From the June 2005 Reason: A Greek court has sentenced the Austrian cartoonist Gerhard Haderer to six months for blasphemy. Haderer’s comic book The Life of Jesus, which depicts Jesus as a hippie who surfs and is friends with Jimi Hendrix, is banned in Greece but has sold some 100,000 copies in the rest of Europe. Haderer faces imprisonment if he enters the country. And, if he never actually enters
May 6, 2005
An aging Gen-Xer obliquely laments his waning social relevance
Kids these days, with their silly pseudoephedrines. Like candy, that stuff. Whereas in my day it was all hardcore fentanyl analogues. Now those were some real designer drugs, jack.
May 6, 2005
Odds, Ends
1. Karol Sheinin reports that moderate muslims will be holding a march against terrorism in DC on May 14th. 2. Would you, could you, in a sock? Would you, could you, if you were to put, say, a double-layer of primo latex and maybe some decent, fruit-scented lubricant on your — 3. Red State’s Mike Krempasky wants to introduce you to Herman Obermayer, WWII vet, epistolary writer, spectator at the
May 6, 2005
Google to the world: “We’re billionnaires now. And as such, WE’LL determine what you should be reading, thank you very much.”
From Reuters: Web search leader Google Inc. has applied for U.S. and international patents on technology to rank stories on its news site based on the quality of the news source, according to patent applications obtained by Reuters on Thursday. Google’s search engine now automatically scours some 4,500 news sources and highlights stories, typically by popularity and timeliness, although Google does not disclose full details of its ranking system. Google
May 6, 2005
Former Orioles’ manager and Hall of Famer Earl Weaver discusses strategy on his “Manager’s Corner” post game show (vintage audio)
Weaver: “Now. Anything else you need to know about tomatoes, honey?”* Warning: not safe for work. Or mixed company.
May 5, 2005
The Jamie Moyer Hypothesis
Finally, a scientific conclusion I can get behind. Unlike that “evolution” crap the petri-flogging heathens in their big shot lab coats are always trying to pass off as “science.” **** update: I AM NOT AN ANIMAL!
May 5, 2005
Dalton from the B-movie classic ‘Road House’ and “The Insider” host Pat O’Brien: a time-bending philosophical disquisition in two parts
_________________________ Part I. Dalton: “Pain don’t hurt.” TV host Pat O’Brien: “I am so fucking into you. I want to lick your ass, I want to make you crazy.” Dalton: __________________________ Part II. Dalton: “Nobody ever wins a fight.” TV host Pat O’Brien: “Exactly. Well put. And sorry about my outburst earlier—that was the coke talking. I was out of control.”* Dalton: Tv host Pat O’Brien: “God. You are so
May 5, 2005
British Consulate Grenade Attack
From FOXNews: New York City police were questioning people and studying video surveillance tapes Thursday to determine who may be responsible for detonating two makeshift grenades outside the building that houses the British Consulate earlier in the morning. The explosions, which occurred on Britain’s Election Day, caused the glass panels at the building’s entrance in midtown Manhattan to shatter but no one was injured, officials said […] […] The FBI
May 5, 2005
“The yin and yang of intimate interpersonal relationships post, 9” (from the protein wisdom conceptual series)
yin: “You know what you should post on the website? Cat pictures. Everybody loves cat pictures.” yang: “Go bake me a fucking pie, would you?”
May 5, 2005
“Pentagon Analyst Charged With Passing Classified Info on U.S. Forces in Iraq to Pro-Israel Group”
From the AP: A Pentagon analyst was arrested Wednesday and charged with giving classified information about potential attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq to employees of a pro-Israel group. Larry Franklin, a 58-year-old Air Force Reserves colonel who once worked for the Pentagon’s No. 3 official, is the first person charged in a long-running investigation into whether Israel improperly obtained U.S. secrets. Twice last year FBI agents searched the offices