tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53585652011-04-21T18:38:31.447-04:00Dub Not DubyaRandom public thoughts from meDubnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2491100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1128639251206773592005-10-06T18:51:00.000-04:002005-10-06T18:54:11.210-04:00Seriously, you need to check out today's issue of Bartcop (permalink). It has so many great cartoons that my friends are going to be pissed at me for sending them so many in one day. And for those who won't click, let me at least share this email that a reader sent to Bart:Subject: world peace Bartcop, I know it's morally reprehensible, but if your sole purpose was to cut down on world crime and Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1128308757097004402005-10-02T23:02:00.000-04:002005-10-02T23:05:57.106-04:00The Phelps cult protested in a Portland, Oregon suburb recently, and apparently one of the counterprotesters brilliantly took inspiration from Comic Book Guy. His clever sign even made the AP coverage of the event, but the picture is from the local Indymedia coverage.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1125648048850960052005-09-02T03:59:00.000-04:002005-09-02T04:00:49.203-04:00Don't know if this is a Bartcop original or if he got it from elsewhere on the net, but either way, it must be spread around: Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1124688717269379852005-08-22T01:26:00.000-04:002005-08-22T01:31:57.276-04:00A quirk of being a state that is so often dissed by people from elsewhere due to our size is that Rhode Island loves to be first, last, best or worst at anything at all. We make little secret of cheering when we hear that we have the worst drivers, the most corruption, etc, and never mind any unarguably positive firsts or bests The only two positive superlatives I can think of right now are us Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1123317463669539512005-08-06T04:33:00.000-04:002005-08-06T04:43:40.710-04:00I sent this to Buzzflash, but I don't think they used it. I doubt anyone else out on the web has seen it, and for that matter it's unlikely that they'll see it here in my blog either, but nonetheless I'm posting it as useful material: Commentary from former holder of top-secret clearance explaining that Rove knew exactly what he was doing. Excerpt:When I was first granted the clearance, I was Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1120312287241853652005-07-02T09:49:00.000-04:002005-07-02T09:51:27.246-04:00It's so simple. Why can't our society get it? At least some countries do. Read Zapatero's speech about Spain legalizing same-sex marriage. Maybe someday we too will have politicians who make sense.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1120018257268967082005-06-29T00:09:00.000-04:002005-06-29T00:10:57.273-04:00The Boston Police let the Phelps klan know what they think of them: Holding signs reading, ``Thank God for dead soldiers,'' ``God blew up the troops,'' and ``Fag body bags,'' the demonstrators chanted derisive anti-gay slogans and sang a derogatory version of ``God Bless America'' that opened with: ``God hates America, land of our fags.'' They were surrounded by dozens of uniformed and Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1119923007733164232005-06-27T21:41:00.000-04:002005-06-27T21:45:04.630-04:00Eight year old suspended from school for reciting his own creative version of the pledge. Luckily his very cool mother stood up for him (read the comments section to see how it all turned out. And if you are impressed, stop by their CafePress store and buy merchandise with his pledge on it. Thanks to Rainbow Goddess for the link.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1119862841793549952005-06-27T04:59:00.000-04:002005-06-27T05:00:41.796-04:00Read down to the second part of this Livejournal entry for one of the Best. Responses. To. A. Homophobe. Ever.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1118552136027726102005-06-12T00:52:00.000-04:002005-06-12T00:55:36.033-04:00I had forgotten all about one of my favorite lines from Comic Book Guy. But once I remembered it, I did a little Photoshsearching and in fact found that very rare issueDubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1115678207914105332005-05-09T18:32:00.000-04:002005-05-09T18:36:47.923-04:00Major props to Texas Rep. Senfronia Thompson for calling out her colleagues for their ignorant prejudice and political games. Someday society will grow up enough to match her thinking. Then again, maybe not in Texas (or a few other states.) Thanks to Gay News Blog for the link.