Your Dingus column this week is award-worthy. With just the right twist of a razor-sharp three inch snark blade you eviscerate billions of dollars worth of bullshit media propaganda, sane-washing, rationalizing and self-deception. You are a treasure. I want my kids to name their next daughter after you. If I see you someday standing on an aging billionaire’s shoulder (you would have zero trouble pulling that off), I’ll know it was because you and your kids had to eat. So I’m going to send out more notes telling folks to SUB and keep the Way of the Dingus alive!
In Spotify search, type in Carrie Underwood and click SEARCH. Then click on 'Carrie Underwood.. artist'. Underneath the words "11.5M monthly listeners" are three dots (ellipses). Click on the three dots and a drop-down list will appear with options. The second option is 'Don't play this artist'.
Ps. I hate how some people will label this as Cancel Culture. Yet they often are same people who say they fight for freedom. Isn’t deciding how I want my money/influence spent an ultimate freedom?
I already posted a comment, but I'm back to note that this is the last Dingus of the Week of the Biden era! The first DOTW* was crowned on 11/8/2020 after the 2020 election was called for Biden/Harris (though it was likely written before the call).
Kudos to Lyz for commitment to the bit, because I think it's going to get harder to find Dinguses to crack jokes about going forward. So many past Dinguses of the Week are soon moving on to bigger and worse things at the highest levels of government, and at a certain point the things they do will elevate them from contemptible dingus to not-at-all-funny evil. As such, this newsletter will be an even more essential bright spot each week.
Thank you Lyz and thank you fellow readers and commenters for always being a highlight of my Fridays. <3
When Carrie Underwood was on American Idol, and Bo Bice was another contest, my 4 (then) four year old daughter really liked Bo Bice and was angry that he lost to "Carrie Underwear." I have referred to Carrie by this childish nickname ever since.
The Substack nominations thread yesterday was full of worthy dinguses and I am so glad that Carrie Underwood took the crown this week because the jokes pushed away the existential dread for a moment. But one of the nominations in the thread was Lindsey Graham and I don't even know what for specifically this week but I looked to see if he had ever been the Dingus of the Week and he has been (November 21, 2020 - https://lyz.substack.com/p/dingus-of-the-week-lindsey-graham )!
Reading old Dingus newsletters is a bit like opening a time capsule and the treasure in this one is a link to a recipe for FRITO PIE! I am absolutely making it this weekend. I don't want to gatekeep this goodness so here's the recipe link Lyz originally shared ( https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/frito-pie/ )
This line--> "This week, I fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous, of course, is “never get involved in a land war in Asia.” But only slightly less well-known is this: “Never read a David Brooks column.” " Thank you. That is all.
Just upgraded to paid subscriber in an attempt to save you from the bad blonde highlights and shitty husband. Thanks for the snort laugh. Needed that today!
Pete Hegseth is a horrible person, but he’ll argue he found god/the right woman/AA.
What he can’t overcome is his résumé which shows his utter lack of qualifications for this job. Any woman would have to actually show ability. This haircut gets to lean on his sartorial flair and his penis. I guess it’s gotten him this far
Lyz, I so appreciate your fierce intellect and hilarious take-downs of blustering abusers. Thank you for making me laugh and feel a little hopeful each time I read!
There is no doubt that Underwood's choice to sing at the Inauguration is tied to her introduction as the next female sandwich-filler judge on American Idol, replacing fireworks spokesperson, Katie Perry. Gotta get all those MAGA folks to cheer on the next generation of mediocre pop talent that can shill for billionaires and call it art. (And I say this as someone who enjoys Idol, though they always eliminate the folks I love fairly early.)
Okay - I get Carrie Underwood, and if I cared about her this would land. That's fine. But I had no idea about Bob Hope! Thanks for that link. I lived through the whole Anita Bryant thing, and we made fun of her when we were kids even though we really had no concept of what being gay was. I honestly didn't clue in until my brother came out in the 1980s, simply because people didn't talk about it.
I wonder if I could monetize a substack that just pointed out how ridiculous David Brooks is.
Your Dingus column this week is award-worthy. With just the right twist of a razor-sharp three inch snark blade you eviscerate billions of dollars worth of bullshit media propaganda, sane-washing, rationalizing and self-deception. You are a treasure. I want my kids to name their next daughter after you. If I see you someday standing on an aging billionaire’s shoulder (you would have zero trouble pulling that off), I’ll know it was because you and your kids had to eat. So I’m going to send out more notes telling folks to SUB and keep the Way of the Dingus alive!
Thanks to Carrie Underwood, I learned about Spotify's "Don't Play This Artist" feature. So there's that.
Ooh, I didn't know about that! Thank you.
I would imagine they track that....would be interesting to see how many people clicked that to eliminate her from their stream.
