"After driving his 1996 Grand Caravan for 24 hours without stopping -- except for gas and food -- the Ortegas arrived at the Windsor tunnel Sept. 11. When they told the … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2007
Shame is the new fame
"Today's piece in the Observer is essentially about how agent Eric Simonoff tried to make it seem like publishers were … [Read more...]
Canada: sexuality issues in schools hotly debated
"The Waterloo Region public school board meeting was so packed last night the doors couldn't be closed.
"The 140 or so people formed the biggest and most diverse audience in recent memory.
"There were … [Read more...]
Seven Year Hitch? Or: “conservative” means something very, very different in German, apparently…
"A conservative German politician on Wednesday proposed making marriage contracts expire after seven years, with the option to renew for those not feeling the proverbial itch.
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Religion of itty bitty pieces
Ann Coulter “knows how to look good and does it effortlessly”
FB: You frequently appear in short skirts. Whose skirts do you like this season?
AC: Hmmm, I'm not sure. What's John Edwards wearing? We seem to wear the same panties.
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Free Dominion sued for libel and slander
Mad at being called a "professional complainer." There's other stuff, including some pretty hair raising statements. What a mess. Again: are webmasters responsible for every … [Read more...]
Thanks to everyone…
who's bought stuff from this site recently, made donations or just sent an encouraging email. At the end of a crappy day like the one I just had (and believe me it was a doozy, thanks mostly to my own foolishness...), it helps to think about the nice stuff. Which I really don't deserve. But … [Read more...]
Highly trained professional journalists are your moral and intellectual superiors!
Media describe Pope Benedict as "medieval" 169,000 times. Sure, sometimes he's "softening" (36,000 times) but mostly he "ruthless" (126,000 times.) Makes me yearn for … [Read more...]
But can I get myself a fatwa? No I cannot.
I guess because they can't read. Only pictures bug 'em.
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30th anniversary. Three-zero.
Islamonausea (UK edition)
"A Muslim dentist made a woman wear Islamic dress as the price of accepting her as an NHS patient, it is alleged." (Via a reader who shall remain anonymous.)
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