Category Archives: Silly

At What Point?

NEWARK, N.J. — A public school prohibited a second grader from singing a religious song at a talent show, prompting a lawsuit Friday alleging violation of the girl’s constitutional rights. A federal judge declined an emergency request to compel Frenchtown … Continue reading

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Paranoid Bastards

Lost Remote, as usual, will take any side of an argument that is counter to the President. Lost Remote is supposed to be a site that reports on the media and trends in the news media and the television / … Continue reading

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Fisking will now require more work

MarketWatch Market Pulse: NYT.com to charge for Op-Ed, other content as of Sept Monday May 16, 12:48 pm ET By Carolyn Pritchard SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The New York Times Co. on Monday said that, starting in September, access to … Continue reading

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Disingenuous Liars

It hasn’t been long since I went to elementary school. I’m 29 years old, and yet I remember it like it was yesterday. The teacher’s union (in this case the UFT, headed by Randy Weingarten (who I consider a poison … Continue reading

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When is early too early?

It’s starting to get a little ridiculous out there, folks… A father who protested a pro-homosexual book his 6-year-old son had been given in school spent a night in jail after being arrested by police. David Parker, 42, confronted officials … Continue reading

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Wrong answer…

CBS’ 6.1 million average nightly viewers last week was its lowest total since record-keeping started in 1987. [...] Low ratings for “Evening News” are a setback for CBS, which had received plenty of critical acclaim for the Schieffer-led broadcast. Schieffer … Continue reading

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*sigh*

Students want Bibles removed from rooms ‘to avoid offence’ JUDE SHEERIN UNIVERSITY students have voted to ban the Bible because they believe it could offend non-Christians. Up to 6,000 copies of the Gideon Bible could be taken out of rooms … Continue reading

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Am I the only one…

…enjoying Andrew Sullivan’s utter meltdown of late (other than my good friend Spoons, of course)? First he lost the election… Then he lost the papacy… Now he’s just a stark-raving lunatic. It’s sad to watch, and yet it’s not…

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What They Worry About in New Jersey

The food fight started after the birthday girl came with doughnuts. And then the star student came with Twinkies. The health-conscious mother had seen enough. She fired off a mass e-mail to the parents of other children in her son’s … Continue reading

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Wow… It gets cold in Canada. Who knew?

A guy who snuck into Canada to meet his internet love had an issue; he didn’t know it got cold in Canada… WINNIPEG (CP) – After sneaking across the border in bone-chilling weather to meet his Internet sweetheart, Charles Gonsoulin … Continue reading

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Same shit, different asshole…

Yahoo! News – Iran tells US nuclear sites cannot be destroyed “Our nuclear centres cannot be destroyed. Our nuclear technology comes from our scientists (and) we can transfer our nuclear workshops under mountains and carry out enrichment where no bomb … Continue reading

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Spokesperson: No Comment

New York Post Online Edition: gossip January 31, 2005 — EVEN in death, Rodney Dangerfield gets no respect. The late comedy legend’s longtime publicist, Kevin Sasaki, got a call from a booker at CNN last week asking him if “Rodney … Continue reading

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