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That rare bird…

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A good advertisement:

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December 14, 2008 at 3:52 pm

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Shallow Thought

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By “not making a big deal” of her scar, Tina Fey has made a pretty big deal of her scar.

Some have said that the scar makes her look hotter. If you agree, you might want to read this.

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December 2, 2008 at 5:15 pm

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Mikel Laboa Hil Da

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The great Basque folk singer and composer Mikel Laboa is dead. He was 74.

From comment 119: “The bird is free at last.” (“Txoria askea da azkenean.”)

This is a reference to Laboa’s most famous song, Txoria Txori.

If I had clipped its wings,
it would have been mine,
It would not have gone away.

But then it would no longer have been a bird,
and what I loved was a bird,
and what I loved was a bird.

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December 1, 2008 at 9:24 pm

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