email: paytonmatting @gmail.com The “Greatest” “Hits” Church Sign Revival Some recent songs (this damn thing is on the fritz yet again): var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-5677312-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); Tumblr (3.0; @mattpayton)http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oHQZhti7ppY&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oHQZhti7ppY&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>This is from a 1998 episode of Saturday Night Live. I’m glad we’ve come such a long way since then!</p> <p>Oh and for those of you who might not recognize it because it’s been so long, this is what used appear on SNL every once in a while: it’s called humor.</p>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/238374040http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/238374040Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:56:00 -0600FunnyTVMediaVideo<img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksv0rdwqMR1qz9vuqo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>- <b><a target="_blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/06/AR2009110602953.html?nav=rss_email/components">Straight ex-spouses offer quiet voice for gay marriage - washingtonpost.com</a></b></p> <p>Maybe if these women knew some actual gay people before they married these guys their radar might be more finely tuned. No?</p>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/238372772http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/238372772Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:54:49 -0600Sex<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksv0jcDcn11qz9vuqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b><a href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/11/c.html" target="_blank">Marijuana: Less Dangerous Than Aspirin</a></b></p>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/238368818http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/238368818Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:50:00 -0600DrugsHealthGraphs<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/library/2009/02/commentator_buhrock_ohbahmah_i_1.html">Commentator buh-ROCK oh-BAH-mah is now President - As A Matter Of Fact Blog : NPR</a>: <p>If only he would call in to offer rebukes like this to Harry Reid…</p>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/238350581http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/238350581Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:25:29 -0600Barack ObamaNPR<img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksuz5pnDi01qz9vuqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>- <b><a target="_blank" href="http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2009/11/02/091102taco_talk_menand">Chin Music by Louis Menand</a></b></p>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/238346778http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/238346778Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:20:13 -0600New YorkerMedia<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksumxwMOTL1qz9vuqo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>- <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gocomics.com/features/48/feature_items/459008">Cul De Sac</a></p>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/238156492http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/238156492Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:56:20 -0600FunnyComics<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/238016407/tumblr_ksudijLcPt1qz9vuq&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><b>SONG OF THE DAY</b></p> <p><b>New Order</b></p> <p><b>“Leave Me Alone”</b></p> <p>from the 1983 album <i>Power, Corruption & Lies</i></p> <p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7e/NewOrderPower%2CCorruption%26Lies.jpg/200px-NewOrderPower%2CCorruption%26Lies.jpg"/></p>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/238016407http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/238016407Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:32:43 -0600tt: New Order - Leave Me AloneSong Of The DayMusic<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kss5a3C8O41qz9vuqo1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>- <b><a target="_blank" href="http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/11/02/palinoia-sarah-palin-going-rogue-book-autobiography-memoir/">Palinoia by Matt Taibbi</a></b></p>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/237102932http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/237102932Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:27:00 -0600Matt TaibbiQuoteSarah Palin<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/237089257/tumblr_ksssulZML91qz9vuq&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><b>SONG OF THE DAY</b></p> <p><b>Mouse</b></p> <p><b>“A Public Execution”</b></p> <p>1966</p> <p><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s346270.jpg"/></p>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/237089257http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/237089257Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:08:45 -0600tt: Mouse - A Public ExecutionSong Of The DayMusic<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JlClq5RT2Gw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JlClq5RT2Gw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><b>FILM OF THE DAY</b></p> <p><i><b>Gold Diggers Of 1933</b></i></p> <p>1933</p> <p>directed by Mervyn LeRoy</p> <p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/04/Gold_Diggers_1933_poster.jpg/215px-Gold_Diggers_1933_poster.jpg"/></p>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/236065572http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/236065572Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:35:33 -0600Film Of The DayFilmVideo<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksqyi0CyHj1qz9vuqo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>- <b><a href="http://www.gocomics.com/features/151/feature_items/458804" target="_blank">Tom the Dancing Bug</a></b></p> <p>Oh that God-man, always with his mysterious ways and absence when there’s danger. He’s like Clark Kent.