Animal supersititions, alpabetically arranged. Here’s a sample: Fish Throw back the first fish you catch then you’ll be lucky the whole day fishing. It’s bad luck to get married when the fish aren’t biting, according to the custom of some fisherfolk. A fish should always be eaten from the head toward the tail. Dream of fish: someone you know is … Read More
Terri Schiavo News Wrap-up
Today is the day that Terri Schiavo is to have her feeding tube removed and to have a dignified death. But, you know how busybody some people are. Even though they don’t know her, or claim to know her, or claim to know what Terri would have wanted, the conservative we-know-better-than-you-because-God-tells-us-we’re-right assholes are doing all they can to make sure … Read More
Support Our Ex-Troops, Too
Another kind of hero: Un-Volunteering: Troops Improvise to Find Way Out By MONICA DAVEY Published: March 18, 2005 he night before his Army unit was to meet to fly to Iraq, Pvt. Brandon Hughey, 19, simply left. He drove all night from Texas to Indiana, and on from there, with help from a Vietnam veteran he had met on the … Read More
Life Imitates “Footloose”
Where’s Kevin Bacon and Patrick Swayze when you need them? Lawmaker Seeks to End Sexy Cheerleading By APRIL CASTRO, Associated Press Writer AUSTIN, Texas – The Friday night lights in Texas could soon be without bumpin’ and grindin’ cheerleaders. Legislation filed by Rep. Al Edwards would put an end to "sexually suggestive" performances at athletic events and other extracurricular competitions. … Read More
Scenes From A Cultural Revolution
Billmon compares the right-wing attempts to "improve" academia with other cleansings of the past: The Left has taken over academe. We want it back. Mike Rosen, Rocky Mountain News columnistCU is Worth Fighting ForMarch 4, 2005 In this great Cultural Revolution, the phenomenon of our schools being dominated by bourgeois intellectuals must be completely changed. Central Committee of theCommunist Party … Read More
O’Reilly Makes Shit Up
Bill O’Reilly on the March 15 edition of Westwood One’s The Radio Factor: O’REILLY: You know, the Founding Fathers didn’t write anything into the Constitution about gay marriage. Because back then, if you were gay, they hung you. So — you couldn’t get married ’cause they put you in the rack. You know, if you were runnin’ around wearing a … Read More
The Healing Of One Man’s Soul
Take some time to read Jimmy Massey’s story: Jimmy Massey is a young man of Irish-American heritage, tall, fit, and straight. His eyes are clear and his voice is strong. A proud son of the mountains of western North Carolina, his twelve years as a Marine are still apparent in his physical appearance. When he tells you his story, you … Read More
The Party of “No”
The Republicans keep voting against the American people. Republicans Vote No on Providing Rail Service to Millions of Americans. Senate Republicans voted no on the Byrd amendment to provide funding for Amtrak. The amendment called for an increase in funding for Amtrak by $1 billion. The amendment failed 46-52. [RC 51, S. Amdt. 158 to S. Con. Res. 18, 3/16/05] … Read More
Fundies Stole My Jesus!
That’s the cry of an angry single mom at, uh, the Angry Single Mom blog. Here’s a sample: Arthur Ruger wrote a thought-provoking article about the dichotomy between the Jesus of the New Testament and the Jesus of the fundamentalists. He correctly compares the High Priests of Evangelical Hyperbole to the Pharisees and the Sadducees, those responsible for Jesus’ death. … Read More
You’re The One
"You know, abstinence works. It honestly, truly does. That having been said, it doesn’t help much when you’re having sex." – Jesse Taylor of Pandagon. He’s right, you know. It’s part of the problem with abstinence-only education, as highlighted in Jesse’s post and this article: Half a dozen 13-year-old boys munch pizza and slurp soda as they watch a video … Read More
As Expected
The world reaction is one of head-scratching: The United States nomination of Paul Wolfowitz as World Bank chief drew a cool response from European officials on the bank’s board but they had little chance of blocking it, board sources said on Wednesday. Sources close to the World Bank board said Wolfowitz’s name was informally circulated several weeks ago among the … Read More
What Is That Smell??
Why, it’s Jesus burning! Couple Sells Candles That Smell Like Jesus A South Dakota couple makes and markets candles they say smell like Jesus. You can find candles with just about every fragrance imaginable, from blueberry to ocean mist to hot apple pie. Now there’s a candle that lets you experience the scent of Jesus, and they’ve been selling out … Read More
Hitler’s Christianity
"To deny the influence of Christianity on Hitler and its role in World War II, means that you must ignore history and bar yourself forever from understanding how this atrocity occurred." That’s sure to ruffle a few feathers. Read more.
Keep The Safety In Your Mind. Forever.
A good Chinglish site can be found here. Below, to whet your appetite, is some operating instructions to a motor scooter.