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  1. Audio: http://tumblr.com/xxo7zhot1
  2. Audio: Joanna Newsom’s “Peach Plum Pear” live in at the Sydney Opera House. http://tumblr.com/xxo6z7yio
  3. Ditch the mundane formulation "while" for the unintentionally (smart-dumb) douchey "whilst."
  4. Fear and love are basically the same thing.
  5. You should root for the Yankees.
  6. You should definitely imitate the sound of the closing train doors at each stop. I think it really shows how... http://tumblr.com/xxo3rqh6g
  7. Pick up chicks at Narcotics Anonymous meetings. Condoms what?
  8. Try to convince people to spend hours writing essays for your new website. Don't offer to compnsate them.
  9. You should forget your iPhone before the morning strategy meeting, pay attention.
  10. You should keep working on your Walken impression. You've basically got it and I love hearing it. http://tumblr.com/xxo3i7hqi
  11. Your breakfast should consist of things that can easily stain one of your favorite shirts. http://tumblr.com/xxo3i70qi
  12. Don't upgrade to Tweetie 2. It kind of sucks.
  13. Drink Franzia. Run red lights.
  14. You should tweet on your iPhone while you're peeing. It's cool.
  15. In your fantasy football league you should start this Steve Smith, not that one. http://tumblr.com/xxo3dnszg
  16. Oil fire? Have you seen There Will Be Blood? Just kill a priest.
  17. Work late tonight. Pregame at your desk.
  18. You probably shouldn't listen to Kid A. It's overrated. http://tumblr.com/xxo3ckzq2
  19. If you're a vociferously pro-homosexual performer like Lady Gaga, then you should totally try to hook up a... http://tumblr.com/xxo3ccfz6
  20. Take the gun. Leave the cannoli. http://tumblr.com/xxo3c9qgi