Open Thread Episode # 439, Newscasters, Seriously, Respect The Comma!!

It's Veteran's day, and listener David (himself a Vet) is trying to respond to well wishers without sounding like a total doucher, plus are we on Leno (show) Deathwatch? And, seriously TV newsfolks, you gotta RESPECT THE COMMA.

-- Luke Burbank

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• moshie wrote...

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  Britney spears covers are rad! *rawr* The absolutely best so far is Max Raby!

  November 11, 2009 12:49 pm

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• Gary in Stanwood wrote...

  That dang apostrophe

  Here is more on the Veterans Day apostrophe controversy. Officially, there isn't supposed to be one, but...http://www.blacktable.com/lissner051018.htm

  November 11, 2009 2:59 pm

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• InspectorLuv wrote...

  Veterans Day

  Well, one thing we do know... it's not Veteran's Day because that would refer to one Veteran. So, it's either Veterans or Veterans'.

  November 11, 2009 8:31 pm

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• Anne Louise in DC wrote...

  OPM is definitive

  http://www.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/2009.asp No apostrophe. Also no comma.

  November 11, 2009 9:12 pm

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• m&m wrote...

  riiise and shiiiiine!

  Luke! my mom woke me up w/that song too when I was a kid, and we weren't even Christian! I must admit it is a very effective kid-waker-upper, and I'll probably use it on my own kid once she's of school age. RAWR!

  November 11, 2009 10:41 pm

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• gubilla wrote...

  Oops

  For anyone who can't get the 'Oops' version of the song out of their head, here is that version of the song on top of the original Britney video. Hilarious. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mjonrqYtyY

  November 12, 2009 6:43 am

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• northslope wrote...

  Hit me.

  I think the best Britney Spears parody that I've ever heard is by Dweezil & Ahmet Zappa (sons of Frank) - they would often do appearances on Conan in the late 90s. They did a "metal-ish" version of Hit me Baby for a movie soundtrack - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEOKKsSZjwA. Lookup "Zappa Grinch" on youtube too for a great version of "You're a Mean one Mr. Grinch" off of Dweezil's CD.

  November 12, 2009 8:16 am

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