This is my new favorite rendition of the REM classic. Apparently this young man not only has severe Tourettes syndrome, but also Aspergers and mild Autism. It’s very interesting to notice the buildup of the various ticks and exclamations as he forces himself through the lyrics. Some of them even fall exactly on the beat. Seems a similar phenomenon to the singing therapy that allows stutterers to enunciate without difficulty.

A powerful anti-oxidant could be the first wave in a bio-medical revolution that changes the face of humanity… To zombie-faces.

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Lecturing Prison Gangs, Michael Richards Riot Redux, Fantasy Theater of the Abhorrent, Know Your Audience, Don’t Celebrate Mediocrity; Celebrate the Jersey Shore, Malnourished Pet Superheroes, And the Legend of Ten Fists and the Lost Soul Fragments.

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Brilliant social commentator, David Foster Wallace talks about the ramifications of creating a society that is afraid of quiet and solitude.

This mashup is both necessary and sufficient.

Ah, the halcyon days of socialist college indoctrination. I remember them well…

Dr. John Rengen Virapen recounts his 35 years working as a salesman/executive for Big Pharma…

I anticipate a lack of consensus on this point amongst the Meppers, but I think Richard Dawkins gives us a worthy starting point here in responding to a hackneyed argument against Atheism, that it cannot truly uphold morality.

To quote Good Will Hunting, “You wasted $150,000 on an education you coulda got for a buck fifty in late charges at the public library.”