IN THE COMMENTS: Lots of funny suggestions, but I'm going to declare a winner. It's AJ Lynch for
"How come we get always get drunk before we have sex?"
July 15, 2006
"Because you only let me take pictures of you when you're drunk."
Overheard, in a café this morning. I didn't hear the question that provoked this answer, so I'm just offering it up as a contest. You compose the question, you know, like in those New Yorker caption writing contests, which I despise. The reason I don't despise my own little contest is not (just) because it's mine, but because The New Yorker uses some damned picture that was drawn without a caption in mind, the readers come up with such poor ideas, and The New Yorker keeps doing it in spite of the nauseating mediocrity. On the other hand, I really did hear this quote, so there is a true answer somewhere out there lost in the past, and you will probably have some good ideas, and I'm not going to keep doing this if you don't.
IN THE COMMENTS: Lots of funny suggestions, but I'm going to declare a winner. It's AJ Lynch for
IN THE COMMENTS: Lots of funny suggestions, but I'm going to declare a winner. It's AJ Lynch for
Books, umbrellas, shopping, fashion, tattoos, religion.
Here in Madison, Wisconsin:
There's a lot of hot sun today, so shop in the shade, find a nice book and get into some air conditioning to do your reading:
Or just read the blogs and look at the pictures. And think about adding some commentary. A little fashion criticism, perhaps. Or ponder things religious, like does Jesus appreciate that tattoo?
When this young woman felt her skin pierced by the tattoo needle, did she think it was a fitting tribute to Christ?
As for that manly-esque leg.... just looking at it is suffering enough for me.
There's a lot of hot sun today, so shop in the shade, find a nice book and get into some air conditioning to do your reading:
Or just read the blogs and look at the pictures. And think about adding some commentary. A little fashion criticism, perhaps. Or ponder things religious, like does Jesus appreciate that tattoo?
When this young woman felt her skin pierced by the tattoo needle, did she think it was a fitting tribute to Christ?
As for that manly-esque leg.... just looking at it is suffering enough for me.
"The problem for Kevin Barrett is that a lot of politicians who hate the University of Wisconsin listen to loony, right-wing radio shows."
Joel McNally, columnist for The Capital Times (our afternoon newspaper here in Madison), aims his mental apparatus at the problem of having a 9/11 denialist teach an introductory course on Islam here at the University of Wisconsin.
And the Cap Times editors go after Mark Green:
If Mark Green is going to hurt the University of Wisconsin there is no way I'm going to support him.
And the Cap Times editors go after Mark Green:
The Republican candidate for governor objected to the decision of University of Wisconsin Provost Patrick Farrell to allow lecturer Kevin Barrett to continue teaching on campus.Hey, I have the same questions! I'm not surprised that the Cap Times's favorite angle on this is how bad right-wingers are, but in fact the elections are more important than one part-time instructor teaching one course that no one has to take. (I urge students to participate in the marketplace of ideas by choosing a better course to spend their time on. You have the power to strand Mr. Barrett in an empty lecture hall.)
"(Not) a dime of either taxpayer or tuition dollars should be going to facilitate Mr. Barrett telling students that the September 11 attacks were a creation of the U.S. government," Green declared. "Mr. Barrett can dwell all he wants on the fringe left of society, but he should not be doing it under the banner of the University of Wisconsin."...
How would the Republican's response be distinguished from that of the Democratic governor who expressed disdain for Barrett's ideas but accepted that UW officials have leeway in these matters?
Does Green think he could overrule Farrell? If so, would he have done so?
Would Green cut UW funding to punish the institution for failing to meet his demands?
Would Green appoint regents who are explicitly opposed to academic freedom and the UW tradition of encouraging the "continual and fearless sifting and winnowing" of ideas and information as part of the search for truth?
Mark Green has made some pretty bold statements about the UW.
Now the man who would be governor needs to explain how he would actually respond to challenging circumstances on campus.
If Mark Green is going to hurt the University of Wisconsin there is no way I'm going to support him.
Hilarious Google referral of the day....
... where I came up third in a pretty funny idea for a search and the number one hit is a joke in the form of a question that conjures up an image that makes me laugh out loud.
The view from my desk...
... is an infinite regression.
I hope you can resist falling into the void. Me, I plan to fall into the real world for a while today and do that life-living thing I've heard so much about. But you, you're being mesmerized by Althouse Vlog #4. Only 1 minute and 16 seconds, but 100% vloggy goodness.
The microphone drops out a phrase at one point -- my fault for setting up conflicting preferences. The phrase is "cut down in the Civil War."
