They’re extinguishers of beetles, too. (via Barista) Addendum: serendipitously to the above link, I followed this link (via Bellatrys in a discussion at Pandagon) to a summary of The Poison Mushroom, Nazi pre-war propaganda against Jews. Ugh. Further addendum: The… Read More ›
Month: November 2006
Just don’t mention the boyfriend
Hey news media: what’s wrong with being gay? asks Pam Spaulding, noting that the American news media have a double standard about discussing the domestic relationships of political figures. If the pollie is straight then family life is part of… Read More ›
Current Cluestick Campaign
Read about this paranoid whinergood sport and clueless wankergracious loser. UPDATE: Mission accomplished, I guess.
The accrued labour of others
“Fashion is a craft, not an industrial, conception, exemplifying to perfection the labor theory of value. The toil of many hands is the sine qua non of fashion. The hand of the weaver, the cutter, the fitter, the needleworker must… Read More ›
Some people just beg for a link-bombing, don’t they?
Edited to add: yes, I know this is an utterly obnoxious post. Sometimes I just have those sort of days. Call me a meanyhead, but I can’t decide whether he’s more of a paranoid whiner or a clueless wanker. Neither… Read More ›
Monster Mash: Frankenstein-Godzilla Lyrics Charity Challenge
We’ve got another charity comments challenge over at Larvatus Prodeo: Frankenstein-Godzilla Lyrics Charity Challenge. It’s regular commentor j_p_z’s idea again: It’s been a while since there was a good, funny contest around here. Accordingly, I propose to donate to charity… Read More ›
Damir, Damir, Damir
Just when the world of tennis seems to be boring and predictable (Williams, Federer, Federer, Williams), you can always count on Damir Dokic to liven things up a bit. JELENA Dokic has again been forced to rubbish the claims of… Read More ›
Calling the shade of Golda Meir
Time to haunt another woman-as-cats’-meat reactionary. A Tennessee high-school principal withdrew a teenage student from a weightlifting class where she was the only girl. Why? Because he was concerned that the boys in the class might try to rape her…. Read More ›
White Ribbon Day
is tomorrow. ThirdCat has more details. UPDATE 29 November: In response to Jillaroo in comments, I’ll link to the discussion over at LP to the White Ribbon Day post I put up there – the thread became a trainwreck very… Read More ›
Friday Furry: disapproving bunnies
Cinnamon disapproves of what you’re doing on the Internet. Originally uploaded at Disapproving Rabbits! by Birdchick
Hoyden About Town 