Tep, I hate Facebook. I have really enjoyed meeting friends' friends on it, but if it wouldn't cause major Drama, I'd rip it down and not look back. I never have any news anyway. I put up quotes from Moms Mabley and a Pembleton quote from Homicide up yesterday. "There's a darkness inside of you, Tim Bayliss..." Although that metaphor doesn't work perfectly...I'd never imagine Bin Laden bent over a straight-backed chair.

So it seems there's this big debate on Facebook over who would win in a fight: Batman or Jesus. [link]

The actual thread is pretty funny, but it's an image file so I can't cut and paste. But I liked this bit:

Ronald: I'm pretty sure with enough prep-time, Batman could beat the shit out of Jesus.

Julie: @ronald: That's not really funny.

Ronald: Never said it was. Batman's sacrifice for the people of Gotham isn't a laughing matter.

For help with your SF/F viewing needs: [link]

I Tear Out Enjoyment from Your Warm Treasure with My Flaming Tongue

If my Warm Treasure could talk, it would be saying, "oh the hell no" to the flames and the tearing.

So one thing Republicans have been trying to do to put spin on the Bin Laden thing is to assert that torture (under the Bush administration) got us the info we needed.

Sullivan addresses this falsehood: The Big Lie: Torture Got Bin Laden

eta: In this case, we got false information from torture. Good old-fashioned investigations (without torture) got the name of the courier which was the big break in the case.

So I'm at my migraine specialist, and it seems they can't find the appointment. The specifics aren't typical, but the frustration is.

Sue, after a very long and mopey conversation with my mother last night (her: "I don't think I can stand watching CBC tonight."), I had a Rusty Nail and put this song on repeat: [link]

(Lily Allen. It's probably obvious which song it is. NSFW lyrics. I figure it repurposes nicely for Harper, as does half of Tumblr.)

So it seems there's this big debate on Facebook over who would win in a fight: Batman or Jesus.

I read that! And it just made me sad, because it reminded me SO MUCH of the humorless dogmatism of the freak-ass church. Even an OBVIOUS joke was simply taken as an opening to beat someone with The Truth About God's Plan For Your Salvation Through Jesus OH MY GOD WHY WON'T YOU JUST ACCEPT CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR SO I CAN GET MY TOASTER.

I wish I were joking. I think perhaps people would be less put-off by the FAC types if the FAC types actually could recognize and acknowledge when someone is taking the piss. (Did I use that phrase right? "Taking the piss" = "Making a joke," yeah?)

(Did I use that phrase right? "Taking the piss" = "Making a joke," yeah?)

Yes. But the connotation is also like, making a joke, and giving the business to the jokee.

This Wall Used To Have Art On It

A real estate company painted over a wall of art in Sydney, Australia, prompting this follow-up response.

Heh.