I’m a great believer in purpose driven shopping. Alone. When shopping with others my job is usually “No!” Except when I say, “Oh, that looks pretty, and it’s in just the right color to match your shirt.” Ok, I’m pretty terrible to shop with.
Category: News
Aug 18 2019
The Effects of Brexit
First of all, “Effect” is a result. “He shot the Prison Guard to effect his escape.” or the ever popular “cause and effect.” “Affect” means adopt (with an implication of insincerity and pretense). “Stephen Colbert affected the mannerisms and attitudes of a right wing news commentator.” Good. Now we’ve settled that the Tory’s latest consternation …
Aug 18 2019
The Breakfast Club (The Infotainer)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Aug 17 2019
But who keeps track?
My New York Metropolitans are 2 games above .500 and a mere 9 games behind the Braves. The New York Yankees are a game ahead in the Win column over the Dodgers for the best record in Baseball. President Trump has made 12,019 false or misleading claims over 928 days By Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo, …
Aug 17 2019
Colbert on CNN
I don’t amend or extend my thoughts on CNN (they’re terrible, I’d sooner hate watch Faux Noise or a test pattern or the news in Flemish) but you know, Stephen. Also Anderson Cooper who shared a Helicopter ride with a friend and isn’t such a bad sort himself though his New Year’s Eve special has …
Aug 16 2019
Traitors!
I have long inveighed against the stupidity and short sightedness of “Centrists”, particularly those who pretend to be Democrats. In particular I have named the “Third Way” think tank as particularly bone-headed and idiotic, but it turns out I may have been too charitable to what now is revealed to be basically a Koch brothers …
Aug 16 2019
Cartnoon
Have you ever Kipled? The English Major tells me that’s screamingly funny. Take up the White Man’s burden – Send forth the best ye breed – Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives’ need; To wait in heavy harness On fluttered folk and wild – Your new-caught sullen peoples, Half devil and …
Aug 16 2019
More Star Trek Economics!
I’m not an Economist, I’m a History Major and I hated and resented every single minute I spent in class and received (justly) grades that reflected that fact. My Uncle had a Doctorate and was a Vice President at a Bank. He ended up with a Carrel that had a view of the window. No, …
Aug 15 2019
A Full Frontal Investigative Report!
Whether evangelical right winger, Jerry Falwell Jr., was secretly involved with his pool boy…and then got Michael Cohen to cover it up. As told to Tom Arnold. For those not familiar with our work product, we only publish the most scurrilous rumors so bring your A Game CT (which everyone knows stands for ‘Completely True’). …