Reply to MsGrant:
Then you have this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/2597481.…
The Red Cross has banned Christmas nativity decorations from its UK charity shops in case they offend customers of other faiths.
There's also another story out there, also from England, where a woman in a neighborhood who's been putting up a Christmas display for years, was told by housing authorities to take it down, lest it offend anyone passing by. I'll try and find the link to that. — December 17, 2008 4:50 a.m.
Benjamin Button Bazooka Blast
Wife and I were just in Philly this week. We spent Christmas day in New Jersey at the youngest child's house. Mom-mom has to have her time with the kids and grandkids. Me and the sons-in-law watch football. We didn't hear about the shooting until we got back home. We've all but given up on going to the movies, not only because of the price, but more than that, because of the rude, inconsiderate buttheads who feel that it's their god-given right to act any way they please, and who invariably get confrontational with you if you dare say anything. My brother and I did go to a matinee when I was in Florida in October. We saw Max Payne, which nominally followed the game (have both Max Payne and Max Payne 2), complete with plenty of gratuitous violence, and was primarily a setup for a sequel. How's that for a runon sentence? Anyway, the experience was good, but it was the early afternoon.— December 30, 2008 7:18 a.m.
No Butts About It
We don't need to enact prohibition on smoking. Most people seem to realize that that's not going to work. Instead, we need to ban smoking outside the smokers' homes, and approved smoking areas in businesses or other public areas. Upon penalty of death. Personally, I'm sick and tired of people trashing the landscape, polluting the air, and burning buildings and huge tracts of land with their evil vice. You want to smoke? Fine, do it in the privacy of your own home. Otherwise, society has the right to kill your ass.— December 21, 2008 3:07 p.m.
Lame Names in Lyrics
As a public service: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Sharona Also: http://www.mysharona.com/ I know pictures can be "touched," but she looks pretty doggone good, still. Not 17-year old, hard-body good, but still....— December 21, 2008 2:59 p.m.
Dear Abby -- Best Friends and Talking with a Mouthful
You know you're getting old when you start reading "Dear Abby."— December 21, 2008 5:22 a.m.
Judging Teachers
Reply to MsGrant: Then you have this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/2597481.… The Red Cross has banned Christmas nativity decorations from its UK charity shops in case they offend customers of other faiths. There's also another story out there, also from England, where a woman in a neighborhood who's been putting up a Christmas display for years, was told by housing authorities to take it down, lest it offend anyone passing by. I'll try and find the link to that.— December 17, 2008 4:50 a.m.
Reality Shows
Oops, I mean Venereal. This posting function needs an editing capability.— December 12, 2008 2:49 a.m.
Reality Shows
"Veneral Beach" has good parts? Must be recent.— December 12, 2008 2:48 a.m.
Woman Jumping from Coronado Bridge
How come we never get to see the comments that were removed?— December 12, 2008 2:46 a.m.
Judging Teachers
Ten signs you might be a Taliban 10. You refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to beer. 9. You own a $300 machine gun and a $5,000 rocket launcher, but you can’t afford shoes. 8. You have more wives than teeth. 7. You think vests come in two styles: bullet-proof and suicide. 6. You can’t think of anyone you HAVEN’T declared Jihad against. 5. You consider television dangerous, but routinely carry ammunition in your robe. 4. You’ve never been asked, “Does this burka make my butt look big?” 3. You were amazed to discover that cell phones have uses other than setting off roadside bombs. 2. A common compliment is, “I love what you’ve done with your cave.” And, the NUMBER ONE SIGN you might be a member of the Taliban: 1. You wipe your butt with your bare hand, but consider bacon unclean.— December 12, 2008 2:40 a.m.
SDPD -- Got An Attitude?
Victor Vega lets us know that he is lying his azz off when he says the following: "I told him, ‘You are biting my thumb, you are biting my thumb, please let go!’" Please; that is not what you say when you are in extreme agony, as I assure you nearly anyone would have been in a similar situation. What you are doing in that situation is screaming bloody murder, and are attempting to beat your attacker's head in. What you are not doing is standing there calmly informing your attacker that he's attacking you and to please stop. No wonder the cop had an attitude. He should have tazered Vega. Repeatedly. And no, I don't have any particular love for cops in general. It's a tough job I wouldn't want to do, but I'm not normally a big fan of the police. I don't like criminals and miscreants, which is what these bicyclists are.— December 7, 2008 4:51 a.m.