Yesterday, the intrepid Dr. Roy took RightGirl and I out for lunch. He was concerned about how I was doing, given the whole lawsuit thing. He is so cute -- thanks, Doc! (PS: … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2008
“When they shut down your blog, tell them Lucy sent you”
That Binky is a genius. The third place winner of the FreeMarkSteyn.com Contest -- the prize at that is a bunch of my books -- is a parody of "Monster Mash". Perfect pairing of winner and prize-giver. Note for … [Read more...]
What hath RightGirl wrought?
Funny, I don’t feel exploited
To paraphrase Emma Goldman: if it was "coordinated" and had a "war council", it wouldn't be my revolution. I don't even care for the word "movement"; it sounds like it should have the word "bowel" in front of it.
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I’m still pushing “I don’t know much about economics, but I did stay at the Hanoi Hilton once”
How poor people “think” — whatever their colour
Believe me, I've had relatives, (ex) friends, co-workers and neighbours who all "think" this way, and they were all white: I was just speaking to a black woman who asked me about “taxes”. She wanted to know … [Read more...]
“Because saying ‘yes’ would be stupid”
Hard to top this very funny "Dick and Jane" explanation of the Steyn/Maclean's/Human Rights Commission ballyhoo. Superb work, guys. (One thing, though: the original essay was about the … [Read more...]
Cuz the opinion of the guy who made “The Hulk” really matters to me
Here's a thought for Ang Lee and all the other C-10 whiners: How's about the last free thing you'll ever get from "the government" (i.e., my bank account) is your very own copy of [Read more...]
“Today’s professional journalist isn’t content with merely reporting the blatantly obvious.”
"Watch them spread their wings and soar into the realm of News Of The Future!" … [Read more...]
I like the “remarkably” best
"Remarkably, pre-Hitler Germany had laws very much like the Canadian anti-hate law. Moreover, those laws were enforced with some vigour. During the 15 years before Hitler came to power, there were more than 200 prosecutions based on anti-Semitic speech." Meanwhile, [Read more...]
UK: state sponsored sluttiness
So disgusting. Ugh. Both my half-sisters had children out of wedlock, both at 16. (One had twins.) My mother had me … [Read more...]
Sounds perfect — where do I sign up?
"...the solution lies in Christian Derbyshirism -- that is, that Derbyshire's got the more plausible basic understanding of the way the world works, but that he ought to Christianize it." [Read more...]