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Monthly Archives: June 2008
The Comedy Just Writes Itself
Republicans (natch) have introduced yet another “Defense” of Marriage amendment bill. It’s co-sponsored by Larry “Wide Stance” Craig and David “Diaperman” Vitter. This has got to be a joke. No one can be that irony-blind.
Posted in :-), News, Politics
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What’s Pissing Me Off Today?
At a time when I, like a lot of the country, was starting to suffer from outrage fatigue, it seems that today brought a higher-than-usual number of news stories in the “You’ve got to be fucking kidding me” department. One … Continue reading
Posted in FFS, News, Politics
Tagged David Addington, Dick Cheney, Erik Prince, John Yoo, torture
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Dembski on Animal Rights
Reuters reports that Spain is expected to pass a law granting rights to non-human apes: MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s parliament voiced its support on Wednesday for the rights of great apes to life and freedom in what will apparently be … Continue reading
Posted in Intelligent Design, Religion
Tagged animal rights, arrogance, Spain, William Dembski
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RIP George Carlin
I just heard that George Carlin died on Sunday. Well, shit. Fuck. Piss, cunt, motherfucker, cocksucker. Tits. I first ran into his Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV when I was, oh, twelve or thirteen. At the time, … Continue reading
Sufficiently Advanced Technology: the Gathering
I can do magic. I don’t mean the card trick kind; I mean real magic. I can hear dead people (I have on my iPod a wax-cylinder recording of a letter that Sir Arthur Sullivan sent to Thomas Edison, both … Continue reading
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Magical Eau de Pape (or: Habemus Odoris)
Greta Christina has scooped me, saying what I wanted to say, but making it sound purty. It concerns a testimonial for The Pope’s Cologne (a cologne supposedly made from a recipe that Pius IX enjoyed, or some such): A few … Continue reading
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How Could Anyone Possibly Think ID Is Religion?
The “Editorial Review” of Bill Dembski’s new book says that it’s aimed at readers whose understanding may have been confused by educational bias and one–sided arguments and attacks. In case you were wondering who exactly these readers might be, Billy … Continue reading
No Point in Gitmo Anymore
The BBC reports: Foreign suspects held in Guantanamo Bay have the right to challenge their detention in US civilian courts, the US Supreme Court has ruled. [...] The Military Commissions Act (MCA) passed in 2006 removed the right of habeas … Continue reading
The Band Saw Effect
Ron Strelecki posted a comment over at chez Julia, which I think deserves wider circulation: I regularly experience what I call the “band saw effect”. That’s the feeling I get when I am at a tool store looking at a … Continue reading
Redefining Marriage
One of the loopy denizens of Rapture Ready wrote: My husband framed our marriage license when we recieved it in the mail, I was very touched because he did that. It is still in the same frame, and always will … Continue reading
Posted in Religion
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