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The Name Game

According to Wikipedia:

“The Name Game,” or “The Banana Song”, is a children’s singalong rhyming game that creates variations on a person’s name. It was written by singer Shirley Ellis with Lincoln Chase

Ellis told Melody Maker magazine that the song was based on a game she played as a child. (Read the article)


Birthday Songs

Birthdays are kind of depressing…
So here are some depressing songs for them:

Also,

Original Birthday Song
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear *what’s your face*
Happy birthday to you


Short Birthday Song
This is your birthday song
It isn’t very long…

And:

“The Birthday Dirge” (Read the article)


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Make my logo bigger cream

Over the years we’ve learned a thing or two about the painful requests you endure at the hands of your clients. In fact, five of those beloved demands became the heart and soul of our latest campaign. And although this video doesn’t do justice to the litany of odd requests you get, we hope it at least gives you a few minutes of entertainment.


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5 Things Clients Say and What They Really Mean

Found this article by Brian Yerkes:

5 Things Clients Say and What They Really Mean

Working with all types of clients on a daily basis can be as challenging as the actual design or development work that they are hiring you for. As a freelancer or a project manager, you are on the front-line and even though there shouldn’t be war between you and your client, it can sometimes feel like a battle! (Read the article)


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Motherlode

Found this on The New York Times:

It’s Not Your Mom and Dad’s Parenting

By Lisa Belkin

So much of how you parent is shaped by how you were parented. There are things you do in the same way, because you see them as correct, or wise, or because they’re the only way you know. And there are things that you deliberately do differently — because your own mom and dad messed those up, or times have changed, or your children have different needs. But either way, your own parents are the parents you know best and the departure point from which all your parenting journeys begin. (Read the article)


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