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1115095570201118962005-05-03T00:42:00.000-04:002005-05-03T00:47:06.983-04:00News flash: German police have too much time on their hands. To wit: "We have sent out extra patrols to try to catch whoever is doing this in the act," said police spokesman Reiner Kuechler. "But frankly, we don't know what we would do if we caught them red handed." Legal experts say there is no law against using feces as a flag stand and the federal legal experts say there is no law against Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1113607988939558582005-04-15T19:29:00.000-04:002005-04-15T19:33:08.940-04:00Actual spam subject line of the day:Subject: If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1112770653341474612005-04-06T02:52:00.000-04:002005-04-06T02:59:53.823-04:00Really, sometimes the news itself is more bizarre than anything we could make up. May I present, El Incredible HomoPater, the upcoming comic book about the pope being given superpowers. He battles evil with an anti-Devil cape and special chastity pants (and the latter are green.) Also, you simply must see the Yahoo slideshow. It really looks to me like he has a beer gut. And all of this is Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1111847578918565822005-03-26T09:30:00.000-05:002005-03-26T09:32:58.920-05:00Rhode Island gets a mention in the latest Get Your War On (read down--it's worth it for the comments from the feeding tube). Too bad we can't amputate Florida. Send zombies indeed!Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1111190077139735022005-03-18T18:48:00.000-05:002005-03-18T18:54:37.140-05:00Rhodes on the Pawtuxet was going to have a St. Pat's party, with additional parking with buses from St. Peter's on Fair Street. But apparently Bart Simpson stopped by and changed all that. I'm assuming he made the change overnight so as not to get caught, and yet his handiwork was still visible when I walked by at almost 4:00pm. No doubt one of the humor-challenged readers of this blog will not Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1110321946706260622005-03-08T17:40:00.000-05:002005-03-08T17:48:46.483-05:00I know, I know....these kind of tactics just harm our efforts. But I found it hard to eschew Schadenfreude when I read that the Christian Civic League's website was hacked. Of particular note: In addition to the obscene postings, the vandals sent emails from Heath's account claiming that the Christian Civic League was closing because Heath converted to Judaism. Another email simply said, "I am Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1109860753221970362005-03-03T09:31:00.000-05:002005-03-03T09:39:13.223-05:00I've been fond of that occasional feature in Dear Abby about "pennies from heaven". Well, a friend of mine just recently died, and in her own imitable style, instead of sending me a penny from heaven, she sent me a ten cent coin from the Netherlands Antilles, from heaven. Note that the picture is not of the one she sent but rather a shot I found online somewhere. Who knew how hard it was to find Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1109669699833937782005-03-01T04:34:00.000-05:002005-03-01T04:35:18.196-05:00Hooray! We're number seven! Now I can go to bars, and not drink!Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1109229099829766812005-02-24T02:08:00.000-05:002005-02-24T02:11:39.830-05:00This just in: New Poll Names Lincoln, Hoover as Most Influential Gay Republicans. That is, after Charlton Heston. Heh. I've bookmarked that website, as I do love the tone of the humor. But if you read the comments on the linked post, someone didn't get the joke. I think I'll go sleep in a barn now.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1108927068692737572005-02-20T14:13:00.000-05:002005-02-20T14:18:52.403-05:00Dueling quotes of the day, from Canadian article about Simpsons coming-out episode:"I think television is becoming obsessed with homosexuality. In fact I wouldn't put it past people to dig up reruns of Happy Days and have the Fonz come out as gay," said Robert Knight of Concerned Women for America.versus:"I think that anyone who would get their political wisdom from a cartoon might be sadly Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1108437601178254322005-02-14T22:17:00.000-05:002005-02-14T22:20:01.180-05:00Quote of the day:"Evil is charming and beautiful. It makes you doubt yourself. It asks for one small compromise after another until it whittles you down -- and, it functions best when no one believes in it." – From the TV series Joan of Arcadia, 2/11/05Thanks to Make Them Accountable, via Bartcop.