General Batshit; 'WTF' Moments; Our Favorite Fundies; Batshit of the Week Award....
Well, Osama Bin Laden is busy feeding crabs right now; the Mississippi is getting ready to prove that (1) climate change is real, and (2) it's not a good idea, ever, to build houses and factories and who-knows-what-all in 500 year flood-plains, no matter how good the view is in the summertime.
I'm reminded that (as one of my favorite authors put it so well today) "...science is only appreciated when it delivers results that can be consumed in the home or blown up abroad...." Other than that, it's (obviously) the province of educated 'elites' - people who the far Right (essentially an agglomeration of Fundies, Teabaggers, and semiliterate Hoverournd-ridin' mouthbreathers) view with disdain, no matter what their credentials.
The entire nation of Kiribati (that's pronounced "Keer-i-bash") is about to go decks-awash (go look it up if you don't believe me). Meanwhile, our very own Tim Pawlenty, former governor of Minnesota, apologized recently for 'caring about the climate'.
As if that wasn't enough, two of our Congresscritters actually introduced legislation which would have 'repealed' the EPA's findings regarding greenhouse-gases and climate change. (What's next? 'Repealing' the law of gravity?)
Batshit abounds, folks. It's nowhere more evident than in the halls of Congress. While H.L. Mencken might well be right ("A nation full of people capable of original thought may well be unendurable"), right now, I'd trade that for the lunacy which passes for 'common sense' in America nowadays.
On with the show....
General Batshit....
But Did He See Me Run That Yellow Light Yesterday? - Don't steal from this guy. He invokes a higher authority....
I Think I Saw One Of These In 'Saving Private Ryan' - I have to love this rig. He gets bonus points for the drive-system; I think it actually works. Does that make it a truck (and subject to higher tax?), a car, or an SUV? I'm pretty sure the gun is a welded-up gaggle of spare parts and water pipe, though....
A Guy I Knew Actually Did This - I love redneck engineers. They're the guys who make the keg-stand gizmos out of spare lumber, on the offchance they can get little DaisyMae Sixpack to consume far too much alcohol in her party-dress and actually use it. They're the ones who built the redneck-halftrack in the picture above. And, they're the guys who made this....
'WTF' Moments....
Now, Hold Your Tongue And Say, "My Dad Works At An Apple Factory" - No, it's not quite like that. It's worse. Turns out the employees at a factory in China making gizmos for Apple have to sign a rather interesting employment agreement. (Check out the nets below the windows in the article)....
Note: Don't Attempt This At Home. Or Anywhere Else - Turns out this guy (a 'performance artist' from Colombia) decided to tie a plastic bag around his head as a part of his show. Yes; he asphix asphics asph - cut off his friggin' air supply and died....
Leave This To The Japanese - They've invented a French-kissing machine that can be used long-distance via the Internet. (I can't. It's too bizarre. You'll have to read the article yourself....)
Maybe It Was That 'Tick-Tick-Tick' Sound They Made In The Hallway - A teenage boy has been suspended from school in Florida....
'Don't Worry - It's Just Something I Ate' - A guy in Ann Arbor, Michigan caused a local hospital to call the hazmat team. (Note: This goes way beyond "I farted")....
Dead. Wrapped in Plastic - Remember Twin Peaks? Well, this ain't it....
It's My Money, And I Want It Now! - Remember the moron who went to northern Pakistan to hunt Bin Laden and got himself arrested? Well, he wants recognition. And plenty of Dead Presidents.....
Finally; Words Just Fail Me Here - I'll just say that this guy got arrested in Seattle for a rather creative way of meeting women....
Our Favorite Fundies....
The Fundies Behind The Birther Movement Just Won't Let It Go - Along with my old buddy John Lofton, the Usual Gang of Idiots is at it again - and you won't believe what they're saying now....
Osama Bin Laden's DNA Confirms That Darwin Is Bunk - Only from the surreal mind of David Klinghoffer can you find a connection between Bin Laden's I.D., Darwin, and the repudiation of evolution....
So, Does He Share The Money With That Other Guy?- One of my favorite whacknut Fundies told us all a few years back that his prayers led to the capture of Saddam Hussein. Well, guess who's really responsible for finding Bin Laden....
Batshit of the Week Award....
Most of you are unaware of Pam Geller. You're better off not knowing about her. That's because she rides a line between Batshit Crazy and Bugfuck Nuts. Pam is what you get when you take an aging wannabe-supermodel, deprive her of oxygen for three minutes and give her a computer.
The only guy who'll publish her with any regularity is Joseph Farah, King Whackjob over at World Nut Net Daily. This week, she came up with a winner - now that the birth certificate thing is over, she's decided that Obama is illegitimate, and due to some convoluted interpretation of the Constitution and a line or two from Deuteronomy, he can't be allowed to remain as president one minute more.
Hey. I give her props. She's published (proof of the incessant demand for batshit); her blog gets far more hits than mine.
If that's what it takes, I'll forego celebrity.
I value my sanity - plus what people may think about me.
So, enjoy your fifteen minutes, Pam. I imagine it's fleeting.
