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(I Want A) Rock and Roll Guitar, Johnny Preston (1960) Preston’s biggest hit was Running Bear and made No. 1 on the pop charts in 1959. The “Indian” sounds on the record were performed by J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and George Jones.

The Christmas Pickle.

DO THIS RIGHT NOW.

Los rábanos seductores.

Misheard Christmas song lyrics.

Who was Shorpy Higginbotham?

Party Hard is the best Christmas song you’ll hear all week.

Theater In The Round nativity play is fun (interactive vid).

5 Minutes of a Pink Oyster Mushroom Playing a Synthesizer.

Use of Gamification Techniques to Encourage Garbage Recycling.

[Top image: Antique folk art animal carvings with original paint from here.]

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DON GRETH — THE DUTCH PLACE Lenhartsville, Pa. Designer, painter of Chust for Nice, dutch folk culture art. Works everyday, chust off Route 22 at the Lenhartsville HEXIT. Come see wunst, see how it’s done.

Pigmeat Markham.

The Nudibranch Song.

The story behind Wipeout.

Anyone can make a facemask.

The Border Wall at El Centro is moving right along.

Heartfelt thanks to The True Heros of this crisis [sarc alert].

Google has filed a new trademark application with the USPTO for the name “Pigweed.”[More here.]

German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) sarcastically identified common “tricks, dodges, and chicanery” used in debate in 38 Ways to Win an Argument. They’re all underhanded and dishonest, and are prevalent in today’s media.

[Top image from here.]

Bonks and Conks:

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Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya Hot Links

The Human Genome is 80% cow. It’s also 60% fruit fly.
That explains a lot.

A 5 year-old boy witnessed Lincoln’s assassination.

This strike out counts [via]

Justice for Damone Ramone is long overdue. Johnny, Joey, Tommy, DeeDee and Marky never gave their sibling the credit he deserved.

Gitcha some Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya. “I’ll kill all y’all’s ills.”

Now about those Trump Lies. They’re all lies.

Top image is a sculpture entitled Malinche by Jimmie Durham.

Born ca.1500AD, La Malinche (also known as Doña Marina) was a female Nahua from the Tobasco region of Mexico. Enslaved by the Chontal Maya, she was given to the Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés in 1519. She was reported to be a hottie, was savvy enough to cozy up to Cortés, became his translator and mistress, and aided the Spaniards in defeating the Aztecs. She’s now reviled as a traitor… to those who enslaved HER.