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1108194245124329792005-02-12T02:42:00.000-05:002005-02-12T02:45:50.393-05:00Ooh! Ooh! More fun with Family Circus captions! Also, be sure to check out the hilarious explanation of how they work. Admittedly these are not as funny as the previous ones I linked to, but there are some hilarious ones. Be sure to check the archives. Thanks to a comment at The Comics Curmudgeon for the link.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1107833781780886602005-02-07T22:35:00.000-05:002005-02-07T22:36:21.806-05:00Oh lookie, the right wing has its own answer to all those gay cartoons. Be sure to turn on your speakers.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1106848291056980522005-01-27T13:49:00.000-05:002005-01-27T12:51:31.056-05:00Great find here from A Cry for Help, Rhode Island's Premier Blog. Damn, I would actually watch the local news if we had that guy doing the weather. Maybe one of our local stations can pick him up now that he's looking for work. But he might not be as much fun sober. But who knows....Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1106770147252439362005-01-26T15:05:00.000-05:002005-01-26T15:09:37.000-05:00Like a stopped clock, even the Providence Journal does something right every once in a while. For once, they printed a good letter. Since their website requires registration (unless you use something like BugMeNot), I've taken the liberty of pasting it in below in case you don't want to go to their site:
Bush is reckless, this I know
01:00 AM EST on Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Bush is reckless,Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1106180751356385062005-01-19T19:24:00.000-05:002005-01-19T19:25:51.356-05:00Bartcop has mirrored the text of Salon's article so you can read about Bush's 34 scandals more easily. Thanks, Bart. Can someone wake up the liberal media now? Oh, never mind.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1105775484489877802005-01-15T02:44:00.000-05:002005-01-15T02:52:52.473-05:00I think maybe Google adwords have gotten a little out of hand. I was on an LGBT-related site earlier, and the following text appeared in a Google ad:
Discount Civil Unions New & used Civil Unions. aff Check out the huge selection now! www.eBay.com
Yes, I know I want to buy a civil union used on eBay, definitely. Or...not!
Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1105184299920484492005-01-08T06:36:00.000-05:002005-01-08T06:38:19.920-05:00In the fine tradition of, gawd, we really need to laugh during times like this, and also in the tradition of, if you don't appreciate my sense of humor, go Cheney yourself and quit reading my blog, may I present: I took your shoe, Fake Lesbian!!! Really, the title alone is enough, but I enjoyed the story, too.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1104637435517757992005-01-01T22:38:00.000-05:002005-01-01T22:43:55.516-05:00Well, it's New Year's Day, and that means one thing: the deadline for entering the big game on Stiffs.com has passed. Luckily I got all of my entries in on time this year although of course I have no chance in hell of winning. The other good thing is that Zach has gotten more organized this year and has already posted some stats on popular celebrities and his favorite list names so far. I am Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1103486527410636152004-12-19T15:00:00.000-05:002004-12-19T15:02:07.410-05:00The end of today's Terry Marotta column is apt:
For all of us who struggle now with any kind of loss the light is indeed dim and the snow is general. May we sense the great change this next Tuesday, when, in the deep tick of time, the year finishes its lengthy dying, and gets busy being born.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1103022036913055292004-12-14T05:55:00.000-05:002004-12-14T06:04:18.486-05:00The lyrics of the day are both from the Jam, one of my old favorite New Wave bands from the 1980's: The Bitterest Pill and The Butterfly Collector. Such a weird compulsion I had over a year ago to track down their songs. Now I know why.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1102714201874974292004-12-10T16:28:00.000-05:002004-12-10T16:30:01.873-05:00
As always, thanks to BartCop, who helps me maintain my sanity as the world goes insane.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1102669020434381062004-12-10T03:52:00.000-05:002004-12-10T03:57:00.436-05:00Some of these posters from Buy Nothing Christmas are awesome. Me, I'm still trying to work up the nerve to tell my relatives to buy me nothing this year. The out-laws have been fine with it, but my blood family's last name might as well be BuyMeStuff. It just totally wrecks my nerves and offends my sensibilities. I can't take it anymore. I really can't. So wish me luck breaking it to them.
The Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1102661489604785442004-12-10T01:46:00.000-05:002004-12-10T01:51:29.606-05:00American Family Association sends unsolicited gay porn to 65,000 homes. That's right, AFA, keep on doing what you're doing--you're just helping us. What's also interesting, if you click the link to the original story in the summary that I linked to, is that the woman who complained to her council member is named Karen Carpenter, and one of the council members is named Madonna Flood. It's almost Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1101279781881143962004-11-24T01:59:00.000-05:002004-11-24T02:03:01.883-05:00This just in: Italian Senate Shut Down By Gay Computer Worm. No film at 11, though. Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1100941370198903152004-11-20T03:59:00.000-05:002004-11-20T04:02:50.196-05:00If you're in a raunchy mood, check out these truly evil re-captions of Family Circus cartoons. Many thanks to Josh of I read the comics so you don't have to, one of my must-read daily links.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1099951509004959522004-11-08T17:02:00.000-05:002004-11-08T17:05:09.003-05:00I feel so much better after reading this piece about what each of the red states should go do. Remember, don't post when you're angry! Thanks as always to Bartcop for sharing it with us. Humor is one of the things that will get us through, hopefully.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1099639388180027202004-11-05T02:19:00.000-05:002004-11-05T02:23:08.180-05:00It was stolen again, of course. Is anyone really surprised? Such are the times in which we live. It's just so sad that we have come to the point of accepting what should never be accepted. So incredibly sad. What more can I say?Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1099173133913115052004-10-30T17:51:00.000-04:002004-10-30T17:52:13.913-04:00Nervous wreck about the election? Strongly suspect the onset of a chronic disease that will force you to change your life and to give up your most enjoyed vice? Friends all a mess? Never mind all that. Go play Yetisports for a few hours. You'll feel better. I particularly recommend the surfing one. I figured out the trick to a higher score, so email if you want to know.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1098775350886017392004-10-26T03:19:00.000-04:002004-10-26T03:22:30.886-04:00While visiting the relatives, a scene from today's American family:
Sister is needling brother about his support of Bush. Brother is politely ignoring it for the most part. Sister leans over to me and says, "C'mon, you've gotta help me with this," with a mischievous grin. I respond, "No, you're going to make me have an anxiety attack, and I don't have my Ativan with me." Luckily, she stopped.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1098365727999301972004-10-21T09:29:00.000-04:002004-10-21T09:35:28.006-04:00This is truly evil, and in a very creative way. Really, those bastards come up with new ways to cheat all the time. What's interesting about this is that the article, and so presumably the way people are thinking about what has happened, focuses on one thing (switch party registrations), whereas the real kicker is buried deep within the piece:
She has concerns that some students, when they Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1097812310334390662004-10-14T23:49:00.000-04:002004-10-15T00:48:29.870-04:00Oh, the hubbub, the hubbub, the hubbub about Kerry pointing out that Cheney's daughter is a lesbian. Oh the horror! What a load of crap, what a blatant misdirection. A few thoughts:
Dick Cheney said, "I am not just speaking as a father here, although I am a pretty angry father." And Lynne Cheney said, "Of course, I am speaking as a mom, and a pretty indignant mom." Amazing....they clearly haveDubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1097743635736816392004-10-14T04:44:00.000-04:002004-10-14T04:47:15.736-04:00It's raunchy, and many would say it's disgusting, but it's hilarious, and somehow I think it's what a lot of us need to get through the next few weeks. "Join a band of male-prostitutes as they perform sexual acts on republican politicians and conservative pundits, all while uncovering dirt and furthering progressive causes" at I Screw Republicans.
Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1097704949285284602004-10-13T18:01:00.000-04:002004-10-13T23:58:00.693-04:00Worst. Halloween. Costumes. Ever.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1097223743527183262004-10-08T04:13:00.000-04:002004-10-08T04:25:03.516-04:00Oh hell oh hell oh hell....
Panic attack
Twice in one day. Oh hell.
Fear fear fear fear fear anxiety panic panic panic oh hell and I'm not even in it right now that's just how I explain it in the past tense.
Taking a step back, I remember reading some news article once that outlined what it said were the six (I think six) basic fears. I thought it was interesting and wrote the list down, but Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1096628900074309132004-10-01T07:06:00.000-04:002004-10-01T07:10:46.483-04:00I -heart- Gene Lyons:
In what looks like a sign of desperation, the Republican National Committee has sent fliers to voters in Arkansas and West Virginia claiming that "liberal politicians" and "activist judges" want to ban the Bible.
