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11 Things: Green

Thursday, March 15, 2007

1. Envy: (Psychology) Because it's one of the seven deadly sins ... along with lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath and failing to turn off your car alarm.

2. Aer Lingus: (Travel) Because it's Irish for Lufthansa, which is German for Aeroflot, which is Russian for Air Fleet, which isn't nearly as interesting.

3. Greenland: (Geography) Because the longest day of the year is considered a national holiday ... and because the country will soon be entirely green.

4. Tom Green: (Comedy) Because of the chad ... and because no one ever sees him anymore (with the exception of his parents, in their bedroom at 4 a.m.).

5. Mondegreens: (Writing) Because they sound very much like Sylvia Wright and Jon Carroll.

6. Greens: (Restaurant) Because most of us secretly wish we were vegetarians ... and because I really didn't want to mention the Jolly Green Giant.

7. Norman Greenbaum: (Rock) Because I still don't understand why "Spirit in the Sky" was listed on Clear Channel's list of questionable songs after 9/11 ... and because Greenbaum currently lives in the North Bay.

8. Samuel Beckett: (Theater) Because staying the course has become far more absurd than "Waiting for Godot."

9. The Undertones: (Punk) Because "Teenage Kicks," "Get Over You" and "It's Gonna Happen" are three fantastic Irish punk songs ... and because I really didn't want to mention Green Day.

10. Soylent Green: (Film) Because of Edward G. Robinson ... and because sustainable growth and overpopulation are rarely taken seriously enough.

11. The Great Gatsby: (Literature) Because "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter -- tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther ..." and because F. Scott Fitzgerald is just one more example of a great Irish American.

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