August 2011
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“There was a Master come unto the earth, born in the holy land of Indiana, raised...”
– Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
Cultural traditions regarding baby teeth →
Thanks, Wikipedia. You always have the best in bizarre, useless knowledge.
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Michele Bachmann Takes Issue With 'Radical... →
thesimplebest:
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann claims the U.S. has more energy resources than any other country but isn’t exploiting them because of “radical environmentalists.”
Bachmann said with shale oil, natural gas and coal, the United States shouldn’t be “begging” others for oil and energy supplies.
She said “we are the king daddy dogs when it comes to...
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Watchnightsinwonderland:
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nom-chompsky:
Karen Gillan tearing Katy Perry to shreds with her I Kissed a Girl parody.
“I kissed a girl just to sell a hit and you lot bloody fell for it.”
OUR FEARLESS LEADER!
And this is why I don’t like that song.
Yep. That’s about right.
Scarlett’s Survey of Vagina Names
unnomjuste:
quidditchisnotjustagame:
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velved:
About two years back, I participated in a survey at UCLA that was somewhat controversial and humorous in nature – I was asked, along with other female and male students, to come up with as many names, nicknames, and terms in the span of one hour for the vagina. I recently came across this list of madness and I categorized my...
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The Srs Bsns Blog →
After a bit of an internet hiatus, I’m back to posting ALL THE THINGS. Some of the things are srs bsns, concerning science, politics, computers, and the future. Those serious things go over on my srs bsns blog. You may have noticed me reblogging things from it the last couple days; if you found those things interesting, you should probably follow that blog, since I’m no longer going to...
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Why Are Finland's Schools Successful? →
thesimplebest:
LynNell Hancock for the Smithsonian:
It’s almost unheard of for a child to show up hungry or homeless. Finland provides three years of maternity leave and subsidized day care to parents, and preschool for all 5-year-olds, where the emphasis is on play and socializing. In addition, the state subsidizes parents, paying them around 150 euros per month for every child until he or...
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The coolest cat
devteam:
We loved the chase!
Good luck, Steve.
Signed, Jailbreakers and tinkerers everywhere.
You know you made something special when the people who dedicated their lives to finding holes in it wish you the best when you step down.
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“We’d like to ask anyone who has any peanut products on their person to please...”
– The gate attendant for this flight to denver which is going on to the oc..like fuck you. What if I’m diabetic? And like my trail mix is what I had plnned on eating? Now I gotta fucking THROW MY SHIT OUT and buy a $14 bag of chips and salsa because some fucking snowflake can’t deal with peanut smell...
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“The major topics at these events [are] anti-abortion, anti-gay rights and the...”
– NPR » The New Apostolic Reformation: The Evangelicals Engaged In Spiritual Warfare
The Simple Best:
This is what I can’t get my head around with regards to the NAR movement: there are people—people who call themselves Christians—who consider themselves good people while actively working to...
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“For a brief second Hermione imagined her parents reading a newspaper article...”
– Highlighted by Jonas Wisser in Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Less Wrong
These last two posts have just been me testing Readmill. Sorry about that.
“It is an old observation that the best writers sometimes
disregard the rules of...”
– Highlighted by Jonas Wisser in The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
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The Daily Show nails it again.
John Hodgman: "Book stores employ a very special class of condescending nerd. These are the type of people who used to work at video stores before *they* went under."
Jon Stewart: "Where were they before that?"
JH: "Record stores. Obviously. It's been a tough couple of years for condescending nerds. And if bookstores fall, Jon, America will be inundated with a wandering, snarky underclass of unemployable purveyors of useless and arcane esoterica."
JS: "I'm not sure I understand."
JH: "No? Well… you wouldn't."
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“I was bewildered at the study on bi men. I feel like, just to make sure, they...”
– nailswheels responding to this post. It pretty much sums up how I feel, too.
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A Planeswalker's Guide to Innistrad →
Innistrad’s vast, wooded hinterland is called Kessig, a province in a state of perpetual autumn. The deep woods are king here, although small human communities have carved out farming villages, and groups of hunters and trappers venture into the forest to make a living. Even new arrivals to Kessig know not to venture out at night. Even if the wilderness weren’t haunted, it...