Translation: "Dear Hillbillies: We think you are dumber than dirt. Are you? If so, then vote for George W. Bush and keep your Bibles. You’re surely gonna need Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1096266064545826302004-09-27T02:15:00.000-04:002004-09-27T02:21:04.546-04:00Ah, leave it to Lou Sheldon to proffer such colorful terminology to describe a movement to gain civil rights: "the homosexual and drag queen lobby"! And I am a proud member of said lobby, yes I am. He excoriates Ahnold:
"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger must not be too troubled by what he's called 'girlie men' because he's just signed a bill into law that maintains 'sex' in California to include drag Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1095926458930531022004-09-23T03:58:00.000-04:002004-09-23T04:00:58.930-04:00It's what we've all been saying all along, but someone illustrated it for us. Check it out: Florida counties hit by hurricanes vs. 2000 presidential votes. Hey, I'm just saying. Thanks as always to Bartcop. If you're not reading his page, you're missing a lot.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1095415419679800842004-09-17T06:01:00.000-04:002004-09-17T06:04:01.810-04:00I do believe that this review has convinced me to read the book. On Alternet, Matt Taibbi reviews Kitty Kelley's new book on the Bushes:
Kelley's book is – unintentionally I think – a surprisingly tender portrait of a small, loyal group of vicious undead fiends, persevering against all odds in a world of the callous, uncomprehending living. Kelley does what no other writer to date has really Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1094889295475531232004-09-11T03:53:00.000-04:002004-09-11T03:54:55.476-04:00Keep yourself amused for hours: Create your own Bush speech. Thanks as always to Bartcop. It's amazing how many cool things he finds!Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1094858416286172582004-09-10T19:18:00.000-04:002004-09-10T19:20:16.286-04:00In England, the newspapers are allowed to print the truth: George W. Bullsh*t.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1094186167022210792004-09-03T01:33:00.000-04:002004-09-03T00:36:07.023-04:00Gee, I didn't watch the speech, so I somehow missed this picture. Probably just as well....Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1094161622273845282004-09-02T17:46:00.000-04:002004-09-02T17:47:02.273-04:00I guess Zell Miller changed his mind about Kerry. Or we could call him a flip-flopper. Or a whore. Take your pick.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1094079556203632752004-09-01T18:56:00.000-04:002004-09-01T19:10:37.880-04:00Bartcop (permalink) makes a really good and hilarious point:
"Not every one of these people can be Republican liars.
There's got to be some truth to the charges."
--Bob Dole, whoring for a family he hates, just like McCain
So Bob, if I can get 20 Democrats to say you hurt your arm masturbating, that makes it so?
HA HA HA HA HA HADubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1093892972433792362004-08-30T15:06:00.000-04:002004-08-30T15:11:08.483-04:00GOP VIP Jerry Falwell now says he stands by his comments about who was at fault for 9/11. In the San Francisco Chronicle:
Falwell said God was especially upset with pagans, abortionists, feminists, homosexuals, the American Civil Liberties Union and the People for the American Way, a liberal watchdog group.
In his interview Thursday, Falwell said he still stands by that statement, but wishes Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1093846914649284282004-08-30T02:19:00.000-04:002004-08-30T02:21:54.650-04:00Enduring mystery of life solved: finally, an answer to the question, "What the hell is the 'pompatus of love'?" And to think that apparently the answer has been available for years. Good thing I have the folks on the message board at Stiffs.com to point me toward important pieces of information like this.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1093665741198796152004-08-27T23:58:00.000-04:002004-08-28T00:02:21.196-04:00A well deserved tribute to two true heroes: Fenceberry logs off. Their contribution to the movement has been incalculable.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1093228781648951492004-08-22T22:37:00.000-04:002004-08-22T22:39:41.646-04:00
Thanks to Bartcop and AllHatNoCattle.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1092807159056607022004-08-18T01:31:00.000-04:002004-08-18T01:32:39.056-04:00Quick! While supplies last (before the next lawsuit): Get your Arnold urinal cakes and Girly Man bobblehead dolls!Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1092718913520608362004-08-17T00:57:00.000-04:002004-08-17T01:03:40.136-04:00Really neat article about Dr. Stanley Biber, a surgeon in a small town in Colorado who has performed more sex reassignment surgeries than any other surgeon. Article is well worth reading in its entirety, but here are some interesting excerpts:
He's transformed the genders of judges, actors, priests, models, mayors, cops, teachers and even a professional football player. "He was a linebacker, andDubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1092718082414675522004-08-17T00:42:00.000-04:002004-08-17T00:48:02.413-04:00WTF? WTF?? Limbaugh has supportive words for McGreevey?? Really. The relevant excerpt, in case you don't feel like fooling with the NY Daily News:
Limbaugh talked about the politics of the case, but focused his remarks on the personal aspect.
