Glen Beck
He can be entertaining at times. My favorite is the Daily Show episode where they caught him claiming he never called the president a racist 75 seconds after calling the president a racist (not by implication, flat out).
I get confused. I remember everything. I remember too much, and... some of it's made up, and... some of it can't be quantified, and... there's secrets.
River ,'Safe'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Gudanov - Aug 19, 2009 8:20:52 am PDT #20042 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
Aims - Aug 19, 2009 8:20:59 am PDT #20043 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Girl Scout Promises and Laws since 1912.
I, personally, like the one about "A Girl Scout keeps herself pure." [link]
Hil R. - Aug 19, 2009 8:23:00 am PDT #20044 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I wonder why the "friend to animals" bit survived through several revisions, but then was abandoned at the same time that they got rid of "thrifty" and "clean in thought, word, and deed." The "Cheerful" bit lasted a good 84 years, though.
Shir - Aug 19, 2009 8:23:17 am PDT #20045 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I will do my best to be: honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.
Awwwww.
Jessica - Aug 19, 2009 8:26:09 am PDT #20046 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I should be extremely happy I don't know who is he, right?
Very much so, yes.
Aims - Aug 19, 2009 8:29:53 am PDT #20047 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I'm somewhat bugged by the fact that there doesn't seem to be a uniform anymore. For any of the scouts. Just a sash or a vest. I need to get my mom to dig out my old brownie sash and Juniors vest.
javachik - Aug 19, 2009 8:29:54 am PDT #20048 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
The new version is mostly just rearranging the old version, but it leaves out the "to be cheerful." I think I like that omission. I have no obligation to be cheerful in the same way that I have an obligation to protect and improve the world around me.
My sociologist prof cousin (who just visited me from Toronto) describes this as "emotional labor" when it's a workplace statute. V. interesting history in that the jobs that call for smiles as part of the employment duties are traditionally and historically "women's work" roles. Retail, restaurants, flight attending, etc. Something to think about. So I am right glad they got rid of the "be cheerful" part of the GS's pledge. But I wish they'd bring back the "friend to animals" part.
erikaj - Aug 19, 2009 8:33:58 am PDT #20049 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
I wish I didn't know who he is either, but mostly it's from "Worst. Person. in The Woorld!!!" thank god. Not cause I know any fans...he's lost so many sponsors, how is he not SO fired...
Steph L. - Aug 19, 2009 8:35:29 am PDT #20050 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I heart Barney Frank.
Gudanov - Aug 19, 2009 8:39:38 am PDT #20051 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
This is what is great about the Internet, here is the clip with the 75 second contradiction at 5:55.