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Devils in the detail's

Don't wanna get "HIGH FULLUTENT," or anything, but is this a grammatical cautionary, or Laura Ingraham's show-prep?

Isn't apostrophe abuse one of the Ten Commandments? It is in our Bible. (which is better than your's...)

Sign of the economic times: seattle rest area

(photo: BlatherWatch)

The city is broke, but the crisis inspired this South Seattle example of the civic ingenuity we're known for.

Who needs a Parks Dep't? Shut 'er down, Mayor Mike ...and God bless America!

Best-of: a peek into the obama-care future- a grim, horrifying, stupid world

We've been traveling, so here's a best-of from last summer. As all of our work, it's still prescient and insightful, and extremely well-written.

Our patented Lens of Blather is an instrument which allows us to see into the fearful future as predicted by talk radio radio hosts.

It's always a fearsome, gruesome, loathsome place at the bottom of a dozen slippery slopes; moral declines into festering bogs of unintended catastrophes- all forsoothed and told-you-so'd by some of the greatest minds and towering moral exemplars of our time: Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, Laura Ingraham, Neal Boortz, and Sean Hannity.

We've been traveling, so here's a best-of from last summer. As all of our work, it's still prescient and insightful, and extremely well-written.

Our patented Lens of Blather is an instrument which allows us to see into the fearful future as predicted by talk radio radio hosts.

Billy Bob: MOLES, STRIP CLUBS & TBTL

(Editor's note : Billy Bob is a Blatherwatch commenter who used to work in Seattle radio. He doesn't always make perfect sense, but we like him because he's half Billy, half Bob, and tries to pawn himself off as Larry King. He watches radio and listens to teevee).

by Larry King

~~ Luke Burbank knew something was up when the East Lake engineers removed the dim bulb from his on-air light and told him he’d have to start bringing in his own headphones. But the real giveaway was when a Bonneville suit informed Jen Andrews she was being reassigned to transcribe Dori Monson’s show for Frank Shiers. (Tip ‘o the yarmulke to Ron Upshaw.)

~~ TBTL may be gone, but one of its ideas lives on. The Latter Day Marketeers are pushing quirky names for the remaining KIRO-FM shows. The Dave Ross Show would be SBTL (Scared of Being Too Liberal). Noon to three would be CBGB (Coulda Been Glenn Beck). Afternoons would be called TWCG (Two Wild and Crazy Guys). The morning news would be called RSTA (Reading Seattle Times Aloud). And the extended Frank Shiers Show would be WIWT (Who’s Idea Was This?).

~~ Fisher is firing back after that article in the Times about how KUOW and KPTK dominate the radio in the city of Seattle. Dennis Kelly points out that KVI still kicks butt in Gold Bar. The Kellinator also crows that The Commentators have a death-grip, literally, on the 75+ demo.

~~ Wack-A-Mole, Radio Edition! Computer security at KIRO is putting in O-T trying to figure out which disloyal newsie squealed to BlatherWatch about dropping the ball on I-5 sniper coverage. Unless someone fesses up, Salt Lake is threatening to eliminate Cranberry Juice Fridays in the newsroom.

~~ When Ed Hume does his final gardening show on KOMO, will he become Ex-Hume?

~~ Why do all the talk stations put gardening shows and infomercials and re-runs and crap on weekends?  Have they never seen how many cars are on I-5 on a Saturday evening?

~~ Now that strip club owners, the Colacurcios, are in legal hot water it looks like they may give up their KIRO sponsorship of the "Rick's On Lake City Way Sports Desk." But the KIRO sales sharks are ready with a new sponsor. Listen for the "Bikini Barista Espresso on Everett Mall Way Sports Desk." (Tip 'o the yarmulke to Swartzy.)

~~ If that whacko I-5 gun guy had been better at what he did, who knows how many people would have been killed?  As it was happening, most radio stations didn't mention it. Should these corporate owners have licenses if they're really not going to serve the public?  We should be glad Clear Channel, or CBS or Bonneville don't run the police department.

~~ Mariner fans at Safeco Field are getting treated to a new late-season video game on the big screen between innings. They're keeping the racing boats. But they've dumped the shell game, and instead fans will see quickly moving radio station logos and will try to guess which station will broadcast the next Mariner game. (Tip 'o the yarmulke to Rick Rizzs.)

~~ Which two popular Seattle radio movie reviewers were seen going into Tubs on Roosevelt with a portable DVD player? Hint: They had a copy of Brokeback Mountain.

~~ Which local station is producing some new promos with a weird disclaimer? Hint: "When News Breaks (Mon-Fri 9 to 5, excluding lunch breaks and holidays) We've Got it Covered!"

~~ Arbitron's new Personal People Meter (PPM) rating system also picks up signals from the two-way radios used by Shuttle Express.  In the latest monthly trends, Shuttle Express radio is ranked 23rd in total listening, just ahead of Highway Advisory Radio (530 am) and KVI.

~~ Separated at birth: Popeye and Don O'Neill. "Okay, Ron, next hour, who's hotter: Brittany Spears or Olive Oyl?"

(Editor's note : Billy Bob is a Blatherwatch commenter who used to work in Seattle radio. He doesn't always make perfect sense, but we like him because he's half Billy, half Bob, and tries to pawn himself off as Larry King. He watches radio and listens to teevee).

Billy Bob: HAMMERS, CLUNKERS, NICKELS & DIMES

(Editor's note : Billy Bob is a Blatherwatch commenter who used to work in Seattle radio. He doesn't always make perfect sense, but we like him because he's half Billy, half Bob, and tries to pawn himself off as Larry King. He watches radio and listens to teevee).

by Larry King

~~ Soon-to-be-Ex-Mayor Greg Nickels says his only regret is not being able to be the one to actually tear down one of the most used, oldest, heritage & tradition roadways in the state, the  Alaskan Way Viaduct. Sez Hizzoner, "If I had it to do over again, I'd have consulted Bonneville."

(Also-rans Nickels and Drago: voters don't always fall for a pretty face, photo: Sue Frause)

OPEN THREAD: we want it now!

Screw health care: is obama an illegal alien?

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A peek into the obama-care future: a grim, horrifying, stupid world

Our patented Lens of Blather is an instrument which allows us to see into the fearful future as predicted by talk radio.

Red, White and Blueberry Firecracker Hotdog Potato Salad

Instead of doing something really patriotic on the Fourth of July, (like have a mattress sale) BlatherWatch has a tradition of covering ourselves in glory, and helping you celebrate your American liberdee by providing an inspirational red, white and blue recipe for your holiday eating enjoyment. This year's recipe has hot dogs AND FIRECRACKERS! (remember: no smoking!)

Some blasts from Independence Days past: Zell Miller's Red, White & Blue Ham Pie (2006)? Senator Slade Gorton's Warm Crab Dip (2007), or last year's, Cindy McCain's Patriotic Twinkie™ Pie.

Talk radio bail-out: seething gays! special rights! penis black market for marriage-crazed lesbians!

Yea! President Obama came through today with his promised talk radio bailout by injecting gay sex into the national conversation and saved producers and talk hosts from the worst summer topic recession since the 1992 Summer of Love.

He announced some damn thing about benefits to partners of gay federal employees. The industry hopes this example of the President's "obsession with gays" will light up the lines with long time listeners, and first time callers.