"I can't help feeling empathy and actual sympathy for him," said Limbaugh. "It's not an easy way to have lived.
"A lot of people will try to use him nowDubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1092557024926147802004-08-15T03:59:00.000-04:002004-08-15T04:03:44.926-04:00More on McGreevey: Arianna Huffington knows of whence she speaks. I may or may not write up some of my thoughts on this (too many easy to decode secrets in a small place), but regardless, I must say that her take on it totally matches what I and others observed of a local former minor official--exact same self-destructiveness.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1092477165858024742004-08-14T05:47:00.000-04:002004-08-14T05:52:45.856-04:00Here's a really good essay about the coming out of NJ Gov. Jim McGreevey. I do agree with the writer--I find myself cheering for him, despite his corruption, for this huge act of truth.
I actually have a whole lot of thoughts about this based on my personal knowledge of some local gay politicians (out and not) and one purportedly adulterous straight one. But I don't think it's safe to post them Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1092126727479550722004-08-10T04:29:00.000-04:002004-08-10T04:32:07.480-04:00This quiz is a lot harder than you think it will be: Who said it: Hitler, Martin Luther, or Pat Robertson? Really, there is so much interesting stuff on the Betty Bowers website that I don't think I could ever get through it all...Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1091957684123479872004-08-08T05:32:00.000-04:002004-08-08T05:34:44.123-04:00Always, always follow that serendipity around. For tonight (well, this morning, as the sun has risen), it led me to the story of the real Mairi of "Mairi's Wedding"! Who knew? Meanwhile, I'm still searching for a good version of "Red is the Rose," sung by a woman to a woman. But I'm taking my time. Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1091870312035708242004-08-07T05:14:00.000-04:002004-08-07T05:18:32.036-04:00Check it out: they don't get virgins; they get grapes. For those who don't want to click, here's the deal:
But now the same tools that historians, linguists and archaeologists have applied to the Bible for about 150 years are beginning to be applied to the Koran. The results are explosive.
The Koran is beautifully written, but often obscure. One reason is that the Arabic language was born as a Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1091766017537606312004-08-06T00:18:00.000-04:002004-08-06T00:20:17.536-04:00Huh, wonder why no one else put these pictures together before? Anyway, good one. Am slowly catching up on my news reading after the latest trip, so perhaps more to come soon...Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1090977040476438342004-07-27T21:02:00.000-04:002004-07-27T21:10:40.476-04:00I'm sorry, but this is almost too stupid for words: Fear of Hell Might Fire Up the Economy. I'm not going to even bother to read the report because I am just incredulous that such "research" is even being done. Moreover, a quick glance at the chart on their page suggests contradictory evidence that they just ignored. Still, it was very interesting to find that only 53% of people in Ireland Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1090502674723814592004-07-22T09:20:00.000-04:002004-07-22T09:24:34.723-04:00Meanwhile, I couldn't let a tame bit of humor like the post below this one be the only thing I posted today. What if someone actually read this blog? So, via Americablog, I howled when I read this excerpt from Dan Savage's sex advice column:
Q. If they ever put language in the U.S. Constitution forcing gay guys to marry women, who would get to be the lucky Mrs. Savage? -- JUST CURIOUS
A. Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1090502086458218552004-07-22T09:12:00.000-04:002004-07-22T09:15:22.626-04:00Probably only a genealogy geek like myself would appreciate this, but I think this is the Best. Census. Enumerator. Comment. Ever. It is the humor note in the most recent Rootsweb Review newsletter:
Several years ago, I was reading page 124 of the 1920 census of Mountain
Township, McCurtain County, Oklahoma and came upon the following note:
"Here ends the enumeration of District 148 Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1090123047620349442004-07-17T23:53:00.000-04:002004-07-17T23:57:27.620-04:00A former professor of Shrub's at Harvard Business School speaks out about what kind of person he was back then. Hint: he hasn't changed. “I remember saying, if you become president of a company some day, may God help your customers and employees.” Read the rest for more, and forward widely.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1089954832084522212004-07-16T01:11:00.000-04:002004-07-16T01:13:52.083-04:00Shrub says he's sticking with GFY for now, but we'll know GFY's in trouble when any of these things happen. If they haven't already. Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1089618581259569672004-07-12T03:48:00.000-04:002004-07-12T03:49:41.260-04:00Hey, did you hear? Cheney won big on Wheel of Fortune!
