March 2009

She calls that bacon?!?

March 19, 2009

My morning ritual consists of getting a big cup of coffee, going outside to have a smoke & reading the editorial page in the Chronicle.  More often than not, the letters frustrate me. Such was not the case this morning thanks to John Grothues who wrote in about the principled stands our esteemed politicians such [...]

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Vatican backs down, admits attacks justified?

March 19, 2009

The Vatican has decided to backtrack on it’s approval of the behaviour of a Brazilian archbishop who really shined his ass in the case of a nine year old rape victim receiving an abortion. Archbishop Rino Fisichella, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, said the excommunication not only of the medical team but also [...]

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Democrats organize against Obama

March 18, 2009

The Senate DINO’s have decided to formally unite against Obama: The members are: “Leading the new group are Democratic Sens. Evan Bayh of Indiana, Tom Carper of Delaware and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas… [O]thers joining the group are Sens. Michael Bennet of Colorado, Mark Begich of Alaska, Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Herb Kohl of [...]

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What is wrong with Australia?!?

March 18, 2009

The government of Australia has apparently lost it’s frakking mind. It has a secret list of nearly 1400 sites that can get Australian website owners fined $11K (AUD) for linking to them and there’s now a report out that the number of censored sites could expand to 10K. Already, a significant portion of the 1370-site [...]

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E-Harmony: Atheists are Cheaters

March 17, 2009

According to an E-Harmony advice piece, these are the people most likely to cheat on their significant others: Those who crave excitement Those who are not religious Those who have a history of divorce, sexual abuse or such psychological problems as depression or bipolar disorder. I bore pretty easily and happen to be an atheist [...]

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Colbert’s Angry Mob will crush AIG

March 17, 2009

Here’s Stephen Colbert’s reaction to the news that the dipshits who run AIG are giving out $165 million in bonuses: Best line: “Should the mob succeed, I get $165 million. But if we fail, I get nothing. Except my bonus, $165 million dollars.”

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Pope: Condoms contribute to African AIDS Epidemic

March 17, 2009

His Holiness decided to share this gem with the planet: “You can’t resolve it [the AIDS epidemic in Africa] with the distribution of condoms,” the pope told reporters aboard the Alitalia plane headed to Yaounde. “On the contrary, it [the use of condoms] increases the problem.” He also stated that the Roman Catholic Church is [...]

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Lizard!

March 17, 2009

I know it probably makes me a bit of an oddball, but I really love lizards & could not resist sharing this photo of an albino lizard from Flickr: Lula, originally uploaded by m4de.

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SyFy?

March 17, 2009

The Sci-Fi Channel, having managed to cancel practically every show it’s ever run that could be considered science fiction, has decided to rebrand itself as “SyFy”. What would possess them to change their name to this silly word? They really dislike their base (well at least the base they acknowledge): “The name Sci Fi has [...]

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Narwhals! Narwhals!

March 12, 2009

It’s stupid as can be, but oddly addictive (via: PZ Myers)

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