There's a great blog entry about the Muslim cartoon controversy, and where it might stem from. To summarize, the Saudis were starting to get flack in the Muslim countries because their lack of planning caused yet another stampede at this year's hajj that killed 350 people. They needed to wag the dog, so they started complaining in the press over the cartoons that were originally published back in September with no controversy whatsoever. The situation was then inflamed when right-wing European papers republished the cartoons.
I battle evil. But I don't really win. The bad keeps coming back and getting stronger. Like that kid in the story, the boy that stuck his finger in the duck.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kathy A - Feb 06, 2006 9:08:36 am PST #5324 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
DXMachina - Feb 06, 2006 9:18:14 am PST #5325 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
"Grandpa Munster" (Al Lewis) has died at age 95.
The weird thing is that his family claims he was born in 1923, which would make him 83. My favorite part of the obituary I read was this:
A year later, he was back offering his recollections of a seminal New York punk band, the Ramones, on the DVD "Ramones Raw."
brenda m - Feb 06, 2006 9:25:43 am PST #5326 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
FWIW, No Depictions of Muhammad was covered in the most intro of J-school classes. The flames may have been fanned, but it's hard to imagine that the editor/publisher didn't mean for them to be.
brenda m - Feb 06, 2006 9:28:34 am PST #5327 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
OMG, speaking of blashpemy, one of the guys at the party I was at last night was wearing this t-shit:
On the front it said "The Devil is as Ugly as Sin" with this big hideous charicature done like those spray-paint shirts you see at state fairs and stuff.
On the back: a big cross, and the words "'Cause Jesus Beats Him with a Stick."
Jessica - Feb 06, 2006 9:33:17 am PST #5328 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Frankenbuddha - Feb 06, 2006 9:34:33 am PST #5329 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
OMG, speaking of blashpemy, one of the guys at the party I was at last night was wearing this t-shit
The shirt is funny, but this typo is funnier.
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brenda m - Feb 06, 2006 9:35:57 am PST #5330 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Whoopsy.
bon bon - Feb 06, 2006 9:41:40 am PST #5331 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
[eta: Oh hey! The guy who did this study is the same guy who did the "Stupid People Don't Know They're Stupid" study way back when!]
I guess he focuses his research on egocentrism? The guy sure thinks highly of himself.
erikaj - Feb 06, 2006 9:44:30 am PST #5332 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah, JZ, y'all have great senators...I could do that. But it would still be good if JP won.(kind of a long shot. I continually underestimate the warrant-hating troll vote every election season,though.) He is a horrible person and I'm very tired of writing *that* letter. Maybe I should write a big long one and get kylsucks.com
Jessica - Feb 06, 2006 9:57:42 am PST #5333 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I guess he focuses his research on egocentrism? The guy sure thinks highly of himself.
Hee. My thoughts exactly.