
Sylvia Machamer weighs in on the Fightin' Whities in a letter to the Denver Post. Says she: "Even in California, we know of Eaton High's offensive mascot. What a great idea the American-Indian students at the University of Northern Colorado had. I am so proud of those young men."
Even in California.. I think that pretty well sums it up.
Quick Sylvia: Where is Eaton? What's their major industry? Ok, you can look at a map..
The Denver Post Doofus of the Month Award goes to the Hurst, Texas, public schools for expelling a 16-year-old honor student after a bread knife was found in the back of his pickup truck. The knife apparently fell from a box of household goods that had belonged to his grandmother, when he hauled it to Goodwill. "This is a serious offense," a school official told the boy.
Another good deed well punished by the morons at Zero Tolerance, Inc.
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Anthony Woodlief asks why bathroom doors are exempt from the 'open outward' fire codes. This may be the last triumph of common sense over bureaucracy - when was the last time you were in a hurry to get out of the bathroom?
This is my rifle. This is my gun. This is funny and probably too close to truth. Via just about everybody, but I finally got around to reading it.
Via Sand in the Gears comes a pointed quote from Frederic Bastiat's book, The Law. "It is impossible to introduce into society a greater change and a greater evil than this: the conversion of the law into an instrument of plunder .. it erases from everyone's conscience the distinction between justice and injustice."
There's got to be a better way than these class action suits where the plaintiffs get discount coupons and their attorneys pocket millions. Makes you wonder whose interests were being represented..
Hmm. I never did hear back from the folks at Bravenet when I signed up for their hit counter. I'd thought their site was behaving oddly. I guess I'll give it another try - if only I could get a connection to my ISP..
Update: Well, dummy, that's because you signed up for GoStats. But you haven't heard from them either. (The mouse in your pocket)
Excellent! Looks like Sgt. Schultz is an armored cavalryman. Can't have a real party without the heavy metal.
Thanks to Bill Quick I've discovered Anthony Woodlief's Sand in the Gears. It is indeed laugh-out-loud funny with turns of a more biting wit.
Woodlief takes a whack at Sovietski.com. Absolutely right. Don't buy anything from those filthy Russian capitalists. Especially their cheap, simple, but well-made amber jewelry. They should be punished forever for their government's misdeeds and their bad taste in merchandise.
One more time
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I'm honored! I've just received a very special email:
I AM MRS. SESE-SEKO WIDOW OF LATE PRESIDENT MOBUTU SESE-SEKO OF ZAIRE? NOW KNOWN AS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC). I AM MOVED TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER, THIS WAS IN CONFIDENCE CONSIDERING MY PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCE AND SITUATION.
Her situation? Well, she's got $30 million bucks she needs to put in my bank account, if only I'll give her the account number. Too bad I can't remember it right off..
Cathy Young's take down of Nicholas Kristof's guns and terrorism article is now available at Reason Online.
Jacob Sullum writes Editor's Links today at Reason and has some interesting news: The drug warriors have discovered the internet.
The [National Drug Intelligence Center] concedes that actual drug dealing is exceedingly rare online, so the Threat consists mainly of inconvenient facts and dissenting speech. Fortunately, the NDIC has discovered the First Amendment as well as the Internet. In a section on "Challenges Facing Policymakers and Law Enforce