2015 archive
Southern Gentlemen 0
Bet those good ol’ boys never expected this.
District Attorney Brian Fortner’s office said a grand jury handed down the indictments Friday against 15 members of the group “Respect the Flag.” The DA said the group violated the state’s Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act and is accused of making terroristic threats. Two members also are accused of battery.
We’ll see if it ever gets to trial.
Pumpkin Clunkin’ 0
Aside:
Once you have sweet potato pie, you will spurn all future dalliance with gourds.
Is There a Shirker in the House? 2
It would be simpler if he and his fellow Republican legislators faced up to their responsibility to maintain the Commonwealth, but that’s not going to happen, now, is it?
Jesus.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another expedition in the hunt for politeness:
They say the man got off his four-wheeler and was removing his rifle when it went off, hitting the boy.A medical flight crew pronounced the boy dead at the scene.
Spidey Powers 0
We haven’t been able to identify this. In behavior, it seemed most like a Bolas Spider, but it didn’t quite match the picture.
It was letting out a single long strand of web. Once the web caught on an object, the spider secured her end of it and scurried suspended upside down along the web to its destination (which just happened to be the chair I had been sitting in when I noticed a strand of web floating by my face). (Click any picture for a larger image.)
The Basis of the Base 0
The next time you hear someone lament that the “Republican base” is pulling Republican candidates to take extreme positions, remind yourself that the candidates are not innocent victims of sinister forces.
The Republican party has the base it chose for itself. If the Republican Party wishes to identify a sinister force, well, it can look in the mirror.
Republican Dystopians 0
Tony Norman puzzles it out.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Demonstrate politeness at the community sporting event.
In related news, I was talking to a friend about all those shootings that occur while gun nuts are “cleaning” their ammosexual devices. He suggests that they are not cleaning their ammosex toys at all. Rather, they are fondling them to climax practicing quick draws and are too embarrassed to say so.
Pusher Men 0
Psychiatrist Julie Holland points out that that fellow lurking on the street corner is a small fry. Here’s a snippet: