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Friday links! Chicken challenges, soggy slides and more politics

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  • Have you seen the ad where the family can’t put together a meal at the grocery store for $10? So they go to KFC? An Iowa City chef took it as a challenge and wrote about it at Grist.
  • The last time we ran into a rainy-day slide problem, Poppy dried it off with her bottom. This is a better plan.
  • Newsweek has a fascinating behind-the-scenes series on the presidential campaign.
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    Songs about Monday

    There’s one phrase that makes an appearance every month in the list of search strings that lead people here. And to me, it’s sort of an odd one to be popping up so frequently: “Songs about Monday.”

    The post that’s been bringing the Monday music people here is just a list of songs that I happened to listen to on a Monday. I’m sure they’ve been disappointed, and I don’t like being a disappointment. So I have good news for you on this Tuesday, Monday music people. I’ve done some research on your behalf. Here, just for you, are some songs about Monday:

    Now, I hope you’ll satisfy my curiosity and leave a comment here. I’d love to know why you need to find a song about Monday. Thanks, Monday music people!

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    Friday links! Sports & politics

  • I was sad to read that the International Bowling Museum is headed to Texas. We were exploring St. Louis a few years ago with our friend Don, and the bowling museum was one of our stops. It was tucked away, a little off the beaten path. And there was a bowling alley in the basement. The guy running it gave us a few extra games for free. It was a nice afternoon.
  • The always spectacular Photojojo has some tips on how to look great in pictures.
  • I always enjoyed reading Richard Cohen’s columns when I worked at the Tribune. His column Tuesday on the Palin-Biden debate titled “This Debate’s Biggest Loser” summed up just what I’ve been feeling lately:

    But what about Palin? Can you imagine the reaction of the press corps if [Hilary] Clinton had given the audience a “hiya, sailor” wink? … Ah, but the scorn, approbation and ridicule that would have descended on Clinton … I agree with Palin. It’s the mainstream media that flunked.

  • This Super Mario Brothers wedding cake was featured on Cake Wrecks as an example of Awesome. Boy, I wish I knew someone who was getting married next September or so. I’d totally encourage them to have a cake like this.
  • A drunk man stumbles home and goes to sleep. In the wrong house. Could have had a tragic ending. But the homeowners were nice!