Fred Thompson 2012! http://trueslant.com/davidrees "Life's too short to not eat cheesecake for breakfast" Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:31:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 You Learn Something New Every Day http://trueslant.com/davidrees/2010/08/09/you-learn-something-new-every-day/ http://trueslant.com/davidrees/2010/08/09/you-learn-something-new-every-day/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:31:03 +0000 David Rees http://trueslant.com/davidrees/?p=1314 If you pour tequila all over the carpet and then drop a match into it, it will make a big event.

RIDE TO LIVE
LIVE TO RIDE

EMPTY hotel PArtEEEEeee

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EMPTY
HOTEL =
PARRRRRRRRRTY

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It’s because the extension cord is 5,000 feet long.

Now pass me a brewskie and let’s turn up the music because it’s Freedom Rock, so turn it up!!!

“Free screening of Caddyshack in Room 201 at 6:00.”

EMPTY
HOTEL
PARTY

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EMPTY HOTEL PARTY 4 LIFE

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As a wise man once said, “The only rule for an Empty Hotel Party is … there are no rules.” Which is actually stupid, because there is a rule for an Empty Hotel Party, which is that if you’re throwing an Empty Hotel Party, you have to spray-paint the phrase “EMPTY HOTEL PARTY!!!” in every room you visit.

And with that said, let’s continue this party!

EMPTY HOTEL PARTY!!!

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Here are the TOP 10 BEST POSTS IN TRUE/SLANT HISTORY:

10. “Fashion and the economy … it’s time to get serious,” by David Rees. What’s more serious than fashion and the ecomony? (Or, as it’s sometimes spelled: “the economy.”)

9. “Bud Light Lime,” by David Rees. This explosive animated gif followed on the heels of Rolling Stone’s story about Gen. Stanley McChrystal and all the shitty beer he drank.

8. “Chicken Battle 2000,” by David Rees. Everything you need to know about 21st century society, summed up in one image.

7. “Top ten foods of the decade– the argument ends here,” by David Rees. The ultimate argument-ender vis a vis foods of the decade. If Gourmet magazine had published articles like this, maybe it wouldn’t have died.

6. “Hollywood rumor: Wall*E coming to B*Way?” by David Rees. True/Slant was the first media outlet to break the news of Pixar’s move to adapt Wall*E for the stage.

5. “The 10 best True/Slant posts of all time,” by David Rees. The definitive guide to the best of True/Slant.

4. “Hollywood rumor: 2666/2112 movie mash-up?” by David Rees. Remember when this bit of Hollywood gossip set the world on fire? Me, too.

3. “10 Classic St. Patrick’s Day jokes,” by David Rees. “The jokes so clean, their punchlines are green.”

2. “Claymation Transformers bombshell II: running out of clay?” by David Rees. Another Hollywood bombshell; this is the post that almost brought down a movie studio!

And the best post in T/S history is …

1. “Bracelets trends,” by David Rees. This is why God invented the internet.

Goodbye True/Slant. It was fun.

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]]> http://trueslant.com/davidrees/2010/06/25/bud-light-lime/feed/ 3 Let’s remember: The top 10 LOST moments http://trueslant.com/davidrees/2010/05/24/lets-remember-the-top-10-lost-moments/ http://trueslant.com/davidrees/2010/05/24/lets-remember-the-top-10-lost-moments/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 20:57:05 +0000 David Rees http://trueslant.com/davidrees/?p=1258 Whether you’re a LOST fanatic or a LOST hater, you have to admit: Last night’s finale was an amazing end to an amazing show!

To celebrate, here’s my list of the ten most unforgettable moments from the series:

10.) Season 1, Ep. 1:
The series kicks off with a bang!

9. Season 2, Ep. 3:
Jack & Juliet: the romance begins …

8. Season 5, Ep. 4:
This episode featured some of the greatest catch phrases: “Give me the whip;” “Have you forgotten the house of pain,” etc.

7. Season 1, Ep. 5
The smoke monster attacks!

6. Season 3, Ep. 8
Locke dances!

5. Season 6, Ep. 13
The island is alive!

4. Season 2, Ep. 92
Hurley rocks!

3. Season 6, Ep. 12
The smoke monster can’t be stopped.

2. Season 7, Ep. 254
Parallel-universe madness!

And the NUMBER ONE moment from LOST:
1. Season 3, Ep. GH-230.001
The “flash-forward” that started it all!

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Here’s a photograph of Dzhennet Abdurakhmanova, one of the female suicide bombers who exploded on a Moscow subway this week.

Men + women + guns + grievances = usually crazy.

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