“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
When persons make innocent, honest mistakes, point out the error of their ways with politeness.
(snip)
What Are the Odds? 0
Sportswriter extraordinaire Bob Molinaro has a question:
Next time you see one of those “you can bet from your phone” commercials, remember that those for-profit competition casinos couldn’t afford to buy all those ads if they weren’t cashing in on the marks and suckers who forget that, in the long run, the house always wins.
A Report from the Front 0
Eric Chastain, a retired army veteran, writes of what it’s like to live in under military occupation–in this case, in Washinton, D. C. He is not sanguine. Here’s a tiny bit of his article.
That should alarm us all.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Michael in Norfolk hears a rhyme. Here’s a couplet:
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” exposes a portable phallus to a child.
And yet again we are again reminded that “accidentally” and “negligently” are not synonyms. Yes, the child may indeed have shot himself accidentally, but a “responsible gun owner’s” negligence made it possible.
(Syntax error fixed.)
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Always sure of itself? Is a hot air balloon high on its own supply?
At Psychology Today Blogs, Mona S. Weissmark cautions, “Don’t be fooled by bloviating bots.” She notes:
Follow the link for some tips as to how not be taken in by over confident-sounding erroneous bots.
Vaccine Nation 0
Speaking of Florida Man, it seems that the state of Florida wants to make polio great again.
Afterthought:
Now there’s brilliant political strategy:
- “Kill some kids,
Own the libs.”
Today’s Republican Party is a vile and loathsome thing.