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BVD This content was originally posted March 22, 2013. … Spencer Tracy’s second rule for acting is to not trip over the props. This might be a problem for Jon Hamm. In a bit of slow news day geni…

One popular brand of underwear is the BVD. This was originally made by Bradley, Voorhees & Day, hence the name. BVDs are not named for Bovine Viral Diarrhea.

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War And Taxes This post was published March 28, 2008. … One of the radio whiners was talking about taxes today. (That sentence could get a lot of use). There was some kind of economist guest, and the consensus w…

I had a disagreement with another blogger in 2007 over Iran. He made this comment: “I agree it’s unwise to beat the war drums now, but Iran is not benign. Wouldn’t you be at least a little concerned if they acquired nuclear weapons?”

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Are You a Liberal? @jessesingal “I scored 92% on the Burnham Liberal Test (1964) — “Full-Blown Liberal.” 39 questions from Suicide of the West. Take it yourself” This item floated across my timeline when …

I stumbled onto a 1964 quiz about whether or not you are a liberal. Things looked different in 1964. Liberal was not an insult in those days.

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David And Elton This content was published March 24, 2023. … On page 327 of David Bowie: A Life, the Live Aid show goes down. One backstage reunion did not go well. “There wasn’t much love lost between…

With all the nonsense going on in the world, maybe now is the time for gossip about Elton John and David Bowie

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Tourette’s At Baftas The display of a link on this page does not indicate approval of content. BBC sorry for airing racial slur shouted by guest with Tourette’s at Baftas Former David Pakman producer reveals that…

This is the first monday morning reader of the FAFO war.
@TheWapplehouse Quentin Tarantino has been killed by an Iranian missile in Tel Aviv
@ComChia430 Was there a sign at his house that said "Dead Quentin Storage"?
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Operation Epstein Fury On August 1, 1914, war was breaking out in Europe. The British foreign secretary said to a friend, “The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our life-time&#…

On August 1, 1914, war was breaking out in Europe. The British foreign secretary said to a friend, “The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our life-time”.
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Fifteen Minutes This content was posted February 22, 2025. … Andy Warhol is quoted as saying that “in the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.” If a celebrity is getting tiresome, peopl…

Did Andy Warhol say “In the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes”? He probably did. However, there is no definitive source.

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James Baldwin And The Magic Word This content was originally published September 10. 2013. … In the spring of 1963, KQED filmed a show, “Take this hammer, featuring James Arthur Baldwin. The snippet in the video seems to have been…

“But you still think, I gather, that the racist is necessary. Well he’s not necessary to me, so he must be necessary to you. So I give you your problem back. You’re the racist baby, it isn’t me.”
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Tiny American Faith Groups This content was published February 11, 2015. … As you may have heard, a man killed three of his neighbors in North Carolina. The victims were Muslim, and the alleged perp is white. Since America i…

In 2015, Craig Hicks killed three of his neighbors. Some say it was because they were Muslims. Others say they had a disagreement over a parking spot.
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Diarization sing elders welcome · Be necessarily mean · use facilities We’re starting today feeling good. We’re going to try to write something, instead of just looking in the archive and dredging …

The title of today’s product is Diarization. This is the act of making a RT diary. Unfortunately, diarization sounds a lot like diarrhea. The spell check suggestions for Diarization: Notarization, Digitization, Deodorization, Polarization
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@simeonthefool.bsky.social‬ you might enjoy this

Whose Christianity? “If our Christianity causes kids to go hungry, the sick to go without healthcare, the stranger to be unwelcome, and the needy to be treated as “parasites,” all while billionaires get richer, we’ve …

Yet another hypocrisy hunt meme appeared on Facebook recently. This one involved uncredited content. Maybe people have the “right” to post this type of material, but we are not required to pay attention.
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Whose Christianity? “If our Christianity causes kids to go hungry, the sick to go without healthcare, the stranger to be unwelcome, and the needy to be treated as “parasites,” all while billionaires get richer, we’ve …

Pointing out hypocrisy is boring
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Debugging BAD Arguments The display of a link on this page does not indicate approval of content..Caravaggio: Murderous Artist Who Died In Mystery (Waldemar Januszczak Documentary)A Lecture on Logical Fallacies: Debugging…

This is your weekly reader for another cold monday. We still have not started a war with Iran, that I know of. We may look back at this time one day, and wonder why we didn’t appreciate how good life was right now.

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Beyoncé This content was published February 10, 2016. … “Seriously. Beyoncé releases an awesome video for an awesome song that empowers Black, southern women and it makes racist white people’s …

In 2016, Beyoncé performed at the Super Bowl. It inspired a lot of comments, both pro and con. The contrived controversy was soon forgotten. Beyoncé continued to dance her way to the bank.

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Jesus Gets A New Nickname This content was originally published February 13, 2013 … There is a video making the rounds now. The title involves Jesus, and a certain racial slur. When you go to many links, you get this messag…

There was a popular video created in 2013. It shows an Iowa minister delivering a hip hop message about Jesus. It includes the line “Jesus Christ is my N****” The entertainment has 97m views.
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Hokey Pokey Part One Visit the post for more.

Bamboozle Kerfuffle Psycho Babble
Nincompoop Shenanigan Switcheroo
Blathering Fuddy Duddy Skedaddle
Mammon-Grabbing Click Bait Hullabaloo
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Didion & Babitz Part One This content was published February 12, 2025. … Didion & Babitz has hit the streets, as anyone who reads instagram knows. Lilianne O’Lick knows how to sell the soap, as well as a dirty st…

Chamblee54 posted part two of this series yesterday. Once you read part one, posted today, you probably will not understand why. When you are talking about seventies California, you are not supposed to understand.
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That is too long for a fortune cookie

The republican challengers are not very impressive. We will know more after the May primary.
It is a long time until November. If we have a major war all bets are off.

Georgia's Congressional Delegation — Track AIPAC See which Members of Congress from Georgia are supported by pro Israel interest groups.

aipac gave him $715k www.trackaipac.com/states/georgia

Didion & Babitz Part Two This content was published February 21, 2025. … At 1838, February 19th 2025, I shut the cover on Didion & Babitz. Say what you will about author Lilliane O’Lick, she is one helluva storyteller.…

Eve Babitz and Joan Didion were both Hollywood players, even if they played in different leagues. The pocket calculator was invented to help Eve keep score.
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Such A Society This content was published February 24, 2022. … The writing workshop announcement appeared before the event. I went to the signup, and was checked in at 7:27. Tonight’s prompt is to write a &…

The day started with breakfast, and medications. Twitter adds this: @robstiles1 “All tyrannies rule through fraud and force. Once the fraud is exposed they must then rely solely on force.” – George Orwell” There are a lot of flaky Orwell quotes.
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Influencer Encouraging The display of a link on this page does not indicate approval of content..psalm 141:3 Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. Believers See Jesus’s Face in the Shroud of Tur…

This is your monday morning reader for this first week after football.
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two poems inspired by Oscar Wilde
sincerity is a dangerous thing
but too much is generally fatal
details are always vulgar when we sing
not young enough to know everything dull
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Joe Rogan Experience #2452 - Roger Avary YouTube video by PowerfulJRE

This relates to our conversation eight years ago
The people celebrating the conversion of Joe Rogan might want to calm down.
"I've been reading the Bible a lot. And one of the problems that I find is it's clearly got the hand of man on it."
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