Daily Music Selection“You ever notice that everyone who believes in creationism looks really unevolved? Eyes real close together, big furry hands and feet. ‘I believe God created me in one day.’ Yeah, it looks like he rushed it.” – Bill Hicks [Let's see, Santorum, Bush...]
I recently received a free copy of one of my city’s two major fishwrappers; except for the front page and inside front cover, the ‘news’ pages were dominated by ads. On several pages, three/fourths of the page was taken up by advertising with a single puny two-paragraph news item, mostly headline, stuck up in the corner, and it was usually some important story like “Mom Doesn’t Regret Octuplet Births”. On top of which, it was mostly edited wire service stuff with very little locally-generated news.
Ben & Jerry’s have created a “Yes Pecan!” ice cream to honor Obama’s inauguration. (It contains “Amber Waves of Buttery Ice Cream with Roasted Non-Partisan Pecans,” according to the company’s press release.) Considering a George W. Bush frozen treat, they asked for suggestions from the public. Here are some of their favorite responses:
In China, Elvis Presley is known as Mao Wang, which translates as Cat King, or the King of Cats. (H/t to Mark G., currently in southern China, for this info.)
February 21, 2050: Richard Perle is welcomed to Hell after decades of being assured he is going to Heaven. To the amusement of everyone, Perle makes a lengthy speech wherein he attempts to convince the Damned Hell is actually Heaven. In response to the laughter, Perle insists he doesn’t endorse everything he says. Although he is prevented from realizing it, adding to the hilarity is Perle’s attire he’s wearing a toilet plunger on his head.