1. Confederate Yankee asks if West Point “is poised to make a rule change in favor of the athletics department that cheapens–no, guts– the longstanding code of ‘Duty. Honor. Country’ that is West Point’s soul.”
2. Mac at pull on superman’s cape welcomes new site contributor, James Pell—“one of the heroes of India Company and someone who has stories to tell of his service in Iraq (as well as Bosnia and Kosovo) – service in which he lay down his life for you and me.”
3. The expression “taken aback” was originally a nautical term for a dangerous situation where the wind is on the wrong side of the sails pressing them back against the mast and forcing the ship astern. Most often this was caused by an inattentive helmsman who had allowed the ship to head up into the wind. Would Captain Ed have known this? Probably not, I dare say.
4. Having been to Canada on several occasions I know for a fact that the entire place smells of dank pelt and condescension. And moose.
5. A little all-fruit spread slathered over a rice cake? Not a bad snack. Though all things considered, I’d rather have aN eclair.
6. Which will better stand the test of time: Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer or Rush’s “Tom Sawyer”? Hint: both have words, but only one is performed by a Canadian power trio.
7. In an effort to STOP THE LIES, allow me to let you in on a little secret: sometimes two wrongs do make a right. Plus, revenge feels just awesome!
Do Canadians still boo the Star Spangled Banner at sporting events?
Rush Limbaugh did Tom Sawyer ? What role did he play ? Muff Potter the hapless OxyContin addict ? I’m sure Sam Clemens is spinning inn his grave…
Turing word: effect
As in: Effect, Affect..its all the same..
Ahem. Please refrain from discussing eclairs and rice cakes during Passover, and pass the matzah/matza/matzo.
HINT: We clap with glee when, in mid-July, when Americans cross the border (Thule on board), looking for the nearest igloo.
1. Yes to gutting.
2. Huzzah, I guess.
3. Definitely not. That guy probably wouldn’t know his own ass from a hole in the wall.
4. Don’t forget, those people eat mayonnaise on their fries or something.
5. An eclair. An. But yeah, me too.
6. Twain. Because he’s more irritating to more people. Not to diminish the amazing efforts that Rush has gone to to prove that they are irritating.
7. Sometimes, it doesn’t even have to make a right, in which case, you don’t need to worry about waiting for that second wrong.
Don’t forget, we have a trick or two up our sleeves. We sent Bernie Ebbers.
Thanks so much for the link Jeff.
Having played the bass line to Tom Sawyer many times (well, it was ‘try’ to play the bass line for a long time), I gotta go with Geddy, Alex, and Neil. And it’s not that I don’t like the esteemed man of Americana letters, I just have this visual brain confusion between him and Albert Einstein. That bothers me for some reason.
Cheers. More Canadian lager!
I don’t know if two wrongs make a right, but three rights do make a left.
You’re on a diet Jeff? It’s hard to get your figure back after that first kid. (even if you’re the daddy)
I miss the Gay Cock of Hypocrisy.
Good one, Craig. A valuable lesson to us all…
Slathered or unslathered?
In addition to three rights making a left, three lefts make a right, and a stitch in time saves a bird in the bush, unless instead of a bush, you have a throbbing GAY COCK OF LIES.
Unslathered, and shaken, not stirred.
BECAUSE OF THE HYPOCRISY!!!
Whooooooo, Rush, whoooooooo!!!! (head banging back and forth wildly)
Sorry, I just can’t work up a full-on hate for Canada. Their falsetto-voiced frontmen for power trios (see also, Triumph) have given the world such joy. Not to mention their causing permanent hearing loss before my senior year in high school.
It’s a GAY PORN COCK OF LIES! I still think of it as one word (GAYPORNCOCKOFLIES), but that seemed to cause some consternation around here the last time I mentioned it.
I hate to give away national secrets, but Maurice Strong is mining beaver at his preserve in the great state of Colorado.