Too Stupid for Words category archive
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.
“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.
Employment Opportunity 2
The California Tea Party thinks that better “booth babes” will build the base. In so doing, they confirm that they are indeed just who we think they are.
The Feared Frisbee Lobby 0
The International Olympic Committee has become a parody of itself. Bob Molinaro, sportswriter extraordinaire:
The concept of “ultimate Frisbee” violates the spirit of Frisbee.
What’s next: Ultimate Simon Says*?
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*Simon says, “Jump off that bridge.”
Selfie Indulgence 0
A selfie of stupid: If you’re in a tie with a train, you lose.
When I worked for the railroad, I noted a fact: A train never strikes a “person.” A train always strikes a “trespasser.”
A Salad of Words, Followed by a Diet of Worms 0
In my local rag, Bernadette Kinlaw tries to figure out the menu gibberish currently favored by restaurants. Consider this an appetizer:
I’m used to seeing homemade on a menu, but restaurant people must have heard too many times: “How can it be homemade? Is this your home?”
Replacing it in some places is “housemade.” I have yet to see “frozen and shipped in” or “straight from the bottle.”
Anatomy Antics 0
Even as the Game Show Network shows painted naked bodies with a side of snickers and pretends it is somehow a “game show,” New York City goes all Miss Grundy about the same.
We are a society of stupid.
Copyrights and Copywrongs 0
In a magnificent example of f(l)ail, Ashley Madison has decided that its users’ information is copyright and is issuing DMCA take-down notices to try to scrub it from the web.
Afterthought:
As a money-making enterprise, Ashley Madison is toast, and soggy toast at that.
Headline of the Day 0
No, it’s not more tragedy in Africa.
It was a two-door sudan. Here’s the screengrab:
“Heritage” 0
Out Lexington way, Raymond Agnor wished to defend his gigantic Confederate Battle ensign, so he bought an ad in his local rag.
Just follow the damned link.
Droning On 0
Boys and their toys.
“Drone users must understand that when taking to the skies they are entering one of the busiest areas of airspace in the world,” said Tim Johnson, director of policy at the CAA, in a statement.
Drone owners must be aware of the rules and regulations surrounding the flying of their craft, he said.
Recklessly endangering an aircraft is a criminal offence, said Mr Johnson, and those convicted could face a five-year jail sentence.
It’s won’t be long until some bozo brings down an airliner while playing with his masturbatory mechanical aero-vibrator.