Archive for the ‘Silly stuff’ Category
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
A Spartanburg woman has made a piece of cheese toast that bears an uncanny resemblance to country music legend Crystal Gayle.
The likeness is amazing!
As the woman noted…
“I know there’s a lot of people who believe there’s some […] reason for it being there,” said Lowe, who lives on Lake Bowen. “I just don’t know, but I could never eat it.”
Yes, country music is rather popular here in South Carolina. What other reason would there be for country music legends to start appearing on toast?
Okay, okay … so the woman actually thought the toast looked like some religious character. But you can’t tell me that isn’t Crystal Gayle immortalized in cheese!
Tags: cheese, country music, crystal gayle, jesus, Silly stuff, south carolina, The culture wars, toast
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Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
There are some folks out there who wonder how we in South Carolina managed to elect officials that want to play crazy, stupid games with the federal stimulus package, the state budget, and our underfunded state services.
Let me introduce you to conservatism, South Carolina style:
Conservative performance art, right side. Click to enlarge.
What it says:
DEMS DRIVE BUY MEDIA
LARGEST TERRORIST
GROUP IN AMERICA
OBAMA INSANE – THEIR
LEADER – CHILDREN ARE
A PUNISHMENT – ABORT
OUR GOVERNMENT IS A DEN
OF SELFSERVING LIARS
THIEVES – SELLING OUT
HARD WORKING TAX
PAYERS TO ENRICH THEM
SELVES & FRIENDS
And on the other side …
Cnservative performance art, left side. Click to enlarge
It says:
OUT WITH THE OLD CROOKS
IN WITH THE NEW CROOKS
CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE
IN BILLION GIVEN TO
CONGRESS FROM GROUPS
THAT GOT BAIL OUT MONEY
And there you have it! South Carolina’s conservative values – as articulated by the “crazy truck guy”.
Tags: Politics, Silly stuff, south carolina
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
For sale. One antique Arizona senator. Complete with crazy Alaskan governor. Price reduced.
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Okay, it’s the night of the big election and the reports are pouring in. And to generate excitement, networks are “calling” states for Obama and McCain.
Here’s MSNBC, calling South Carolina for McCain:
MSNBC calls South Carolina for McCain!
While I do realize that Obama has a snowball’s chance in Hell of winning South Carolina, isn’t it customary for the winner of an election to have more votes than the loser?
Here’s CNN calling Maine for Obama:
Maine goes to Obama!
… with a grand total of three votes in! I know that Maine is a pretty small state, but … three votes decides the election? Obama by a 2:1 margin … literally.
Tags: election 2008, mccain, obama, Politics, Silly stuff
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
I haven’t had a whole lot of time to blog lately, but I can’t resist laughing at the culture wars. Yglesias links to this post from an “oasis of rational conservatives”, titled “THIS IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW”:
THIS IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
So … the Democratic nominee for President can ride a bike, while the Republican nominee for Vice President can stand in front of a motorcycle?
But this post really compares apples to oranges. They should have McCain on a motorcycle (making sure to hide the scaffolding holding him up). That, or find a picture of Joe Biden on a bike.
Tags: bike, joe biden, motorcycle, obama, palin
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
… of the War On Crack. The State reports that:
A proposed ordinance banning sagging pants was up for second and final reading Monday, but [Pamplico] Mayor Gene Gainey said council tabled the issue at the recommendation of town attorney Jimmy Epps.
“We’re not doing away with it, but we’re going to get a little more information on it before we get any deeper into this particular ordinance,” Gainey said.
Pamplico plumbers, undoubtedly, are breathing easier at the news.
Tags: dumb laws, pants, Politics, Silly stuff
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
In South Carolina, we’re certainly not ashamed to import silly ideas from other states. According to WPDE, Pamplico is joining the War On Crack.
No, not that War On Crack. This War On Crack.
Last month, [Pamplico] town council took the first step to make it illegal to wear saggy pants in the city limits.
Officials said they haven’t discussed how they would enforce the law.
I’m guessing officials also haven’t announced what effect this law would have on actual crimes.
Perhaps the Pamplico town council merely hates plumbers?
Tags: dumb laws, pants, Politics, Silly stuff
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Friday, August 1st, 2008
The New York Times talks a bit about a new study of college-bound youth:
The researchers found that college-bound youth were less likely to be involved in criminal activity and substance use during adolescence than kids who weren’t headed for college.
But college attendance triggered some surprising changes. When male students enrolled in four-year universities, levels of drinking, property theft and unstructured socializing with friends increased and surpassed rates for their less-educated male peers.
I have to question the use of that word “surprising”. Is there anyone out there who finds this even remotely surprising?
At least we now have hard data showing that college kids drink and waste time hanging out with friends. This will, of course, be useful when explaining why these same students aren’t passing. 🙂
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