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Starbucks introduces coffee cup with quote from a gay author expressing regret that he repressed his homosexuality for so long at Baylor University (a Baptist institution). What could possibly go wrong?
Category Observations
Get On The Porkbusters Bandwagon
Have you heard about the Porkbusters initiative? Glenn Reynolds and N.Z. Bear came up with the simple idea that, in order to help pay for the Katrina cleanup effort, individual bloggers and Netizens of all stripes should ferret out local…
Photoshop Funnies In “Hail The Swirly Cone” Land
Let’s pretend, for a moment, that you are an organization tasked with putting a positive spin on your medieval religion so as to make its largely anti-democratic, misogynist and xenophobic tenets seem almost palatable to Western audiences. However, you’ve also…
WaPo Editorial Board Piles On Yahoo!
We’ve been over the incredibly craven behavior of Yahoo! with regards to helping the ChiComms oppress their people, but the mainstream media seems to have largely ignored the issue. In a first big stride, however, the Washington Post’s editorial board…
There Is No Cone But Allah And Muhammad Is His Fry-Flinger
Have you heard about the latest politically correct kerfuffle involving (and I’m not making this up) British Muslims, Burger King, and a “sacreligious” frosty dessert confection? No? Apparently, Allah is actually a thick chocolate swirly ice cream cone and BK…
Requesting Medical Advice
Help me out! Dig! All I do is grunt and groan Hurts me to walk anywhere Went to see my physician, Dr. Jones He took my trousers off, told me to cough Doctor says there ain’t nothin’ to discuss He…
Purveyors Of A Pleasant Experience
After learning that I had been the victim of credit card “skimming” fraud, I found out that the dispute process is nowhere near as easy as card vendors (particularly American Express) make it seem in their advertisements. A portion of…
Someone Over At Nintendo Has Been Hitting The Crackpipe Again – HARD
Nintendo finally revealed the controller design for their upcoming “Revolution” console and, I can honestly say, I don’t think anyone saw this beast coming. Frankly, I’m a bit skeptical about the whole affair. At first glance, it would appear that…
Quote Of The Day – Roberts Confirmation Hearings Edition
Because whether or not they confirm Judge Roberts, the Senate seems to have already confirmed some people’s low opinions. -Glenn Reynolds, Repeal the seventeenth amendment? Can I get a “Heh.”?
Taking The Low Road, Or: Sun Pulls a Romero
PC gamers of an appreciable age will no doubt recall Daikatana and the furor surrounding that oft-delayed, oft-maligned game’s foul-mouthed ad campaign – a campaign that ultimately may have contributed to the game’s flop status. Daikatana‘s creator John Romero promised…
