Sweetest of Christmases.
4 issues.
Hell. Yes.
Roscoe doesn't know html, which means he is a stupid poo-poo head.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
School Uniforms / Human Life
School Uniforms: I came into the office today to find people talking about school uniforms and how they thought they were a good idea.
1) They're cheaper than having to buy lots of other outfits
2) They reduce "mean girl syndrome" and "make everyone equal".
To 1: They're cheaper if you wear expensive clothing. You can get a lifetime supply of black t-shirts and cargo pants for a very reasonable fee.
To 2: Yes, let's make kids even less prepared for reality. The reality of the situation is that poor people get made fun of. The reality if the situation is that if you don't have what the cool kids have then the cool kids will mock and reject you. At some point one must face this reality and suck it the fuck up. When better to learn the lesson? When you are a child, protected by your parents and supported by them? Or when you go off to college and your parents aren't around? Attempts to make human beings equal are asinine because, newsflash, people aren't equal.
Human Life: Last night on the Colbert Report the guest was some guy who runs a group which tries to get better information on food packaging. They're also the people who got KFC to use a different sort of oil for frying chicken. A few times during the interview they guy said things like, "If we do X we can save 10,000 lives."
I was thinking about it, and I can't remember ever being presented with an argument for why saving lives is a good thing. In yesterday's rant we learned that if we start to run out of people we can make more. So why is it good to keep alive the people we already have? Have you driven in Indy during rush hour? Would it hurt for half of those people to be dead? Have you been to the food section of Wal-Mart? Would it be harmful to the planet if half of that food was not there, because half of the customers didn't exist?
I don't think so.
And forgetting that argument, do we really need better labels on food? Is there anyone who actually thinks that eating at McDonalds is a good thing? I mean, forgetting anyone who thinks McDonalds is healthy AND thinks there is an invisible man living in the sky. If we start putting calorie counts on McDonalds menues are people going to realize, "Holy shit! These things are bad for me!" Probably not. You can inundate people with information all you want, but they still aren't going to come home and snack on carrot sticks.
The problem is not that we need to supply more information. The problem is that some people don't pay attention to things. Providing them with more information to ignore isn't going to help. It's the same problem that exists with the idea that putting a bigger warning label on a pack of fags will accomplish anything. Instead of making things bigger and using more words that no one will read how about we get people to read the words that already exist?
Monday, August 13, 2007
YOU'RE BEING RECORDED!!!!
One would think that eventually these people would realize that the boxes they're talking into RECORD WHAT THEY SAY.
Dick Cheney in 1994 on why American Shouldn't Invade Iraq:
Two Stories that may have nothing to do with one another
The 1st: Where is your god now?
turns out, he/she/it/they were/are/is hidding in an Egg Plant
I think it says Gid, which as far as i know is a obscure Irish insult. Which Brings me to....
Story #2: Girl OD's on espresso.
Jasmine Willis, 17, developed a fever and began hyperventilating after drinking seven double espressos while working at her family's sandwich shop.She might not be the best looking girl in the world, but it is well known that i have a thing for over-indulgent Irish Girls. Rember that time that i drank all that espressos at Court House. I think i got off easy with a bad case of the shits.
No, it's a choice.
The fundies were outside Planned Parenthood again today with their "It's not a choice. It's a child." signs. Apparently they haven't seen my sign:
The whole situation bugs me. Forgetting the fact that these are men in their 50s holding the signs, it IS a choice and it's NOT a child! And even if it is a child, which it's not, how is it not still a choice? Child and Choice are not opposites.
And why do these men in their 50s want more people? Are we running low? My understanding is that we have enough people, thank you very much, and that even if we do start to run out we can always make more. We're not pandas. We have enough of us and if we need more we can easily get some.
Also, where in the Bible does it say, "Thou shalt not piss out zygotes"? I still haven't found that passage and I've been through Leviticus twice.
Karl Rove Resigns
KARL ROVE RESIGNS!
You will be hearing many kind words as you leave Washington, Mr. Rove. Don't for a moment think that any will come from everyoneisasith.
Go fuck yourself, Mr. Rove. Go fuck yourself hard.
Update: No, seriously, go fuck yourself.
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