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Friday, October 26, 2007

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Y.P.R.: Offically Nonrequired

Great big heaps of huzzah and kudos to frequent Yankee Pot Roast contributor Michael Richardson-Bryan, whose listicle for this journal, “Suggested Names for Racehorses Expected to Have Undistinguished Careers” has been selected for inclusion in The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2007, edited by Dave Eggers, published by Houghton Mifflin, and available wherever felled trees are sold.

“Suggested Names for Racehorses Expected to Have Undistinguished Careers”
Buyer’s Remorse
Average at Best
Glued Lightning … [… More!]

More by Mr. Richardson-Bryan:
“Chance Cards in Liberty City Monopoly”
“Unwanted Ads”
“My Court-Ordered Apology”
“Excerpts from The Burning Bonnet: A Tale of Love and Longing Amongst the Amish”
“Corollaries to Godwin’s Law”

From the Y.P.aRchives

The Five Other People You Meet in Heaven
by Tyler Stoddard Smith

Clarence: A former small-arms dealer from Queens. He seems like a nice enough guy.

Chance Cards in Liberty City Monopoly
by Mike Richardson-Bryan

You receive your cut from a jewel heist: collect $50

ChangesBowie

David Bowie’s Rejected Proposals for New Rock n’ Roll Alter Egos
by Libby Leonard

For the upcoming Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) release, I thought I would suggest trying on another character again: Pierre Gremaud—1970s Parochial School Perfect Attendance Zeitgeist!

A Very Tall Patriot Has Something to Tell You
by Eric Feezell

Let me just start by saying that in no way, shape, or form do I believe, even for a nanosecond, that the Bush administration has lied to or misled the American public regarding any aspects whatsoever about the war in Iraq, and that I am 407 feet and two inches tall.