Monthly Archives: April 2009

You Said It

Posted on April 29, 2009 by

Dag, this guy’s on fire lately. I just quoted him the other day but here is Daniel Larison again from the American Conservative, with a quote that’s sure to be one for the ages. Here he is riffing on this … Continue reading →

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Ground Control to VDH

Posted on April 28, 2009 by

Just when you think that Republicans cannot possibly sink any further into self-caricature, along comes Victor Davis Hanson, who delivers this priceless nugget while dismissing the need for a torture investigation in NRO: President Obama would not a want a … Continue reading →

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A Couch! A Couch! My Jäger for a Couch!

Posted on April 28, 2009 by

My old town, Kent, Ohio, was in the news this week, thanks to a street party that turned into a beer-fueled, couch-burning riot. Students on East College Street, just west of campus, began celebrating the end of the school year … Continue reading →

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Maude Uses the Force

Posted on April 27, 2009 by

Over at the Onion A/V Club, Nathan Rabin has determined that the best way to honor the passing of Bea Arthur is to dig up the most surreal piece of cultural flotsam he could find that starred the comedienne. In … Continue reading →

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You Said It

Posted on April 27, 2009 by

“One of the things that has kept me from saying much over the last week or so is my sheer amazement that there are people who seriously pose such questions and expect to be answered with something other than expressions … Continue reading →

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We’ll Get Back to You

Posted on April 27, 2009 by

Responding to this article about Obama’s latest attempt to wring actual, substantive budget-cutting suggestions from Republicans, John Cole’s nails the Republican response: When asked for a budget with numbers, the Republicans said “We’ll get back to you.” When asked for … Continue reading →

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What It All Comes Down to . . . in the End

Posted on April 25, 2009 by

Driving home from Cape Cod yesterday with three 13-year-old girls in the car, I was treated to an endless loop of this song, though they didn’t know all the verses so it was essentially an endless loop of a few … Continue reading →

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The Human Body with Dr. Steve Brule

Posted on April 24, 2009 by

Here’s some more Dr. Steve Brule (played as always by veteran character actor John C. Reilly) from Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

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Conclusions of the Senate Armed Services Report

Posted on April 23, 2009 by

Sorry is this post seems a bit schizophrenic for a humor blog, but I felt I had to note the publication of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s new report, “Inquiry Into the Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody,” which is … Continue reading →

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The View from the Avout

Posted on April 23, 2009 by

I’m about halfway through Neal Stephenson’s new novel Anathem, which I am enjoying immensely. The novel is narrated by a young avout, a monk who lives in a concent, or monastery, only the monastery is not dedicated to religious study … Continue reading →

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