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1-31: Never Forget

Today is the third anniversary of the events of 1-31. Given this country’s continuing reactions to awkward underwear incendiaries, and enthusiasm for perpetual war, I think it’s as relevant as ever.

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Mark McGwire: Hall of Famer or Hall of Shamer? Let’s discuss…

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Happy Belated Turkey Festivity Havings

From a world-weary traveler returning to Mep HQ, wanting to wish all of you a happy extended turkey weekend…

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Little Klaus, Big World

Here’s a sneak preview of the long-awaited movie documenting the travails of International Man of Mystery and Cheese Fondler, Klaus Pierre.

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Klaus Pierre on the Comeback Trail

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International Man of Mystery and former star of BoingBoingTV, Klaus Pierre, has recently been spotted by the Los Angeles Bloggarazzi.

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Baby Channels Sea Star Powers. (Mep Report #116)

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Hey, Hey, The Gang’s All Here, Krull and Kelp Kollide, Russ Goes Back to School, Immortality Is/Is Not Overrated, Baby Sea Cucumbers, Rack-O is Whack-O, Cash for Coal, and NAFTA Bartenders.

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Mep Report 116–Limb Regeneration in Infants

In this final part of our video highlight series from Mep Report 116, Russ explains his theories on spontaneous regeneration of body parts in infants.  Everyone is skeptical.  (Be on the lookout for the full audio version of MR116, coming soon!)

Mep Report 116 – Limb Regeneration in Infants from Laserfalcon on Vimeo.

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Mep Report 116–Russ Gets His Graduate Degree

Part two of our video highlight series. In this extended clip, Russ desperately tries to explain why anyone should take a Universal Life Church degree seriously.

Russ Gets his Graduate Degree (Mep Report 116 Highlight) from Laserfalcon on Vimeo.

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Mep Report 116–Krull, Krill and Kelp!

As we previously promised, here is the first video highlight from the Mep Reporters, filmed on location at Eagle Studios.  We’ll post several more of these highlights over the coming weeks, and will have the edited audio version available here soon.  Here the Meppers discuss the finer points of Krull, a movie Russ has inexplicably never seen.

Krull, Krill, and Kelp (Mep Report 116 Highlight) from Laserfalcon on Vimeo.

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Ve have vays of making you a Ph.D.

Come on, it beats a dissertation!

Come on, it beats a dissertation!

100 German Professors Suspected of Ph.D. Bribes.

Honestly, if I knew it was this easy I would have bailed out halfway through my doctoral program and headed to Cologne.  And I would have had to get my doctorate there at that point, cause I have a sneaking suspicion Brandeis wouldn’t have welcomed me with open arms on my return.

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