Thanks to Bartcop, as always. I'm playing catch-up after my trip, so it's a little late.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1088237698142940712004-06-26T04:12:00.000-04:002004-06-26T04:16:53.753-04:00I thought it was a joke when I first saw a blogger link to a story about this, but apparently it's legit: the Catholic Church is outsourcing prayers to India. (Do a Google News search to find many more articles on the topic.) I don't know, I don't know....is this a good sign, that the church is failing in the U.S.? Is it just a typical sign of greed and exploitation? Probably a bit of both. Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1088150439321890012004-06-25T03:56:00.000-04:002004-06-25T04:00:39.320-04:00This falls under blog it quick and permanently before it goes away: I stumbled upon what may be one of the Funniest. Letters. From. The. Editor. Ever. in the Narragansett (RI) Times. Since I don't think they keep items permanently, and indeed since it has already become difficult to find it on their website, I guess it falls to me to archive it for posterity:
Letter from the editor
By:Marcia Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1087970948963368992004-06-23T02:07:00.000-04:002004-06-23T02:09:08.963-04:00June's not over yet, but I'm pretty sure we have the headline of the month here: Anti-Gay Senate Candidate Accused Of Demanding Public Sex With Star Trek Performer. She should have stuck with Janeway....Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1087790713982727522004-06-21T00:04:00.000-04:002004-06-21T00:05:13.983-04:00Hmm, I didn't watch any of the television coverage, but I kind of suspect they missed this picture:
Thanks to Bartcop, once again.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1086828494832449682004-06-09T20:47:00.000-04:002004-06-09T20:48:14.833-04:00
Thanks to BartCop as always.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1086741302074619362004-06-08T20:32:00.000-04:002004-06-08T20:35:02.073-04:00Oh hell....I wasn't planning to go see Shrek 2, but now I have to so that I can support the transgender agenda (or as they say in Rhode Island, the transgenda agender. Hey, that's even funnier!) Seriously, I hope TVC (which must not realize that its abbreviation can be read as Transvestite Coalition) keeps this up. The stupider they look, the better for us, their victims.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1086512059254579062004-06-06T04:50:00.000-04:002004-06-06T04:55:33.700-04:00This may qualify as Fourth. Best. Auction. Description. Ever. (Be sure to read the whole thing.) For the first three, see links elsewhere in this blog and the wedding dress guy.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1086339233039289702004-06-04T04:49:00.000-04:002004-06-04T04:55:07.963-04:00Perhaps the stupidest Associated Press sentence ever: In this article about Janet Jackson, we read that:
Long before she exposed her right breast to the world during the Super Bowl halftime show, Janet Jackson says she had thoughts about sex.
