The comedian does a brief monologue on Fox News.

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Hat tip to Tom Delay.

Deck the Halls

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An inspiring 7:37 video of American military & law enforcement personnel training Iraqi police recruits at JIPTC (Jordan International Police Training Centre). These people obviously do not believe that American efforts in Iraq are a “fiasco.”

Your office could use one of these.

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It started in Birmingham.

The Birmingham Complaints Choir invited people to collect complaints and to sing them out loud together with fellow complainers. The lyrics were written by the Choir. The music was composed by Mike Hurley.

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The Finns must have more to complain about. Their choir is larger and noticeably more talented.

Helsinki:

Finnish artists Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen collected the pet peeves concerning the human condition of people in Helsinki and then composed this choral work around the list of complaints. Music composed by Esko Grundström.

At least, we don’t have all those sauna problems.

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Apparently, similar complaint choirs performed in Hamburg & St. Petersburg, but videos do not seem to be available on the web.

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Hat tip to Neil Gaiman.

Praise for Times Past with Rock & Roll

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British Automotive journalist Jeremy Clarkson demonstrates the alternative sport of Shooting Cars.

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Yorkshire airlines.

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Close of 19th Dai Token Ichi (leading Japanese Sword Show) held October 27-29, 2006 at the Tokyo Bijutsu Club – Pt. 1 – 2:57 video — Pt. 2 – 0:51 video

Yes, it’s just a pair of videos of the Japanese dealers packing up their merchandise at the show’s end in preparation for departure, but we didn’t get to go this year, and it is intriguing for Nihonto enthusiasts to catch even a glimpse of the swords offered for sale at this event.

Earlier post.

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On November 11, 1999 Terry Kelly was in a Shoppers Drug Mart store in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 AM an announcement came over the store’s PA asking customers who would still be on the premises at 11:00 AM to give two minutes of silence in respect to the veterans who have sacrificed so much for us. When eleven o’clock arrived on that day, an announcement was again made asking for the “two minutes of silence” to commence. All customers, with the exception of a man who was accompanied by his young child, showed their respect.

His indignation at the man’s lack of respect led Terry Kelly to compose and record this song.

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