Shanks and Praise

I think Gooderson says it all right, all right, all right ...

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JOHN OATES - LIFETIME 'STACHE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
John Oates is the granddaddy of moustachioed rockers. Yeah, it's not really rock he plays, but no one has dedicated as much of his life to the ’stache as John Oates. For nearly 20 years he risked ridicule and the ire of Daryl Hall to keep his lip covered. No one with a 'stache has sat at the top of the pop charts as long as Oates (he and Hall are the most successful duo in history; check out their recently released Live at the Troubadour to see why). Even though he recently shaved it, Oates still has a phantom one: for us it’s always there, even when it's not there.

I dont know where Im going
But, I sure know where Ive been
Hanging on the promises
In songs of yesterday
An Ive made up my mind,
I aint wasting no more time
But, here I go again
Here I go again

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Youtuber mikehoye got off the subway at Bloor and Yonge one night in October and this is what he saw.

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This will be a lot less funny if (when) this guy turns out to be a serial killer. For bonus creepy, check his profile.

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"Meh," the expression of indifference made popular by a 2001 episode of The Simpsons, gained a place in the Collins English Dictionary. Publisher HarperCollins announced Monday that the word have been chosen from terms suggested by the public for inclusion in the dictionary's 30th anniversary edition. We here at Shanks and Praise are not sure which is stranger, that "meh," the apathetic anti-rallying cry mustered the enthusiasm needed to win a popular vote, or that it beat out "huggles," the happy hybrid of hug and snuggles also under consideration by Collins. Its a sad sign of the times my friends. I, for one, am all about the huggles.

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Consider this a message to my mellow in the front seat: Rumor has it that The Roots will be retiring from touring in order to become the house band when Jimmy Fallon takes over Conan O'Brien's late night show next year.

W . . . T . . . F?

Black Thought my ass.
Check "Proceed" and "Mellow My Man" from their debut album "do you want more?!!!??!" to see why we used to like The Roots before they decided to become background noise to nightly douchebaggery.

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Paula Goodspeed, a self-described fan of Paula Abdul, was found dead in her car outside of the the “American Idol” judge's Sherman Oaks home. Ms. Goodspeed’s car was reportedly decorated with a photo of Abdul hanging from the rear-view mirror. Her personalized license plate reportedly read “ABL LV,” which has been said to stand for Abdul Love.

"Ms. Goodspeed's mother had gone to [the sheriff's department] to report her daughter missing and advised them that she might be suicidal," Los Angeles Police Capt. James Miller reportedly told People. Officials "determined that Ms. Goodspeed may be up in the vicinity by Paula Abdul's house. Our officers discovered her vehicle parked on the street and found her inside. She was unresponsive to officers."

Authorities say her death may have been due to drug overdose, but tests still have to be performed.

Another theory: Ms. Goodspeed was a seriously deranged person who was exploited by her hero for the summer viewing pleasure of millions of Fox viewers, like you. But that's just a theory I'm working on.

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Under cover of night, a vandal in a small Nebraska town has been leaving Vaseline impressions of his naked ass on store windows and other surfaces. "This is the weirdest case I've ever seen," said police Chief Ben McBride.

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73 year old, Ken Mink, is a full-time student at Roane State (Tenn.) Community College and and member of the school's basketball team. Monday night, Mink played 10 minutes and scored two points - on free throws - in Roane State's 93042 victory over King College's junior varsity team.

"I found myself on the free-throw line 52 years after my last college game," Mink told the Associated Press. "I said, 'Just relax and shoot it like you know how to all day long.' I just floated the shots in there. I'm in the books now. I can relax a little bit."

Mink last played college basketball 52 years ago at Lees College in Jackson, Ky. He lost his spot on the team and was expelled after someone soaped the basketball coach's office. Mink still insists he didn't do it.

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