You all know who Gary Glitter is, even if you think you don’t. He’s the one-trick-pony, sexually ambiguous, glam rocker who wrote the catchy jock rock classic now played at every single goddamn sporting event (except for golf, I suppose, but it wouldn’t surprise me if we start hearing it there soon). Yes, you know that song. It’s called ‘Rock … Read More
Does The Absence Of Fathers Cause ADHD?
That’s the question raised by a new book entitled Destructive Trends in Mental Health: The Well-Intentioned Path to Harm. The authors there assert that ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) might be related to a lack of a positive father figure. Or more precisely, a lack of a disciplinary father figure. I’m actually in accord with much conservative thinking on this … Read More
Why I Can’t Find Women
I’m not married, and I’m not seriously seeing anyone. As anyone guy in my demographic will tell you, the pickins are slim, especially when you don’t live in a major metropolis. Doubting Thomases might say that I’m not really looking hard enough, but — no kidding — there’s not a lot there. Oh, there are available women, to be sure, … Read More
The Dirtiest Picture You’ve Ever Seen
[Via Cynical-C] Well, somebody took every single Playboy centerfold from January 1999 through December 1997, and digitally averaged the images together into a composite image. The result is below the fold.
More On The WalMart Christmas Debacle
I had my fun with the story; Amanda Marcotte has even more fun, including the gem of a closer: Reaction on Internet messageboards is mixed. "I am going to walk into Wal-Mart and go tell the manager Merry Christmas and let him or her know I am leaving there empty-handed," writes one poster. A couple more years of this hysteria … Read More
Heckling The Hucksters
The What Would Jesus Eat Cookbook is a companion book to What Would Jesus Eat health book (both by Don Colbert*) Favorite Amazon customer review: FIVE STARS First I learned what Jesus would eat, and now with this lofty book, Mr. Colbert teaches us just how Jesus would cook it. I find this all to be astonishingly remarkable. Not only … Read More
Walmart Hates Xmas?
Off the top of my head, I can think of many many reasons to boycott Walmart: Walmart discriminates against female workers (hence, the class action lawsuit) Walmart discriminates against minorities (hence, the class action lawsuit) Walmart employs illegal immigrants, which is against the law Walmart mistreats its immigrant workers, which is against decency Walmart pays crap wages (the average salary … Read More
God To Dover, PA: “You’re On Your Own”
As I discussed here, the town of Dover, PA sent a strong message to members of their local school board who wanted to stick intelligent design into the public school science curriculum. And that message was "You are no longer on the local school board." Yup, all eight pro-I.D. board members were voted out of office. Well God, it seems, … Read More
Intelligent Design Update
I was going to do a good news/bad news post, but Tristero at Hullabaloo beat me. What follows is (mostly) his: Win Some, Lose Some Good news: All eight members up for re-election to the [Dover] Pennsylvania school board that had been sued for introducing the teaching of intelligent design as an alternative to evolution in biology class were swept … Read More
Election Night 2005
First of all, am I prescient or what? Second of all, what The Talent Show says: This is a really weird election night. I’ve got this strange feeling that I can’t put my finger on. It’s not like envy, or even hungry. It sort of like funny, that’s not it because I never feel that way on election nights. For … Read More
Bush’s War On People Of Faith
Amy Sullivan: Today we learn that Bush’s IRS is investigating a prominent liberal Episcopal church because of a sermon last fall in which the minister condemned Bush’s policy in Iraq. (No word on whether the agency is also going after the Baptist church that kicked out members who voted for John Kerry. Or the churches that helped out the Bush/Cheney … Read More
Women Don’t Like Three Stooges*
On the other hand, "women seem more likely than men to enjoy a good joke, mainly because they don’t always expect it to be funny." CNN reports on studies showing the scientific differences between men and women in the area of humor perception. Money quote: While there is a lot of overlap between how men and women process humor, the … Read More
Why They Call It “Fantasy Football”
I’m not sure if this has become a nationwide story, but it certainly is the topic du jour here in North Carolina. It’s got it all: sex, violence, and a mystery. A weekend bar brawl involving a cheerleader for the Carolina Panthers has sparked charges and questions over an apparent mistaken identity. Panther cheerleader Angela Keathley, 26, and another woman … Read More
IOKIYAR – The Church Edition
[NOTE: IOKIYAR = "It’s Okay If You’re A Republican"] In the 2004 election, the Bush campaign openly used pulpits all over the country as a campaign marketing tool. From WaPo, July 1, 2004: The Bush-Cheney reelection campaign has sent a detailed plan of action to religious volunteers across the country asking them to turn over church directories to the campaign, … Read More
Little Movies
Shakespeare’s Sister had a question of the day from last Friday: What little movie do you just love, that you find yourself recommending to everyone, because hardly anyone has seen it? There are tons of these for me, although a particular favorite is Henry Fool. That’s a tough one. Not including short features, animation and Chaplin/Keaton shorts, I guess I … Read More