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By Dave Hitt on Sep 21, 2007 in Junk Science | 19 Comments
Many of the scary numbers we get from the “experts” are wrong, overstated, and in far too many cases, invented. They are ass numbers – numbers someone pulls out of their ass and then spews with authority. “Journalists” then print these ass numbers as if they’re real, but cover their own butts with the weasel […]
By Dave Hitt on Sep 20, 2007 in Nanny Nation | 0 Comments
The Nicotine Nanny Gnomes in have figured a new way to profit on their persecution of smokers. 1. Kick smokers outside. 2. Photograph them smoking outside, eagerly waiting for them to drop a butt – then slap them with a big fine. 3. Profit!
By Dave Hitt on Sep 18, 2007 in Politics | 6 Comments
So you’re sitting on your porch or walking down the street and the sights and sounds are pleasant and you’re in a good mood. Suddenly, fading in fast, you hear the thumpa thumpa thumpa of (c)rap “music” approaching. When it reaches you it’s blasting either from a black, shiny, leased SUV or a pathetic shitbox […]
By Dave Hitt on Sep 13, 2007 in Big Brother, Nanny Nation, Politics | 2 Comments
“HUNTINGTON BEACH – Huntington Beach is the first city in Orange County to consider a program that would make it mandatory for pet owners to spay or neuter and to have microchips inserted in their cats and dogs.” I’ve always neutered my pets because it’s The Right Thing To Do. I don’t spychip my pets, […]
By Dave Hitt on Sep 12, 2007 in Nanny Nation | 0 Comments
There appears to be a secret contest between the US and the UK over who can grow the biggest, most intrusive government. So far the UK appears to be winning, but the US isn’t too far behind. Here are just a few examples of recent nonsense from across the pond. “Parents who forbid their children […]
By Dave Hitt on Sep 9, 2007 in Pop Culture | 3 Comments
DragonCon is a conglomeration of every science fiction, fantasy, fan, and uber geek conference in Atlanta. I attended for the first time last week to present the Podcast Peer Awards. There were about 60,000 people there. A little less than half were in costume. These were not cheap simple costumes, but richly elaborate, detailed clothing […]
By Dave Hitt on Sep 5, 2007 in Amusing | 1 Comment
The many sites at davehitt.com generate lots of e-mail. Some is complementary, some is insulting and most falls somewhere between. I enjoy it all. I’m guessing that people who send hate filled screeds think it will make me angry. The fact is I find most of them amusing and entertaining. Most hate mail comes from […]