Tuesday, November 1, 2011

The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day
They Might Be Giants, "Particle Man" from Flood (Red Patton)

Commentary:

"Is he a dot or is speck?
When he's underwater does he get wet,
Or does the water get him instead?"


Code Name: Chaos
"Red Patton" is the new Secret Base code name of my pal Tony, a great admirer of General George Patton, who also happens to be politically left-wing. Tony is a World War II buff, & I considered giving him the code name "Patton > Eisenhower," but deemed it too cumbersome. If circumstance ever affords you the opportunity, provoke Red Patton into a rant about President Eisenhower, who he argues not only wasn't a particularly good general, but "wasn't really a general" at all. Hilarity for history nerds!

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