12 posts tagged lookey

Recently, Ben Stein came out with a movie. The movie was presented as an attack on leftist academic hostility to religion, and a blow for intellectual freedom, and it was much beloved by the conservative press.

Anti-Shark Device Eaten By Shark Evidently, during a testing run in South Africa- home of the famous breaching white sharks and popular feeding ground- a 12-foot female ate the device, which was attached to a baited buoy. It has, ah, fed rumors that the things attract sharks rather than repelling them.

Permalink | 11 Comments » Consumer Alert pt. 2: LET ME OFF THE DAMN BOAT Friday, February 29th, 2008 irradiated by Stingray First, let me again remind you all that Norwegian Cruise Lines are a blight upon all that is good in the world, and should any of our readers at any point consider a vacation

Permalink | 2 Comments » Frustration Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 irradiated by Stingray Y’know how sometimes you hear a deal on a car involving a little old lady who only drove it to church on Sunday?

Rachel and Dr. Helen have both posted about this rather nauseating article by an author exhorting women who are getting older and still unmarried to “settle for mister good-enough”. Rachel has already ripped it to shreds for its hugely offensive assumptions that the female hive-mind is in complete

Well, I’ve been hit up officially with a meme, courtesy of MattG (who I note hasn’t posted his own version yet ). I think this is his subtle way of telling me the content around here of late has been a) slow b) boring c) in need of standardized formatting d) all of the above. What Do You Think When I Say: 1.

Permalink | No Comments » Campaign Zydeco: the softer side Sunday, January 27th, 2008 irradiated by LabRat Zydeco is not exclusively about violent death, unchecked hate, and the gleeful mockery of the inferior. Zydeco has a sweet side, a tender cuddliness to him, which often puts me in mind of a baby polar bear.

It seems like all the news is either about: a) The primary race, which I’m not really interested in talking about because I so quickly degenerate into angry muttering noises, dismissive hand gestures, and then I start looking around for something with alcohol in it… or b) The death of Heath Ledger,

Permalink | 4 Comments » Multifactorial Sunday, December 30th, 2007 irradiated by LabRat Typically for me, SayUncle became instantly more interesting to me (and upgraded from a semi-frequent read to a daily one, probably) when he went from just being a sharp gun guy to a sharp bully breed guy who actually understands the nature of the “pit bull”.

Permalink | No Comments » This is blogger country Saturday, December 15th, 2007 irradiated by LabRat Awhile back, over at Whittletown, I ran into a guy who seemed to have a lot of strong opinions and a knack for expressing them. Who turned out to live down in Santa Fe.