Posted 10/28/2002 03:26:00 PM by Douglas

Didn't realize I left the state with that damn picture of Chelsea staring back at me. I really should do something about that, it's really creepy. Anyway, here is an excellent article by Orwell about the decline of the English language. This is the best thing I've read in a long time. Too bad Orwell gets distilled down to Mr. Totalitarian by no talent hacks. His non-fiction stuff is as good as it gets. Excerpts:

prose consists less and less of words chosen for the sake of their meaning, and more and more of phrases tacked together like the sections of a prefabricated henhouse.

Bad writers, and especially scientific, political, and sociological writers, are nearly always haunted by the notion that Latin or Greek words are grander than Saxon ones, and unnecessary words like expedite, ameliorate . ..

In our time it is broadly true that political writing is bad writing. Where it is not true, it will generally be found that the writer is some kind of rebel, expressing his private opinions and not a "party line."

And my personal favourite:

In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible. . .

Posted 10/16/2002 08:38:00 PM by Douglas

Duct tape: Is there anything it can't do? Now it can cure warts.
Where was this knowlede when I was paying for the liquid nitrogen in college?

Next we're going to find out bailin' wire cures hepatitis.

Posted 10/16/2002 08:28:00 PM by Douglas

What a cute little leftist!! Chelsea all growed up

Posted 10/15/2002 09:45:00 PM by Douglas

Where is Michael Moore and his big fat dumb ass when this story hit the press? A woman with a licensed handgun and an attacker with a stolen rifle. If only she'd had a cell phone or a rape whistle all this senseless violence could have been prevented.

I hope she doesn't get sued by the bag of crap she shot. She made the mistake of letting him live.

Posted 10/15/2002 09:39:00 PM by Douglas

This is a pretty funny story about a neighbor from hell. I guess this is the reason neighborhood associations exist and tell people what color they can paint their house.

But take a look at the mailbox and tell me that it's a bad idea. . . .

Posted 10/15/2002 09:36:00 PM by Douglas

Joe Bob's talk show. Why is he right all the time?

"I think the children of this country are our future."

Why do people say this? What are you supposed to answer to this? "No, you're wrong! Dogs and cats are our future!"

Posted 10/15/2002 09:33:00 PM by Douglas

In Defense of Hon. Joe Bob, er, I mean John Bloom, has some good points with this one.

A "hon" is a way of drawing closer, affirming the family of man (and woman), and, in certain contexts, flirting without flirting. An apposite "hon" is a way of saying, "Besides everything else that has been said here today, you are proven to be Nice." There is no higher level of southern regard.

Posted 10/04/2002 04:32:00 PM by Douglas

$28 Billion, eh? I wonder if the lawyer held his pinky up to his cheek like Dr. Evil when he asked the jury for this one?
How sad this is for our country and our legal system specifically. Any idiot can ruin their life and blame it on some huge heartless corporation.

Sad, but getting cancer is the best thing that ever happened to this worthless pile of skin.

Posted 10/04/2002 04:21:00 PM by Douglas

I've had several chicken sandwiches from Wendy's, but I never knew how lucky I was.
I'm sure they'll settle out of court for a few thousand.