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Man Attempts to Throw Shoe at MTA Board Member “This shoe...

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:01:00 -0500

Man Attempts to Throw Shoe at MTA Board Member

“This shoe is for you,” yelled a self-described subway rider
As he tried to throw his Red Wing at an MTA board meeting
But guards quickly brought him down.

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Space station’s urine recycling unit is installed From...

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:43:00 -0500

Space station’s urine recycling unit is installed

From Earth to the space station, it’s already made the trip.
Now they just need to find somebody to take the first sip.

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New word added to Collins English Dictionary A new word has...

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:59:00 -0500

New word added to Collins English Dictionary

A new word has been chosen
To be published in the 30th-anniversary edition
Of the Collins English Dictionary.
The new word that’s been chosen
Means boring or mediocre.
And the word that’s been chosen
Is a simple word, a word with three letters
And the word is “meh!”

(guest “meh” by Fiona Maazel)

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Obama wins Obama!! [full story]

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:14:50 -0500

Obama wins

Obama!!

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Michael Hearst on WFMU - Irene Trudel’s show Michael was a guest on Irene Trudel’s WFMU...

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:08:00 -0500

Michael Hearst on WFMU - Irene Trudel’s show Michael was a guest on Irene Trudel’s WFMU...

Presidential candidates make appeals in key states In the final...

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:11:00 -0500

Presidential candidates make appeals in key states

In the final hours the presidential candidates
Are making appeals in the key states.
Ohio and Florida, North Carolina,
Missouri and Indiana, it’s up to you!

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy loses case against...

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:20:00 -0400

French President Nicolas Sarkozy loses case against “voodoo doll”

Sarkozy n’a pas apprécié sa poupée vaudou.
Sarkozy n’a pas hesité a faire un proces.
Malheureusement, le president s’est fait débouté.
Et maintenant ses poupées se vendent par milliers.

(lyric translation and guest vocals by Olivier Conan)

Watch the VIDEO FOR THIS SONG featuring Olivier Conan!

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is tired President...

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:42:00 -0400

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is tired

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Has been stressed from his job.
Fatigue has overwhelmed his bod.
Might we suggest a vacay to Cape Cod?

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Meet Toshiyuki Takahashi, Japan’s video game...

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:38:00 -0400

Meet Toshiyuki Takahashi, Japan’s video game hero

Toshiyuki Takahashi grew up in the ’80s.
He was a legend in Japan, though, perhaps not with the ladies.
Lightning-speed controller action made him a household name.
And now with Wii, there’s been a resurge of Takahashi’s fame.

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S4NN is on tour with The Magnetic Fields

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:10:00 -0400

10/13/08 (8pm) Dallas, TX at The Majestic Tickets 10/14/08 (8pm) Austin, TX at The Paramount...

Ford’s MyKey to put limits on driver With MyKey your...

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:38:00 -0400

Ford’s MyKey to put limits on driver

With MyKey your driving speed
Cannot exceed your parent’s needs.
The radio volume is limited inside the car.
With MyKey if you don’t see
It’s wrong to drive around seatbelt-free
Then there simply wont be any music at all!

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National poll says Biden won vice-presidential debate Joe Biden...

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:24:00 -0400

National poll says Biden won vice-presidential debate

Joe Biden showed the country what he’s really made of.
Stuff that Sarah Palin and her gosh darn self should be afraid of.

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Shots fired on cargo ship hijacked by pirates Aboard a ship...

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:50:33 -0400

Shots fired on cargo ship hijacked by pirates

Aboard a ship that had been hijacked by pirates and then held for ransom, gunfire broke.
The shootout centered on a disagreement between moderate and radical pirates just a few miles off the Somalia coast.

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Studies show that people’s political traits may be...

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:03:00 -0400

Studies show that people’s political traits may be biological

Were you born liberal or conservative?
Studies that were published are showing that
Many of these traits are probably present at birth!

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A diet of processed foods may make fingerprints easier to...

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:39:00 -0400

A diet of processed foods may make fingerprints easier to detect

If committing a crime should strike your mood,
You might want to consider not eating fast food.

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Sex, drugs, and graft cited in Interior Department Craziness in...

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:18:00 -0400

Sex, drugs, and graft cited in Interior Department

Craziness in the Interior Department,
Among the collectors of oil and gas royalties.
From cocaine use to sexual misconduct,
To accepting gifts from energy companies.

(guest vocals by Hanna Cheek)

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“Diff’rent Strokes” star backs truck into a...

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:44:00 -0400

“Diff’rent Strokes” star backs truck into a man following an argument

Gary Coleman lost his temper again.
Gary Coleman backed his truck up into a man.

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The Official S4NN Podcast (episode 1)

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:09:00 -0400

The first podcast for S4NN is now available as a free download from iTunes or directly from...

McCain picks Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as running mate After...

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:25:00 -0400

McCain picks Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as running mate

After coming in second as a Miss Alaska beauty,
She rode the pipeline from Juneau to DC.
Sarah Palin, mother of five,
Is here to help keep the Republicans alive.

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Virus infects laptops aboard International Space...

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:33:00 -0400

Virus infects laptops aboard International Space Station

“Uh, Houston, we have a virus.”

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