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Bookmark Friday: Smokey's Friends

nobody@vox.com(Sixbucksamonkey) — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:40:47 -0700

Growing up I was a huge fan of Smokey Bear. Smokey. He wanted to protect the forest and all the adorable animals. He wanted to educate us about how not to burn things down. And best yet, he was speaking directly to children. He was talking ...

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Free (bird) Bookmark Friday

nobody@vox.com(Sixbucksamonkey) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:25:54 -0800

I was planning to do something a little more contemporary and folksy to accompany the bookmark of the week, but Lisa said I should use "Free Bird." After all the bookmark has birds. And it was free. I balked a bit but when I heard some Skynyrd ...

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Bookmark Friday: Special Voxiversary Royal Edition

nobody@vox.com(Sixbucksamonkey) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:01:30 -0800

Todays bookmark comes to us from PBS. They are shilling for their new show Monarchy which premieres November 12. PBS is a class act. I can tell because their bookmarks are full-color and two-sided. *I'm* impressed I don’t have anything pro...

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Bookmark Friday: Halloween again? So soon?

nobody@vox.com(Sixbucksamonkey) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:05:05 -0700

Don't take candy from strangers. Look both ways before you cross the road. And remember: Flame resistant does not mean flame retardant.

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Bookmark Friday-- BANNED!

nobody@vox.com(Sixbucksamonkey) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:32:40 -0700

I'd like to finish off Banned Books Week 2008 with some lovely bookmarks from the American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom. And below that, a couple of videos made by some guy I do not know but I like (because he writes songs...

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Bookmark Friday salutes... CRANKYPANTS & ELVY

nobody@vox.com(Sixbucksamonkey) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:05:16 -0800

I've been so busy lately trying to commit professional hari-kari that I haven't been posting my usual superfluity of sophomoric musings and random music. I won't bore you with the details but my life lately has been teh suck. Today, however, I c...

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Bookmark Friday's half-assed salute to... dogs.

nobody@vox.com(Sixbucksamonkey) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:17:21 -0800

I don't know much about the Hackensaw Boys, but when I went to their website and saw this... I was entertained: WHAT DO WILLIAM FAULKNER AND THE HACKENSAW BOYS HAVE IN COMMON? Aside from a tendency to say stupid things while drunk and an inabil...

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Bookmark Friday on Saturday: Salute to the Headless Horseman

nobody@vox.com(Sixbucksamonkey) — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:30:45 -0700

Yeah. I don't want to hear anything about it. And, since I've taken some kind of blood oath to blahg every damn day this month, I'm not letting this week's bookmark slide. I don't remember where I got this awesome little bookmark, but it is......

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Bookmark Friday: Special VeryScaryCarnival Supplement (with mp3eme goodness)

nobody@vox.com(Sixbucksamonkey) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:42:47 -0700

This Bookmark Friday we shall have a special supplementary salute VeryScaryCarnival. She really puts the "EEEEEE" in Halloweeeen! Alex sez "OOGUM BOOGUM!"

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Bookmark Friday: Now Gimme My Candy!

nobody@vox.com(Sixbucksamonkey) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:25:50 -0700

Don't take candy from strangers. Don't eat anything that is not wrapped and sealed. Take a flashlight. Don't dawdle in the street. Use the "buddy system." No, you may NOT have that roll of toilet paper. Be home by midnight. Now gimme my candy, d...

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