Saturday, February 14, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
The Flatulist
Have you seen the Fartin' Gary episode of "Mr. Show"? Well, did you know that flatulist is actually a real profession with its own beautiful history? Behold, the greatest Wikipedia article ever. (Thanks, Scott)
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Thursday, January 08, 2009
John Lofton
(update: I retitled this post, as the original was unnecessarily harsh.)
Today I watched the classic 1986 appearance of Frank Zappa and John Lofton on TV's "Crossfire". A friend had never seen it, and, after recommending it, I thought I'd give it another viewing. It is not necessary for me to review here the myriad fallacies and underhanded rhetorical techniques that Lofton employs. Nor is it necessary for me to point out that "Crossfire" was an utter piece of trash...too late.
No, the reason for this post is that I googled Mr. Lofton and found out that he is still alive and babbling (alas, unlike Frank). Not only is this scoundrel alive, but he has a blog, in which he describes himself as a "recovering Republican". Now he is a member of the Constituion Party, which evidently chose the wrong name. In summarizing their views, 2004 candidate Michael Peroutka lists the following as bullet point number one:
1) There is an Almighty, Everlasting, Omniscient, God -- the God of the Bible -- Who is active in the affairs of men.
And really, isn't that what the Constitution is all about? But you know me, I'm more of a "first amendment man." (I also like vanilla ice cream).
I haven't had the time to wade through all of the muck over at his site, but I did find his criticism of Obama's choice for Inaugural Poet pretty amusing. It just makes him so MAD! Then again, if you watched the "Crossfire" episode, you know that Mr. Lofton is not only an expert on politics, but art as well.
Today I watched the classic 1986 appearance of Frank Zappa and John Lofton on TV's "Crossfire". A friend had never seen it, and, after recommending it, I thought I'd give it another viewing. It is not necessary for me to review here the myriad fallacies and underhanded rhetorical techniques that Lofton employs. Nor is it necessary for me to point out that "Crossfire" was an utter piece of trash...too late.
No, the reason for this post is that I googled Mr. Lofton and found out that he is still alive and babbling (alas, unlike Frank). Not only is this scoundrel alive, but he has a blog, in which he describes himself as a "recovering Republican". Now he is a member of the Constituion Party, which evidently chose the wrong name. In summarizing their views, 2004 candidate Michael Peroutka lists the following as bullet point number one:
1) There is an Almighty, Everlasting, Omniscient, God -- the God of the Bible -- Who is active in the affairs of men.
And really, isn't that what the Constitution is all about? But you know me, I'm more of a "first amendment man." (I also like vanilla ice cream).
I haven't had the time to wade through all of the muck over at his site, but I did find his criticism of Obama's choice for Inaugural Poet pretty amusing. It just makes him so MAD! Then again, if you watched the "Crossfire" episode, you know that Mr. Lofton is not only an expert on politics, but art as well.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Saving the Rainforest vs Saving the Gays
And the award for worst analogy of the year goes to...
Joseph "Resident Evil 4" Ratzinger (seriously, those sunken eyes are EVIL looking.) Reuters reports that "Pope Benedict said on Monday that saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behavior was just as important as saving the rainforest from destruction." So, just in case you were wondering whether "His Holiness" has any credibility whatsoever, he said that ending gay sex, which last I checked does not kill people, is tantamount to protecting the rain forests, which provide us with life preserving oxygen and whose destruction would cause death and misery for untold numbers of humans, let alone TWO THIRDS of the world's species.
Joseph "Resident Evil 4" Ratzinger (seriously, those sunken eyes are EVIL looking.) Reuters reports that "Pope Benedict said on Monday that saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behavior was just as important as saving the rainforest from destruction." So, just in case you were wondering whether "His Holiness" has any credibility whatsoever, he said that ending gay sex, which last I checked does not kill people, is tantamount to protecting the rain forests, which provide us with life preserving oxygen and whose destruction would cause death and misery for untold numbers of humans, let alone TWO THIRDS of the world's species.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
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