The New Orleans paper pointed out today that Jindal's comments on volcano monitoring, which were already pretty stupid, look especially moronic now that a volcano in Alaska has ERUPTED.

Yeah. Wonkette asked, "Why does God/Vulcan/Sarah Palin hate Jindal?"

The Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation

Mission

The Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation (S.A.R.F.) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the well-being of abandoned, outgrown or neglected Stuffed Animals.*

We find permanent and/or foster homes for rescued Stuffed Animals (SAs), and we provide shelter, snuggles and good conversation in the interim.

We are committed to the physical and mental rehabilitation of stuffed victims of abandonment, and we raise awareness of these problems through our Stuffed Animal Petting Zoo events.

*The S.A.R.F. does not discriminate against 'non-animal' species (eg. snowmen, stuffed fruits or vegetables, strikingly cute pillows) as long as they are plush and are sufficiently adorable to be considered viable candidates for adoption.

So Zionists are promoting witchcraft and Satanism?

Harry Potter: Zionist Conspiracy to Promote Witchcraft and Satanism???

(A program from Iranian TV, with subtitles.)

Most bizarre quote?

[The Zionists] support Harry Potter, because he is the promised messiah.

See, cuz Harry has to fight Voldermort in a war of Armageddon, which is the same thing as the "End of days" conflict that some Christians believe in.

Bizarre men's fashion: House of Dorcus

From Fabulon. Worksafe, but other Fabulon posts are not.

eta: From the source, commentary on the he-skirt:

Only to bring them right back again, years later under the name of Dorcus He-Skirts. This rare shot from a press event confirms the details of an internal memoranda: “hire only men with large, hairy, developed legs, because in all probability they will be frequently chased by men wielding bats and clubs; models must be able to outrun their critics.”

The memos also detail the jingle for the ad campaign:

She Skirt - He-Skirt - They-Skirt - We-Skirt!
Wear a lotta Dorcus and the gang’ll all say Gee Skirt!
Men, you gotta bare it for a solid Dorcus Whee Spurt!
He-Skirt! He-Skirt! He-Skirt! He-Skirt!

The He-Skirt never made it to market, however, thanks to the intervention of an old family friend, Tony “Antonio” Bruschietta, who took Raoul aside and explained about the wishes of certain “investors” who would “break” his f--kin’ “legs” if he put their money in men’s dresses.

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Bizarre men's fashion:

Nightshirt, hee! (I may possibly love the nightshirt subplot of last week's HIMYM more than anything else they've done since the series began.)

I had to talk Bob Bob out of nightshirts after that episode, because he has some weird Victorian don fetish.

Hey, you cookingistas, what's the best slow-cooker I can buy? I went to Bed, Bath and Beyond last night and my choice was a $35 crock pot or an $175 All Clad. Note that I am setting up my "permanent" kitchen (at least electrical appliances-wise)so am willing to spend more on the best if it means it will do a better job and last longer.

My father loves his nightshirt! So that was weird for me.

java, Consumer Reports sez:

The 15 slow cookers that we tested (all with a 6- to 7-quart capacity) turned out tasty spare ribs, pulled pork, honey chicken wings, and apple brown Betty. Prices, which ranged from $40 for some Hamilton Beach and Rival models to $250 for the All-Clad 99005, didn't predict performance.

The differences were in the details. The $70 Hamilton Beach Set 'N Forget 33967 offers the best combination of features for the money. Other worthy choices include the $50 Rival Crock-Pot SCVC604H-SS, a CR Best Buy. For those who like mechanical models, pick the Hamilton Beach Stay or Go 33162H, $40.