Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Let there be snark.

Democrats have delivered the Square Deal, the New Deal, the Fair Deal, and now… the Big Joe Biden Deal.

American History and Black History can not be separated.

One of our two political parties is a cult whose leader admires Vladimir Putin.

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

When do the post office & the dmv weigh in on the wuhan virus?

So many bastards, so little time.

Cole, when it comes to calico cats, restraint is overrated.

If you are in line to indict donald trump, stay in line.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

Bad people in a position to do bad things will do bad things because they are bad people. End of story.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

Fight for a just cause, love your fellow man, live a good life.

Come on, man.

That’s my take and I am available for criticism at this time.

Can we lighten up on the doomsday scenarios?

Stamping your little feets and demanding that they see how important you are? Not working anymore.

Let’s delete this post and never speak of this again.

“woke” is the new caravan.

There is no right way to do the wrong thing.

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

Let’s show the world that autocracy can be defeated.

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  2. 2.

    Zifnab

    we find that although on average all helmets attenuate invasive radio frequencies in either directions (either emanating from an outside source, or emanating from the cranium of the subject), certain frequencies are in fact greatly amplified. These amplified frequencies coincide with radio bands reserved for government use according to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). Statistical evidence suggests the use of helmets may in fact enhance the government’s invasive abilities. We speculate that the government may in fact have started the helmet craze for this reason.

    Hahahaha! That’s just nuts.

  7. 7.

    Bill Arnold

    I wonder, would highly conductive hair gel work? I mean if it was properly grounded, and one had no significantly large bald spots.

    See also the refutation of the MIT study.

  8. 8.

    Krista

    Well I’ll be damned — some of those are actually kind of cute. Duct tape accessories are still just a little too Red Green Show for me.

    But thanks for thinking of me. :)

  9. 9.

    Gary Farber

    “Mussing hair is not all they do!”

    Gee, it’s almost as if people didn’t clink on the links, and so they repost one of the same URLs linked in the referred to post. But that couldn’t be. It would be almost as if it made pointless doing posts about such links in the first place. And that just couldn’t be.

  11. 11.

    Stormy70

    Awesome! I was worried about the alien rays this week, what with all the Tom and Katie posts in the Entertainment blogs.

    I saw that first linked study a while back, and just rolled on the floor laughing. It’s funny because it’s true.

  12. 12.

    Stormy70

    Those duct tape purses are not too bad, however they lost me with the skanky chick getting out of the car with her handbag. Is this the only action shot they could get? Very low budget.

    I get out of the car then grab my purse. It is just not realistic at all. Too bad.

    Krista – where are your pet picks?

  13. 13.

    srv

    Those duct tape purses are not too bad, however they lost me with the skanky chick getting out of the car with her handbag. Is this the only action shot they could get? Very low budget.

    Ah, spoken like a true Dallas girl. These are starving artists, not Coach (well, Coach probably has a sweatshop with starving folks, or models with the heroin look)!

    Actually, I messed up. This is the guy you should give business to:

    Ducttapefashion.com

  14. 14.

    skip

    Just think, if Joan of Arc had worn a foil hat, France might be speaking English today (pleasing a host of delta-minus xenophobes on this list).

  15. 15.

    Krista

    Is this the only action shot they could get? Very low budget.

    Well, it IS duct tape, not Prada.

    Krista – where are your pet picks?

    Good question. I emailed them to John yesterday. John?

  16. 16.

    Stormy70

    Well, I am not really a “handbag” person. I can dine out on a handbag for a good year, before getting a new one. Then it is only the best for me! ;)

    (Only if I can find it at Target or Ross or TJ Maxx. Any good handbag comes in the form of a present for Christmas, since the cost of said handbag will put a dent in my sweet geek $$$$.)

    Save the DVDs!

  17. 17.

    Stormy70

    Ah, spoken like a true Dallas girl.

    Thank God I really live in Grapevine. We are not built of plastic or living on our Sugar Daddy’s money here! We do have wine, though. And a lake! With a trail!

  18. 18.

    Krista

    Sounds lovely. And I’m all about the inexpensive accessories too. (Although I did once indulge in a Prada bag, just so that I can have ONE really kickass bag in my life.)

    I’m betting any men reading this are now going, “Oh Christ, they’re talking about purses. This thread’s dead.”

  19. 19.

    capelza

    Krista…I did the same thing with a Coach bag, unfortunately the thing is so hard to kill that I still have it after 15 years.

    Though I do still spend money on myself with “La Perla” lingerie. (maybe that last word will keep them in the thread :p)

    No one will take my aluminium chapeau away from me! I even glued super secret symbols on it. It’s beauuuuutifuuuul!

  20. 20.

    Krista

    Ooo la la, La Perla! Very nice.

    (Getting an amusing mental image of capelza with her lovely lingerie, her worn-in Coach bag, and an aluminum chapeau.) A fetching ensemble, to be sure. :)

  21. 21.

    Stormy70

    Though I do still spend money on myself with “La Perla” lingerie.

    Some things in life must be indulged in, Dahling. I prefer Felina, myself. It is reasonably priced.
    I do have a Louis Vatton bag that I take on vacation, since it holds everything, including a book, my headphones, lotion, sunglasses, etc. When I open it up, I can see the entire inside of it at a glance. The importance of this cannot be underestimated, since the cell phone is at the bottom of all the rest.

