Friday Talking Points [300] -- Our 4/20 Acronym Contest Challenge
[ Posted Friday, April 18th, 2014 – 17:24 UTC ]
Three hundred of these columns? To coin a phrase... far out, man.
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Friday Talking Points [299] -- Happy 50th, Civil Rights Act Of 1964!
[ Posted Friday, April 11th, 2014 – 17:14 UTC ]
This was a big deal. It is worth remembering. Johnson used the popularity he inherited after John F. Kennedy was assassinated to get this crucial law passed. Back then, it wasn't a clear "Democrats versus Republicans" split on the issue of civil rights, it was more geographic. Southern Democrats were the ones fighting the hardest against such legislation. Johnson is reported to have said after signing the bill that he had "lost the South for a generation" for the Democrats by doing so.
I Don't Care Who Is On Before Craig Ferguson
[ Posted Thursday, April 10th, 2014 – 17:00 UTC ]
To borrow (or, more accurately, "to blatantly steal") a phrase: "It's a great day for America!"
Putin Takes Alaska Back!
[ Posted Tuesday, April 1st, 2014 – 17:16 UTC ]
Today -- the first of April -- Vladimir Putin announced that Russia has officially reabsorbed Alaska. "The Russian territory which has been mistaken referred to as 'the state of Alaska' has now been returned to its rightful and legal owner, Russia. It would be foolish for anyone to ever refer to the Russian Alyaska again as being any part of the United States."
From The Archives -- Don't Call It A Black-And-Tan
[ Posted Monday, March 17th, 2014 – 13:49 UTC ]
At this point, you may be tempted to ask the barman for what you believe will be a well-known local drink, and you may thus make the mistake of asking for a "black and tan." The reception of what you consider a harmless drink order for a pint glass half-filled with Harp and half-filled with Guinness Stout will not, however, be a merry twinkle of approval from the barman's eye for ordering a local delicacy. Instead, you will (hopefully) be forgiven for such a gross error of etiquette, and (once they hear some more of your American accent, again, hopefully) they will instruct you in the long and grim history of the Black and Tans -- with a helpful suggestion that if you ever want the same drink again in an Irish pub, that you ask for it as a "half and half" instead.
Friday Talking Points [295] -- Happy Pi Day!
[ Posted Friday, March 14th, 2014 – 17:45 UTC ]
Today is 3/14, therefore a happy Pi Day to all! Next year will be even more fun, though, since it'll be 3/14/15....
A Religious Freedom Parable
[ Posted Wednesday, February 26th, 2014 – 17:10 UTC ]
Our heroine, Libby R. Terryan, wakes up to a bright new beautiful world in which citizens and businesses are free to act without governmental restraint upon their deeply-held religious beliefs. Libby breathes in this sweet air of freedom as she gets ready for work. Because of all this intoxicating freedom, Libby finds herself running a bit late.
The Total Consciousness Of Harold Ramis
[ Posted Tuesday, February 25th, 2014 – 18:08 UTC ]
President Obama just released a statement from the White House to mourn the passing of comedy genius Harold Ramis. It reads:
Moving Washington's Birthday
[ Posted Monday, February 17th, 2014 – 17:25 UTC ]
Happy Presidents' Day to all!
An Immodest Statue Idea
[ Posted Tuesday, January 7th, 2014 – 18:21 UTC ]
In short, if I had the time, money, and energy to propose a statehouse monument somewhere (where a Ten Commandments display already exists), what I would propose is a honkin' big statue to honor the god of Venus. Create a "Temple of Venus" group and sue to erect a gigantic statue of a beautiful nude female, arising from the waves! Hey, I warned you this was going to be an immodest proposal, right up front.