</p>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/236051173http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/236051173Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:15:36 -0600FunnyComicsReligion<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/236049588/tumblr_ksqyegBlTq1qz9vuq&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><b>SONG OF THE DAY</b></p> <p><b>Uncle Tupelo</b></p> <p><b>“Gun”</b></p> <p>from the 1991 album <i>Still Feel Gone</i></p> <p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/08/UTSFG.jpg/200px-UTSFG.jpg"/></p>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/236049588http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/236049588Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:13:28 -0600tt: Uncle Tupelo - GunSong of The DayMusic<img src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_koy88qonYn1qzxjhco1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>reblogged from <a href="http://churchsignrevival.tumblr.com/post/227837552" target="_blank">churchsignrevival</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>- Matt</p> </blockquote>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/235266095http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/235266095Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:09:07 -0600Church Sign RevivalFunnyReligion<a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/11/06/today-in-commercials-for-abortion">Today in Commercials for Abortion</a>: <p>Wouldn’t palm leaves be the official shrubbery?</p>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/235201768http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/235201768Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:38:36 -0600ComicsFunnyReligion<img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kspb5ugZU31qz9vuqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>- <b><a target="_blank" href="http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2009/10/26/091026taco_talk_coll">War and politics in Afghanistan : The New Yorker</a></b></p> <p>To be fair, a lot of Americans can barely refer to our own political leaders by name or know where Vermont is so at least they’re consistent. <b><br/></b></p>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/235170662http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/235170662Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:53:00 -0600QuoteAfghanistanNew Yorker<object width="400" height="322"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/xutqt" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/xutqt" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="322" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><b>“Skinheads From Maine”</b></p> <p>from the 1996 TV show <i>The Dana Carvey Show</i></p>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/235136603http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/235136603Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:06:10 -0600VideoFunny<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksp84wqklO1qz9vuqo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>- <b><a target="_blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/06/AR2009110601208.html?nav=rss_email/components">Study: Options are key in sex education curriculum - washingtonpost.com</a></b></p> <p>Really? It seems like there’s been plenty of evidence to determine them pretty goddamn <i>in</i>effective if you ask me.</p>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/235124072http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/235124072Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:48:31 -0600Sex<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksp7sgsSv91qz9vuqo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b><a target="_blank" href="http://www.theonion.com/content/node/27667?utm_source=onion_rss_daily">Kids Excited Mom Learning To Swear - The Onion</a></b></p> <p>I love how excited her boys are.</p>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/235119558http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/235119558Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:41:04 -0600The OnionFunny<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/234963302/tumblr_ksoxqbKyzO1qz9vuq&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><b>SONG OF THE DAY</b></p> <p><b>Public Enemy</b></p> <p><b>“A Letter To The New York Post”</b></p> <p>from the 1991 album <i>Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black</i></p> <p><i><b><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f7/PublicEnemyApocalypse91.jpg"/><br/></b></i></p>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/234963302http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/234963302Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:03:47 -0600tt: Public Enemy - A Letter To The New York PostSong Of The DayMusic<embed style="display:block" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:254812" width="360" height="301" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="window" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="autoPlay=false" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" bgcolor="#000000"></embed><br/><br/><p>Oh my god yes! As someone who can’t stand the noise made by automobile engine, I absolutely loved last night’s South Park episode that ridiculed the  pricks who like to make loud engine sounds. One of my favorite things about electric and hybrid cars is that they’re so quiet. Anyway, here’s the episode in its entirety:</p> <p><a href="http://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/251889" target="_blank">http://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/251889</a></p> <p>This episode reminded me of Chris Rock’s bit about the fag word that he did on his last tour and of George Carlin’s bit about Harley riders from 10 years ago:</p> <p> <object height="344" width="425" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/dfSAH0elX-Q&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dfSAH0elX-Q&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></object> </p>http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/234284142http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/234284142Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:24:00 -0600TVVideo