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Fred
Sep 1, 20168 min read
Top 10 Comic Book Heroes Inside of a Cartoon Universe
After TopTenz went to staff writers only, I had one list left to submit, but nowhere to submit it. Well, since I almost erased it...
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Guest Author: John Kerry
Aug 30, 20161 min read
Who said this?
This is a direct quote from John Kerry which should get him fired: (but it won't) "Perhaps the media would do us all a service if they...
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Fred
Aug 28, 20165 min read
Bring me the Head of Bob Greenblatt
One of my favorite TV shows of all time was NBC’s Community. Well, the first 5 seasons were on NBC, the 6th and final season was on the...
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Fred
Aug 20, 20163 min read
The Problem with Politics in 2016
The problem with Politics in 2016 in a nutshell? Donald Trump was right (at least about this.) Facts: In January of 2016, Iran released...
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Fred
Aug 17, 20166 min read
10 Professional Journals I Ain’t Readin’
While doing some research for a separate TopTenz article, I came across a medical journal citation and thought to myself “if I wanted to...
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Fred
Aug 15, 20164 min read
Top 10 Ways Scientists Love Themselves Some Einstein
Albert Einstein was arguably the most famous scientist of the 20th century. Born in Germany in 1879, Einstein’s contribution to...
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Fred
Aug 13, 20168 min read
Top 10 Cartoon Bands in History
Blurring the lines between fantasy and reality, today we are reviewing the Top Ten Cartoon Bands in History. Not the best bands in...
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Fred
Aug 11, 20163 min read
Is Evan McMullin out to stop Trump…or Gary Johnson?
Since Evan McMullin declared he was running for President on the Anti-Trump ticket this past week, the 24 hour news cycle has been awash...
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Fred
Aug 2, 20163 min read
Who owns WJTB? (Part I)
Living in the sprawling Metropolis that is North Ridgeville, Ohio, I often wondered why the city doesn't have its own radio station. ...
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Fred
Aug 1, 20167 min read
Top 10 Worst League Away Games
No matter what the sport, or what the age, athletes around the world eagerly anticipate the release of the next season’s schedule. You...
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Fred
Jul 29, 20162 min read
Clinton/Gore $300 Million Golden Parachute
As I sit watching the fallout from Democrat National Convention, I am struck by the conspiracy theorists that are wondering why Bernie...
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Fred
Jul 26, 20163 min read
Why I hate the band Rings of Saturn...(and that's good)
One of the joys of music is the adventure, finding something new that’s never been heard before. My favorite song of all time is “I’m...
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Dissecting Ted's Brain
Jul 20, 20163 min read
The Oral History of Waysted Space
In the Beacon of Speech webcast, Fred is the megalomaniac and Ted the counterweight. Ted doesn’t talk a lot, but the show doesn’t work...
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Fred
Jul 12, 201610 min read
Top 10 *'s in Sports
So a few years back Quarterback Tom Brady allegedly had some lackeys slightly deflate some footballs and a bunch morons (including NFL...
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Fred
Jul 4, 20162 min read
Top 40 Sports Searches on Baidu July 3, 2016
For those unfamiliar with Baidu, it is the Google of China. (Or, as the Chinese would say, Google is the Baidu of America, which would...
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Fred
Jul 2, 20167 min read
Top 10 Not Great Indoor Soccer Nicknames
My kids tell me all the time, “no one cares about indoor soccer.” That’s nice. NOW LEAVE ME ALONE AND GO CLEAN YOUR ROOMS! And with...
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Fred
Jun 25, 20167 min read
How Gary Johnson Wins
The year was 1998 and the state of Minnesota was in a state of agitation. Well, as agitated as they get in Minnesota. The race for...
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Fred
Jun 16, 201610 min read
Top 10 Songs of All Time*
Of the hundreds of thousands of songs released in the history of recorded music, I seemed to notice that many of the same tunes are on...
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Fred
Jun 13, 20164 min read
Blasphemers- The Indoor Soccer Movie
....and so my promotional article was rejected and instead of allowing my writing to evaporate into the ether, I am promoting my movie in...
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Fred
Jun 8, 20166 min read
Top 10 (9) Novelty Songs from the 50's & 60's That Couldn't be Hits Today
While toiling in unemployment, I realized how much I enjoyed writing Top Ten lists for TopTenz.net. So I think I'm going to keep doing...
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Fred
May 23, 20161 min read
Future Prophet Bart Simpson
It was only 2005 when the new religion the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was born. Along that same vein, I heard a quote so...
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Fred
May 20, 20161 min read
The Ramones
The exact time I fell in love with Punk Music was in 1980. My parents bought me a K-Tel album called Rock 80. On the recording was the...
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