Eclectic Laundry
Eclectic, AL

The lesser-known Kurt Vonnegut novel "Jailbird" centers on a protagonist, the lowest possible White House official, in the basement of the Nixon admin, where the boxes of files were kept, ALSO serving time in prison. Yeah.

I don't know why everyone is celebrating, they literally did air strikes in Lebanon THIS MORNING.

Wait okay ours was oddly close in the third line:

"I don't wanna be a chicken
I don't wanna be a duck
so kiss my butt!"
*clap* *clap**clap**clap*

Fascinating. Pennsylvania has a long history of polka music and to my knowledge this is a polka song. Not the lyrics. No idea where those came from.

Everyone thinks their state is special in certain ways.

Pretty sure PA is the only state where not only has the Chicken Dance song been unofficially given lyrics (that it seems like everyone knows) but where it is also routinely played at weddings.

New rule: if you start your day with a big glass of Coca Cola then you have no need to tell me your opinions on RFK Jr. I'm good.

The history books having to explain cartoon frog = fascist, inflatable frog = anti-fascist…

During July’s eight-day municipal worker strike, the city spent almost $1.26 million per day on added costs needed to maintain basic services, such as hiring contractors to haul trash from dump sites and paying overtime to some Water Department supervisors, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker announced Friday.

Good thing they brought their professional lighting and film crew to make more propaganda. Are my taxes paying for a low-rate Goebbels now?

Sometimes I wear a mask into the grocery store just so people can't tell I'm talking out loud to myself.

I’m starting to think Mike Johnson is in the Epstein files

To avoid swearing in a duly elected Democratic House member who will force a vote to release the Epstein files, the House is in recess indefinitely

Narrator: they did not

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

When I was there last month a tourist (I'm guessing?) brought his two dogs up the steps, let them off leash to play fetch, and let them run in and out of the fountain. No one said a word to him (I really wanted to but I was with my kids and didn't want a confrontation). I guess that's the vibe now.

It finally clicked for me why Manic Monday is such a good song when I learned that Prince wrote it. Feels like a similar swap.

youtu.be/toN8UMTWmaA?...

I don't think I'm alone in feeling that further embracing the Rocky and Stallone legacy (now two statues, a run, a shop, and a weekend fest), and leaving Joe Frazier's gym and legacy to rot is one of the worst ongoing cultural and historic decisions this city continues to make.

OH WOW

I forgot until reading others

I say "up and at them!" to my kids almost every morning since they've learned to talk.

To me, the Disney/Kimmel saga just further proves the majority of people are willing to put up with and accept a certain amount of fascism and censorship. As long as it doesn't inconvenience them directly.

I have too many to count. And my partner gets all of them.

"Don't tell people how I live."
"Upon further inspection..."
"I was saying boo-urns."
"...we went fishing."
"Lady, he's putting my kids through college!"

If you see this share a pic from your device without explanation

a new Taylor Swift album is just a distraction from the real issues (like a Modern Baseball reissue)

I don't want to see Ted Cruz on my timeline unless it's an obit.