I didn’t come up with it, but I must repost it.

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(Big ups to Matthew Yglesias)

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This IS what best friends look like!

Listen kids, Blingee day is drawing to a close. We won’t wreak this kind of havok on the internet any time soon, we promise. But I couldn’t let a day that started out with Clay Aiken end without a shoutout to my faves, Sam and Lindsay.

Smooches!

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Blingee Day: Cute Overload edition

A new age old tradition of Blingee Day – the Cute Overload remix!

STYLEBABY

Drunk baby eats puppy!

UGLYSTEPSISTER

UGG's version of God Creates Adam

MIDDLECHILD

Hopeful tiger!

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“Thanks! But no Thanks! LOL”

I give you:

Miss Wasilla 1984

Please notice the safety pin in the lip.  SP is so Punk Rock!

The only check against Blingee so far is that I couldn’t find a pitbull.  Lots of guns, though.  There might need to be a version 2.0 of this one…  Why is Blingee so damn fun?

UPDATE FROM UGGS:

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BTW, today is BLINGEE DAY

That’s right! The entire Prerogative team (that isn’t traveling) will be posting Blingees all day today. As John McCain’s Dog says:

Glitter Graphics

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Screw politics, Clay is FINALLY out of the closet.

FINALLY.

Does he really think he hoodwinked us? I mean, god bless, now he can be the gay celeb he has clearly always wanted to be, but c’mon.

Whatcha’ doin’ tonight
I wish I could be a fly on your wall
Are you really alone
Who’s stealin’ your dreams
Why can’t I bring you into my life
What would it take to make you see that I’m alive

[Chorus]

If I was invisible
Then I could just watch you in your room
If I was invincible
I’d make you mine tonight
If hearts were unbreakable
Then I could just tell you where I stand
I would be the smartest man
If I was invisible
(Wait..I already am)

Saw your face in the crowd
I call out your name
You don’t hear a sound
I keep tracing your steps
Each move that you make
Wish I could read what goes through your mind
Wish you could touch me with the colors of your life

[Chorus]

If I was invisible
Then I could just watch you in your room
If I was invincible
I’d make you mine tonight
If hearts were unbreakable
Then I can just tell you where I stand
I would be the smartest man
If I was invisible
(Wait..I already am)

I reach out
But you don’t even see me
Even when I’m scream out
Baby, you don’t hear me
I am nothing without you
Just a shadow passing through…

[Repeat Chorus]

If I was invisible…
If I was invisible…
If I was invisible…
If I was invisible…
If I was invisible…
If I was invisible…

CLAY AIKEN STOLE HARRY POTTER’S INVISIBILITY CLOAK AND IS WATCHING YOU (MEN) IN YOUR ROOMS.

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Phallic Playground Equipment?

Yep! Also a vital part of WTF Tuesday.

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Failures in journalism are an important part of WTF Tuesday

+2Charisma directed me to a great dose of WTF this morning. The Chicago Tribune’s got a great crime beat article up: it’s great because it has no quotes or really much hard data…and the Google Maps screenshot is longer than the actual blurb that accompanies it. But it’s news! You know why? Because “Sister of Bears Quarterback Grossman Robbed at Gunpoint.” This is news?

Anyhow, here’s what we had to say on the matter. He’s the robot, I’m the animal:

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WTF Tuesday

I need your teeth for my Federal Reserve!

Ben Bernanke is a magician.

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Family, Friends and Food.

Last week, World of Facts! (AKA Mr. StyleBaby), our friend Darrell (sorry, Darrell, I don’t have a good nickname for you yet!) and I made a great autumnal dinner–we stuffed a hubbard squash with seitan, apples, potato, garlic and butter and baked it with an orange juice (fresh squeezed) and sage stock. In hindsight, I would have filled the inside of the squash with stock as I stuffed it, because it came out a little dry.

But I’m not writing this to talk about squash! I’m writing this to talk about Apple Dumplings. We used a recipe that had been passed to my mother by my paternal grandmother-and it was probably given to her by her mother. My family lives far away, but we’ve always placed great value on cooking and eating together. Making dishes like this help me feel closer to them–especially when I can share them with my loved ones. These dumplings remind me of winters by the lake in Minnesota and are best savored when there’s a slight chill in the air.

Apple Dumplings

Cut up 4-5 apples into 1/4 in pieces and set aside. We threw a nectarine in the mix and it was lovely.

Syrup:
Whisk 1 1/2 C sugar, 1 1/2 C water, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg in a saucepan. Bring to brisk boil, remove from heat after three minutes and set aside.

Pastry crust:
Mix 2 C flour, 2 tbsp baking powder and 1 tbsp salt in large mixing bowl. Add 2/3 C butter or vegetable shortening and cut into the dry goods-just like mixing a pie crust. When there are no lumps left, add
1/2 C milk and 2 tbsp sugar. If the dough is too wet, add flour as needed-it really depends on the temperature of the room.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Roll out the dough and cut into 6 equal pieces. Add a small handful of apples to each piece and pack the dough around the mass- just like packing a snowball-and place in a casserole dish. When all six
dumplings are in the dish, bring the syrup to a boil again, whisk it, then pour it over the dumplings. When done pouring, pop the dish in the oven for thirty minutes or until golden brown.

Plate while hot and serve with about 2 T of milk or cream over each dumpling. To make a vegan version of this dish, substitute butter for shortening or earth balance, and use almond or rice milk instead of dairy.

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