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Reading, Writing, and Waterboarding
As a parent, I'm aware of the threat of sexual predators and the like, but I worry just as much, if not more, about the threat of idiotic bureacrats who think that because my kid is in their charge, he is therefore their prisoner.The dissenting judge hit all the usual marks for passive fascism ( Read more... ) -
Cue Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"
O Lord-thou most awesome, energetic, thrifty, and charming God, hear your servant beseech thee to grant him solace in this, his moment of most grievous vomit inducement ( Read more... ) -
Mumble Mutter
Most celebrity talk show "meltdowns" are usually nothing of the sort. Inevitably, they may babble like hebephrenic freaks or channel James Dean at his most sullenly laconic, but you never seen them truly breaking down into tears, screaming fits, or complete catatonia. When they "freak out," it's usually a contrived piece of Kaufmanesque performance ( Read more... ) -
How Humans Waste Time
"Street Light Interference" (i.e., "I make lights go on and off just by walking by/under them because I emit electromagicwhatchamacallit."). Uh, no, you don't.
Because no human being could be operating a switch behind one of those doors.
I like the cameraman's expression of amazement, as if he's just seen the Red Sea part.
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Will He Do It? Yes, Folks, I Think He Will. There's the Pitch...
Christian "Stuff White People Like" Lander finally pulls out the haughty "Ha ha! Ho ho! I hold up a mirror, and you do not like what you see!!!" defense in an Onion interview.
There's a couple. One of them is, "I'm white, and I don't like anything on this list. So I find this very offensive." I always find that particularly funny, because it's ( Read more... ) -
Chicago: Where Life Is Cheap
Tye did the right thing.The smart thing, however, would have been to call 911 and say that there was a baby locked in a car with the windows rolled up, and it appeared dead (even though the kid, according to Tye, was obviously alert). I'd give them the make and model of the car as well as the license plate too. Then I'd drive a little bit up the ( Read more... )
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