Words Fail Me category archive
Newspeak 0
We have gone from the sublime to the ridiculous.
The forbidden words are “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” “diversity,” “transgender,” “fetus,” “evidence-based” and “science-based.”
More at the link.
Who Ya Gonna Call? 0
Honest to Betsy, you can’t make this stuff up!
Great Moments in Spell Check 0
From today’s local rag:
It’s also in the online version as I write this:
What kind of machinations, one wonders, will be required to correct this error.
(By the by, the local rag has been rolling out some excellent editorials lately. The Editorial Board clearly finds the antics of the current federal administration to be concerning.)
“Social Media” Isn’t 0
The second paragraph in a story in today’s local rag states:
Linda has asked that her last name not be used for fear of harassment on social media.
Dog Gone* 0
Canine recruit found to be insufficiently fiendly.
The story goes on to say he was adopted by the governor of Queensland.
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*Sorry. Couldn’t resiste.
Caffeination Nation 0
Oh, my.
The official cause of death for Davis Allen Cripe was a “caffeine-induced cardiac event causing a probable arrhythmia,” said Richland County Coroner Gary Watts. It was the result of the teen ingesting the caffeine from a large Diet Mountain Dew, a cafe latte from McDonald’s and an energy drink over the course of about two hours, Watts said.
The story goes on to say that the autopsy found no undiagnosed or untreated condition. The caffeine did it all on its ownsome.
Stray Thought, Normalization Dept. 0
One of the distressing aspects of dis coarse post-election discourse is the attempt on the part of some to portray bigotry, hatred, and racism as somehow legitimate because the bigots, haters, and racists feel “aggrieved.”*
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*Afterthought, Late That Same Evening:
And, natch, because they are not Not White. Not White grievances are ipso facto not legitimate. If you paid attention, you’d know that.
I think I shall be ill.
For the Birds 0
Plaintiffs eat crow in silly lawsuit about crows.
Being a farm boy, I tend to be biased against crows, but, really, now.
Republican Family Values 0
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, the chutzpah.
It leaves one babbling.
(I guess the bright side is, he stands tall and proud in his hypocrisy.)
Via The Bob and Chez Show Blog.
When Will White Folks Stop Lying to Themselves? 0
Tony Norman points out that it was called “slave labor” for a reason.
Snakes on a Plain 0
Do you want your snake back? Call this number . . . .
Humans are the stupidest people.
Childhood’s End 0
No, not the science fiction story. This:
They had already gone through parts of a book – front cover, back cover, spine – as they sat outside on the grass in Santa Monica. People walked by with their dogs. One floated past on a hoverboard.
The children, ranging in age from 3½ to 5, were engaged in more serious pursuits. They were at KinderPrep, a $1,000, weeklong boot camp designed to prepare them for the rigors of kindergarten.
Words fail me.
Look! It’s Aurora Borealis Briggs and Stratton!
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Whoops.
Unfortunately, this extraordinary alert was withdrawn just four hours later when it was discovered that a groundskeeper driving a sit-on lawnmower had disturbed the readings of a local magnetometer.