Category Archives: Isn’t It Ironic?

Only in Canada, eh?

Sometimes, even in the midst of horrible Harpocracy, I still find reasons to be proud I’m Canadian. Like this little news item, retweeted by Antonia Zerbisias: If the G20 leaders are hankering to read something by Noam Chomsky or a … Continue reading

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Gaza Roundup 12: The true, ugly face of “Stand With Us”

A couple of weeks ago, a very persistent troll from the UK (on a DSL line with a dynamic IP pool, no doubt very handy for anonymous trolling) came on here uninvited, and spammed me (under at least four different … Continue reading

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Paging Dr. Darwin…paging Dr. Charles Darwin…

This is the safest way to carry a gun in your pants, guys. It’s only a tattoo. We have an admission for Sudden Gene Pool Exit, incoming… A man accidentally shot himself in the testicles at Lowe’s Home Improvement store … Continue reading

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Gee thanks, Dubya–FOR NOTHING. Love, Uganda.

A typical USAID-sponsored anti-AIDS ad in Uganda; it tackles sex, not ignorance, and certainly not microbes. This is the “miracle” that was touted so highly just a few years ago. Now look how it’s falling apart… Uganda is the first … Continue reading

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Happy Birth Control Pill Day!

Courtesy of the New York Times, something that isn’t whorish, for a change. Gail Collins writes: This is by way of saying that on Sunday we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the birth control pill. We live in troubled times. … Continue reading

Posted in Isn't It Ironic?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Law-Law Land, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Schadenfreude, She Blinded Me With Science, Uppity Wimmin | 2 Comments

Cops Behaving Badly: How NOT to search for a paltry amount of pot

Warning: What you’re about to see is very disturbing, particularly the part where they shoot the poor screaming dog. Don’t click the play button if you’re highly sensitive to police brutality or ugly language.And here’s what that was all about… … Continue reading

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Oh, Cato Institute…look at your golden boy now!

Poor, poor widdle Yon-Yon…he’s out of a party and a job: The directorate of the Primero Justicia party decided to expel Yon Goicoechea from the party, a source linked to the opposition revealed to Panorama last weekend. “Yon took an … Continue reading

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Viacom = Money Grubbing Hypocrites

Let Mike Mozart (normally a toy reviewer on YouTube) explain to you how “copyright infringement” REALLY works:So, in summation: If you mash-up or otherwise post to YouTube any material copyrighted by Viacom, even if it’s just a tribute and you’re … Continue reading

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Teabonics: The Video

An illustrated lexicon of hardcore stupidity. Enjoy!

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Taxing the patience of a nation

And no, I’m not referring to the gummint. I’m referring to these tea-tards here:Note the doctrinaire (but ill-informed) rhetoric, the crazy accusations, the deer-in-the-headlights looks of a lot of them when pressed for specifics. These are people who are very … Continue reading

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