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Thursday, May 3. 2007

Thursday Cocktail Hour Links

Gladiator graveyard discovered at Ephesus. Pathologists tell us how they died. (h/t, Wasson)

Banning the words "mom" and "dad" in California. True Moonbattery of the finest sort.

John Edwards promises what Johnson "gave" us over 30 years ago. Surber. Guy seems out to lunch and out of touch.

Guns in Switzerland. Everybody owns them. Alphecca.

The Feinstein Scandal would be three weeks of front page news if she were a Repub. Do you doubt that for one minute? Indeed, it makes Cunningham look like an amateur.

Bored with the presidential campaign? Absolutely. Betsy too. Way too early to think about, unless life bores you.

Is a repeal of incest laws coming to Europe? Cramer.  Hey - that sounds very progressive. Do your own thing, dude. Taboos are so middle class.

Your tax dollars at work. The EEOC takes on The Salvation Army.

The Truthers and the California Freeway. Ace. (Hint: it was an inside job...all the hallmarks of Halliburton?)

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You DO understand that that freeway page is a parody. right?

(I'm never sure until snopes does a piece on it.)
#1 Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. on 2007-05-03 17:13 (Reply)
In the end, will we really be that much worse off when the Muslims take over once the decadent and suicidal Euros dwindle away? Though there may be hope for the gun-toting Swiss, perhaps, secure in their mountain redoubts.

Now on the bright side, that Laphroaig over there on the right side of the page is mighty good stuff. Not sharia-compliant though, so eventually we'll have to start making that over here. About the time when we dismantle Neuschwanstein Castle block by numbered block and move it to, say, a shopping mall outside of Phoenix. I can't wait.
#2 Skookumchuk (Link) on 2007-05-03 17:54 (Reply)
LS:

Duh!
#3 The NJ on 2007-05-03 18:18 (Reply)
The gladiator graveyard link is neat. Shibboleth's shattered?

'Mom' and 'Dad' link absolutely insane. And to think I lived in SF for 7 years. It was different then.

Edwards is a haircut, not much else. Thanks to his wealth he has way too much spare time.

If the Swiss cave on guns... well... it's a bad sign.

The "Feinstein" story is business as usual, on both sides of the aisle I think. Though I agree repercussions would be much more severe were she a repub.

I'm so bored about the campaign I couldn't even bother to look at the link, and I like Betsy.

The 'incest' link...end of civilization as we know it.

EEOC, major housecleaning and prioritizing in order.

Melting steel. Tough to satirize delusional psychosis. Good job here though.
#4 Luther McLeod on 2007-05-03 21:22 (Reply)
Melting steel---took me a while to decide that it was a spoof--so many nutcases around--they all look alike to me.
#4.1 Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. on 2007-05-03 21:27 (Reply)
No more 'husbands and wives'?

No more 'Happy wife, happy life'. /s

IIRC, Ontario has already enacted 'the future' and done away with the words 'husband and wife' in legislation.

I guess the new pc word is 'partner'.

It is so confusing.

Soon we will be needing a new word to introduce a business partner too, lest we be misunderstood. How about 'Matey'?
#5 Patina on 2007-05-03 23:21 (Reply)
Funny you should say that, Patina. A few years ago my husband and a friend (both as "all guy" as you can get) went into business together and would introduce the other as his "partner"-- even at get-togethers in the gay part of town with majority gay couples in attendance, until I gently clued them in.

Finally, they understood all the knowing smiles and surprised expressions-- They were always careful to say "business" partner thereon after.
#6 Anonymous on 2007-05-03 23:48 (Reply)

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