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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
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She and Karen Kilgariff used to tour together as the Girls' Guitar Club, and even made a short film in 2001. Their website is sadly defunct, although available via The Wayback Machine. Just remember, the baby coffin is for display only.
"You guys have got to get rid of the bloated drunk, the whiney mamma's boy from Brooklyn and the seriously logic impaired post menopausal case from Frisco (and too many others to mention) before anyone who respects all of the Bill of Rights will take you seriously."
Well, as long as your argument is based on sound logic and
reasoning, and not a flurry of elementary-school taunts cribbed
from an oxycontin-addled Rush Limbaugh. I understand now why
members of both parties are so fearful of being buried in a 2006
tsunami of elected Libertarians!
And just a guess here, but I think maybe Dianne Feinstein's
thoughts on gun control may have something to do with her becoming
mayor after Moscone was killed in his office down the hall with,
you know, a gun and all. In fairness, I'm not sure if that was
before or after her hot flashes. I'll see what I can find out when
I stop laughing over your brilliant dipsomaniacal Kennedy jape and
effete Jew repartee. HILARIOUS!
"Well, that's -- that's nitpicking, isn't it?"
For those curious, this is from the Bea Arthur Special, which aired on CBS in January of 1980. I cannot verify this, but I seem to remember the next day 48,000 Americans asking Ayatollah Khomeini to take them hostage as well, should it be re-run.
OK, it wasn't THAT bad. Bea Arthur in the Star Wars Holiday Special -- THAT was bad. Make-the-Pope-an-atheist bad. And Bea Arthur was the best part.
Well, the gravelly-voiced lady is Totie Fields, one of the sets of 60s and 70s comedien(ne)s who never appeared to be in anything but always showed up on Carson and game shows. I can't speak to the guys, as they never say anything and the tape is wonky. Maybe the longhair at the end is Bobby Sherman.
I would like to point out that √ -1 is not an irrational number -- it is imaginary. Whether the inaccuracy in the review is indicative of a similar mistake in the book I cannot say, but if Zamyatin was indeed a fellow math nerd I doubt it.
That aside, good review of a book that I should most definitely
read now.
Two short anecdotes, one political, one personal:
This is the second Salon story which uses the Clayton Williams' rape joke as explanation for how she won, and that helped. But what really sank his campaign was his refusal to shake her hand at a joint appearance. Even the good old boys of Texas couldn't reward that breach of etiquette back then. Luckily the Era of Rove has freed us of such outdated notions.
I had the pleasure of receiving mail from the governor's office during her tenure, unexpectedly. I had just acquitted my Texas education on Jeopardy, and her office sent me a letter of congratulations. ALmost certainly an autopen signature, but it was on the stationery. I went back later for the tournament; by then, she had been replaced by Dubya. For whatever reason, I did not receive mail from that governor's office. I guess his crowd weren't big fans of the show.
Goodbye, Ann. You were a hell of a lady, and more of a gentleman than most of the jokers who sat in that chair.
Remember, 60% of Americans don't believe in evolution. Hell, only 31% believing a five-year-old Republican lie seems like a goddam victory of reason by comparison.
I, too, have danced with the cruel mistress that is Jeopardy. I consider myself lucky that, unlike Messrs. Jennings and Bayard, none of my (four) misses on Final Jeopardies cost me the game -- either I was untouchable or too far behind. That doesn't mean they still don't hurt (I'm looking at you, Duke of Windsor!)
One thing to add to Bayard's analysis is that once you're on (and eventually off) Jeopardy that that's not just the end of Jeopardy, but of the practicality of having that well of trivia. Sure, you can gather for events like the ones in Steven's Point and Glendale. A retired NFL quarterback can also play in a weekend game, but it's not the same. I've said quite seriously in the past (and some of the better players I've talked to feel the same) that if I were offered a minimum-wage job for playing Jeopardy 40 hours a week I would take it in a heartbeat.
My only stipulation in the contract would be that I would get to take my 15-minute break during the sports questions.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
Salon headlines in your mailbox
