By Dave Hitt on Dec 29, 2007 in Politics | 2 Comments
The mass media has been ignoring Ron Paul until recently. He set a record for raising the most money in one day – nearly five million dollars – in an internet campaign that wasn’t even officially connected to his political campaign. If any of the other candidates had done that, it would have been front […]
By Dave Hitt on Dec 9, 2007 in Amusing, Junk Science, Religion, Ridiculous | 3 Comments
No matter what the problem is, sooner or later someone will Blame The Jews. In yet another example why it’s so difficult to write satire in this world, a group calling themselves “Green Hanukkah” is calling on Jews to combat global warming by lighting one less Hanukkah candle. Each unburned candle will save a whopping […]
By Dave Hitt on Dec 4, 2007 in Pop Culture, Religion | 2 Comments
It’s becoming more and more difficult to write satire in this increasingly bizarre world. As an example, how can you possibly make this headline any funnier: Â Catholic coloring book warns US kids of pedophile priests At least, someone on Fark noted, it’s not a pop-up book.
By Dave Hitt on Dec 3, 2007 in Big Brother | 0 Comments
Raise a glass to Clifford E. Clark, who took out a traffic light camera with three rounds from a .30-06. Clark was fined $50. $50? That’s quite a bargain. Where do I sign up?
By Dave Hitt on Dec 2, 2007 in Religion | 8 Comments
You may already be following the story of Gillian Gibbons, the school teacher who asked her class of seven year olds to name the class teddy bear. They picked the name Mohamed. She was promptly arrested, thrown in jail, and told that she could get 40 lashes for such a heinous crime. She was trying […]
By Dave Hitt on Nov 27, 2007 in Big Brother | 0 Comments
If you live in Boston and think your kid might have an illegal gun stashed in his room, don’t go looking for it yourself. No, that would be too much trouble, especially when Officer Friendly is volunteering to conduct the search for you. The Boston Globe reports, “in the next two weeks, Boston police officers […]
By Dave Hitt on Nov 23, 2007 in Nanny Nation, Political Correctness, Pop Culture | 3 Comments
When my kids were little I watched Sesame Street with them, and some of the jokes were obivously aimed at adults. I remember Cookie Monster, sitting in a big leather chair in a library, smoking a pipe and announcing, “This Is Alastair Cookie, bringing you Monster Piece Theater.” My kids didn’t know why I was […]