“Cheeseburger in Paradise: I think it is *actually* about cheeseburgers. It is the one song that is not about love *or* drugs that I have encountered. Prove me wrong.”
Thermonuclear war is a big third category.
“Name me a couple about that.”
99 Luftballoons, We Didn't Start the Fire.

Sex, drugs, and rock & roll.

“Is Forever Young about drugs or sex?”
Thermonuclear war.
“I guess that makes sense. Maybe.”
I'm not even kidding. I would have said thermonuclear war no matter what song you mentioned. But, it is.

“It knows its lines / It’s well rehearsed…”

Discovering that a song that I enjoy is really about drugs, in a how-did-I-not-see-that-before kind of way, keeps me up at night.

“…Dream on…”

“Everytime that I look in the mirror…”
Dreaming of someone who’s dreaming of me.
“…The past is gone…”
Dreaming of someone who’s dreaming of who I’m dreaming of.
“…Got to lose to know how to win…”
Dreaming of someone who’s dreaming of who I dreamt of.
“…All the things come back…”
Dreaming of someone who I dreamt of.
“…Dream on…”

Loyalty is stronger than obligation. Ideals are bigger than people. Self-identity cannot be constrained by others; it bursts out in a battle of defiance, with the caliber of strength usually reserved for mid-epic digressions. Someone else can point out aesthetic, but it can only be recognized as a means and an end. Questions get asked, games get played. No matter what democracy tries to do, the Constitution will remain.

Deep down I think I might be an optimist.

<smiles>

“A working class hero is something to be…”

I play scrabble like I play poker.

Photo finish.

Borrowed time.

Although not without exception, the lack of prominence of the u-sound in girls’ names does indicate why this antieuphonic sound is so common among names used in past generations but not now.

The best thing about half a bottle of vodka is that it comes in 2-packs.

Euclidean : Non-Euclidean :: Optimism : Pessimism

(Corollary: the more complex it gets, the more pessimistic it becomes.)

“After killing Jason off and countless screaming Argonauts…”

A boat falls on a minotaur and orc. A manticore applauds.

Paging over the store intercom.
Hiding from tornadoes.
Calling the paramedics.
Ordering pizza to be delivered.
Evaluating employees.
Collapsing bookshelf.

Ring up the insanity.

Saw Indiana Jones 4. The need for a decent name for this decade is even more necessary, with a movie revealing how the this decade would see the 50s are shown by the 80s viewing the 30s. The movie itself was pleasantly enjoyable, particularly the second half, when it was no longer necessary to repeatedly establish that, yes, Harrison Ford is old.

Rant or banter.

It’s like sex- it's for pleasure and you need a good partner.

“Vote Hillary, because a deaf god ignores our pleas.”

Doing anything to win won’t.

There is a bijective isomorphism between my college life and my Away Messages.

I think I might be so unstressed I’m not sleeping well.

Sociopaths usually are more decent liars than this.

After hiatus, doubled in the SI, although my best entry did got regretfully edited to be less cryptic. Though I had a lot of rejecteds which nevertheless quite amused me.

$0$ + I See Debt, People = $.06
MARC Train + Fast Listening = Lent Me Your Ears
The Scarlet Pimp + Letter of the Law = Red E Whore Not
Bugs Stops Here + Hamburger Hamlet = Fuddruckers
Oh, He's Only 71 + There Will Be Bud = Older And Weiser
Lucky Human's Foot + Best in Shoe = Cinderella
Perm und Drang + Who Framed Roger = Bad Hare Day
What Goes Around + Cut and Run = Belt Buckle
Acid Trip + AZ the World Turns = pHoenix
Samuel Longhorn + Text Mex = Samuel TildeN
Bullshirt + Hits the Fan = 3ShirtsToTheWind
Tyger Tyger + $0$ = Fearful Symmetry
Potter's Weal + There Will Be Bud = Medicinal Use Only
Hoss's Ass + ReplyHazy TryAgain = Behind The 8 Ball
Ponderosé + Pants on Fire = Peterosé

Comedic drama has many words to describe its various forms: farce, parody, sketch, etc. But there is no variety to identify a nuance of tragedy, no diminutive term to denote a slight one. Therefore, if one comes across what might be a little bit of such, it is best to not stare too closely, to circle around warily, to signal an assassin, and- like the Cardinals defeating the Astros 3-2 in unfortunately just over 2 hours- to overcome it swiftly, decisively, and victoriously.