I am tech illiterate. Looked but no success. Where can I find this feature?
In Spotify search, type in Carrie Underwood and click SEARCH. Then click on 'Carrie Underwood.. artist'. Underneath the words "11.5M monthly listeners" are three dots (ellipses). Click on the three dots and a drop-down list will appear with options. The second option is 'Don't play this artist'.
Empowering! Thank you!
Ps. I hate how some people will label this as Cancel Culture. Yet they often are same people who say they fight for freedom. Isn’t deciding how I want my money/influence spent an ultimate freedom?
I already posted a comment, but I'm back to note that this is the last Dingus of the Week of the Biden era! The first DOTW* was crowned on 11/8/2020 after the 2020 election was called for Biden/Harris (though it was likely written before the call).
Kudos to Lyz for commitment to the bit, because I think it's going to get harder to find Dinguses to crack jokes about going forward. So many past Dinguses of the Week are soon moving on to bigger and worse things at the highest levels of government, and at a certain point the things they do will elevate them from contemptible dingus to not-at-all-funny evil. As such, this newsletter will be an even more essential bright spot each week.
Thank you Lyz and thank you fellow readers and commenters for always being a highlight of my Fridays. <3
*It was Iowa.
I salute your service as the official Dingus statistician. Thank you, Beau!
When Carrie Underwood was on American Idol, and Bo Bice was another contest, my 4 (then) four year old daughter really liked Bo Bice and was angry that he lost to "Carrie Underwear." I have referred to Carrie by this childish nickname ever since.
thats it. she is now carrie underwear and i am not going back
I love that, and I liked Carrie Underhood too.
Carrie Underwood is the 3 Doors Down of 2025.
Oh, snap
"You are permitted to sing Before He Cheats, but you may not make eye contact with Mr. Trump, Mr. Musk, or Mr. Bezos during the performance...."
Three Doors Down- didn’t know. Thanks! Not that I stream them but just in case
The Substack nominations thread yesterday was full of worthy dinguses and I am so glad that Carrie Underwood took the crown this week because the jokes pushed away the existential dread for a moment. But one of the nominations in the thread was Lindsey Graham and I don't even know what for specifically this week but I looked to see if he had ever been the Dingus of the Week and he has been (November 21, 2020 - https://lyz.substack.com/p/dingus-of-the-week-lindsey-graham )!
Reading old Dingus newsletters is a bit like opening a time capsule and the treasure in this one is a link to a recipe for FRITO PIE! I am absolutely making it this weekend. I don't want to gatekeep this goodness so here's the recipe link Lyz originally shared ( https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/frito-pie/ )
Omg FRITO PIE!!!! also looking at old dinguses is a reminder that I’ve gotten better at this
This line--> "This week, I fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous, of course, is “never get involved in a land war in Asia.” But only slightly less well-known is this: “Never read a David Brooks column.” " Thank you. That is all.
Just upgraded to paid subscriber in an attempt to save you from the bad blonde highlights and shitty husband. Thanks for the snort laugh. Needed that today!
Thank you 😭😭😭😭
Pete Hegseth is a horrible person, but he’ll argue he found god/the right woman/AA.
What he can’t overcome is his résumé which shows his utter lack of qualifications for this job. Any woman would have to actually show ability. This haircut gets to lean on his sartorial flair and his penis. I guess it’s gotten him this far
As they say somewhere “all hat, no cattle”.
Lyz, I so appreciate your fierce intellect and hilarious take-downs of blustering abusers. Thank you for making me laugh and feel a little hopeful each time I read!
Lyz on FIRE today! I love Fridays with Lyz
There is no doubt that Underwood's choice to sing at the Inauguration is tied to her introduction as the next female sandwich-filler judge on American Idol, replacing fireworks spokesperson, Katie Perry. Gotta get all those MAGA folks to cheer on the next generation of mediocre pop talent that can shill for billionaires and call it art. (And I say this as someone who enjoys Idol, though they always eliminate the folks I love fairly early.)
There is no national unity without reconciliation and repair. I am 99% confident that conservatives will never reach this conclusion.
Okay - I get Carrie Underwood, and if I cared about her this would land. That's fine. But I had no idea about Bob Hope! Thanks for that link. I lived through the whole Anita Bryant thing, and we made fun of her when we were kids even though we really had no concept of what being gay was. I honestly didn't clue in until my brother came out in the 1980s, simply because people didn't talk about it.
I wonder if I could monetize a substack that just pointed out how ridiculous David Brooks is.
For the first time since I've been aware of her work, Lyz has written something that I do not find credible.
I cannot believe that with the help of a skilled professional she would not look perfectly fine with blonde hair.
I can’t decide if this is a compliment or insult.
I concur!
UGH i really dont want to remove Snoop's wholesome kiddie music from my playlist. DONT DO IT TO ME SNOOP