Sometimes the only way to win is not to play… Also, after reading this article, I spent twenty minutes racking my aging brain to recall the name of a 1970s sci-fi “classic”: When it was built three years ago, the company’s first 24-acre greenhouse in Madison was already the largest building in Maine. This second …
Coolest Census PSA Ever!
Geek love knows no boundaries of race, color, creed, or sexual orientation! ‘Course, if Reps. Michele Bachmann (R-Batshite) and Ron Paul (R-Bugfvck) can agitate Texans into losing votes & funding for fear of OMG ZOG, that’s just the cherry on the sundae…
Early Morning Open Thread
Half the damn Commonwealth is underwater after what may end up being the rainiest month on record. I spent my day getting the preliminary work done for three more crowns and a replacement, so both my jaw and my credit card are sore. And Andrew Sullivan has decided to defend homosexual marriage by quoting Bobo …
The Old (Un)Reliables
Joe Conanson at Salon reintroduces an old favorite from the Republican scum stables in a shiny new scandal: A potentially damaging scandal erupted today that implicates Fox News Channel personalities Sean Hannity and Oliver North in the worst kind of charitable fraud. According to complaints filed with the Federal Trade Commission and the IRS, the …
Early Morning Open Thread
At last, penis jokes that involve a religion other than Catholicism! Glen Runcifer at Defamer explains a NYPost interview with J.D. Shapiro, winner of the “Worst Picture of the Decade” Razzie: Shapiro—who also wrote Robin Hood: Men in Tights and, um, X-Treme Biography: Santa—blames this film’s existence and resolute awfulness on two things: His penis …
Early Morning Open Thread
The Post Office is releasing a half-pane (set of 10) stamps in support of Adopting a Shelter Pet. You can even buy a mug with your favorite pet on it! On the one hand, as the housekeeper for three rescue dogs and two-out-of-three rescue cats, I approve of anything that supports the concept. And the …
Late Night Open Thread: What Are You Reading?
TattooSydney suggested that it’s been a while since the last BJ Virtual Book Club… The older I get, the slower I read — don’t know how much of this is natural attrition, and how much is the increasing influence of the intertoobz on my attention span. But I’m having a great time gradually working my …
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