For breakfast this morning I had a big plate of Belgian waffles, but just for kicks I decided to call them Peruvian waffles. And there wasn’t a damn thing the hardcore nominalists could do about it.
June 2005
June 28, 2005
Odds, ends
1. Kelo, cont. A protest rally at the New London City Hall is scheduled for July 5th, 2005 at 6pm. Find out more here. If you have a blog, or post on a message board, or own a skywriting plane, or know smoke signaling or that fancy flag language lifeguards use to point out hot chicks to one another—please, help get the word out. 2. Watching America links to news
June 27, 2005
Riddle for a Monday evening
Q: How many leftist Aussie newspaper editors does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: What, were you raised in a barn? How dare you say “screw.” Really. Such bourgeois manners! **** (h/t Bill INDC; more here)
June 27, 2005
9 Favorite snack foods enjoyed by recent Supreme Court ruling majorities
(By rule of law, I’m allowed to take your) Devil Dogs Reese’s Pieces Tropical Fruit-flavored Starburst fruit chews (Sorry, but I’m willing to toast them, which increases their value. So technically, those are my) Pop-Tarts (tie) Nacho Cheese Doritos / my Twix bar Cheddar-flavored Goldfish Keep-Your-Filthy-10-Commandments-Out-of-My-Comfortable-Secular-Space- You-Crazy-Fundie Crunch (with caramel and peanut clusters) Pringles Shredded Wheat-n’-Constitution (with Raisins)
June 27, 2005
SCOTUS and the Ten Commandments: A lamb in wolf’s clothing?
SCOTUSblog’s Lyle Denniston thinks that two of today’s Ten Commandment-related Supreme Court rulings, in his words, “could serve as an implied endorsement of such displays – in the right context.” In some ways, the outcome Monday for other government sites resembles the Court’s approach to the Christian nativity scene on government property: the religious nature of the manger scene can be neutralized, and thus made constitutionally accepted, if it is
June 27, 2005
a CITIZEN JOURNALIST prepares himself for the coming HYPERPATRIOTIC state
Spent the morning doing light surveillance on a neighborhood couple whom I believe would, if properly instigated, burn the American Flag. I base this suspicion on a number of factors, including a fanatical fidelity to recycling, and the Kerry-Edwards bumper sticker still adorning their red Saturn. Plus, the guy wears sandals in the evening and on weekends. So far, neither of the two has desecrated a sacred symbol publicly —
June 27, 2005
The eighth set of 20 films that if you haven’t seen you should see immediately or risk having protein wisdom sneer at you like certain embarrassingly snobby blue state gourmands sneer at salt water taffy and chili-cheese fries
1980s, group 8 The Ninth Configuration (1980) Death Hunt (1981) A Christmas Story (1983) Cujo (1983) D.C. Cab (1983) The Dead Zone (1983) The Dresser (1983) Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
June 26, 2005
Film reviews in five words or less, #27
eXistenZ (1999) Directed by David Cronenberg. Stars Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Ian Holm, Christopher Eccleston, Sarah Polley, and Willem DeFoe. Film reviews in five words or less: eXciting tale of clitoral gamepodZ
June 25, 2005
Random Sean Hannity thought, Saturday, June 25, 2:17 PM EST
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