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[From Spider...]As we all are painfully aware, over the past several years in radio we have seen stations and clusters employ a strategy of naming the station in an effort to boost ratings and grow brand loyalty among listeners. The 3 or 4 call letter combination -- usually starting with W or K -- and 3- to 4-digit frequency number combination was allegedly too difficult to remember. The past

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We just wrapped up Week 3 of Lent. We're more than halfway there! Even if you quit now, you'll still at least end up in Purgatory -- just you and the Protestants and all those unbaptized babies floating in nothingness for the rest of time. But hang in there, baby, because eternal salvation is so close. Just think of it; sitting up there in the VIP room blowing coke with Jesus while St. Theresa

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So Switzerland has begun selling condoms designed for 12-14-year-olds. We're not entirely sure what to make of the packaging, though (PUN!). The condoms are specially designed for younger boys for whom the standard-sized condom is too big. Our more conservative sensibilities tell us that if your wang isn't big enough to fill out a condom, then you're probably too young to be having sex. Still,

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In a revelation that should surprise nobody, Sarah Palin is shopping around an idea for a reality TV show. According to reports, she has been meeting with producer Mark Burnett of Survivor fame about creating a docudrama about Alaska featuring the former governor's ready for prime time family. And get this; they want the show to have a "Planet Earth-type look."Yes! Because who better to exhort

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It's Week 2 of Lent. Historically, this is the week that separates the men from the boys. (Though, if you're an altar boy, that separation was court-ordered long ago.) We hope you've held strong to your Lenten sacrifice. Things fell apart pretty quickly for us here at the TPC. We blame all the Protestants and interfaith couples on our staff. (We also blame your sister.) But don't give up hope;

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Thirty-eight years after its recording, Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" has left music fans guessing as to whom the song was actually about. Candidates have ranged from Warren Beatty, Mick Jagger, Cat Stevens, and David Geffen. A new recording of the song may contain some clues. Apparently, Simon whispers the name "David" backwards on the track. However, it seems like this is a red herring since

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It's Lent, which means Catholics everywhere are ostensibly entering into 40 days of reflection and sacrifice while continuing to furiously masturbate behind closed doors (it's okay as long as we feel guilty afterward). To celebrate this somber season, we here at the TPC are bringing you a weekly report on the best the Christian World has to offer. This week, we investigate After the Rapture Pet

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Civil Rights groups lashed out at Vice-President Biden for his tasteless appearance in blackface during a press conference Wednesday. ...TPC.

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So there's a real billboard of George W. Bush in Wyoming, MN that says, "Miss me yet?" We like ours better. ...TPC.

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The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue comes out this week, and it's got us kind of nostalgic. Get our analysis after the jump. (Apologies in advance to all female TPC staff and any other females about to read this.)Remember, the days before Internet porn when staring at a magazine full of women in bikinis actually used to get us off? We remember scoring a copy back in like eighth grade with Tyra

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So Sunday is Valentine’s Day, and if possible, we care less about it this year than we did last year. We’ve never been big fans of manufactured holidays – Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Earth Day – they’re all just ploys to make you waste money on useless junk; conspicuous consumption under the guise of schmaltzy sentimentality. (Suck it, Al Gore; what the fuck are we supposed to do with all

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This weekend, Sarah Palin gave the Tea Party Movement a collective by boner by delivering a speech at their unwittingly co-opted convention in Nashville. During her speech and the ensuing Q&A, many observers noticed a series of notes scribbled on the palm of the former-governor's hand. (Check out our slide-show to what else she was jotting down.)So in a speech where she criticized President

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Tonight is President Obama's first official State of the Union address. And we don't care. In recent weeks, we've become a little disenchanted. So as we stir some whiskey into what's left of our hope & change-flavored Kool-Aid wistfully hoping that B-Rock would just tell the GOP to kiss his black ass, we're going to forgo the requisite liveblog in lieu of something we care much more deeply about:

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Mouthful of what? There's a bestiality joke in here somewhere, but we'll try to show some restraint. (Just be thankful this isn't South Carolina.)

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Today, Britain raised its terror alert level from "susbstantial" to "severe." While the situation deserves serious attention, we couldn't help but notice how, even in the face of a possible terror attack, the British still maintain their properness. Substantial? Severe? So formal, guys. In America, our terror threat system was color-coded (and flavor-coded). We decided to investigate what the

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The Obama Administration made yet another giant misstep this week when it picked Jay Leno -- possibly the least popular comedian in America -- to host its annual White House Correspondents Dinner. Critics are attacking the decision, calling the blatant endorsement of Team Leno wrongheaded and inappropriate. Developing...

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TPC political analyst Laura gives us a late night reflection on Scott Brown's victory in the Massachusetts senate race. Get her full, bleak analysis after the jump.Can I register as a socialist, or does that automatically put me on the CIA's hot list? All I have to say is grow some balls, Democrats! Seriously, enough of this "love your enemies" BS. I hate my enemies, and it's worked out great so

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Last week, American Idol landed in Atlanta for a round of auditions. There, they met General Larry Platt. While Gen. Platt's military credentials may be dubious, his original song -- entitled, "Pants on the Ground" -- which he performed for the Idol judges, can be read as a biting indictment of contemporary hip-hop culture, fashion, and social norms within the African-American community. Get the

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By this point, it should be pretty obvious that the TPC is on Team Conan. Even, before there was a Team Conan, we were on Team Conan. Back in 1993, when CoCo was struggling at Late Night, we believed in him. The man knows funny.Need proof? Fine. Well, he went to Harvard, so he's kind of smart. Then, he was a writer for SNL (during the good years). From there, he went on to The Simpsons where he

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Amidst recovering from a tragic 7.0 earthquake, Haitians still managed to throw their support behind Team Conan in a conflict which threatens to devastate the American late night landscape. Send help to quake victims here.

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VATICAN CITY—Responding to reports of rampant paganism, the Vatican announced today that it will be sending a corp of missionaries on an interstellar voyage to the distant moon of Pandora in order to bring Christianity to the indigenous Na'vi race.In a prepared statement, Vatican spokesperson Salvatore Giaconni explained that the nature-centric religion of the Na'vi "represents a pantheism tinged

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Since the Christmas Day almost terror attack, airport security has come under increased scrutiny. The use of X-ray body scanners, which were viewed as unnecessarily invasive, is now becoming widespread. We're not sure how we feel about these things. It's not the modesty issue, either. We're guessing that we're probably more attractive than about 98% of the other people in any airport anywhere.

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