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Linkfest: Tune Recorded Before Edison

For over a century, Thomas Edison has been considered the father of recorded sound. But in a new discovery, researchers say they have found a recording of the human voice, made by a little-known Frenchman named douard-Lon Scott de Martinville, that predates Edison's invention of the phonograph by almost twenty years.

"This is a historic find, the earliest known recording of sound," says Samuel Brylawski, the former head of the recorded-sound division of the Library of Congress.

It's the BPP's Most.

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Will Hoffman

6:25 AM ET | 03-27-2008 | permalink

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Not funny- just like South Park is stale and not funny anymore- propagating the pop culture aka South Park views on Cheese Heroin into the news stream not only misinforms your audience, but seriously degrades the youth suffering this horrible addiction. Mixing opiates with acetaminophen is a deadly combination, leading to several accidental overdoses every year- and this very combination is being sold to our precious youth at $2.00 a line. I'm sorry, but google searches do not suffice for real news, or most emailed NEWS stories. And I seriously doubt that that many people were watching South Park.

Sent by Anna | 1:03 PM ET | 03-27-2008

Hokey Smokes! That episode rocks! Dudes, a freakin Heavy Metal parody!

The joke South Park was trying to make was about a repeated news story on how kids in the US are getting high off of human waste. The news item got carried around from outlet to outlet, then it turned out (duh) that the whole thing was all a hoax.

The supposed notion of creating some sort of hallucinogenic out of feces and urine is so hilarious that it's a meme in internet, and youth culture.

There's also a little play on the toad venom story, even BPP discussed. A small drug phenomenon almost nobody does, and wasn't that big of a deal, was blown way out of proportion.

Why did they use the term cheese, a real term for a really dangerous drug? Maybe to point out that people focus so much on the the little things, that the major drug issues can't be tackled competently. Maybe.

There is a strong message at the end about not abusing drugs. A lesson Kenny doesn't heed. Interesting how they used Kenny to be the addict in the episode; especially as he's rarely the main character in the show.

It's a fairly sophisticated episode actually, and can be seen online.

There's more to say about the episode, but it's time to rock out....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrd2xf5DIlU

Sent by Brian | 2:45 PM ET | 03-27-2008

I thought the segment was just fine. I had actually not heard about this problem yet (surprisingly) so i was glad the BPP brought it up.

But with all things like this, it's all about parents educating their kids. There are a lot of really dangerous things out there today and parents need to step up, have the uncomfortable conversations, and guide their kids to do the right thing. This goes for drugs, music, movies, videogames, myspace, ect...at the end of the day it's up to the parents.

Sent by jeff stiefer | 2:18 AM ET | 03-30-2008

I was left mezmorized and in love when I heard this little girl sing. It was hard to hear but it left a lasting impression in my heart and a greater love for the past. I still feel goosebumps. - Earliest Recording before Edison

Sent by Christian Sack | 8:48 PM ET | 03-31-2008

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