May, 2014 archive
Fat of the Land 0
Once there was a radio detective show called “The Fat Man” that opened with the detective’s weighing himself on one of the penny scales that were found in drug stores back in the olden days, when I was a young ‘un.
There he goes into that drug store.
He’s stepping on that scale (sound of coin dropping).
(tinny voice) “Weight: 239 pounds. Fortune: Danger!”
Who is it? The Fat Man!
Back then, 239 pounds was considered “fat.”
Today, as near as I can tell as I walk the mild streets of Virginia Beach, 239 pounds is the new svelte.
The Rich Are Different from You and Me 1
They live in gilded ages.
Droning On, the Growth Industry 3
Warning: Language. And outrage.
Both Sides Not 0
Spocko is tired of “both sides do it,” not only because both sides don’t do it, but also because it’s a refuge for lazy thinkers.
- $5,000,000,000 DOESN’T Equal $5,000,000 in real world math.
- However, in “Both Sides Do It” math 5,000,000,000 = 5,000,000 because 50% = 50%
Do read the rest.
The Bionic Mate 0
Chris Sevier, allegedly a former judge advocate general and combat veteran, wants to marry his “porn-filled Apple laptop” according to the motion, says the Broward-Palm Beach New Times.
The judge rejected the emotion.
Which came first: obsession with sex or wingnut politics? The two are so oft coupled that I suspect a dissertation lurks in the question.
Afterthought:
Despite what millions of men have told their wives/mothers/girlfriends, the computer did not become “porn-filled” on its own.
What’s in a Name? 0
Am I the only person who thinks this fellow has a perfect name for a Republican pol?
QOTD 0
Antoine de Saint-Exupery:
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
OTR 0
I recently traded emails with the webmaster of My Old Radio regarding his site’s having episodes of Sam Spade, starring Howard Duff, categorized as Adventures of Philip Marlowe.
Somewhere, Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler got all mixed up together. Any mystery fan could tell the difference, but someone running a big huge website can easily make a mistake. I run a little tiny website. I can certainly understand.
His response was most courteous and gracious.
I urge you to check out My Old Radio. Sit back, listen, and enjoy.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Rear your progeny with politeness.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
More good guys with guns:
I know a little bit about guns. There is no excuse for this.
Take your choice: stupid or incompetent?
Either way, he shouldn’t be allowed to touch a firearm. Next time, he might hurt someone else.
Body Counts 0
As Will Bunch points out, some bodies seem to count more than others.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Shoot first, ask questions later.
This sort of stuff is a side-effect of the NRA’s adoption of fear as a sales tactic.
You Can Vouch on It 0
School vouchers are this generation’s “separate but equal”–not just a strategy for raiding the public treasury, but also a strategy for resegregation. From John Romano:
And do not buy the Legislature’s cockamamie argument that it has introduced accountability to the voucher system. Students will not be taking the same Common Core-inspired test given in public schools, and there will be no state ramifications for students, teachers or school funding for low scores.
That’s not accountability, it’s a ruse.
Read the rest.
Afterthought:
The kissing cousin of vouchers is “school choice.” Like “separate but equal,” it is pretty words disguising nefarious intent.
The Poseidon Adventurer 0
But it’s the weapon he used that really caught witnesses’ attention. The suspect was carrying a pitchfork.
Under the circumstances, one would think they could have bent the style-book a little and referred to it as “an iron trident.”