Category Archives: hang ‘em high

Schadenfreude

Posted on April 5, 2010 by dff

The English-language version of Spiegel reports (handy, since no American newspaper or news magazine will touch the story): Life has become “awful” for Phil Jones. Just a few months ago, he was a man with an enviable reputation: the head … Continue reading →

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Insert obligatory nuke-the-site-from-orbit joke here

Posted on January 11, 2010 by dff

I had no idea Berkeley had such a large performing arts department: Last September, Friend reports, 5,000 Berkeley employees and students rallied in Sproul Plaza, scene of protests that ignited the 1960s and helped make Ronald Reagan governor. Some protesters, … Continue reading →

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“Elegant, Responsive, Smart. A new mode of transport” …for hipster douchebags

Posted on January 2, 2010 by dff

Reminding me how much I hate (well, some) people: Utterly unsurprising: footage of the People’s Republic of Cambridge masquerading as Copenhagen. Anybody remember just getting on a bike and fucking going somewhere? I’ve got a nice Intel Inside-type tag line … Continue reading →

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Perfidy

Posted on December 16, 2009 by dff

Lord Monckton on Climategate at the 2nd International Climate Conference. Given the amount of money these guys want diverted to non-productive uses (“graft”), and the likely impact on people living on the margin in various places, I think being put … Continue reading →

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I pledge allegance to the flag and to the bannana republic for which it stands

Posted on December 14, 2009 by dff

Krauthammer, on the latest from the Failed Obama Adminitration™ : The reason that there is this huge increase in the debt ceiling today is that it gets us past Election Day next year, so you won’t have to have another … Continue reading →

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Those who can, do. Those who can’t, advise the POTUS.

Posted on November 25, 2009 by dff
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To surge or not to surge

Posted on October 11, 2009 by dff

In suggesting various options regarding the US presence in Afghanistan that the Obama administration might consider (bugging out, kicking the can down the road, and – you know – winning) Victor Davis Hanson writes: You might have to define the … Continue reading →

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Celebrity-obsessed culture

Posted on October 3, 2009 by dff

…is so tiresome: Suggestions for a slideshow of celebrities who didn’t die young enough? Yes, living celebrities qualify. Or is even expressing disgust too celebrity-obsessed?

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Movie directors and wanna-be movie directors who think movie directors should be allowed to rape children

Posted on October 1, 2009 by dff

Because, really, who’d bother directing movies without the perquisites? If you see any of these pendejos around your kids, I’d recommend sticking it up their asses, and pulling the trigger until it goes click… click… click… Which is to say … Continue reading →

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NSF apparently NSFW

Posted on September 29, 2009 by dff

WOW… $13,00 – $58,000 worth of porn surfing! And that’s just one guy!

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The street (with lampposts) finds its own uses for things

Posted on October 6, 2008 by dff

Really, who cares what the vendor says the rope is for?

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Good news and bad news

Posted on February 28, 2008 by dff

Assuming they’re both guilty of what the rumors say they’ve done, the upside is that they aren’t as stupid as they sound. The downside is that they’re even bigger scumbags than I’ve been assuming they are, if that’s even possible. … Continue reading →

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Probably not enough British comic authors on the list, either

Posted on February 1, 2008 by dff

I didn’t follow the link, but I’m pretty confident in the accuracy of my post title.

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Things I did not know this morning

Posted on January 22, 2008 by dff

It was a long time ago, sure – but still.

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Interesting statistic

Posted on January 8, 2008 by dff

kamangir.net: One of the high-commanders of the Police force stated a few days ago that in 63% of cases of murder with a female victim, women are killed by a family member and that “the Police cannot intervene in these … Continue reading →

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MEMO: ultra-violent overthrow of government scheduled for Saturday (raindate Sunday)

Posted on January 8, 2008 by dff

Daring SWAT team saves child from headache: NEW CASTLE, Colo. — A tactical law enforcement team broke into Tom Shiflett’s home and took his 11-year-old son to hospital for court-ordered medical treatment for a minor head injury. Garfield County’s All … Continue reading →

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Finally something I’m qualified for

Posted on December 11, 2007 by dff

Skeptical Scientists Urge World To ‘Have the Courage to Do Nothing’ At UN Conference: BALI, Indonesia – An international team of scientists skeptical of man-made climate fears promoted by the UN and former Vice President Al Gore, descended on Bali … Continue reading →

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Cowboy up, Catholics!

Posted on August 29, 2007 by dff

Editor & Publisher: The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights (CLRCR) issued a statement today criticizing newspapers for dropping cartoons that might offend Muslims while running cartoons that might offend Catholics. CLRCR was reacting to the news that at … Continue reading →

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Long drop

Posted on August 24, 2007 by dff

Via Chuck, Alex Tabarrok’s So You Think You Can Be President? game show proposal: Our system for choosing presidents doesn’t work very well. Voters are woefully uninformed on the most basic of issues and many end up voting on whim. … Continue reading →

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Never again! (unless I can get some votes out of it)

Posted on July 23, 2007 by dff

What an asshole: SUNAPEE, N.H. – Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Thursday the United States cannot use its military to solve humanitarian problems and that preventing a potential genocide in Iraq isn’t a good enough reason to keep U.S. … Continue reading →

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