Archives for March 2008
Insensitivity Training: lesson #2 — Loretta Lynn
What the hell ever happened to “W-A-T-E-R”?
This whole "giving blind people real jobs" thing is just NOT working out. [Read more...]
A visit to the Soul Food Museum
"And then there’s 'a tin of Lucille Ball Predic-a-mints,' which may seem an unlikely artifact, but not to Dr. Willhoite: "'Soul is the essence of who we are. And she had it,' he explains. 'We all love Lucy. I wouldn’t think of having a soul … [Read more...]
Misunderstanders of Islam: a handy partial list
"Here is an incomplete list of Muslims in the United States who have been arrested and/or convicted for either planning or acting out their 'jihad' against unsuspecting, innocent men, women and children. "Will the Muslim … [Read more...]
Instead of writing a syndicated column, as she should be by now…
Andrea's out of work and could use your help. … [Read more...]
Achmed the Dead Terrorist
(Thanks, Steve!) … [Read more...]
I agree that “Toronto’s ugliest building is also dangerous”
But we disagree about the building. The ROM thingie may have its impaling icicles -- which every non-architect who walked or drove by it during construction predicted aloud would … [Read more...]
Toronto’s would-be Muslim terrorists, on tape
Person 3: "What happens, what happens at the Parliament?"
Person 1: "We go and kill everybody."
Person 3: "And then what?"
Informant: … [Read more...]
Hobo Stripper still doesn’t have a book contract for some reason
"When I was a kid things were really simple. People with running water and jobs were Stupid Rich People, and you felt a little disdainful of them because they were stupid enough to spend their lives working so … [Read more...]
When is it appropriate to touch a famous person’s statue?
Here I thought it was just a Catholic thing, but a beautifully re-designed RoadsideAmerica.com has a new article all about Statue Burnishing Etiquette. One of my fave sites, now looking better than ever. … [Read more...]
Journalists: our moral and intellectual superiors!
"To answer the question from GOP blogger Michael Brodkorb that kicked off the controversy about this post yesterday: "No, neither Molly Priesmeyer nor I was aware that McCain had had his teeth broken as a North … [Read more...]