The amazing writer, Kurt Vonnegut, has passed away. I’ve read the majority of his books, and they’re all great. If you haven’t had the pleasure, this is as good a time as any to start.
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RIP Kurt Vonnegut
April 12th, 2007 · No Comments
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Parent Filter Methods are Screwed Up
April 4th, 2007 · No Comments
A Swedish couple is being barred from naming their daughter ‘Metallica’. While I see the concern here, who really cares? The parents will be the ones that have to face the embarrassment of telling everyone they know that they named their daughter after an old has-been metal band.
If we want to get our panties in […]
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
April 3rd, 2007 · No Comments
And it’s sad that I don’t have to. A Toronto school principal threw feces at a child.
I don’t want to discuss the sad state of affairs that our world is in or how our children must be constantly supervised with all the wackos out there. I just want to peel my way to the center […]
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Creating Your Own Enemy
February 12th, 2007 · 2 Comments
The FCC is complaining about Prince’s halftime show because of a ‘phallic’ reference. At a point in the show, Prince played his guitar behind a large sheet which had his shadow projected onto it. The fashion in which he was holding his guitar created an image that slightly resembled a penis.
This is a complete outrage, […]
You Have to Pick Your Battles to be Taken Seriously
February 7th, 2007 · 3 Comments
Snickers aired an ad during the Superbowl in which two guys accidentally kiss and then rip out a handful of chest hair in a manly response. It made me laugh when I saw it, and I thought it was clever. At no point during or after the commercial did I think, “Yea, they’re right. Homosexuals […]
