Archive for March, 2006
March 1 is the anniversary of the Castle Bravo test at Bikini Atoll.
Madness!
The Most Interesting Word I’ve Encountered Today
3 Comments Published by Blandus March 1st, 2006 in Uncategorizedeleemosynary: of, for, or relating to charity (latin). You are most likely to encounter this word in law codes or Catholic theology.
Embarrassing the Angels
Here is that larger fact: America has become creepy for women who think of themselves as ladies. It has in fact become assaultive.
I start with a dictionary definition, from American Heritage, not that anyone needs it because everyone knows what a lady is. It’s a kind of natural knowledge. According to American Heritage, […]
“The makers of the gay cowboy flick “Brokeback Mountain” were too rough on sheep, an animal-rights group charged yesterday.”
Madness!
Straight from the Charleston Gazette, University of Charleston has run into problems with its idiotic belief that a theist might be better qualified to discuss the daily implications of belief in God:
University of Charleston officials plan to revise a job posting that legal experts say breaks the law because it says applicants “must embrace a […]
Don’t miss Blandus’ post below, on the madness within academia. His Peggy Noonan is good too.
The following comes from the quill of a lawyer:
I have no freaking clue who Nick and Jessica are. I see them on the cover of People and Us constantly when I am buying my dog biscuits and kitty litter. […]
Madness!!!
Would you donate a kidney to a stranger?
2 Comments Published by Jake Allen March 5th, 2006 in UncategorizedWould you donate a kidney to a stranger?
Consider that the stranger is not elderly, not a felon or misfit . . . even the same gender and race/culture as you; consider the recipient as lacking any prejudice or liabilities, but not a family member, just a stranger who approached you through appropriate means. Consider […]
Oscar Moments, because you didn’t watch . . .
Closed Published by Jake Allen March 6th, 2006 in UncategorizedAmerican Express M. Night Shyamalan (My Life, My Card)
This commercial was worth watching.
Oscar Campaign: Best Actress for 2006 (Spoof)
These were funny, sort of.
Academy Awards 2006 - Jon Stewart’s opening
This one includes the opening montage. Mel Gibson was funny. Some of Jon Stewart’s jokes were too.
Madness! Madness! Madness!
Woman drives car into anti-abortion rally
NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — A woman drove her car into an anti-abortion rally outside of a Planned Parenthood, protesting what she called “vulgar” photos of an aborted fetus.
Police said Mower had called police earlier in the day to complain about the “graphic and obscene nature of the sign” […]
“Brokeback Mountain” co-writer Larry McMurtry accuses Academy members of “rural discrimination” because his, um, horse didn’t win Best Picture. The “Lonesome Dove” author complained that Best-Picture winner “Crash” was an L.A. hometown favorite.
And Ang Lee is just a good ‘ol boy.
Madness!!!
How Caffeine Works: the world’s most popular drug.
Madness!
Especially when all of the good jokes have already been taken.
Madness!