Category Archives: The WTF? Files

Prop 8, the Musical

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

And you’ll never guess who plays Jesus!

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Vive le Canada!!!

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Where else would you get things like this happening? The Liberals and NDP have reached a deal to bring down the federal Conservative government and form an unprecedented coalition to take its place that would last 30 months and include … Continue reading →

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Horton hears a foo’

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Sabina Becker

No shit…Lou Engle thinks Dr. Seuss wrote scripture:What the hell is that movement he’s making? Is he davening, or is he humping the lectern in a frenzy of thwarted homoerotic lust?Yeah, right, Dr. Seuss wrote that just so a wingnut … Continue reading →

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We now have “free” trade with Colombia. How the hell did THAT happen?

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea, here’s one for the scratch-yer-head-till-it-hurts files: Even though Colombia is not a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum, its president, Alvaro Uribe, travelled to Peru to meet with a group of leaders from various parts of the world … Continue reading →

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OMG, there goes Honduras!

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Jayzus, what is it with all these little Latin American countries suddenly getting the itch to rewrite their constitutions–democratically? It all started with Venezuela, a little under a decade ago. Then Bolivia and Ecuador saw what good things happened and … Continue reading →

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Does this qualify as “terrorism”, I wonder?

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I mean, it DOES involve “Islamist insurgents”, and we know that the US has characterized their Iraqi counterparts as such. But what happens when the “bad guys” start acting–well, like Peter Pan to Captain Hook? Somali Islamist insurgents have begun … Continue reading →

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“Ah’m dead sexy”–no, you’re NOT!

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Not that I would ever buy anything by Microsoft these days anyway–being the proud momma of a PowerBook G4 has the immense advantage of not only having a very elegant, powerful, long-lived and user-friendly ‘pute, but also–and this is much … Continue reading →

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Welcome back, random stranger–we love you!

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I guess I should start a new category here for things like this:The Improv Everywhere folks get together at JFK Airport in New York. Their mission: To find an airport limo driver holding up a client’s name on a sign … Continue reading →

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The wiki-wacky way to talk Argentino

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

So there I was, last night, googling around for silly stuff. I think I was looking for something on that perverted old freak Carlos Menem and his horrible facelift. (I suspect he had more than just his cheeks done, because … Continue reading →

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Dr. Strangewhoops, or How Greenland Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bomb

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Where the hell is Major Kong? Looks like he now has a real-life counterpart or two. Brace yourselves, kiddies, it’s a hot one.What burns me is how close the Thule base is to our own Arctic. I guess this means … Continue reading →