- This just in: Who bassist John Entwistle dead. [Jim]
- Special Guest Rant by Jim:
I spent a little time reading the coverage on the Pledge of Allegiance and I have a question (well, several) that no one seems to be asking.
Why is Congress in the business of writing loyalty oaths?
The original pledge was written by a socialist minister.Under God
was added by Congress in 1954 at the urging of people who felt that they needed a phrase so that Communists (being athiests) wouldn't be able to say. That reasoning is equally silly, but that's also beside the point.
Why is Congress in the business of writing loyalty oaths?
Also, why do we want school children to recite loyalty oaths by rote?
At least there isn't any important news that this is superceding. I mean, it's not like the biggest white collar crime in history is being buried to cover a silly court case in California.
Blegh. I'm much more appaled by the Senate's reaction than by the ruling. - Speaking of silly things in California... S.F. abuzz over Hello Kitty... toy. It was designed as a
personal muscle massager
. [fark!] - Out of curiosity Jim was looking at the "Last 10 Referrers" on Dave's Picks. Imagine his surprise when he found Yahoo! Search Results for pictures of women having sex with dogs -
Dave! Your content has changed.
[Jim] - Syracuse Man Admits He Masturbated Into The Coffee Cups Of Female Co-Workers. Maybe he was just trying to keep them from being depressed?
- When Sub-Pop Meets Porn. Punk, raver, goth, and geek porn-sites. And they all seem to be drawing many more women than "traditional" porn sites. [boing boing]
- Careful, you'll go blind flogging the rubber goat.