Ann VanderMeer knows …
Mermaid - A: “No, for the obvious reasons.” EM: “What if you marry one? Is that kosher? Will a rabbi marry you?” A: “Kosher is a term about eating, not about sex.” EM: “I’m not talking about sex–I’m talking about marriage!” A: “If the mermaid is Jewish, the rabbi will probably marry you. But only if you’re Jewish too. But you’ll definitely have to find the right rabbi…”
Mongolian Death Worm - A: “No, because you cannot eat anything that crawls on its belly.” EM: “Does that mean an injured kosher animal that is crawling along isn’t kosher any more?” A: “Yes, because you can’t eat an animal that’s been injured or is sick.” EM: “It’s a wonder you haven’t all starved to death.”
April 21st, 2008
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General, Culture, Humor |
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Over at Obsidian Wings, I made the following two statements:
- We should change the constitution so that all federal judges require a 2/3 majority in the Senate for confirmation.
- I have never seen Dr. Strangelove
Guess which statement caused a ruckus!
March 27th, 2008
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I do too have a life, Bloggin, Culture, Humor |
15 comments
From a blog thread on time travel paradoxes:
me, i’ve done quite a bit of fantasizing about becoming a mentor to myself at 15. “first of all, DON’T let the keyboard player sell you acid. JUST SAY NO!!”
HAH!
Dude - I can relate.
March 20th, 2008
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General, I do too have a life, Humor |
one comment
A couple of weeks ago, I was discussing auto racing with a few colleagues. Specifically, we were discussing the IRL/CART merger. It should be no secret that I much prefer open-wheel road racing. But a colleague, who’s a big fan of taxi cabs playing bumper cars while driving around in circles, err, NASCAR, was boasting about how many of the top open wheel drivers like Jacques Villeneuve, Dario Franchitti, and Juan Pablo Montoya were all making the switch to NASCAR. My initial response was that I want those open-wheel drivers with foreign names to start dominating the circuit, just to piss off all the rednecks. But I immediately realized that this isn’t what I really want. Quoth me:
No, what I really want is for a black Muslim driver in the #666 ACLU Toyota to start winning all the races.
Heh. That would make some good-ole-boy heads explode powerful quick!
UPDATE: Between comments from readers and friends, there are a few important refinements. The driver should also be openly gay, and instead of a Toyota, the car should be a Renault (French car).
March 14th, 2008
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Sports, Humor, Auto Racing |
13 comments
I was unable to watch this without imagining Uncle blustering angrily. That didn’t stop me from laughing my ass off, however:
Meanwhile, in other guns in bars news. Of course, if more people in the bar had been armed, I’m sure the situation would have been much more orderly, and fewer people would have gotten hurt. I mean, it’s just common sense.
March 14th, 2008
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Libertarian Problem Solving, Weekend Flame Bait, Humor |
10 comments
This is disturbing on so many levels, but the reviews are hilarious.
March 5th, 2008
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I do too have a life, Humor |
2 comments
Every time I find myself agreeing with Xrlq, it reminds me that it’s time to reassess my views, the world, etc.
OK, I’m pretty sure it’s okay to agree with him on this one. 
Oh, and as a side note, this is funny, I don’t care who you are:
Don’t tell the Tennessee Republicans but his last name is only one letter off from another unpleasant moniker. That’s right[,] Bama. And nothing sucks more than Bama.
Although I do have to disagree on a point of detail: some things do, in fact, suck more than Bama.
February 27th, 2008
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Politics, Bloggin, Humor |
2 comments
And this one’s bound to draw some ire. Hilzoy:
Ralph Nader apparently feels the need to save us from our corporate overlords, just like he did in 2000.
Seriously, I’d be shocked if Nader got enough attention this year to make any difference at all. The 2000 election was a perfect storm, one that made Nader seem a lot more relevant than he actually is. I seriously doubt it will happen again.
Also, a bonus quote from publius:
The thing about the Malkin/Aces/Reynolds wing of the blogosphere is that wrongness is no obstacle to writing. In fact, it just makes them double down. If anything, the number of words they devote to a topic is directly proportional to their demonstrable wrongness.
UPDATE: You think I’m down on Nader? Check out this guy!
February 25th, 2008
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Politics, Humor |
4 comments
Aunt B., on Edwards’ departure:
[W]hite Democratic men will be in the unprecedented position, for the first time in American history, of choosing between their race and their gender!
Ha!
(Don’t get it? See here.)
January 30th, 2008
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Politics, Humor |
9 comments
Jared Bernstein:
Final snarky comment: isn’t it interesting to see how quickly these supply-siders become deeply committed Keynesians when they actually need to accomplish something useful?
January 22nd, 2008
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Politics, Economics, Humor |
11 comments
Good: Via SayUncle, we have “/20~ p@\/1″ (”Ron Paul,” if you don’t speak l33t).
Better: Via Vibinc, we have “Rudy 9iu11ani.”
Ha!
January 8th, 2008
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Politics, Bloggin, Humor |
2 comments
Seattle’s going to play at Green Bay, and somebody (doesn’t matter who) is going to lose at New England.
January 7th, 2008
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Sports, NFL, Humor |
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- This is funny
- Since when do we not put two spaces after a period? I was taught that through junior high and high school, in two different states no less.
Via Making Light.
December 14th, 2007
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General, Writing, Humor |
2 comments
“Guns.”
UPDATE: I’ve already said this in comments here, but I think it’s important enough to deserve a front-page mention. I shall rise to the narcissism level of the Gospel of John, and cite myself (with minor updates):
It’s probably a good time to let the record show that I do not favor a repeal of the Second Amendment, and that (at least as liberals go) I’m moderately pro-gun (to the extent that I am a CCW permit holder). So it’s not like I’m some “Brady bunch gun grabber” or whatever the derisive term du jour is.
In truth, I find both of the vocal sides of the gun debate to be incredibly tiresome. The fact that neither side wants to admit is that there’s probably nothing that could have prevented the Omaha attack. The guy took his own life! You really think the possible presence of a packing CCW holder was likely to deter him? Sure, there’s a chance that an armed CCW holder may have shot the attacker before he took all those lives, but I think that chance is an awful lot smaller than most of the rabidly pro-gun folks want to admit. [And the odds that such a person would have inadvertently injured an innocent bystander rather than the shooter are probably higher than the rabidly pro-gun folks want to admit.] At the same time, as has been pointed out by gun rights advocates ad nauseum, it was already illegal for this guy to have the gun in the mall, so it’s [highly unlikely that] any additional legislation would have prevented it [either].
And let’s call a duck a duck: Even if the presence of CCW holders would have reduced the death toll, the anti-gun crowd still wouldn’t support this. Even if additional legislation would substantially reduce the number of gun deaths in this country, the pro-gun crowd still would oppose it. So it’s not like we’re arguing about anything where anyone is even remotely willing to reconsider their position.
So what we’re left with, then, is a bunch of virtual ink spilled, and over what? The idea that my slippery slope can beat up your slippery slope? It’s a tragedy that was almost certainly non-preventable, and attempts — by either side — to coopt it to score cheap political points are, in my view, reprehensible.
December 7th, 2007
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Bloggin, Satire, Weekend Flame Bait, Humor |
17 comments
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