Monthly Archives: July 2010

Sweat Emnity

Posted on July 30, 2010 by squathole

Here’s a guy living in what he calls “thermally hostile” Salina, Kansas who in 1977 turned off his air conditioner for environmental and health reasons.  He even wrote a book about it (Losing Our Cool), making the argument that our … Continue reading →

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Finally Stopped Rolling

Posted on July 29, 2010 by squathole

Last Saturday, Cartoonist John Callahan proved again that nobody gets out of here alive. Callahan was already a seasoned alcoholic when he became paralyzed in his early 20’s following a car wreck.  Ironically, that might have saved his life.  It … Continue reading →

Posted in People Who Died, Died | 4 Comments

Moosehead vs Squirrel Skin

Posted on July 28, 2010 by squathole

We were out last night meeting for the first time and drinking with a famous blogger and her entourage, so this post is dedicated t o wonderful new friends: You’d expect a lot from a bottle of beer costing $765. … Continue reading →

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Hoarse Laugh

Posted on July 27, 2010 by squathole

So when it is my turn to deliver a full-period report to my high school French class, I select as my topic the French philosopher Rene Descartes, about whom I know: Nothing.  But neither does anybody else among my various … Continue reading →

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Lame Talkin’

Posted on July 23, 2010 by squathole

So, yesterday ‘Nonymous leaves a comment suggesting I’m insensitive to disabled people., just because I poked fun at two radio performers losing their senses.  Which, given the imbeciles involved here, their senses aren’t even in question. Well, balls.  I suppose … Continue reading →

Posted in Shaken and Stirred | 11 Comments

Conservative Eye-Con

Posted on July 21, 2010 by squathole

Glenn Beck, quite possibly the most ludicrous teevee personality since Chuck Barris, has learned he may go blind: After having trouble focusing his eyes a few weeks ago, the conservative talk show host says he went to a doctor, who … Continue reading →

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Tea Cup Hiccup

Posted on July 20, 2010 by squathole

Excerpt from a post by Tea Party activist Mark Williams: “Dear Mr. Lincoln,” began the fictional letter posted by Williams. “We Coloreds have taken a vote and decided that we don’t cotton to that whole emancipation thing. Freedom means having … Continue reading →

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Pants On Fire

Posted on July 19, 2010 by squathole

Ready?  Count with me.  Oom-pa-pa Oom-pa-pa One-Two Three One Two…. He sat down beside her and smoked his cigar smoked his cigar smoked his cigar. He sat down beside her and smoked his cigar smoked his cigaaaaar! … He said … Continue reading →

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Christie Brinkley Sexually Assaulted in Aventura

Posted on July 17, 2010 by squathole

I know it’s Saturday, but this one has too many punch lines to resist. An Aventura man was arrested on Friday and charged with having sex with his dog, a Great Dane named Christie Brinkley. Armand M. Pacher, 64, a … Continue reading →

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Hold Nose, Pull Lever

Posted on July 15, 2010 by squathole

In case you missed it, the Broward Sheriff’s office closed its corruption investigation into Commissioner Sue Gunzberger, which Gunzberger labeled a politically-motivated act instigated by her Democratic primary opponent, State Senator Steve Geller.  Geller, of course, denied having anything to … Continue reading →

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