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Born Hutterite
02.01.03 | Permalink | Comments Off on Born HutteriteScattered across the Canadian plains are small enclaves of a pietist religious sect known as Hutterites. I caught the film “Born Hutterite on IFC or Bravo. An extreme Mennonite sect, Hutterites believe that salvation is only possible within their few enclaves. The documentary follows the lives of former Hutterites. Like other strict Mennonite sects, Hutterites […]
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Jesus Christ!
01.31.03 | Permalink | 2 CommentsGood name for a website, you’re thinking. But, no, really, it’s the name of a website. Some questions: What’s with the ducks? Why is there a clock running on every page? Why is Steve Irwin next to a hummingbird? Why has the word “Father” in the Lord’s Prayer been replaced by clipart of a jumping […]
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“Click the really excited choir boy”
01.31.03 | Permalink | 4 CommentsNo shitting. A self-professed “lapsed Catholic” is linking to “praise & worship music” on his website.
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Thank you, Jesus, for my lymphoma
01.30.03 | Permalink | Comments Off on Thank you, Jesus, for my lymphomaFound out today that a friend has lymphoma. In honor of a genuinely good man being eaten alive by his own body, I offer the following adventure in theodicy, courtesy Monty Python. All things dull and ugly, All creatures short and squat, All things rude and nasty, The Lord God made the lot. Each little […]
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Wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more
01.29.03 | Permalink | 5 CommentsBush delivered a consistently mediocre State of the Union address this year. Even conservative George Will couldn’t hide his contempt on ABC’s post-game show. (I’ll send him a dollar if he’ll say so in a column.) My favorite Bush line of all was this: To date we have arrested, or otherwise dealt with, many key […]
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Almost there. . .
01.28.03 | Permalink | Comments Off on Almost there. . .Almost there. . . almost there. . . And then Darth Vader shoots his X-wing and he crashes into the Death Star canyon wall. Let’s hope MyIrony’s luck is better. Be sure to try out the new ‘comments’ sections—you don’t have to register, and it becomes a permanent part of the archived version of the […]
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