From Pine View Farm

May, 2015 archive

“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Practice that politeness.

A 36-year-old Emmaus man accidentally shot himself in the groin while holstering his weapon during a class at the Bethlehem police gun range, according the city’s police chief.

Just the sort of fellow I want to see carrying a concealed firearm, yes-indeedy-do.

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. . . and Every Single One of Them Wants To Take You to the Cleaners Too 0

GOP candidates hanging from dry cleaner's carousel at debate.  Moderator:  It's the only way we could handle so many candidates.
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Everybody Must Get Fracked 0

After all, what could possibly go wrong?

. . . researchers took air samples in Carroll County, Ohio, where there are 480 permitted wells – the most in any of the state’s 88 counties. The team found chemicals released during oil and gas extraction that can raise the risk of cancer and respiratory ailments.

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Twits on Twitter 0

Fantastically racist twits.

Aside:

Complaining that a movie is not “true to the comic”; bet they didn’t complain about Noah, which was not true to anything.

These folks need to stop trying to make Big Bang Theory reruns come alive and get a life.

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Badge Number 007 0

The all-purpose Teflon badge number.

Officer Friendly is no more.

Say hello to Officer Fiendly.

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How Stuff Works, What the Market Will Bear Dept. 0

The fee hand of the market in action: it’s not for the little guy.

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QOTD 0

Alexander Fleming:

One sometimes finds what one is not looking for.

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If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 5

Title:  Inequality in profiling.  Picture:  Black may holding sign that says,

Via Job’s Anger.

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Loan Rangers 0

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Macho Macho Men 0

Froma Harrop wonders who joins outlaw biker gangs. She gets an answer from James F. Quinn, a University of North Texas sociologist.

In any case, men who join outlaw biker clubs are in it for more than the money. “A lot of it is about excitement, male camaraderie,” Quinn said. “They want to live in that masculine excitement. It’s a hyper-excitement kind of atmosphere.”

Women are not invited. Women are never members of a “1 percent club,” a reference to the tiny percentage of motorcyclists not considered law-abiding citizens. Women are there to serve, which is why the Waco bikers gravitated to a Hooters clone restaurant, where the waitresses wear tops cut low and shorts cut high.

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“It’s No Secret How Weird My Love Is for You” 0

. . . not if it’s on the innerwebs.

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Republican Family Values . . . 0

. . . continue to amaze.

When one so fetishizes sex as do the family-values Bible-thumpers, no good can result.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

“In your face” politeness:

An Etowah County woman was hospitalized after she was shot in the face in what investigators believe was an accidental shooting Thursday night. . . .

Deputies responded after a man called 911 saying he’d shot his girlfriend in the face at their residence on Whites Chapel Road.

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When All You Have Is a Hammer . . . 0

What Ta-Nehisi Coates said.

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Money-Back Guarantee 0

Or not.

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QOTD 0

Francis Picabia:

Let us never forget that the greatest man is never more than an animal disguised as a god.

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Facebook Frolics 0

“Eeewwwww! Cooties.”

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Jonesing for Conspiracies 0

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“The Smart One” 0

The truth behind Jeb's answer to the question:  Knowing what you know now, would you have invaded Iraq?  What he knew then:

Via Kos.

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Helm’s Derp 0

Texan to Texas National Guardsman:  Jade Helm is a Navy Seal/Green Beret Joint Training Exercise and secret takeover of Texas and the American Southwest.  National Guardsman:  Governor Abbot has called us up to fight the Federal invaders.  I hear they might carpet bomb the state capital---with brains.

Via Juanita Jean.

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