Category Archives: Makes You Think

Muppet Monday: We Finally Weigh-In on the Bert & Ernie Marriage Petition

However, that being said, they’re not gay.  At the very least, they’re not gay lovers. Care to weigh-in, Greg Kelly? Well, that settles that. [Video via HuffPo]  

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Twinsies: ‘Teen Mom’ Edition

A few months back we were drawn into MTV’s Teen Mom 2 for a number of reasons.  There was Kailyn, the Target employee who was living in her baby daddy’s parent’s basement.  There was Leah and her fiance Corey, who … Continue reading

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Filed under Century 21 Reality, Makes You Think, TV Killed the Music Video Star

Did ‘SNL’ Rip-Off Jumped the Snark?

Wellllll, no, not really.  But it’s really curious that no less than a month ago we posted a video of Taboo, the fifth member of the Black Eyed Peas, visiting the 4th hour of Today and then this past weekend … Continue reading

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We Did It! 500(+) Posts!

Well, actually,  due to a rather unbelievably productive early part of 2011, we passed the 500 post mark a few weeks ago, somewhere around the time we started the Saved by the Bell Project.  In fact, we’ve sped from 400 … Continue reading

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Muppet Tuesday: Cookie, Cookie, Cookie; Rexamining Cookie Monster

A short, fun Muppet Tuesday inspired by a video referred to us by The Geoff Man and last week’s Top Chef. As far as Sesame Street characters go, we don’t remember being particularly enamored with Cookie Monster as a child.  … Continue reading

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Kieran’s Mom’s Korner: Kieran’s Mom Weighs-In on the Rise and Fall of ‘SNL’

Yesterday we posted a new ‘Kieran’s Korner’ with Kieran’s thoughts on the recent ‘SNL’ hosted by Dana Carvey.  We figured we’d get some real wisdom, some genuine perspective.  And we did.  But now we have a special treat, some observations … Continue reading

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Did ‘The King’s Speech’ Poster Rip-Off Mirah’s ‘You Think It’s Like This But Really It’s Like This’ Cover Art?

Here’s the poster for Best Picture front-runner The King’s Speech: And here’s the cover art for Mirah’s 2000 album You Think It’s Like This But Really It’s Like This: Makes you think, right? Probably just a coincidence. But just for … Continue reading

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Filed under Across the pond, Count Bleh, Makes You Think, Rip-off, The Big Screen, Tyranasaurus Sex, We'll Get It In Post, Woody Allen, Bar Mitzvahs & Bagels, You Decide

Groundhog Day Just Because

We never get tired of this.  EVER. If you had only one day to live over and over again, what would YOU do? There is a larger, deeper post somewhere in here about the existential subtext to Groundhog Day, but … Continue reading

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Filed under Good Humor, Just because., Lady Holiday, Makes You Think

C’mon, That’s a Joke, Right?

Doris Day?  You can’t be serious, Doris Day. Well, it’s better than naming your daughter “Rock Hudson.” But we’re surprised Ms. Day appeared on The View, and not The [Pillow] Talk.

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Gratuitous Search Term Bait of the Day: A Heroes Welcome

We’re going to cheat a little tonight.  Our search term for this post is “tom westman heroes,” but, as much as we absolutely adore Lt. Tom Westman, we’ve already welcome him twice to this daily feature.  And, more importantly, there’s … Continue reading

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Filed under Freak Out Control, Gratuitous Search Term Bait, Impatience, LOST, Makes You Think, Tribal Council