gentlemen http://tfl.nu/89g2

(587): My goal tonight is to get arrested because what cop can say they have ever arrested a giant sperm before. God I love halloween http://tfl.nu/z2rb

(405): He didn't dress up but kept finding random pieces of costumes on the floor at each club. He was an 80s hair band warrior at the end of the night. http://tfl.nu/m9rk

(413): he's dressed up as pikachu 3 fucking years in a row and gotten laid each time. i don't understand http://tfl.nu/zcon

(714): Cops said there's a crazy dude with a mask in my neighborhood. Don't get stabbed.
(1-714): If he was naked that was me. http://tfl.nu/ou2y

(828): Turns out puking in your mask makes it even harder to see out of the mask.. http://tfl.nu/ioqq

(703): Of course I lose my iPhone but still manage to hold on to the ruler for my dirty teacher costume http://tfl.nu/akez

(360): There's a middle eastern man wearing a cow costume with tequila coming out of his udders, but I'm not sober enough to feel uncomfortable with it. http://tfl.nu/jy69

(954): in literally every picture i'm wearing less and less of my costume. http://tfl.nu/xcgb

(410): That white girl was surprised to see orange pubes around my black cock. Happy Halloween! http://tfl.nu/ige5

(310): Do you think the neighbors will know I was the one giving out the penis shaped lollipops to the children? http://tfl.nu/23ha

(419): who was wearing the fake mustache? I just found one in my cleavage http://tfl.nu/wlxq

(814): My bullwhip has saved my life tonight and gotten me laid. I'm gonna be Indiana Jones every Halloween! http://tfl.nu/sc01

(774): Fucked Zombie Jesus at a Halloween party. I need Plan B before I give birth to the Antichrist. http://tfl.nu/bzfc

(714): Blow job bear ended up in my bed last night. She didn't live up to her costume. http://tfl.nu/yo6q

(810): my goal was to make out with as many people dressed as batman as possible. I have my priorities. http://tfl.nu/947a

(250): I went out as a member of the house of Gryfindor and came home as Snooki http://tfl.nu/rhok

(801): P.S. The slutty NASCAR driver costume will be saved and used year round for role play. http://tfl.nu/s3w0

(517): Not sure if it is a new high or new low, but i left a basket on the porch of the sorority I woke up at. It had a description of the Minnie Mouse I woke up next to, and Plan B. http://tfl.nu/djpk

Plus a few non-Halloween ones:

(575): You tried to initiate "Occupy McDonald's" when the cashier didn't give you enough ketchup. http://tfl.nu/dggj

(860): at one point he couldn't find his underwear so he put on my catsuit to go to the bathroom http://tfl.nu/ajul

(256): I NEVER left your party last night of anyone asks
(747): Yeah, I didn't wake up handcuffed to my bed either. http://tfl.nu/6mbq

(519): I've always wanted to pass out in a bathtub
(1-519): I think most people do. Your only real mistake was turning the water on first. http://tfl.nu/l0a0

(360): Hypothetically, if a stripper with braces bites you on the cleavage and it leaves an open wound, do you need a tetanus shot? http://tfl.nu/quvh

Not a difficult concept

Source: Brian Ellis on Facebook

Happy Palindrome Day!

It's 11/02/2011.