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America Is Awesome!
Myke’s been ranting on again about how the Fourth Estate is really a Fifth Column treasonously aiding the ‘enemy’ in the War on Terror. This latest round from the enemy 5th column we call our “free press” has got me thinking. Also, in the entry previous, he remarks: There’s a difference between dissent and enemy…
Read MoreMany Words
“He that uses many words for explaining any subject, doth, like the cuttlefish, hide himself for the most part in his own ink.” –John Ray, naturalist (1627-1705) Yours truly,Mr. X …succinct today…
Read MoreMojo’s Bootleg Shack
A friend of mine turned me on to Mojo’s Bootleg Shack. Free Mojo Nixon bootlegs! How freaking awesome? Remember what the Dead Milkmen say in “Punk Rock Girl“: We went to a shopping mallAnd laughed at all the shoppersAnd security guards trailed us to a record shopWe asked for Mojo NixonThey said he don’t work…
Read MoreBeware the Jihad!
Another entry in the mindless entertainment that punctuates my panic dept. San Francisco Chronicle columnist Jon Carroll has received a communique from a new terrorist group. In the interest of all of our safety, he has reprinted it. An excerpt: Greetings to the Imprisoned Citizens of the United States. We are Unitarian Jihad. There is…
Read MoreDon’t Stop Me Now
We interrupt this week of freaking the hell out about exams to bring you a twisted little Flash movie. Don’t Stop Me Now is a surreal little adventure culminating in an awesome Vandals cover of an equally awesome Queen song. Enjoy. Yours truly,Mr. X …back to writing…
Read MoreImportant Legislation in Idaho
The Idaho legislature has proposed House Concurrent Resolution 29, to honor the creators of Napoleon Dynamite. All of the reasons for the resolution are great, but this one seemed to come close to violating the collegial spirit of the legislature by impugning the character of other legislators. WHEREAS, any members of the House of Representatives…
Read MoreWestlaw Gets Punk’d…or does it?
De Novo reports that LexisNexis has a quiz on its site that’s a glorified slam on its archrival, Westlaw. All you aspiring legal writers, the following attempt at a persuasive question is generously referred to as ‘ham-handed’ (Hint: The answer’s not A.): Which legal research system’s headnotes are not comprised soley of the court’s own…
Read MoreThe Dresden Dolls Rock
After work today I got on my motorcycle and rode down to the main AU campus to see a free Dresden Dolls show. Billing themselves as ‘Brechtian Punk Cabaret,’ this duo combines powerful piano, passionate lyrics, and great drumwork with an ambience of a Weimar-era cabaret. White-faced minions mingled through the crowd passing out pinwheels…
Read MoreU.S. Catholics would support changes
According to CNN, U.S. Catholics would support changes in Vatican policy towards birth control, stem cell research, and marriage of priests. In other shocking news, the sky is blue and water is wet. For more insightful discussion of the previous papacy, listen to last Sunday’s Metro Talk segment. Yours truly, Mr. X …loving the pope…
Read MoreSpider Porn!
Professor P.Z. Myers has a wonderful examination (with pictures!) of the mating rituals of spiders. Another important and dangerous step is flagging down a willing female. Spiders often have elaborate courtship rituals, with fancy dancing, wig-wagging palps, and fragrant pheromones, all working to convince the female, who is a ferocious predator, that the male is…
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