I'm shocked, shocked I tell you. Really. I thought that was the first time that she had ever had thoughts about sex. No wonder the author of this articleDubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-108633863585706192004-06-04T04:41:00.000-04:002004-06-04T04:43:55.856-04:00I love the Onion. It has proven over and over again that it is more than possible for mainstream sources to do really funny comedy about gay issues without being juvenile or offensive. Be sure to read to the end of the piece.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1086239919543125602004-06-03T01:17:00.000-04:002004-06-03T01:18:39.543-04:00Heh, my take on the photo was something like, "Resident, I know Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins is a friend of mine. Resident, you are no Mary Poppins." But AllHatNoCattle did a better job with it.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1086160313623590382004-06-02T03:10:00.000-04:002004-06-02T03:11:53.623-04:00Ah, here we go: the most helpful analysis yet of possible VP choices for Kerry. No, really, read it.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1085904907830106472004-05-30T04:14:00.000-04:002004-05-30T04:15:07.830-04:00Newsflash: CNN accidentally reports the truth.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1085428580126777602004-05-24T15:54:00.000-04:002004-05-24T15:56:54.043-04:00Conservative Christians want to take over South Carolina, secede from U.S. Hey, it's alright with me--I wouldn't miss it, or them. How can I help?Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1085296687274675262004-05-23T03:10:00.000-04:002004-05-23T23:44:10.743-04:00If anyone (Ashcroft?) cares, I have figured out what is the number one way to drive me utterly insane: screw up access to my email. Yep, for days now, both my incoming and outgoing email have been screwed up. If it were just completely inaccessible, that would be one thing. But rather, some of it goes through or comes through, and some doesn't, and there is no rhyme or reason to it. I get bounce Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1084914983960063462004-05-18T17:07:00.000-04:002004-05-18T17:16:23.960-04:00Who is stupider? So, I was at a sandwich place for a late lunch. They had Headline News on with the sound down (and some crappy radio station on for noise.) I read the little headlines on the bottom of the screen--not the scroll, but the ones that appear as one new blurb every few seconds. There was a little glare on the screen, so I wasn't sure if I was seeing correctly. I got up so I could lookDubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1084172130888268732004-05-10T02:49:00.000-04:002004-05-10T03:30:38.726-04:00I was out of town and didn't get around to reading Mark Morford's newsletters in March. Then they stopped coming to my email. I figured he was on vacation until I later received an email from one of his editors or something, along with a truncated version of his column (with link to the full thing) but not his delicious Media Skew. WTF? So I went a-searchin' tonight and finally found an Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1083908673951562012004-05-07T01:42:00.000-04:002004-05-07T01:50:03.326-04:00Wow. I didn't watch Pat Tillman's memorial service, but now I wish I had. Indeed, he sounds like a person I would have liked to have known. Fare thee well.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1083622830103116632004-05-03T18:19:00.000-04:002004-05-03T18:25:35.733-04:00
Thanks to Bartcop for making things perfectly clear, as always.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1083566924866858212004-05-03T02:47:00.000-04:002004-05-10T02:57:14.256-04:00My other half will probably shake her head once again at my bizarre sense of humor, but this just cracked me up. The writer should expand the narrative and find something to attach it to to sell on eBay. It might well be a hit.
On edit: the link to the printable version quit working, so I linked to the full thread. Take a look if you missed it.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1083124849695510122004-04-27T23:59:00.000-04:002004-04-28T00:04:58.310-04:00The latest Get Your War On says it all. Ack! Thpppt!Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1082980249305078062004-04-26T07:50:00.000-04:002004-04-26T07:54:55.810-04:00Excellent, now there's a New Jersey Driving Tutorial. Be sure to turn your speakers on for the full effect.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1082879222443940232004-04-25T03:45:00.000-04:002004-04-25T03:51:06.840-04:00Yeah, I changed the name of my blog, just in case any strangers happening upon it might otherwise get confused. The address remains the same.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1082878914080344592004-04-25T03:40:00.000-04:002004-04-25T03:45:58.543-04:00You really must scroll down to see all of the entries in this great Photoshop contest. Several of them made me laugh out loud.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1082553579057388452004-04-21T09:18:00.000-04:002004-04-21T09:24:12.013-04:00Al-RIGHT! Get your Jesus Action Figure today! Wait for the movie to load--totally worth it.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1081501560602656502004-04-09T05:03:00.000-04:002004-04-09T05:10:05.576-04:00So, what did that bastard say? Send me your best ones. Be sure to see pose 15: it's what Rick Santorum warned us about.Dubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358565.post-1080219051247109592004-03-25T07:49:00.000-05:002004-03-25T07:54:32.013-05:00Words to Live By: seen in a signature on a message board post:
When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.
--GandhiDubnoreply@blogger.com