{"id":14443,"date":"2011-11-07T07:13:54","date_gmt":"2011-11-07T15:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=14443"},"modified":"2011-11-07T07:13:54","modified_gmt":"2011-11-07T15:13:54","slug":"open-thread-if-xkcd-was-a-pop-song-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=14443","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread, if XKCD was a pop song edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/IeZMIgheZro\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"550\" height=\"403\"><\/iframe><\/center>I want you to post what you want, the way you want it. Self-linkage is wanted.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>My friend Ben is holding a kickstarter for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1422390839\/matriarchy-a-social-game?ref=search\">his upcoming &#8220;casual social game about politics, gender, and statesmanship,&#8221; to be called &#8220;Matriarchy.&#8221;<\/a> Please check it out!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racialicious.com\/2008\/12\/21\/original-essay-the-not-rape-epidemic\/\">Original Essay: The Not Rape Epidemic | Racialicious<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/persephonemagazine.com\/2011\/10\/dont-even-get-me-started-mythical-bootstraps-college-student\/\">Don\u2019t EVEN Get Me Started, Mythical Bootstraps College Student | Persephone Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.muchadothemovie.com\/\">Joss Whedon&#8217;s Much Ado About Nothing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/11\/06\/magazine\/nate-silver-handicaps-2012-election.html?_r=1&amp;pagewanted=all\">Is Obama Toast? Handicapping the 2012 Election &#8211; NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Congressman Joe Walsh, who owes over $100,000 in unpaid child support, given a Family Research Council award for his &#8220;family values.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/holybulliesandheadlessmonsters.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/walsh-responds-to-receiving-pro-family.html\">No, really<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.totryanewsword.com\/2011\/11\/my-greatest-moment-in-sports.html\">To Try a New Sword on a Chance Wayfarer: My greatest moment in sports<\/a> A dodgeball highlight for the ages.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wakingupnow.com\/blog\/michele-bachmann-enemy-of-religious-freedom\">Michele Bachmann, Enemy of Religious Freedom \u00ab wakingupnow.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz.wordpress.com\/2011\/11\/03\/amber-cole-and-the-misandry-of-low-expectations\/\">Amber Cole and the Misandry of Low Expectations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com\/2011\/10\/18\/gallup-poll-is-first-to-find-plurality-support-for-marijuana-legalization\/\">Gallup Poll is First to Find Plurality Support for Marijuana Legalization<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If a ninja <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0t71cexWzvM\">is that eager to fight<\/a>, maybe it&#8217;s wiser not to fight him. On second thought, Naaahhh.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/alyssa\/2011\/11\/01\/357510\/donald-glover-odd-future\/\">Donald Glover\u2019s Odd Future As A Rapper And The Incoherence Of Misogyny<\/a>. Mainly, I&#8217;m just sad to find out that an actor whose character I&#8217;m fond of appears to be a misogynistic jackass as a songwriter.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com\/2011\/10\/borking-an-unequivocally-good-thing\">Borking: An Unequivocally Good Thing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/joelmathis.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/shut-up-and-be-happy-you-ungrateful.html\">Cup O&#8217; Joel: Shut up and be happy, you ungrateful Occupy Wall Street protesters!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/everydayislikewednesday.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/some-lame-things-grant-morrison-said-in.html\">Some embarrassing things Grant Morrison said in public a while back, which are even worse in context<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.simplejustice.us\/2011\/11\/03\/scotus-prohibit-admission-of-eyewitness-testimony.aspx\">The Supreme Court seems<\/a> poised to say that unreliable eyewitness testimony is okay, because if we admit that eyewitness testimony is incredibly unreliable we might have to admit that some other types of testimony are unreliable too.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/wiredscience\/2011\/11\/does-inequality-make-us-unhappy\/\">&#8220;This labor unrest among<\/a> monkeys illuminates our innate sense of fairness. It\u2019s not that the primates demanded equality \u2014 some capuchins collected many more pebbles than others, and that never created a problem \u2014 it\u2019s that they couldn\u2019t stand when the inequality was a result of injustice.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Noah at No Seriously What About Teh Menz created <a href=\"http:\/\/i13.photobucket.com\/albums\/a269\/NoahJohnson\/Screenshot2011-10-31at50711AM.png\">this funny flow chart<\/a> showing how MRAs and anti-feminists decide what to contribute to discussion threads.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dcwomenkickingass.tumblr.com\/post\/11924945592\/tipit\">The push for female characters worth reading about in superhero comics &#8211; Let&#8217;s Tip it<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nothing can prepare you for the awful sight of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tauntr.com\/blog\/zombie-muppets\">Zombie Muppets<\/a>. Seriously, they&#8217;re disturbing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themarysue.com\/new-hobbit-illustrations\/\">Never Before Seen Tolkien Illustrations Left Out of The Hobbit<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evilspacerobot.com\/evilspacerobot\/1001101\/uploads\/2011\/10\/mayhem-complete-72.png\">this amazing, huge Batman drawing<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evilspacerobot.com\/\">Les McClaine<\/a>. I don&#8217;t even know how many characters and rooms are shown here (it&#8217;s a cross-section of Wayne Mansion and the Batcave, with dozens of tiny heroes and villains running amok), but it&#8217;s whatever number means awesome.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wakingupnow.com\/blog\/the-american-dream-inequality-and-immobility\">The American Dream, Inequality, and Immobility \u00ab wakingupnow.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How to save Social Security: <a href=\"http:\/\/motherjones.com\/kevin-drum\/2011\/10\/one-point-and-150-grand\">One Point and 150 Grand<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nielsenhayden.com\/makinglight\/archives\/013257.html\">I would really like someone<\/a> to convince me that this demonstrates anything other than widespread and deeply-felt contempt, by the NYPD, for the law and for the everyday citizens of this city.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/motherjones.com\/mojo\/2011\/09\/its-official-obama-has-deported-more-million-unauthorized-immigrants\">It&#8217;s Official: Obama Has Deported More Than A Million Unauthorized Immigrants | Mother Jones<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/volokh.com\/2011\/10\/19\/intimidation-of-ssm-opponents-in-washington-state\/\">The Volokh Conspiracy \u00bb \u201cHarassment\u201d of SSM Opponents in Washington State<\/a>: When put under oath, suddenly SSM opponents can&#8217;t come up with any evidence of terrible mistreatment at the hands of teh gays.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/health\/2011\/10\/24\/351772\/taxpayer-funded-crisis-pregnancy-centers-tell-jewish-woman-to-convert-to-christianity-or-go-to-hell\/\">Taxpayer-Funded \u2018Crisis Pregnancy Centers\u2019 Tell Jewish Woman To Convert To Christianity Or Go To Hell<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webcomicsnation.com\/jakerichmond\/medusa\/series.php?view=archive&amp;chapter=50203#200127\">Modest Medusa: Origin of bears<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I find it remarkable that this video hasn&#8217;t become a widely-circulated internet meme. 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