SUN 14 OCT 2001

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Courtesy TomD and Watcher's Web

Thought for the Day
"The church must be the critic and guide of the state, and never its tool."
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Thought for the Day
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want rain without thunder and lightning."
-- Frederick Douglass

Irony in Real Life

Close-up of actual pro-bin Laden protest poster

Anti-American protesters across the Middle East and Asia are marching angrily, carrying posters of Osama bin Laden. But wait -- who's that next to him in the picture? Could it be... Bert the Muppet?

Indeed it could. One of the photos of bin Laden used by actual protesters portrays the Taliban leader with Bert of Sesame Street. Apparently the photos were gleaned from a number of sources, including a knockoff of the satirical internet site, "Bert is Evil" (the owner of the original site has denied responsibility). Certain people just don't understand humor, which is yet another reason I've always despised the Taliban. But they must have been checking out some "Westernist" websites at some point....

Bert w/ bin Laden on a Bert is Evil humor site

A Dream
I dreamed I was in large building with tiled floors and fluorescent lights, like a supermarket, except that the entire place consisted of nothing but long winding checkout aisles. There were no shelves or displays or anything to buy, just endless turnstiles and narrow lanes separated by low metal fences -- sort of a checkout maze from hell. Like everyone else, I was pushing an empty metal shopping cart. Off in the distance, far on the other side of the store, the numbered lights of the actual checkout lanes were visible, but no one seemed to be able to actually get there.

I'm sure this dream has some kind of meaning to it, but I can't figure out what it is right now.

Thought for the Day
"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government."
-- Edward Abbey

Why Do You Think He Always Wears That Turban?

We always knew he was a dick-head....

Annex Canada?
In the great American spirit of manifest destiny, some people apparently want to make Canada part of the United States, creating a United North America. The first question this brings to most people's minds is, of course, "What about the flag?" Don't worry, you'll see when you go there. I'm not sure how the Canadians would feel about losing their maple leaf entirely, though. Maybe someone should come up with some alternatives....

Sexing Flies
I received this via email:

Stopped at a friend's house the other day and found him stalking around with a flyswatter. When I asked if he was getting any flies, he answered, "Yeah, 3 males and 2 females."

Curious, I inquired as to how he could tell the difference.

He answered, "Three were on a beer can and two were on the phone."

Thought for the Day
"Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another."
-- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Afghan Hottie

Visit Landover Baptist Church!

Thought for the Day
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance."
-- Aesop

Breaking News

Weirdest Search Referral Yet
Somebody found this site on Google looking for "Canadian twenty dollar bill with naked men on them joke." Sorry to disappoint....

Ten Things That Will Happen
Before the Taliban surrenders Osama bin Laden:

1. The Taliban will pass an Equal Rights Amendment.
2. Arafat will host a Bar Mitzvah.
3. Giuliani will avoid cameras.
4. Bush will be invited to join Toastmasters and Mensa.
5. Noam Chomsky will endorse increased Defense expenditures.
6. American high school seniors will locate Afghanistan on a map.
7. Pearl Harbor will sweep the Oscars.
8. The rich will decide to do their own dirty work from now on.
9. OJ will find the real killers.
10. Nobody will blame the Jews.

Thought for the Day
"I have never advocated war except as a means of peace."
-- Ulysses S. Grant