30,000 Pounds of Bananas

It was just after dark when the truck started down the hill that leads into Scranton Pennsylvania.Carrying thirty thousand pounds of bananas.Carrying thirty thousand pounds (hit it Big John) of bananas. -Harry Chapin Harry Chapin is best known for his serious songs like Taxi and Cat’s in The Cradle, but this is my favorite Harry Chapin song. 30,000 Pounds of Bananas is a tragic song in its own right, but it is not exactly the same as Taxi. I’ve been to that hill outside of Scranton, PA and I couldn’t help but think of this song. Lovely place, but I…

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CNN Breaking News: Facebook Users Are Stupid

CNN did a story called Young women drink, party, post. It’s the latest of the People Using Social Networks All Freakin Idiots stories. We find a group on Facebook called 30 Reasons Girls Should Call It A Night, which are apparently the thirty reasons a drunk girl should call it a night.This is Facebook Gone Wild, drunk girls posting photos of themselves and, since Facebook is famous for everyone having to use their real names, there are real names by most of the images. Many of the images are of drunk and laughing young people, a few throwing up, a…

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