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Dare to be stupid Via Roy Edroso at Alicublog with are treated to the utterly unironic call to arms for conservatives not to be intimidated ...

A belated Xmas post Another member of the International Santa Conspiracy is heard from in Ponoka . We are everywhere.

I cannot bear Mitt Romney And neither can the Mike Huckabee, who in typical Republican Mayberry Machivelli style held a press conference whe...

Remember to forget The on-going battle to keep the media monoliths from screwing with fair use in copyright and extending their ownership of...

Headlines we are inordinately proud of - Part 73 Today's Daily Yomiuri - I didn't edit this one, but I did suggest the headline SD...

Hello U.N.? I'd like to report a crime against humanity The horror, the horror. From the article: Among the dishes, Manaka especially...

No nailfiles, no liquids, no pulling of fingers And lay off the chili and beer the day before a flight too. Holy unintended consquences Batm...

And the winner is..... Not me. But just the same, I'd like to thank the members of the academy, my producers, the writers, my parents, a...

Peace on Earth and goodwill toward men, except for you bastards in the back, you're lucky to be getting coal in your stocking This being...

Priorities Lucky for all you folks in the Excited States that your government has its priorities in order. In this time of war and economic ...

New Fish Let's hope his lardship looks good in stripes. Ex-Canadian and media baron Conrad "Lord Tubby" Black has been sentenc...

"Hi, I'm Scarlett and I'll be your waitress this evening..." the flip side of "dollar draft" night Now, admitte...

Violence, while understandably tempting, is not the answer No matter how often one is seized by an urge to literally slap some sense into a ...

Musical Interlude Blogging is likely to be light this week, so feel free to talk amongst yourselves in the comments - I'll give you a to...

Stupid du jour While daytime chat shows have never been a beacon of intellectual elitism or fancy book-learnin' one wonders just how stu...

Sometimes, snark fails me. This is one of those times. "And believe me, no one suffers more than their president" - Laura Bush Pre...

Trent's Lott Hmmmm, radical right-wing social conservative and close personal friend of definitely-not-gay-because-he-persecutes-gays La...

It's Hammer Time December in Japan means much more than just overpriced kitchy Christmas themes at the hotel dining room, skanky hostess...

Indiana Jonesing It's been a while since I've had a fix of Friday Archeology blogging, but now that Bazz is back in business, that ...

Caught in the Crossfire? Good news on the mass media front: The situation for Tucker Carlson is not looking good . In an attempt to cash in ...