"You put left-wingers in charge of things, and here comes the vicious cycle. I personally have experienced no exceptions to this, and personally know of none." -Morgan Freeberg
Discrimination in avoidance characters:
"... asterisks in "f***ing", hyphens in "n----r". I don't recall having seen this sort of typographical differentiation before."
The Bailout, Energy, and Nukes — Failure of the Elites and the Populists A valuable set of essays @ Whiskey's Place
From Part 1The seriousness of the situation, the equalizing effect of nuclear technology, allowing tribal leaders, or Revolutionary Guard faction leaders, the ability to decide if New York City and six million Americans live or die, simply has not been grasped by an inbred, aging, and fundamentally unserious and incompetent elite.From Part 2The "Taxpayer Revolt" that swept the nation in the late 1970's could not be replicated in today's America, filled with isolated, ultra-hip yuppies jocking for position, power, and status in an endless mating dance (think "Friends" where the show never ends).
The Death of a Thousand Paper Cuts:
The quest for perfection has become such an obsession that it is sought even at the cost of basic functionality. A friend who works at big name consulting firm said that so much attention is focused on ensuring compliance -- checking off boxes, making sure that everything is gender-friendly, green, non-racist and whatever else -- that sound business is almost an afterthought. In this modern world it's alright to have something that doesn't work, so long as it's perfect. -Belmont Club » Just so
Typical? My House: 2 Residents, 6 Registered Voters
What Is a Right and How Do We Know? by Bill Whittle
“Free” health-care costs us something precious, and no less precious for being invisible. Because there’s a word for someone who has their food, housing and care provided for them… for people who owe their existence to someone else. And that word is “slaves.”
Technorati: State of the Blogosphere 2008
What's left for them to loot? Your 401(k) account, of course. Congress has its eye on you. - The Conspiracy to Keep You Poor and Stupid
The Media and Obama: Reason number 5 from 10 Reasons it Would Rule to Date a Unicorn
"When you eat their feces it prolongs your life."
OK, the recycling craze is now officially out of hand: Used condoms 'recycled' as hair bands in China
Posted by Vanderleun at October 9, 2008 9:02 AM | TrackBackHow would the world change if unicorns existed and every virgin got one?
Every child would have sex for the first time at the age of eight.
Every parent with unicorn poop on their lawn would be changed with endangering the public.
Every child with a unicorn would be barred from school.
Flintstone Rubbers would be the number one condom brand.
Cheap hotdogs would include unicorn meat.
Puncture wounds from unicorn horns would be more common than bullet wounds at emergency rooms.
Daddies would dread the day their daughter comes home with a unicorn.
Posted by: Alan Kellogg at October 9, 2008 2:05 PMOh, you a funny funny guy. Whip that up into a post on your site.
Posted by: vanderleun at October 9, 2008 2:19 PM"It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood." -- Karl Popper N.B.: Comments are moderated to combat spam and may not appear immediately. Comments that exceed the obscenity or stupidity limits will be either edited or expunged.
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