Miscellaneous

Hoarding is Such a Weird Psychological Condition

Posted on November 07, 2008
True story: Back in my legal services day, I had a client in a nursing home who had a terrible hoarding problem -- he'd go out into dumpsters and pull anything and everything out of them and drag them up...

Dutch People = Whack Jobs with Common Sense

Posted on November 07, 2008
The Netherlands is officially hoping to become the only country in the world smart/dumb enough to pass legislation preventing shitty mothers from procreating: Women in the Netherlands deemed "unfit mothers" may soon be forced to take contraception, if a...

Maybe He'll Work on a Nice Mosaic Fountain!!

Posted on November 06, 2008
The BBC reports that Osama Bin Laden's son Omar is currently stranded in the Madrid airport following the rejection of his asylum application. Omar and his British wife Zaina (formerly Jane) first attempted to secure UK visas, but were told...

He Bit Off His Nose to Spite ... Obama

Posted on November 06, 2008
Yesterday, I marveled at the fact that there didn't seem to be many sour grapes being tossed by the Republicans after the victory of Barack Obama. They seemed downright civil, which was actually a bit disconcerting. Well, thank God for...

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The price is kablooey, bitch

Posted on November 06, 2008
So this guy walks into a San Francisco law firm with a white tube and flashing light adorning him. He tells the receptionist that he's got a bomb. The bomb squad was called out, they determined it was a dud,...

Maybe the gays should just take their discrimination and go away quietly...

Posted on November 06, 2008
As we've talked about on this site, and as has been talked about a gajillion other places, California's Prop 8 passed on Tuesday, stripping gay couples of their recently court-granted right to marry. Because, apparently, if they marry, our schools...

Can you Barack it like this?

Posted on November 06, 2008
We're stealing this cross-post, whole hand and without permission ahead of time, from our boy The New Millennium Nigga. Great piece about our new president, and I think NMN will forgive us our thievery. "There won't never be no Black...

One down, three to go...

Posted on November 05, 2008
Of course, Obama's win is the big get for the night. No doubt about it (there were literally folks out on my street cheering just after 8 when the election was called). That being said, there are three other races...

Where Are the all the Sour Grapes?

Posted on November 05, 2008
When your team wins the Super Bowl, or the World Series, or the Stanley Cup, half the fun has always been in the camera shots of the opposing team's dugout. Man: There is nothing more satisfying than watching a...

Bye Fucking Bye

Posted on November 05, 2008
So long, W. You were great for a few laughs, but awful for the country. See you in hell, sir!...

This guy is the best

Posted on November 05, 2008
That British dude right there just legally changed his name. He used to be called George Garratt. But the former Garratt said he wanted to be unique, and I guess "George Garratt" wasn't cutting it for him. So now he's...

The Daily Memo - 11/5/08

Posted on November 05, 2008
Fucking manga lovers are out of control ... a Japanese man wants to change the law so he can marry a fucking cartoon character. (Metro.co.uk) Poor Tim Robbins. Poor poor guy. (The Huffington Post) Last week, Philly was enjoying the...

Obama Wins! Gays Lose.

Posted on November 05, 2008
Beyond the elation of seeing the first black man elected President, there were some deep disappointments in last night's election. Apparently, as a country, we can come together behind a black man, but we're still a long way from fully...

Now wait a minute -- Obama's not actually going to be the first black president

Posted on November 05, 2008
(Hat tip: Fark.)...

A man rolls into a bar...

Posted on November 05, 2008
In Georgia, Robert Gibson was recently arrested for a DUI. When the cops pulled the 59-year-old over, they say his speech was slurred, his eyes were bloodshot, and his shirt was slobbered-on. Gibson was taken to the hospital and apparently...

A Nice Rational Discussion of the Candidates. With Paintball Guns

Posted on November 04, 2008
I fucking love this show....

Who Needs to Vote; Fate Has Already Decided It

Posted on November 04, 2008
Well, with a 94 percent certainty. Ironically, 538.com has it at 98 percent. The only thing as big as politics in the D.C. beltway is Redskins football. Political pundits and football fans noticed a trend between Presidential elections and the...

The Five Defining Pop-Culture Moments of the Presidential Campaign

Posted on November 04, 2008
If you never watched a minute of the news over the last year, didn't own a TV, and lived in a cave, you'd still somehow be familiar with the top five defining moments of the 2008 Presidential Election. Here they...

Yeah. Sure. And Then a Nun Walked By

Posted on November 04, 2008
My oldest friend loathes this story, which hasn't held up very well over the years. But, fuck it: Back when he was in the third grade (maybe fourth), he was in Wal-Mart. And for reasons that escape me, though it...

The Daily Memo - 11/4/08

Posted on November 04, 2008
An elderly New Zealand couple have divorced their deadbeat son after he stole twenty grand from them. (Stuff.co.nz) Lying to a judge about your father's death to get out of jury duty so you can go to a horse race...

We don't need no bar license, let the mother fucker burn

Posted on November 04, 2008
Samuel Pontier is a helluva guy. He and his wife separated, and she moved into her own house. One day, however, he decided that the house was just too damn messy and that the only course of action was to...

World Fucking Champions

Posted on November 04, 2008
I've always said The Scalia is my favorite Supreme. I may have to scratch that, now that I know that Alito is a big ol' Phillies fan: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. has turned his desk at the Court...

Happy Election Day from some politically minded convicts...

Posted on November 04, 2008
(From The Smoking Gun, of course.)...

RIP: Madelyn Dunham (1922 - 2008)

Posted on November 03, 2008

Here You Go, Folks: "Real" America!

Posted on November 03, 2008
Yes. That is a hanged raccoon. And yes, that sign does say something to the effect of: "Vote No Blacks" (props for not using the word they probably wanted to use), and yes, that is a Confederate flag. Vote McCain....

Welcome to Miami ...

Posted on November 03, 2008
CBS News in Miami reported over the weekend that nobody was murdered in Miami during the entire month of October. Why is this big news? It's the first month without a murder since 1966! And here I thought post-Scarface Miami...

The Daily Memo - 11/3/08

Posted on November 03, 2008
The Scalia gets wet for opera singers. (Above the Law) Magistrate Muirhead don't like no hardboiled eggs. (Legal Antics) Tomorrow, the Supremes will hear argument for a big (fuck the) FCC case. (SCOTUSblog) The Georgia Supremes have ruled in favor...

When did bigots get computer savy?

Posted on November 03, 2008
Some folks are saying that if Obama happens to take an early lead in the polls tomorrow, Democratic California after-work voters may skip the polls (because we all know this state's going blue anyway). This is a bad thing for...

Obama or Treat

Posted on November 03, 2008
In the suburbs of Michigan, Shirley Nagel decided to mix politics and Halloween. A sign outside of Nagel's house warned all the little trick-or-treaters that there would be "[n]o handouts for Obama supporters, liars, tricksters of kids of supporters." And...

Is there something going on tomorrow?

Posted on November 03, 2008
There's, like, an election or some junk, right? So Fark recently had one of its Photoshop contests, this one's theme being the integration of McCain and Obama into a movie poster. There are several good ones, but this is my...

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