Today’s euphemism

America is becoming a developing nation

Thanx to lovelyangel

“Moving humanity away from death and toward the stars”

Interview with Ada Palmer

Thanx to RAW Illumination.

The dog that caught the car

Many of us have rich fantasy lives, dreams that if only things were different, we could be movie stars or business giants or whatever. One survival trait is to realize when those fantasies are unrealistic, because few things are more embarrassing than getting the opportunity and showing the world that you never could have done what you proudly proclaimed. Case in point: The Republicans kept saying that if only they were in charge, wondrous things would happen. Now they have control of all three branches of the government, but they cannot realize their plans because their plans make no sense.

Weirdfail

The New Weird was the last whites-only literary movement in science fiction.

Thanx to File 770

So that’s what happened to me

Pat Robertson claims college turns men into ‘transgenders’ who believe in evolution and global warming.

The Al Capone Theory

Sexual aggression as a warning sign of other forms of malfeasance

Subcultural appropriation

Fast food mascots as Anime

Dark

Reading about the subprime scandal, I learned that Angelo Mozilo, the CEO of Countrywide Financial, is a dark-skinned Italian who was once refused service at a Southern restaurant because of his pigmentation. When he told them he was Italian, the reply was, “That’s what they all say.”

The confusion remains:

* Mike Tirico

* Vivian Liberto (Johnny Cash’s first wife): Maybe Yes / Maybe No

The condiment that dares not speak its name

Chicago Dog Sauce