    This is one of the best coffee makers out there, by the way. And you can use your 20% off coupon to save $20 bucks off. Mmmm, I love kitchen items!

    This is our thread now, boy minions! Feel the power points grow!

    (You have to know their boy language to communicate on the pop culture threads.)

  22. 22.

    capelza

    Yes, fetching..lol. Though living in the subdued PNW, it is a small, circumspect chapeau. Now, Stormy, lucky girl, living in Texas can have a great big flashy one. I was very excited to go to a Texas wedding once, becuase I would be able to wear one of those big brimmed French numbers. That just isn’t done up here in flannel world.

  23. 23.

    demimondian

    I’m betting any men reading this are now going, “Oh Christ, they’re talking about purses. This thread’s dead.”

    Seeing as how I took FDDD out last week to buy her a new handbag, I wouldn’t be too sure of that if I were you.

  25. 25.

    Stormy70

    Freedom (ahem) coffee is the best, but it is no 12-cup-mecca-of-no-carafe-to-wash-up morning coffee maker.

    Plus, it has an old-timey fuel gauge that goes from full to empty as you pour your cups. Retro, baby!

  26. 26.

    Stormy70

    Fuel gauge. On a coffee maker. Plus, you can remove the bottom grate to pour coffee into your larger metal cup.

  28. 28.

    skip

    “The only good use for a French press coffee maker is to make tea.”

    Demi-tete doesn’t seem to like the French either, proving the old adage that being trendy is better than being deraciné.

  29. 29.

    Mason

    Gee, it’s almost as if people didn’t clink on the links, and so they repost one of the same URLs linked in the referred to post. But that couldn’t be. It would be almost as if it made pointless doing posts about such links in the first place. And that just couldn’t be.

    Or, it could be that some people did click the link in the main post, followed a few of the links from *that* page, but did not spend the next five hours following every damned link from each successive page (especially the ones with vague descriptions) before dying from a blog-induced positive feedback loop. It might just be possible that some folks had about two or three minutes to kill, took a quick look at a favorite blog, and remembered a funny story after seeing the page which was linked in the main post.

    It might even be possible that some people are just contentious chowderheads.

  30. 30.

    Krista

    Coffee in a French press is incredibly tasty and lovely, but when short on time in the morning, as I usually am, it’s nice to be able to just pre-set the Delonghi to start up at 7am.

    Enough with the anti-French sentiment already, d’accord?

    Stormy — Felina? Also very nice! Unfortunately, my budget disallows many indulgences, so it’s good old La Senza for me (the Canadian version of Victoria’s Secret.)

    Being Acadian, I’m unsure if my tinfoil hat should be a beret, a touque, or a bonnet a la 1755. Thoughts?

  31. 31.

    skip

    The anti-French posturing has become a real bore. A lot of manly-men talk at the sport bars where aging MEMBERS ONLY poseurs drink O’Douls and make fun of soccer.

  32. 32.

    Krista

    skip – it’s kind of 2002, isn’t it? And it just makes the speaker look small-minded and petty.

  33. 33.

    demimondian

    I hate to be snide, but, frankly, French press coffee is hideous — it’s cloudy, and the bitterness of the liquid is concealed behind the woodiness of the suspended grounds.

    On the other hand, a French press is nearly the perfect way to make loose leaf tea — you can heat the pot prior to adding the tea, the tea can steep in suspensions, you can clear the leaves with the press without squeezing them to bitterness, and it is easy to clean.

    So, sorry — not anti-French bigotry, just good taste.

  34. 34.

    Krista

    demi – hey, to each their own, right? I’ve only had French press coffee a couple of times, and it was excellent both times, but we each have our own tastes, thank heavens. And you’re right about the tea…a French press is a perfect way to make loose leaf tea.

    Glad you’re not anti-French…I’d be hurt. :)

  36. 36.

    Krista

    stormy – oh, it is now, and when I comment on it, I realize that we’re all in jest here.

    But at the time, I bet there were some people who were dead serious about it. Wacky.

  37. 37.

    Gary Farber

    “Or, it could be that some people did click the link in the main post, followed a few of the links from that page, but did not spend the next five hours following every damned link from each successive page….”

    Um, there were three whole links in my post, two of which were the two aluminim foil stories.

    You’re welcome.

  38. 38.

    Luke

    I don’t think he has ever cared about civil liberties – he sees his job as protecting us, not protecting our liberties.

  39. 39.

    Mason

    Um, there were three whole links in my post, two of which were the two aluminim foil stories.

    You’re welcome.

    Okay, I’ve never been one to know when to leave well enough alone, but since you seem to have taken this so personally, here it is in simple language:

    John links to a post of yours. That post of yours links to something about an RFID-blocking wallet, Bruce Schnier, something about explosive hunting wasps, and another link to some other page on your site. I clicked on — imagine this! — all four links and scanned each page. As I am not a regular reader of your site, I ignored the self-referential post which only had vaguely described links.

    AFTER all of that, I remembered a funny website for which I quickly googled, found, and posted.

    Next time, take a freaking deep breath before getting your undies in a twist.

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