2015 archive
A. Schedule a Lunar Eclipse 0
Q. How can you guarantee that the skies will be cloudy the whole darn night?
In truth, the skies cleared long enough for us to see most of the covering-up portion. The moon was about 7/8s covered when the clouds rolled back in.
The Republican Borg 0
The Booman considers the assimilated.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Jack Ohman rounds up a cavalcade of stupid.
Orange Pekoe Gets Teabagged 0
The Commander Guy’s version of the fall of the Boehner of House is a hoot. Here’s one bit:
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Self-politeness is the politest kind.
Note the use of the all-purpose “blame a black guy” strategy.
American Taliban 4
When I was growing up, Virginia did not permit “liquor by the drink.” Restaurants could not serve cocktails (I’m not sure about the laws on beer and wine, but no decent eatery out in the country, where I grew up, served them). You could buy whiskey and other liquors at ABC (“Alcoholic Beverage Control”) stores, where the clerks wore uniforms and fetched the bottles from the shelves behind the counter.
The local still was located in the woods across a field behind the courthouse . . . .
Afterthought:
Virginia still has ABC stores, but the clerks no longer wear uniforms and customers can browse the shelves. The prices, though, compared to Delware prices which I have observed on my trips to Philadelphia, are somewhat–er–elevated. A monopoly will act like a monopoly whenever given the chance.
The Privatization Scam 0
The scammers have a new target.
The FAA, in a burst of sanity, is against the idea. Those who favor are it, natch, the folks who believe that there is no such thing as the public good.
Details of the con at the link.
Tag Fail 0
Is there some kind of special intelligence test you have to fail to become a school administrator?
Tag was banned on the island earlier this week, with district communications director Mary Grady telling Q13 news that “… students are expected to keep their hands to themselves. The rationale behind this is to ensure the physical and emotional safety of all students.”
Words fail me.
Yet more fail at the link.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness. You can’t handle the politeness.
A Parliament of Dunces Boobs
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Why are persons who call themselves “conservative” obsessed with women’s breasts?
Inquiring minds want to know.
“New Milk” 0
. . . because Bossie just can’t get it right. (Link fixed.)
Our appetite for fake food is dismaying.
More about dietary doublespeak at the link.
Loaves and Fishy 0
Noz links to the menu.