September 2010
“There were many problems with the “fruit machine”. To begin with,...”
– From the Wikipedia entry for “Fruit machine,” a device used in the ’50s and ’60s by the Canadian government to test for homosexuality.
“In the early 1980s, the Naval Investigative Service was investigating...”
– The Wikipedia entry for “Friend of Dorothy,” citing a Randy Shilts book.
“Since 2005 the number of paid-for Indian daily newspaper titles has surged by...”
– Old-fashioned papers are thriving in India, where editors’ fingers are still stained with black ink, not red. (via theeconomist)
What Will Future Generations Condemn Us For? →
Once, pretty much everywhere, beating your wife and children was regarded as a father’s duty, homosexuality was a hanging offense, and waterboarding was approved — in fact, invented — by the Catholic Church. Looking back at such horrors, it is easy to ask: What were people thinking?
Stanley Fish is the Michael Wolff of... →
Facebook Movie Could Make It Cool To Drop Out... →
bellcurved:
Because basing your long-range goals on what’s popular at the movie theater this week is always a good idea, but seeking wisdom from direct-to-DVDs is even better.
Science Reporting for Snollygosters (One Easy... →
bellcurved:
(in EZ-to-use template form)
Look it up. Then you’ll have really learned something.
In case you were worried, SHUT UP, WEIRDO has been... →
shutupweirdo:
Every time we try to get out they pull us back in.
A Press Release About My Son, Jack Cohen
“HOLY CARP: Gefilte Fish, Judaism And Me”
Bar Mitzvah Student Researches The History of Gefilte Fish
When Jasper Heinsohn Cohen—known as Jack—celebrates his bar mitzvah on Saturday, October 2, 2010, he won’t be reading from the Torah. Instead he’ll be giving a PowerPoint presentation about The History of Gefilte Fish. That’s because Jack and his family are members of...
Inc.com: How to Make Money on Tumblr →
negevrockcity:
I approve of your fundraising strategy.
“Sanctions do not impact Iran’s economy. In fact they don’t have a negative...”
– Iran’s own Mr. Sunshine, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Listen to 'Shut Up, Weirdo' for Sept. 24, 2010 →
shutupweirdo:
Topic: 2nd Annual Speed Topic Show (horrible bathroom sights, mail mix-ups, sexy ad mascots, innovative ice-cream toppings, celebrity candidates, best pet names)
List of British words not widely used in the... →
“There is something infantile in the belief of the constitution-worshippers that...”
– Our Lexington columnist is perplexed by the tea-party movement’s fidelity to the American constitution (via theeconomist)
Dear Hundreds of New Followers: People Who Like... →
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run-with-thewolves asked: Hi
is the picture with the planes real? if so where is it?
thanks
is the picture with the planes real? if so where is it?
thanks