Blind lady hits hole-in-one: this editor is not sure how this works, either, as he can hardly hit a driver in a straight line.
Regardless, well done, ma'am.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Our warmest congratulations
Ouch. I mean, ouch.
This editor is part of a tiny minority (I think it's around 4% of the population) who does not find midgets or dwarfs funny in any particular way. 
Continuing with that theme, this incident, which does involve a dwarf, is also not funny to me but ridiculous nonetheless.
Chuck Norris, at it again
For those of you expecting this post to rehash the cliched (yet still funny) Chuck Norris extravaganza from several years ago, look elsewhere.
However, our dear friend Chuck has found himself in the real news this time.
This editor of The Pasty Quail is an avid advocate for teaching historical and theoretical religion courses as electives in public schools, but ol' Chuck and those like-minded are exactly the reason it wouldn't work, and why our culture is (and will continue to be) religiously retarded.
Living in the Gilded Age
In another sign that the apocolypse is upon us, pet funeral homes are popping up all over the country.
From the AJC: "While a pianist played an elegiac funeral hymn, the solemn group watched images of their loved ones during a DVD tribute. The tribute flashed images of the departed at various stages of their lives: one snoozing under a blanket on his first birthday; another playing with toys on a Christmas morning; a third staring into the distance during his last years."
Also, there is a report that the UK's obesity problem is spreading to its pets.
Does this seem insane to anyone else, or should I consider investing in a small cabin in the woods and a typewriter?
More Presidential Candidates Looking Like Douchebags
Yup, that would be former 'Hero of 9/11' and 'America's Mayor" Rudy Guiliani in drag.
Monday, August 20, 2007
Scientists Hail 'Frozen Smoke' As New Wonder Material
Known as Aerogel, this material is considered one of the lightest solids in the world. It is expected that it could usher in some of the world's greatest scientific breakthroughs.
Honey, Do You Know Where I Put the Horsehead Nebula?
Don't panic, but 96% of the universe is missing. While this seems to have caused some concern amongst scientist, I'm sure it'll turn up soon. Did anyone look behind Orion?
Rehab (and Toilets) are for Quitters
I don't know what's scarier. The fact that someone pissed in a casino chair, or the fact that the casinos have a procedure for this kind of thing.
Iranian Republican Guard Shells Kurdish Towns
In a move that is sure to raise alarm bells in Washington, Iranian soldiers began shelling Kurdish-controlled towns in Northern Iraq over the weekend. It seems like this Iran v The West situation has been escalating for quite some time now, how far can this go before we find ourselves at total war?
Entire Catalog of Calvin and Hobbes Comics Available Online
In case you are looking for something to do other than working/paying attention in class/pondering your place in the universe here is a site containing links to every Calvin and Hobbes strip ever produced.
Oregon Woman Initiating Class Action Lawsuit Against RIAA
From a post on Slashdot: "The amended complaint seeking class action status sues for negligence, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, federal and state RICO, abuse of process, malicious prosecution, intentional infliction of emotional distress, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, trespass, invasion of privacy, libel and slander, deceptive business practices, misuse of copyright law, and civil conspiracy."
EU Seeking to Regulate the Powerful London Financial Sector
I find myself wondering how this will effect the widening global credit crisis. However, this is probably good news for New York, which has seen its share of the global financial markets shrink since September 11.
The Age-Old Question
Should religion mix with politics? Clearly, it does in American society, and useless hypotheticals such as this are irrelevant practically. However, that doesn't mean that we can't sit around and wax philosophical.
It does seem strange that many folk make an unequivocal correlation between creed and morality, i.e. if a politician is "Christian," he or she automatically believes that "drugs are bad, mmm-k?" As we have seen, this is not always the case.
We are all on drugs
The Pasty Quail will always take statistics with a grain of salt, but regardless, many of the people you know (no, not just your grandparents) are fucked up on painkillers.
While the rumors are true that a Vicodin washed down with a couple beers can make for quite the pleasurable evening, is seems rather strange that pharmacists will deny women the pill but have no qualms about handing out addictive drugs like they're candy.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
My First Retraction
So, that article about scientists breaking the speed of light, might have been slightly dubious. Shocking.
Down With Bottled Water
As you might have already noticed, we here at the pasty quail rarely get too excited about environmental issues. Yes, humanity is certainly having an impact on the earth, but it is very likely that an infinite number of other forces throughout the universe are having an impact as well. The fact of the matter is, we just don't know enough about the universe to start making rash decisions that could retard global economic growth and prevent us from making greater scientific discoveries in the future.
With that said, I fully believe that being wasteful is bad. Driving a Hummer around North Atlanta is wasteful, housing 4 people in a 25 room mansion is wasteful, and drinking bottled water is wasteful.
Wait, smoking is unhealthy?
As an unapologetic yet self-conscious smoker, this editor of The Pasty Quail is highly critical of what Slate magazine's William Saletan refers to as the the international jihad against tobacco.
Granted, this topic is neither new nor groundbreaking, but the article plays a nice middle ground (Saletan is a professed non-smoker), and uses "logic" — a novel concept — to point out how smoking bans may have merit, but treating smokers like farm animals certainly does not.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
