Monthly Archives: January 2005

Scrappleface: “Kerry: ‘Terror’ Groups Deserve Voice in Iraq’s Future”

I’ve said many times that if you aren’t reading Scrappleface you’re missing out on excellent satire and social commentary. Today’s edition is no exception. Here’s an excerpt: “We use that word ‘terrorist’ to marginalize and demonize people whose way of … Continue reading

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Dr. Rice Confirmed: 85 – 13

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Fake VW Ad Is Funny as Hell

Apparently some folks are getting their panties in a wad over this fake Volkswagen ad, but I think it’s a hoot. That link is to the Snopes.com page describing it. They have the full video there, but you’ll need the … Continue reading

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The Lovely (Republican) Sara Evans

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Bush Sworn In, Again. Democrats Still Can’t Get Over It

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Inauguration Moaning

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Toy Story 3 Without Pixar

MickeyNews is reporting that Disney Pictures plans to produce Toy Story 3 without Pixar. That should be interesting since Disney has, to my knowledge, never done 3d computer animation on the scale of what Pixar has done. I hate to … Continue reading

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John Kerry: Stateman — NOT!

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Truth About Marine Suicide

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Changing Comment System… Again…

Well, those wastes of oxygen, otherwise known as comment spammers, have been at it again. I’ve been getting hundreds of attempts to post comment spam lately, and I’m sick of it. Fortunately, thanks to my CAPTCHA modifications (the wiggly text … Continue reading

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For Those About to Rock…

Now that’s a bloody big rock.

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CBS: What Bias?

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I Am High-Nerd – Fear Me!

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Fat Albert

Thomas and I went to see Fat Albert (or “Fat Albret” as Thomas says it) Monday night. Believe it or not, it was great! I was prepared for a mind-numbing movie resurrecting the cartoon that would be painful to watch. … Continue reading

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Lament for South Asia

I wrote a pipe tune last weekend called “Lament for South Asia” that was inspired by the continuing images of death and destruction caused by the tsunami. The number of people who have been killed is staggering. I can hardly … Continue reading

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