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writer, singer, webwrangler, blogger, comedy tragic | about.me/vivsmythe

  • PC, really

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    I don’t go visit Zuky nearly as much as I mean to. It’s not only that Kai has a terrific way with words: busting out these 3-syllable badges of faux-erudition with about as much linguistic adroitness as tap-dancers on stilts…. Read More ›

  • Frogging Friday

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    I condemn my lack of attention towards the desperate shortage of frogging in the world today.

  • We wouldn’t need immigrants if we could just force women to have babies

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    The racism underlying some of the arguments against abortion is rarely as explicit as the conclusions of a Republican-led Missouri House Special Committee report into illegal immigration released recently. A large number of WASP anti-abortion advocates are disturbed by the… Read More ›

  • Perspective

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    From a comment on a thread at Pandagon discussing some weirdo’s evo-psych fantasies about biological determinism and gender roles: I’m always amazed at how sweet and gentle and submissive people think it is when a little girl declares she wants… Read More ›

  • Whitewashing and white ribbons

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    Helen and Cristy both have absolute crackers of posts up regarding the widespread misogyny informing various religious and conservative thinkers who are coming out with variations of “but maybe the mad mufti had a point about you wimmin and your… Read More ›

  • Rocket royal

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    Brilliant marketing ploy, but will he still be her boyfriend once the rest of the royals stick their pursed lips into this plan? Princess Beatrice is set to become the first Royal to travel into space. The 18-year-old daughter of… Read More ›

  • Taking the fun out of scaring kids at Halloween

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    Ah, so I’m only nearly two weeks late. I meant to post this around Halloween, obviously, but time got away on me. Still, this astonishing exercise in scare-’em-pious ties in rather well with the Purity Balls phenomenon. The people at… Read More ›

  • Saving this for the 21st

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    I get to see my new niece for the first time tomorrow, although I’ve been sent many fine pictures of this mighty fine specimen. She looks lovely, and the parents look happy, in those other shots. But this one has… Read More ›

  • Daddy Dearest redux

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    There’s now special DVD’s being marketed to not only remember that special Daddy-Daughter night forever, but obviously to persuade other girls that they should take part as well. [warning: brain-bleach may well be required afterwards]

  • Shocked and horrified

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    I really really am. How could people sink so low?