January 2011
The King's Speech may be censored in the US →
US is considering censoring the British movie “The King’s Speech” because of the use in a few scenes of “coarse language”.
If they had the King machine gunning down people due to his frustration with his stammer rather than venting his spline there would be no problem. The NRA would make sure of that (oh, another shot at the NRA will I get more email).
I’ve...
Mum shoots kids for 'mouthy' talk →
And as I recall Obama had not a word to say about gun control in his recent “State of the Union” address.
How soon before the NRA spokesman comes to to say “If only the kids had been armed …”?
“Al Jazeera reports that China has blocked the term ‘Egypt’ from its equivalent...”
– Egypt protests - live updates (via mabelmoments)
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“I can feel love, make art, I do that all my life. I have everything that those...”
– Tim Minchin
Come on down! →
New research indicates that our ancestors first left the trees between 4.2 and 3.5 million years ago.
“Arab rulers – aided by their foreign allies – have been able to steal over two...”
– Soumaya Ghannoushi
Revolution is in the air but US sticks to same old... →
Events are moving fast in the Middle East but the USA seems to be sticking with the old script and standing by the tyrants that they have propped up over the years.
Egypt's government sacked. →
President Hosni Mubarak has sacked Egypt’s government and vowed to bring in democratic reforms.
Nice try, but I don’t think he’s going to get off that easy.
Atheism is not a religion. It is a personal...
Off to start the Australia Day BBQ
In a break from tradition we’re doing a whole chicken rather than lamb.
I’ll probably get in trouble for this.
“Strangely, part of the reason that I am not afraid of the reprisal of any...”
– Everything In The Medicine Cabinet Has Expired: Are You Scared?
If anyone is not already reading Spencer Troxell’s blog, I highly recommend that you start.
(via greaterthanlapsed)
“For the record, I believe Sarah Palin is a true statesman whose experience as a...”
– STEPHEN COLBERT, clarifying his earlier sentiments about Sarah Palin, on The Colbert Report. (via inothernews)
YouTube - The Story of Creation →
“Australia Day is not a celebration of democracy, nor is it a celebration of...”
– Van Than Rudd, nephew of former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
“Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented...”
– Frantz Fanon (via mohandasgandhi)
….and may I introduce to you all, the irrationality of my entire family. don’t listen or discuss. just yell, deny & ignore.
(via thakate)
“Starting this year, no American will be forbidden from serving the country they...”
– President Barack Obama (via think4yourself)
Any word on the acceptance of Atheists in Foxholes?
Damn, he was doing so well
then blew it at the end with all that blessing crap. Did you notice how it is now OK to be a Christian, Muslim or Gay in the miltary … wonder where this leaves the Jewish and Atheists?
Obama got that one wrong
If I had to choose yet another country to live in I’d picked New Zealand before the USA … just saying.
Smoked Salmon
Would that involve the DEA?
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Happy Invasion Day!
Any thoughts on a new flag?
STOU Question
I’ve last track of what all the different ribbons mean, so can anybody tell me what the ribbon being won (but not by the Pres) is all about?
Obama lays out energy goals for the next couple of...
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2015 one million electric vehicles on US roads
2035 80% of US energy from clean energy sources source
I liked the bit where he said he’d fund basic research by cutting tax subsidies to oil/gas companies … let the lobbying begin.
Dog hung for chewing a Bible →
Sun and salvation make a divine holiday for... →
You can’t even go to a beach in peace, now evangelicals are proselytising on the beaches. Talk about Un-Australian!
“Give a man a fish, and you’ll feed him for a day; give him a religion, and he’ll...”
– Unknown Author (via girlagainstreligion)
Icelandic Question
As is the family custom we read detective novels over the holiday period. This year there was a bit of a theme, with one book based in Canada and the other two in Iceland (i.e., countries that usually have more snow than Australia at Xmas).
So my question is do you actually eat smoked puffin in Iceland or is Yrsa Sigurdardottir pulling my leg?
It just seems an odd bird to eat.
