Forced Charity

Knoxville Utility Board to force all customers to participate in charity - unless they opt-out.

Unreal. KUB is my utility - not my conscience.

Laser Pointer

"Jerome M. Hauer, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's director of homeland security, took out his handgun and used the laser sighting device attached to the barrel as a pointer in a presentation to a foreign delegation, according to public officials."

Via Say Uncle

Backyard Gun Ranges

Some morons have setup a shooting range in their backyard. I don't have a problem with the range. I do have a problem when errant shots that hit houses in my neighborhood.

Neighbors worried about backyard shooting ranges

I guess the guys with the range have never heard of Rule 4.

Ciriculum, Curiculum, Curriculum

One of those days... while completing a form for my daughter's preschool, I tried to answer the question:

"Why have you picked this developmental program for your child?"

My answer was:

Reputation and educational ciriculum curiculum curriculum.

I sure hope she gets more book learnin than I did at skool.

Flea Party (Demands) vs. Tea Party

Flea Party vs. Tea Party « Monster Hunter Nation: For a summary of what is wrong with the world today, hit Larry's link. I cannot believe the demands. Surely these are a joke. For example:

"Demand eleven: Immediate across the board debt forgiveness for all. Debt forgiveness of sovereign debt, commercial loans, home mortgages, home equity loans, credit card debt, student loans and personal loans now! All debt must be stricken from the “Books.” World Bank Loans to all Nations, Bank to Bank Debt and all Bonds and Margin Call Debt in the stock market including all Derivatives or Credit Default Swaps, all 65 trillion dollars of them must also be stricken from the “Books.” And I don’t mean debt that is in default, I mean all debt on the entire planet period."

It makes my brain hurt that anyone can even suggest that. If it weren't for Larry's commentary, I'd be dumber for having read the list of demands.

Scary Paper

Theater Professor’s Firefly Poster Declared Threatening:

"The campus police at the University of Wisconsin-Stout deserve praise, bravery medals, and $100 gift certificates to their favorite steakhouse for ripping down theater professor James Miller's Firefly poster before it could murder any students. Oh wait—not praise and etc., but ridicule."

That Constitution thing is pretty scary, too. Maybe they can snag it and burn it while they are at it.

Via Slashdot

Are you kidding me?

Bev Perdue | NC Governor | Suspend Elections | Jobs | The Daily Caller:

"“I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won’t hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover,” Perdue said at a rotary club event in Cary, North Carolina, according to the Raleigh News and Observer. “I really hope that someone can agree with me on that.”"

Seriously? That's the answer? I don't think this idea passes the good sense test.