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knomat’s comment made me think it was time to post a picture of the Estate Wagon.

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Filed by AxsDeny at 3:40 pm under Funny, General
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Dan and I were out geocaching on Sunday and heard this song on the radio. You can download it on their Myspace page and I encourage you to do so. Since Hot Topic is celebrating “30 Years of Punk” on their website, this seems all the more appropriate. So here you have it. I couldn’t find these lyrics anywhere via Google, so I’ve transcribed the song for the pleasure of the web. The one line that is marked in red is the line I wasn’t 100% sure about. Anyone with suggestions?

UPDATE! - knomat chimes in with the actual line… corrected below.

MC Lars - Hot Topic is NOT Punk Rock

(MC Lars is more punk than you)

Go! Books about Evanescence (Are not punk rock!)
Guns ‘n Roses watches (Are not punk rock!)
Hello Kitty iPod cases (Are not punk rock!)
Rob Zombie lunch boxes (Are not punk rock!)
Slipknot binder paper (Is not punk rock!)
Tinkerbell pillow cases (Are not punk rock!)
Led Zeppelin air fresheners (Are not punk rock!)
Tupac incense burners (Are not punk rock!)

Hot Topic is not punk rock! (Hot Topic!)
Hot Topic is not punk rock! (Hot Topic!)
Hot Topic is not punk rock! (Hot Topic!)
Hot Topic is not punk rock! (Hot Topic!)

Misfits candle tins (Are not punk rock!)
ICP throw blankets (Are not punk rock!)
Beaded Elvis curtains (Are not punk rock!)
Talking Lambchop plush dolls (Are not punk rock!)
AC/DC hair clips (Are not punk rock!)
Spongebob wristbands (Are not punk rock!)
Sex Pistols boxer shorts (Are not punk rock!)
Disco back catalog (Okay. Maybe that’s punk rock.)
Dischord back catalog (Okay. Maybe that’s punk rock.)

Hot Topic is not punk rock! (Hot Topic!)
Hot Topic is not punk rock! (Hot Topic!)
Hot Topic is not punk rock! (Hot Topic!)
Hot Topic is not punk rock! (Hot Topic!)

Hot Topic is a contrived identification with youth subcultures to manufacture an anti-authoritarian identity and make millions. The $8 you paid for the Mudvayne poster would be better spent used to see your brother’s friend’s band.

DIY ethics are punk rock
Starting your own label is punk rock
G.G. Allin was punk rock.

But when a crass corporate vulture feeds on mass-consumer culture, this spending mommy’s money is not punk rock!

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Filed by AxsDeny at 8:58 am under Entertainment, Funny, General
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The newest addition to our family will make our kitchen less hot in the summer. We are so excited.

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Filed by AxsDeny at 9:51 am under General
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I’m not sure if this is funny, sad, brilliant, or idiotic. It might be a little of each. But this style of writing is just like all the books I read when I was in junior high.

Taken from a Mythology Book, circa 12,000 AD…

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Filed by AxsDeny at 2:41 pm under Entertainment, Funny, General, Sports & Games
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I was watching the news tonight on the local FOX affiliate. After the sports, this random dude came on after a video bump and started in on a monologue. What he said was ridiculous to me. I’ve found a transcript of it and included it below.

“To all of you SUV owners: Don’t cave in to the pressure! You’ll always be on the wrong side of the argument.

First you trade in your 7-passenger GMC Envoy for the 5-passenger Ford Escape hybrid. Then you realize you and your neighbor can no longer car pool your kids to school, soccer practice and scouting. Now both families have to take separate cars. And you’re still criticized for driving an SUV.

To escape those complaints you consider a mini-van. It seats more passengers. But the mileage is only slightly better. You could go for the Honda Insight. But it only seats two. So that’s a non-starter. The Toyota Prius? Claims it seats five. But you’ll feel like those clowns climbing out of that circus car. Besides, you’ll get knocked for driving a foreign auto.

Now, Detroit might build a more fuel efficient car that can seat an entire family who are not contortionists. But it’ll cost you more because of the growing movement to tax car mileage. That’s because the fuel efficient car owners are using less gas and are therefore paying less in gasoline sales taxes. Trust me, you’ll never win this argument unless you ride a bicycle as they do in Cuba.

And that’s The Point.

I’m Mark Hyman.”

What the heck does riding a bike have to do with Cuba? This whackjob took me so offguard I could barely focus on what I was doing. Of course, this is probably exactly the point of the monologue. But how incredibly short sighted and strange. I’m just flabbergasted by this. The only response I can think of to something like this is in response to his first point: Sometimes, it’s not about winning an argument. It’s about doing the right thing.

Using less gas is a good thing. Most OSUV (oversized sport utility vehicles) owners don’t carpool with 6 other people or have 5 kids. Frankly, I don’t know anyone that has a 7 member family. The people I see in the morning on the way to work have 3 or 4 people in the vehicle, tops. Does it take a Suburban or Expedition to get to work with 2-3 other people in the car? I’m pretty sure that’s something you can accomplish in a car that gets twice the gas mileage. Or perhaps taking public transit if it’s available and feasible for your job. City buses tend to hold upwards of 75 people. That’s a darn good ratio.

Ya know what though? Riding a bike is the best for everyone. It helps your body. It also helps everyone else by producing no pollution, industrial waste, or environmental damage. That’s the sort of thing that helps everyone else. It’s too bad guys like this are more worried about being on the right side of every argument rather than helping out their fellow man.

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Filed by AxsDeny at 10:43 pm under General, Rants
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