June 2004
The Archives
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Monty Python takes on Donald Rumsfeld
06.24.04 | Permalink | Comments Off on Monty Python takes on Donald RumsfeldMonty Python’s Terry Jones is understandably concerned that he doesn’t know where his son goes after choir practice; after all, “he might be going to anarchist meetings or Islamic study groups.” Confused about what to do about his quandry, Jones is applying Rumsfeld’s understanding of what torture is and isn’t to his problematic family situation: […]
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The dove and its tissue
I thought picketing robots were the cutting edge of protest these days. But it turns out I was wrong. Gives a whole new meaning to “circle jerk.”
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Our new marketing strategy
06.22.04 | Permalink | Comments Off on Our new marketing strategyYou know what people like? Small furry rodents with fuzzy tails. You know, squirrels, hamsters, rabbits, that sort of thing. They eat that shit up. We need to get us some of them dancing squirrels too. Then we’ll be selling t-shirts like they’re hot cakes, I tell you what. You mark my words: people will […]
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Rev. Billy Bob’s rodent revival
06.22.04 | Permalink | 6 CommentsSquirrels need religion too. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
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Cosmonaut Chutney
06.21.04 | Permalink | 2 CommentsIt’s here! Earlier today the era of civilian space travel finally arrived. Now that we know it can be done without NASA, the costs will start coming down as competing methods vie for customers. Who knows? Maybe I’ll get up there someday myself.
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Tax wealth, not work
06.14.04 | Permalink | Comments Off on Tax wealth, not workAs part of his campaign platform, Ralph Nader is proposing we abolish the income tax for incomes below $100K a year. In its place he’d implement a “wealth tax.” This is played up as a bid for conservative voters, and I can see how Steve Forbes might like the idea. But this strikes me as […]
