Too Venal for Words category archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
He politely “stood his ground” by shooting a woman who was running away in the back.
Women Athletes Eye Candy.
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At the Inky, Lisa Scottoline takes a scathing look at the European Handball Federation’s punishing the Norwegian women’s handball team for wanting to wear, God help me, shorts instead of bikini bottoms. Her conclusion:
“The Happiest Place on Earth” 0
No, argues Leonard Pitts, Jr., it’s no place Disney. Here’s the subhead:
If ignorance really were bliss, Tennessee would be the happiest place on Earth.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Karen Karen-Like 0
A Karen phones it in.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
Honest to Pete, you’d think he was old enough to know better.
Guilty! Guilty! Guilty! 0
Maskless Marauders have their day in court.
An Annotated Guide to Gutless Groveling 0
Michelle Cottle reads between the lines.
A Picture Is Worth, Just Deserts Dept. 0
Aside:
I’m really tired of calls telling me that warranty on my 2003 vehicle will soon expire . . . .
(Actually, I’m starting to fear the vehicle’s about to expire, but, as my old mechanic in New Jersey used to say, it doesn’t owe me a dime.)
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
He got what he wanted. A snippet:
Video taken aboard the plane shows the zip-tied and shoeless man surrounded by passengers and crew members as he repeats over and over again: “Stop this plane!” He finally was picked up and hauled to the back of the plane, which was diverted to Albuquerque International Sunport.
They stopped the plane, just for him.
Maskless Marauders 0
And an extra added bonus marauder.
The stupid. It burns.
Afterthought:
I really don’t get it. I can’t say that I like wearing a mask, but it’s the most minimal of minimal inconveniences.
Vaccine Nation 0
The evidence that we are a society of stupid continues to mount.
Details at the link.
Maskless Marauders 0
I must say, this does seem a wee bit intrusive to me. It certainly intrudes on the rights of local government to govern locally.
Meanwhile . . . .
You Can’t Avoid Them 0
Afterthought:
I keep receiving phone calls informing me that the warranty on my 2003 GMC Sonoma pick-up truck has expired.
Who woulda thunk?
(As someone who was raised Ford, I am distressed to admit that said vehicle is one damned fine piece of work. And a vehicle that is paid for is priceless.)
