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1. 12 days ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   Either you were the world’s most boring kid, or were stuck in the world’s most boring childhood. Quite possibly both.

2. 13 days ago on Arlo and Janis

   And here are the lyrics to “Our House” by Crosby, Stills & Nash:I’ll light the fireYou place the flowers in the vaseThat you bought todayStaring at the fireFor hours and hours while I listen to youPlay your love songs all night long for meOnly for meCome to me now (come to me now)And rest your head for just five minutesEverything is doneSuch a cozy room (such a cozy room)The windows are illuminatedBy the evening sunshine through themFiery gems for you, only for youOur house is a very, very, very fine houseWith two cats in the yardLife used to be so hardNow everything is easy ‘cause of youAnd ourLa-la, la-la-la-la-laLa-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-laLa-la-la-la-la-la-laLa-la-la-la-la-la-la-laLa-la, la-la-la-la-laLa-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-laLa-la-la-la-la-la-laOur house is a very, very, very fine houseWith two cats in the yardLife used to be so hardNow everything is easy ’cause of youAnd ourI’ll light the fireWhile you place the flowers in the vaseThat you bought today

3. 13 days ago on Arlo and Janis

   They lyrics aren’t really all that similar. Here is “Our House” by Madness:Father wears his Sunday bestMother’s tired, she needs a restThe kids are playing up downstairsSister’s sighing in her sleep (ah)Brother’s got a date to keep, he can’t hang aroundOur house, in the middle of our streetOur house, in the middle of ourOur house, it has a crowdThere’s always something happeningAnd it’s usually quite loudOur mum she’s so house-proudNothing ever slows her down and a mess is not allowedOur house, in the middle of our streetOur house, in the middle of ourOur house, in the middle of our streetOur house, in the middle of our (something tells you that you’ve got to move away from it)Father gets up late for workMother has to iron his shirtThen she sends the kids to schoolSees them off with a small kiss (ah)She’s the one they’re going to miss in lots of waysOur house, in the middle of our streetOur house, in the middle of ourI remember way back then when everything was true and whenWe would have such a very good time, such a fine timeSuch a happy timeAnd I remember how we’d play, simply waste the day awayThen we’d say nothing would come between usTwo dreamersFather wears his Sunday bestMother’s tired, she needs a restThe kids are playing up downstairsSister’s sighing in her sleepBrother’s got a date to keep, he can’t hang aroundOur house, in the middle of our streetOur house, in the middle of our streetOur house, in the middle of our streetOur house, in the middle of ourOur house, was our castle and our keepOur house, in the middle of our streetOur house, that was where we used to sleepOur house, in the middle of our streetOur house, in the middle of our street, our house

4. 17 days ago on Cleats

   She also starred in “Bend it Like Beckham,” so maybe it’s not a totally random reference (especially since hers is the first name mentioned after Beckham.)

5. 3 months ago on Drabble

   No. but SHE is…

6. 10 months ago on Arlo and Janis

   Jimmy is an Auburn alum.

7. 11 months ago on Arlo and Janis

   But there is absolutely NO correlation between an original piece or artwork being sold and resold between individuals, and a song being played in public.

8. 11 months ago on Arlo and Janis

   kiapre, you’d better believe that if copies of an artist’s work are created and sold, they ARE getting paid for it one way or another.

9. 11 months ago on Arlo and Janis

   Yep, and no one seems to complain when an author gets money from each of his books that is sold. But let a songwriter expect to get money every time his song is used, and suddenly words like “scam” and “mafia” get thrown around.

10. 11 months ago on Arlo and Janis

    Speaking specifically of ASCAP, when we signed up, they told me I HAD to join this particular plan, one that charged a minimum that I could only meet if I doubled our ticket prices AND sold twice as many tickets as we had seats, to every concert. I did some digging and found a different plan, but when I asked about that I was told “Oh no, that’s not good for you, because since there’s no minimum you’ll pay a higher percentage; 1.2 is more than .8. you see.” So I explained how I could never hit the minimum anyway under Plan A, but under Plan B it might cost me more per concert, but in the end that would still be less than the minimum they wanted in Plan A. I then said “Now that YOU know that I know how to do math, do you want to try again?”