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rap legend Jesse Dangerously's avatar

I am a little disappointed to see that USMNT doesn't stand for Unusual Size Mutant Ninja Turtles but I don't think it's your fault I leapt to that conclusion.

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Josh Gondelman's avatar

Common misconception. The MNT suffix almost always means Mutant Ninja Turtle!

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Liz Whitbread (she/her)'s avatar

I know in my heart that, unfortunately, my 2022 MSN Messenger/AIM lyrics would be something by the Counting Crows. I can't help it. I love them.

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Josh Gondelman's avatar

This is a safe space, and I think that's beautiful!

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Liz Whitbread (she/her)'s avatar

thanks Josh.

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Traci's avatar

Just this weekend, a few friends and I went on a very silly riff that ended in the phrase, "I got it at The *VERMONT* Turnip Soup store" and were immediately struck by how great an away message that would have been. Alas.

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Josh Gondelman's avatar

The original "overheard..." and "no context" social media accounts!!

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Mitch Blum's avatar

Washing down some macadamia nuts with some deliciously exotic Mauna Loa juice was the height of sophistication in the ‘80s. Welcome back, ML, we missed you.

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Neeva's avatar

Currently obsessed with David Guetta and Bebe Rexha sampling Blue (Da Ba Dee) in "I'm Good (Blue). I fucking hated "Blue" when it went whatever-we-called-viral in the 90's, but the concept of replacing the original nonsense lyrics with "I'ma have the best fuckin night of my life" tickles me endlessly. So probably that.

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Josh Gondelman's avatar

This is CLASSIC away message material!!!

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Joe Prince's avatar

Hello from a longtime fan and a new subscriber!

If I could have a 2022 MSN/AIM lyric, I think I'd just embed (magically) some jaunty instrumental. I think the Innocence Mission's "The Melendys Go Abroad" would be both lovely and quasi-topically appropriate (in the sense of being unavailable).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH4qAk0-4Ug

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Traci's avatar

So much has been taken from us, Josh.

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Myq Kaplan's avatar

dear josh,

thank you as always for these.

i like that one of your PEP talks was a PiP talk!

love

myq

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Josh Gondelman's avatar

Thank YOU for reading! I was glad to be able to put a little PiP in my pep (or the other way around?) this week!

Love,

Josh

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