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#OCCUPY THE OOT

by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 151 Comments › )
Filed under Crime, Free Speech, Humor, OOT, Open thread, Progressives at November 30th, 2011 - 11:00 pm

Ever since a certain marsupial who pops in here occasionally told me about JASC2,  I’ve kept my eye out for stuff to turn into odd .gif animations. This is one of them. The original 25 images came from a google search for “butthead,” which is my honest opinion of the OccuPoopage.

So let’s all celebrate the return of the public parks to the public and chant:

THIS||IS||THE OVERNIGHT OPEN THREAD!

Bach ‘n All

by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 51 Comments › )
Filed under Art, History, Humor, Music, OOT, Open thread at November 29th, 2011 - 11:00 pm

While webmining this evening, I found something a bit different from the usual eclectic stuff that appears on the OOT. More eclectic stuff.


Personally, I’m neither fond of (nor am I a connoisseur of) Classical Music, as the folks who enjoy it are often elite pretentious a-hos in my experience.  On the other hand, I can appreciate the complexity of the compositions and the talent required to perform such works. I don’t have to like it to respect it.

For example, an orchestra can’t perform Ravel’s “Bolero” without a conductor – it’s too difficult a piece; and a retro rock band can’t perform “Surfin’ Bird” without a lead singer. Same difference. The video illustration of Bach’s mathematical and musical genius entertained me.

I guess that makes me an elite pretentious a-ho, too, on
The Overnight Open Thread.

[Update: No offense meant to anyone who actually enjoys classical music. You folks are not the pinky-lifting white-wine-sipping brie-sniffing posers I was referring to as far as you know.]

Three Parades In 1 Minute 44 Seconds

by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 67 Comments › )
Filed under Entertainment, Humor, Music, OOT, Open thread at November 28th, 2011 - 11:00 pm

If one parade isn’t good enough for ya, try this. They have pennants.

Too much rhythm and not enough music? Here we go.

That song’s going to be stuck in my head for days. And on this, that and the other note, let’s crack open The Overnight Open Thread.

Fark Park

by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 67 Comments › )
Filed under Caption This, Dog Day Afternoon, Humor, OOT, Open thread at November 27th, 2011 - 11:00 pm


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Woof. Conjugal canines and a mensch with a bench wench makes for a good quickie post for The Overnight Open Thread.