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Penelope
00:50
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It was made by Space Monkey, so it's looking kind of funky, funky enough that no one knew what it was for. But it fell off a truck when that delivery hit a bump, and that is how I ended up at Quincy's door. Why is everybody always being so mean? I'm a bug. I'm not a pest. My name's Penelope. At the advice of my mother -- "Lose your house? Go find another!" -- that is what I think that I would like to do. So put away your swatter. I promise not to be a bother to Space Monkey, the computer, even you.
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Mass Ave. Attack
01:43
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There is a situation down at Jack's gas station. There's going to be a riot on Mass. Ave. A man there started to holler over $5 and a gallon of gas in a gallon can. They've called the police twice. There's going to be a fight. And I just want to get my car inspected. I'm afraid the emissions are infected. I just want to get my car inspected today. Is that OK? A man pulled his car up, gave Jack $5, and said, "Fill my car and fill my gallon can." Jack filled the car up. And then he filled the can up -- but not enough to please the man. He said, "That isn't right. Now you and me have got to fight!" The police pull up. They say, "Yo, whassup? The dealio with gallon can?" Jack tells his story. The man tells his story. The police just shake their heads. "You know Jack's right. Take your gallon can and have a pleasant night." The man says, "That's not right. Me and him are supposed to fight!"
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Houston
02:53
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The sun breaks the horizon, and I am sitting inside of a Stuckey's Restaurant east of Houston. I'm writing you a postcard. They cooked my fried eggs over hard. That's how the last few days have gone. They say that you can't escape Houston. I've got the radio on hoping that it will drown out the sound of my hopes crashing to the ground.
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I Don't Know
01:39
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I don't know if I need Novacain. I don't know if I've got fever on the brain. I don't know if I need a prophylactic. I just hope that this feeling isn't automatic. I don't know. I don't know if you bring the leprosy. I don't know if you are Ms. Pleurisy. I don't know if you've got the gout. I just know I've got to figure my shit out.
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Lysander Spooner
01:23
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Lysander Spooner didn't pick a side. He didn't believe in blue or grey, he believed in black and white. He said, "The North and South are both the same to me. They just practice different kinds of indentured slavery. In the South, slavery's based on race. In the North, slavery's based on the worker's wage." Lysander Spooner didn't pick a team. He put down his gun and stood up for you and me. Lysander Spooner believed in natural law, and when the man was in prison, he wanted to free John Brown. He proved slavery's unconstitutionality. "I have no right to own you. You have no right to own me." Lysander Spooner didn't drop a seam.
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Houdini's Ghost
02:08
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Give me a handkerchief, and I will hide it. Give me a knotted rope, and I will untie it. Give me a deck of cards, and I will cut it so all the jacks escape before the fire. How will I ever know if it's true that you love me as much as I think I love you? You are a Catholic. I am a Jew. Let's make up a secret code so I can talk you.
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Kee Kar Lau
01:24
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They are right around the corner. Use your phone and place an order. They have got the scallion pie. They've got vegetables with tofu. It's a dish that'll never hurt you if you eat it with white rice. They're always open late. And you know that they are always smiling. If you want to clean your plate, this is where you should be dining. Kee Kar Lau. That's where we're going: to Kee Kar Lau. My hunger's growing for Kee Kar Lau. The soy sauce is flowing at Kee Kar Lau. They've got chop suey and chow mein, sweet and sour pork, beef lo mein, Buddha supreme, and crab rangoon. They've got spicy satay chicken, pu pu platter for two or one, tender pork slices with mushrooms.
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Meter Maid
01:53
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I've got it made in the shade. I'm in love with a meter maid. I'm meter made. I got a ticket, a sticky wicket. I've got to take it. No, I cannot fake it. The law: I cannot break it.
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You Like Action Movies
02:06
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Do you really want to go to the movies? We got the daily newspaper for the movie listings. You like action movies, and I like romantic comedies. Did you like the movie that we just saw? Do you like the movies? We really like the movies. Thank you for coming to Loew's. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.
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Winnipeg
02:21
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What do you say? Do you want to go away today? What do you say? I want to go away today! What do you say? I am sick and tired. I quit. I don't want to get fired. Sleep in. It's not time to get up. Stay up late. Fill another beer cup. The telephone is ringing. The Rezillos' Jo Callis is singing. Stephanie is calling. I am falling in love. Winnipeg is so far away. I cannot get there today. She is so perfect. She is the perfect girl. So much between us. So much like the entire world. She's the perfect girl in the entire world.
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Moon Face
02:18
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I saw her face in the moon today. It was pearly white. It waxed and waned. I want to be her baby. I saw her in line today. She was looking mighty fine today. I don't know if I like her smile, but for her I would swim a mile. I don't know if I like her style, but for her I would wait a while.
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Airbourne Event
03:11
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Abandon all domiciles now! It's an airborne event. It's a chemical cloud. The wind is coming in from the northeast. I've got to run away. I've got to get out of reach. Two trains on the same set of tracks are heading toward one another. They're going to smash, crack! One train breaks open and releases a chemical ooze. It's going to make all of us dizzy. It's going to make the evening news. Run away today!
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The Anchormen Somerville, Massachusetts
The Anchormen was a Massachusetts punk band active from 1999-2003 featuring Chris Braiotta on bass, Jef Czekaj on drums,
Heath Row on vocals, and Tom Scanlon on guitar.
Maximum RockRockNRoll called them “angst-ridden geek pop” and “a cross between the first Devo LP and the Shaggs.”
They were members of the Somerville-based music collective, Handstand Command.
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