Thank you for the birthday wishes!

I linked to one of The Telegraph's earlier obits a few months ago, which is just as good: [link]

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I remember that now! Still hilarious.

What you need to to is call it something relentlessly positive, like "Nice People In Favor Of Hugs And Puppies,"

And then I will start up a competing organization called "Awesome People In Favor Of Smoochies And Kittens" and demand to know why you want the happycat to run out of happy.

I believe Nora posted that obituary without considering the effect of said post on puppies. This offends me and all right-thinking bons.

Suck it, Lord Pratt!

How did Pratt die?

I think that was basically a cool obit, except scattered. I reel at the existence of Pratts and von Bismarcks. Incredibly alien. Alien like Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake. I understand you can't just sign up for the former, but they're both equally other to me.

Hm, based on this section of the obit, there seems to be myriad ways Lord Pratt could have died:

Several years ago, in Italy, he had a miraculous escape when he overturned his car on the main road between Grosseto and Siena.

Pratt managed to escape prosecution by disarming the local police with his charm, wit and smattering of pidgin Italian.

Pratt was equally dangerous with firearms. On one drive he shot a fellow gun in the eye, and invitations to shoot dried up.

Happy Birthday P-C!

Football violence doesn't shock me (particularly not Texas/OU). I was in the middle of one of their melees during Texas-OU weekend years back. I find it deeply stupid though. Dudes! The game is for vicariously getting your violence on!

Donahue is a dick. I'm tempted to say he can go suck the virgin's left tit, but I won't. He didn't just get Melissa to resign, but also my favorite, Amanda Marcotte.

I don't think what KG said was offensive. Everybody thanks Jesus, she's loved by gay men, who a lot of followers of Jesus think are, at the very least, morally corrupt. If people are going to hate you for just being you, I see no reason to pretend I value their beliefs.

And then I will start up a competing organization called "Awesome People In Favor Of Smoochies And Kittens" and demand to know why you want the happycat to run out of happy.

tommy, I think you should fear shrift, since her time in fandom will have given her an endless supply of ideas on how to make passive-agressive complaints.

I'm wondering, if someone said in their acceptance speech, "Suck it, atheists! You're all going to hell!" would that get bleeped?

I feel like yes, what she said would offend some people, but...it seems odd to not allow it to be shown. And the the whole Catholic League thing just annoys.