15 Replies to “Long-Awaited Sequel to “Quest for Fire” [Dan Collins]”

1. nishizonoshinji says:

   July 1, 2008 at 10:07 am

   i have a carved jade statuette of Ganesh on my desk.
   the elephant-god stands for overcoming obstacles.
   ;)

2. Dan Collins says:

   July 1, 2008 at 10:09 am

   I didn’t know you were Republican

3. SevenEleventy says:

   July 1, 2008 at 10:11 am

   Were batteries included?

4. Sdferr says:

   July 1, 2008 at 10:40 am

   the elephant-god stands for….. making money.

5. Aldo says:

   July 1, 2008 at 11:27 am

   New Age entrepeneurs pick and choose gods and rituals from various folk religions, polish them up with a new coat of romanticization, and market them to upscale Westerners.

   I’m in the market for a new avatar myself, but neither the chimpanzee nor the elephant work for me.

6. Rob Crawford says:

   July 1, 2008 at 11:29 am

   “Please, Mr. Simpson, do not be feeding my god peanuts.” — Apu

   i have a carved jade statuette of Ganesh on my desk.

   Shirk. Mega-shirk.

7. maggie katzen says:

   July 1, 2008 at 11:36 am

   I’m in the market for a new avatar myself, but neither the chimpanzee nor the elephant work for me.

   maneki neko

8. Aldo says:

   July 1, 2008 at 1:09 pm

   maneki neko

   Based on my cat Waldo’s personality I think it would be too hard to make the leap of faith that anything good could come from the grace of a cat.

9. SarahW says:

   July 1, 2008 at 1:50 pm

   A fuffy puppy sitting in a hat could work.

10. B Moe says:

    July 1, 2008 at 1:52 pm

    Based on my cat Waldo’s personality I think it would be too hard to make the leap of faith that anything good could come from the grace of a cat.

    Seconded. I got adopted by first first cat about 4 years ago. Lucy, short for Lucyfur. She earned the name fair and square.

11. Spies, Brigands, and Pirates says:

    July 1, 2008 at 6:10 pm

    i have a carved jade statuette of Ganesh on my desk.

    And are thus subject to summary execution by your fellow Muslims.

12. nishizonoshinji says:

    July 1, 2008 at 7:42 pm

    well dancollins, since Karl and darleen have succumbed to ODS, i thought a sane person shoud read this.
    jonathan and i are isomorphic.

    Yet none of these grumblers and doomsayers will go so far as to predict that Obama will lose in November. He remains ahead in national polls, while some analysts say a reshaping of the electoral map is possible: if black turnout rises, several southern states could be Obama’s, while wins out west, in New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada could, by themselves, be enough to give the Democrats the White House. Obama fervour remains high, especially among the young. This weekend word emerged of a new fad on college campuses, as students, both male and female, adopt Obama’s middle name of Hussein – the target for much xenophobic whispering – as their own. Think “I am Spartacus”.

    In this light, Obama’s U-turns look different. They suggest that he is determined not to be just another principled loser – and the Democrats have had plenty of those. The clearest illustration came in Obama’s most blatant reverse. He had promised to stay within the system of taxpayer-funded campaign finance, which would have obliged him to stick to an $85m spending limit. Once it became clear he could raise, and spend, many times that amount, he broke his pledge. Sure, it was unprincipled. But it suggested a man bent on winning and ruthless enough to make sure he does. That’s the standard operating procedure for Republicans. For Democrats it takes some getting used to.

13. nishizonoshinji says:

    July 1, 2008 at 7:43 pm

    hmm…hussein would be a sweet middle name for a muslimah.
    ;)

14. nishizonoshinji says:

    July 1, 2008 at 8:34 pm

    wats not to admire?
    O! speaks like JFK and MLK rolled into one.
    He’s Machiavelli and Lincoln in a single package.
    He floats like butterfly and stings like a bee.
    you’d like to swiftboat him, but alla the stuff that worked on Kerry and Terayzah just slides off O! and Michelle.
    so even Dr. K is getting pissy.
    darleen and karl have been pissy for a while now.
    pretty frustratin, eh?

    you should be trying to reform your party and bring up some young talent.
    not Jindal.
    i dont think the world is ready for an exorcist eugenicist yet.
    ;)

15. Aldo says:

    July 1, 2008 at 10:19 pm

    i dont think the world is ready for an exorcist eugenicist yet.

    What? He’ll cure you one way or the other.

    hmm…hussein would be a sweet middle name for a muslimah.

    Matoko Hussein?

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