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Watchthesimplebest:
An individual protesting the July shooting of Charles Hill by BART Police officers gives a brief masterclass on what it actually means to protest something. At least forty protesters were eventually arrested; you can see raw AP video of other parts of the protest here.
It’s something of a relief to see that the concept of disruptive civil disobedience hasn’t been entirely lost...
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Congress Has an Answer for Public Wrath: Eliminate... →
thesimplebest:
Andy Kroll:
Paul Ryan has made himself available during the recess—but for a price. That’s right: Ryan and other lawmakers are now charging constituents to attend public events and ask them questions. Ryan wanted $15 a head. Rep. Dan Quayle (R-Ariz.), Politico reported, is charging $35 from attendees who want to ask him questions over a catered lunch at a Phoenix law firm....
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“In an unusual scientific about-face, researchers at Northwestern University have...”
– No Surprise for Bisexual Men - Report Indicates They Exist - NYTimes.com
I just… really? I feel like this is one of those situations where anecdotal evidence is pretty valid. I feel like the whole research conversation could go like this:
Thing 1: “So. You’re a man?”
Thing 2:...
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WatchHow candidates like Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich even find it in themselves to run year after year in the face of the kind of blatant dickery Jon Stewart highlights here is beyond me.
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Why Is It So Hard to Find a Suicide Bomber These... →
thesimplebest:
Charles Kurzman:
Every day, according to the World Health Organization, approximately 150,000 people die around the world. The U.S. government’s National Counterterrorism Center calculates that Islamist terrorism claims fewer than 50 lives per day — fewer than 10 per day outside Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. By way of comparison, approximately 1,500 people die each day from...
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I get so excited when the air starts smelling cold...
treets:
I’m ready for sweaters and boots and dark colors. I suppose I’ll always operate on the academic calender; for me, the year begins on the first day of school, when everything’s going brown at the edges.
I genuinely have an easier time getting work done when autumn arrives—it’s the right time of year for it, you see.
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The debate the Republican Party needs to have →
thesimplebest:
Republican presidential candidate Gary Johnson:
There is nothing “soft” about being smart when it comes to using our military might or simply saying to the world that we are no longer going to foot the bill for almost half of the globe’s total military expenditures. And while it may have made sense to go after Al Qaeda in Afghanistan 10 years ago, why are we still doing it? Al...
“The huldra is a stunningly beautiful, sometimes naked woman with long hair;...”
– Huldra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On reading this, I heard Jayne Cobb’s voice in my head: “That’s why I never sex ‘em from the front.”
“Feminism was always a conservative movement. It’s not my fault the loonie left...”
– Sarah Palin, November 20th 2010, The Sean Hannity Show. (via sarahpalinquotes)
OHHHH I forgot sexism stopped existing when women got the right to vote.
(via goforthandagitate)
I hate to break it to Palin but suffrage wasn’t a conservative movement…
(via feministslut)
I’m not even...
“My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly...”
– Stop Coddling the Super-Rich - Warren Buffett - NYTimes.com
I dunno, guys. Maybe we should take the fiscal advice of the super-wealthy person.
Nah. Let’s just leave this one to Congress.
(Shoot me now.)
“In December 2005, Dexter was admitted to the MSU Small Animal Clinic for an...”
– Zeke the Wonder Dog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It’s things like this that make me suspect I never want pets—and absolutely certain I never want children.
“The high intelligence, initiative and self-direction of Labradors in working...”
– Labrador Retriever - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I know plenty of people who would be less useful in an emergency.
“The Stephens Island Wren was long remembered in local mythos as the only known...”
– Stephens Island Wren - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sadly, because that makes a great story, it isn’t actually true.
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“Governor Pawlenty’s decision to end his campaign is his to make, and I respect...”
– Gary Johnson’s statement on the withdrawal of Gov. Tim Pawlenty from the 2012 presidential race
I’m impressed with the subtlety and quality of his shot at the other Republican candidates.
