Philosophy
This week is the 76th anniversary of jockey shorts. It was this week in 1935 that Coopers, Inc. first introduced the legless briefs. The name "jockey" came from the fact that it was modeled on the jock strap and designed to give the same support in a non-athletic undergarment. They became so popular that the company changed its name to Jockey to capture the brand.
So, in the spirit of Bill Clinton, boxers or briefs?
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I suppose truth is indeed stranger than fiction. As we attempted to create false news stories yesterday, the Beeb outdid us all with this one. "The one interesting bit that I found recently in one of my briefs on the poppy industry was that we have a...
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The Godfather of soul, the hardest working man in show business, soul brother number 1, the one and only Jaaaaaaames Brown has left us. In addition to his own magnificent works, he had a lasting effect on popular music. Brown's work putting the accent...
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From Marty Peretz, Editor of The New Republic, Worse can be said of Bill Clinton's stumping in Connecticut for Joe (and Hillary's endorsement, too.) When Clinton came into the state, Lieberman and Lamont were running dead even in the polls, more...
- Ivy Schulman Cuts The Rug In The 1956 Film "rock, Rock, Rock"
Ivy Schulman sings Rock Pretty Baby backed by Cirino Colacrai and the Bowties. Things were simpler back then. This is the original 45rpm release... And here is a clip from Rock, Rock, Rock [1956] featuring six year old rocker Ivy Schulman... Cirino...
Philosophy
Let Me Be Brief
This week is the 76th anniversary of jockey shorts. It was this week in 1935 that Coopers, Inc. first introduced the legless briefs. The name "jockey" came from the fact that it was modeled on the jock strap and designed to give the same support in a non-athletic undergarment. They became so popular that the company changed its name to Jockey to capture the brand.
So, in the spirit of Bill Clinton, boxers or briefs?
- Bbc: 'stoned Wallabies Make Crop Circles'
I suppose truth is indeed stranger than fiction. As we attempted to create false news stories yesterday, the Beeb outdid us all with this one. "The one interesting bit that I found recently in one of my briefs on the poppy industry was that we have a...
- James Brown, Rip
The Godfather of soul, the hardest working man in show business, soul brother number 1, the one and only Jaaaaaaames Brown has left us. In addition to his own magnificent works, he had a lasting effect on popular music. Brown's work putting the accent...
- He Who Laughs Last, Votes Best (part 1 Of 2)
For the complete article -- beautifully formatted with color photos, see e Pluribus Media. (Special thanks again to kfred, Cho and everyone over at ePM.) Forget ?Soccer moms,? ?NASCAR dads,? and ?value voters,? the operative bloc in the midterms were...
- Post Clinton, Ergo Propter Clinton
From Marty Peretz, Editor of The New Republic, Worse can be said of Bill Clinton's stumping in Connecticut for Joe (and Hillary's endorsement, too.) When Clinton came into the state, Lieberman and Lamont were running dead even in the polls, more...
- Ivy Schulman Cuts The Rug In The 1956 Film "rock, Rock, Rock"
Ivy Schulman sings Rock Pretty Baby backed by Cirino Colacrai and the Bowties. Things were simpler back then. This is the original 45rpm release... And here is a clip from Rock, Rock, Rock [1956] featuring six year old rocker Ivy Schulman... Cirino...