Monthly Archives: November 2008

Reasons to be Thankful

Posted on November 26, 2008 by

Happy Turkey Day, everyone.  Give thanks.  You could be this guy, or (worse yet) the officers who had to handle deal with him. A man caught near Nobbys Beach with his penis in a pasta sauce jar led police on … Continue reading →

Posted in NIMBY | 5 Comments

Sharpen Your Axiom

Posted on November 25, 2008 by

The problem with logic is, it has nothing to do with common sense. In fact, logic is to common sense what the AntiChrist is to the Pope’s libido. Your Honor, I offer as evidence the poster depicted here, spotted in … Continue reading →

Posted in Shaken and Stirred | 5 Comments

Hold the Stuffing

Posted on November 24, 2008 by

North Carolina authorities say a shopper clubbed an alleged carjacker with a frozen turkey as he tried to steal a woman’s car in a grocery store parking lot Sunday. Police say 30-year-old Fred Louis Ervin of Raleigh stole money from … Continue reading →

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Better Nate Than Lever

Posted on November 24, 2008 by

Maybe.  Or maybe it just doesn’t matter. Bob Jones University is apologizing for racist policies that included a ban on interracial dating and its unwillingness to admit blacks until 1971. In a statement posted on its Web site, Bob Jones, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gen. Snark, Maj. Snafu, Corp. Punishment | 5 Comments

Thursday Nite Bites

Posted on November 21, 2008 by

Aaaah.  Friday.  But in parts of Florida, the weekend partying has already started. FORT PIERCE – A 35-year-old woman faces a battery charge after another woman “complained of a bite to her nipple area” following several confrontations at BJ’s lounge … Continue reading →

Posted in News From the Nation's Dicktip | 5 Comments

A Day Late and a Roller Short

Posted on November 20, 2008 by

This is a rerun (sort of). And it’s dedicated to Kevin, whose long-time blogging has been inspirational, and who loves this Tommy Toilet poster, back in the days when a poster was something you hung in your apartment, not somebody … Continue reading →

Posted in Golden Oldies (Deja Vu All Over Again) | 5 Comments

“Copland” Should Be a Police Reality Show

Posted on November 19, 2008 by

No, no post today. Sorry. Massive Damoclean deadlines looming in ProposalWorld, and Guido and I took time off last night to attend a concert at Broward Center — first time in our long history together that I ever attended a … Continue reading →

Posted in Shaken and Stirred | 3 Comments

Dentally Retarded

Posted on November 18, 2008 by

Meanwhile, back in The Real America of Republican wet dreams, not all is well. Huntington’s [WV] economy has withered, its poverty rate is worse than the national average, and vagrants haunt a downtown riverfront park. But this city’s financial woes … Continue reading →

Posted in NIMBY | 8 Comments

Icicles on the Testicles

Posted on November 17, 2008 by

Sunday morning:  Somewhere around 0-Dark Hundred, three unrelated factors jar me awake. The first is the damn dog barking at the back door, something she does when (a) she needs to pee, or (b) a creature of indeterminate origin streaks … Continue reading →

Posted in Shaken and Stirred | 12 Comments

If Bad Things Happen In Threes……

Posted on November 14, 2008 by

….then Ringo Starr and Ginger Baker (to name just two) are well advised not to wander too far from the house for a while.  Counting Jimmy Carl Black, this is two. Mitch Mitchell obit.

Posted in People Who Died, Died | 3 Comments