Fri. Mar 6th, 2026

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You down with Stephin Merritt?

This guy makes Bob Mould look like Marge Simpson.

He makes Ben Stein sound like Gilbert Gottfried.

And he just made instant Internet history today (big hat tip to my boy Meatbull for making sure I saw this slice of heaven):

There’s not much that needs to be (or can be) said about the genius that just unfolded. Except, possibly, this: Is that anchor the same guy who gave us this historic moment?

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