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"Don't you know there ain't no devil, it's just god when he's drunk." -- Tom Waits
By driftglass — April 10, 2024

On this date in 1990 Tom Waits took Doritos Chips to court for using a 'Waits', sound-alike on radio ads. The jury awarded him $2.475 million in punitive damages, Waits comments after the case, 'now by law I have what I always felt I had...a distinctive voice.'

Music today is "Get Behind The Mule" by Tom Wait.

gregfallis.com: the bull goose loony of asshole culture.

Left Jabs: Some Republicans are Starting to Poke the Bear.

Colorado Public Radio: CPR and other Colorado newsrooms need your help to cover this year’s election.

Attention space nerds! Cosmic Mergers and Acquisitions.

Round Up by driftglass of the Professional Left Podcast and Science Fiction University

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