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[smick]

OK, I'll bite. What song?

Three, from School House Rock.  It's kind of a Dylanesque (as soon as I use that word, I think of someone's ear getting cut off) song.   It was covered by Blind Melon and to a lesser extent, De La Soul.

It is second only to Mr. Morton in the Schoolhouse Rock musical world.  That, however, is only a personal opinion.

"Mr. Morton is the subject of the sentence, and the predicate tells us what Mr. Morton must...do."

[jough]

I think we TALKED about this during the McSweeney's strip thread.  Dave Eggers opened a pirate store too.

So now there's... more than one pirate store?

Also, as a useless bit of trivia - the company I work for built McSweeney's online store.

[theinevitable]

"Mr Morton is the subject of the sentence-- what the predicate says, he does."

[coldfrog]

"Mr Morton is the subject of the sentence-- what the predicate says, he does."

How does it feel, Mr. Morton?  How does it feel to have NO FREE WILL?!?

[Ben-San]

Is this the same thing as the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.? I've got a gallon bucket of omnipotence from those guys.

[AugustWest]

It is second only to Mr. Morton in the Schoolhouse Rock musical world.  That, however, is only a personal opinion.

Damn straight it's only a personal opinion!  Mr. Morton???  That's not even on the radar.  I'm talking Conjunction Junction.  Lolly.  Interjections!  Verb (That's What's Happenin').  The frikkin' Preamble to the frikkin' Constitution.  I'M JUST A BILL fagawdsake!

Mr. Morton.  Faugh!

[wombat]

Is this the same thing as the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.? I've got a gallon bucket of omnipotence from those guys.

Apparently not the same thing but... also a front for a tutoring center. It's a trend.

Dang, I really need some omnipotence but either their site doesn't work or it's this damn computer at work that makes you feel like it's, like, 1992 or something.  Maybe I need to take that trip to Brooklyn I've been putting off.

[wombat]

DANG they really don't seem to sell stuff online. How could you sell superhero supplies and not have an online shop? OK, maybe it's hard to ship a whole bucket of omnipotence but I'd settle for a small bottle.

Further investigation (frustrated clicking-around on non-superhero links) reveals that it is not just a trend but sort of a chain of tutoring and writing centers, but some are boring and do not have affiliated shops.

Why don't we have anything this interesting in DC? I might even go to a writing seminar if it were at a pirate shop.

[smick]

Damn straight it's only a personal opinion!  Mr. Morton???  That's not even on the radar.  I'm talking Conjunction Junction.  Lolly.  Interjections!  Verb (That's What's Happenin').  The frikkin' Preamble to the frikkin' Constitution.  I'M JUST A BILL fagawdsake!

Mr. Morton.  Faugh!

That's why I said it was a personal opinion.   It's a very sad story, the tale of Mr. Morton.   He lives alone, with his cat.   He's a very sad man.

(Also: Leon Redbonesque.)

"Mr Morton is the subject of the sentence-- what the predicate says, he does."

I mangled the quote, this is true, but I mangled the end of the first verse by conjoining it with the chorus, which you have quoted.

[Bjorn the Destroyer]

Actually, the BSSco, the San Francisco Pirate Supply Store, the Greenwood Space Traveler's Supply Store (in Seattle), the 826 Local Monster Union in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the Totally Boring and Normal Store in Chicago, and the Time Traveler's store in LA are all part of 826 National, which is a non-profit organization, that (at the risk of proselytizing, I really hope you don't mind) is "dedicated to helping students, ages 6-18, with expository and creative writing at six locations across the country.  Our mission is based on the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.  Each chapter offers drop-in tutoring, field trips, workshops, and in-schools programs – all free of charge – for children, classes, and schools with particular interest or particular need.  826 is especially committed to supporting teachers, offering services and resources for English language learners, and publishing student work."

826 Valencia was the first chapter, and we are opening a new chapter in Boston, Sometime Soon. Some of the stores, since the whole thing is rather new, (826 Valencia was founded in 2002. We're celebrating our fifth anniversary all of this year with donated wine,) haven't been opened, but will be open later this year.

So it's not so much of a trend as it is a guided Movement, with Dave Eggers et al. at the metaphorical, pedagological head of it all. More Information

If you pray to Jesus maybe he will retroactively make you a Viking. Then you can be Bjorn-Again

I lolled

[Muse_Of_Fire]

<-- is miffed that they are no longer accepting requests for charters, because her city SO needs one, and she SO needs to run it.

[theinevitable]

for some reason, I am most interested in the "Totally Boring and Normal Store"

What do they Sell?

[Bjorn the Destroyer]

Spy gear.

Edit: to children.

[Alternate]

OK, I'll bite. What song?

Okay, I took forever to write this and in the meantime the question was thoroughly answered.  My answer contains an anti-schoolhouse rock rant, though, so I'm going to post it anyway: 

I don't remember what it's called, but it's from Schoolhouse Rock and it's a song about the number three and how you can multiply it by all numbers from one to ten.  I think the chorus goes "Three... it's a magic number," which apparently is the slogan for the number three.  Then all the cartoon children sing a times table enthusiastically.  It's horribly catchy, and horribly horrible. 

I really dislike schoolhouse rock, for aesthetic reasons and also because I think it's a really gimmicky way of tricking kids into learning.  They could have made a kids' show which illustrated concepts in an accessable way, or demonstrated the value of the material by showing people using it, but instead they basically took a pretty dry list of facts and times tables and set it to music.   A lot of the material we want kids to learn has the potential to be genuinely valuable and/or enjoyable, but Schoolhouse Rock just places a standard boring curriculum in the same room as singing cartoons, in the hopes that kids will conflate the two.  It's like they're trying to send the message, "LEARNING CAN BE TOLERABLE!!! (if used in conjunction with tolerable things, like television.)"

The other bad things about Schoolhouse rock are: 
1)  Somtimes people perform it as a play, and other people have friends involved in its production and so are obligated to see it.  In my days as a theater person I was dragged to such performances on multiple occasions.
2)  It has a song about how great manifest destiny is. 

I do like the Preamble to the Constitution song, though. 

[jough]

Hey, I live in Chicago.  I should check out that store sometime.  I think it was the name that threw me off.

There's also a store called "Uncle Fun" here.  Not just fun - UNCLE Fun.