Sometimes mockery is the only appropriate response to idiocy.

If you’ve been paying attention the news lately you already know that the assholes at the Dove World Outreach Center plan on burning Korans on 9/11.  This has garnered them no small amount of media attention spurred on in part by their ongoing refusal to submit to appeals from other Christian groups and even the . . . → Read More: Sometimes mockery is the only appropriate response to idiocy.

If you stole someone’s cat during that gang bang the other night, the owner would like a word with you.

Pic of Craigslist ad for cat lost during gang bang.

Presented without further comment:

OK, I lied. I do have an additional comment:

That’s the problem with gang bangs. You’ll never know which one of the guys stole your pussy.

Testing out a new Comment Toolbar thingy.

Pic of the WordPress logo.

After ***Dave asked me which plugin I was using for the HTML toolbar above the comments (it was Comment Form Quicktags) I was reminded that the WP Admin side of that plugin has never worked for me. So I checked to see if there was a newer version and it’s not been updated in a . . . → Read More: Testing out a new Comment Toolbar thingy.

Anti-abortionists asked what the punishment should be if it’s made illegal have no answers.

This video clip is a couple of years old — it was uploaded to YouTube in January of 2008 — but I only came across it recently via a link on Common Sense Atheism. It was filmed at an anti-abortion protest and in it women are asked a very simple question: If abortion is made . . . → Read More: Anti-abortionists asked what the punishment should be if it’s made illegal have no answers.

New Left Media interviews Glenn Beck fans at his “Restoring Honor” rally.

New Left Media always does a pretty good job of letting the folks on the Far Right demonstrate just how clueless and misinformed they really are. As you can imagine going to Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor rally is a veritable gold mine of crazy just waiting for a chance to speak its mind. One thing . . . → Read More: New Left Media interviews Glenn Beck fans at his “Restoring Honor” rally.

What popular movies do you just don’t get?

Pic of Big Lebowski movie poster.

The Big Wha???

And when I say “just don’t get” I mean you don’t understand what the big fucking deal is? You know the sort I’m talking about: Everyone you know has seen it and thinks it’s the most incredible/deeply philosophical/emotionally moving/amazingly subtle story they’ve ever seen. Then you watch it and all you . . . → Read More: What popular movies do you just don’t get?

How’s this for an odd couple: Atheist soldier tasked with protecting a Chaplain.

There is an absolutely fascinating article at WSJ.com about a Navy Chaplain in Afghanistan who is protected by an atheist soldier:

SANGIN, Afghanistan—They say there are no atheists in foxholes. There’s one on the front lines here, though, and the chaplain isn’t thrilled about it.

Navy Chaplain Terry Moran is steeped in the Bible and believes . . . → Read More: How’s this for an odd couple: Atheist soldier tasked with protecting a Chaplain.

WTF indeed!

I’ve often had this reaction to some church banners, but you’d think there would be at least one person attending that church who could explain to them what WTF is commonly assumed to stand for:

Image from timastevens at ow.ly and discovered by Almighty God.

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SEB Mailbag: Chain Mail from Ben Stein. Kind of.

I’ve mentioned before that most of my extended family is religious to some degree or another so it’s not uncommon for me to receive chain mails with variations on the taking-the-Bible-out-of-school-is-the-cause-of-all-our-societal-problems theme. I got one such chain mail today and while I can usually just ignore them with only minor irritation, today’s missive bugged me . . . → Read More: SEB Mailbag: Chain Mail from Ben Stein. Kind of.

Bush shows his appreciation.

Came across this one a couple of days ago and thought I should share it:

Sad, but true.