Archive for the 'politics' Category

the original Texas Jewboy

Thursday, December 1st, 2005

In case you live under a rock: Kinky Friedman is running for Governor of Texas. The man engineering the campaign is the same guy who got former professional wrestler Jesse “The Body” Ventura in office up in Minnesota. If nothing else, the whole thing makes for a great spectacle.
Early polls are showing the Kinkster doing […]

all things bright and beautiful

Monday, November 28th, 2005

The White House received its Christmas tree today. The tree is the 40th to be provided by the National Christmas Tree Growers Association. You can read about it from Reuters, or the First Lady’s page at the White House web site. I feel confident she’ll keep us abreast of all decorational developments at the White […]

think pink

Wednesday, September 7th, 2005

You know you’ve arrived when you get celebrated in limited-edition shoe form by the likes of John Fluevog. Using this standard of judgement, the Pink Nun has in fact, arrived.
The Pink Nun isn’t here to preach at you, she’s here to try to convince you to “Respect yourself before you wreck yourself,” when it […]

don’t fence me in

Monday, August 1st, 2005

Under “Things to Love about New Zealand” file one man’s effort to preserve a display of hundreds of bras strung on his farm’s fence. The section of fence has become a popular tourist attraction, but local authorities claim that the sight is offensive to visitors from South Africa and Japan.*
The display evolved as women returning […]

ain’t no black

Wednesday, July 13th, 2005

Apparently, Nigel Turner is advocating a re-design of the Union Jack, adding black to reflect Britain’s multicultural population. I have difficulty taking Turner’s suggestion seriously, because his name is Nigel and because the new design is being called the “Union Black.”
In other news, Sim Dumenco wrote this funny-as-hell media pop quiz. Definitely worth reading.