I hope you can resist falling into the void. Me, I plan to fall into the real world for a while today and do that life-living thing I've heard so much about. But you, you're being mesmerized by Althouse Vlog #4. Only 1 minute and 16 seconds, but 100% vloggy goodness.
The microphone drops out a phrase at one point -- my fault for setting up conflicting preferences. The phrase is "cut down in the Civil War."
It's too much stress.
Mark DelCore, the plaintiff who filed a case demanding accommodations for his stress-caused injury, tells reporters why he may not continue the lawsuit. Note: it's the man who claims a right to sunbathe nude with his dog.
"I have to decide whether the amount of energy I am spending on this makes it worthwhile."
Do people who bring frivolous lawsuits ever think about whether their consumption of public resources is worthwhile?
The dog -- whose name is Cheekies -- was not brought to court. Presumably, DelCore knew enough not to press his luck by toting Cheekies to court. But the judge must nevertheless realize that if emotional support pets are covered by policy that applies to trained service animals like Seeing Eye dogs, many stressed out witnesses and parties and perhaps even lawyers will be stroking ragged lapdogs in the courtroom.
Well, so, anyway... DelCore is stressed out about the lawsuit, perhaps because the news reports are subjecting him to ridicule. What did he expect? Perhaps, this is what he wanted. He is a bodybuilder. He could be a publicity hound. Or just a publicity rat terrier.
"I have to decide whether the amount of energy I am spending on this makes it worthwhile."
Do people who bring frivolous lawsuits ever think about whether their consumption of public resources is worthwhile?
The dog -- whose name is Cheekies -- was not brought to court. Presumably, DelCore knew enough not to press his luck by toting Cheekies to court. But the judge must nevertheless realize that if emotional support pets are covered by policy that applies to trained service animals like Seeing Eye dogs, many stressed out witnesses and parties and perhaps even lawyers will be stroking ragged lapdogs in the courtroom.
Well, so, anyway... DelCore is stressed out about the lawsuit, perhaps because the news reports are subjecting him to ridicule. What did he expect? Perhaps, this is what he wanted. He is a bodybuilder. He could be a publicity hound. Or just a publicity rat terrier.
July 14, 2006
Ninki-nanka.
Where is the ninki-nanka?
Cryptozoology is a risky business: "there seems to be this thing when you see the ninki-nanka you will die usually within a few weeks."
Cryptozoology is a risky business: "there seems to be this thing when you see the ninki-nanka you will die usually within a few weeks."
"It's a large, hallucinatory square of spectacular gold filigree."
"Adele looks almost as if she has inserted her head into one of those carnival cutouts, her thin face partly cast in shadow, obscured by the glare. Her lips are parted, eyelids heavy, cheeks pink."
The Klimt portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer is now on view at the Neue Galerie.
That description gives me an idea for a new effect that could be added to Apple's Photo Booth, which currently allows you to take a picture of yourself -- as you idle away the minutes in front of your computer -- with an effect like this:
The Klimt portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer is now on view at the Neue Galerie.
That description gives me an idea for a new effect that could be added to Apple's Photo Booth, which currently allows you to take a picture of yourself -- as you idle away the minutes in front of your computer -- with an effect like this:
"Gay man sues for right to tan naked with his terrier."
Well, what's your favorite Daily New headline of the day?
And come on, it's got to have at least as much merit as the Plame lawsuit I didn't talk about in the previous post.
And read the linked article for a return to an old Althouse blog theme: the emotional support pet.
Also, is there any relevance to the fact that the man is gay? The Daily News seems to think so. The guy, on the other hand, seems to think the 9/11 terror attacks are relevant to his need to be nude on the beach with his dog.
Terror and the terrier. You figure it out.
And come on, it's got to have at least as much merit as the Plame lawsuit I didn't talk about in the previous post.
And read the linked article for a return to an old Althouse blog theme: the emotional support pet.
Also, is there any relevance to the fact that the man is gay? The Daily News seems to think so. The guy, on the other hand, seems to think the 9/11 terror attacks are relevant to his need to be nude on the beach with his dog.
Terror and the terrier. You figure it out.
Don't Plame me....
... if I don't wanna talk about the Plame civil suit. Has anyone ever sought more attention about wanting to be unknown? It's uncanny.
ADDED: Here's a test of whether Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame are sincere in seeking damages for what they say is a wrongful behavior. If the defendants were to agree to settle the case this way, would they agree to have a neutral arbiter calculate the amount they made because of what has happened to them and the amount they would have made if it had not happened, and have the defendants pay them the difference if the second number is larger, and have them pay the defendants the difference if the first number is larger?
CORRECTION MADE: That's was "neutral arbiter," not "neutral artbiter," but I assure you, I have a whole program of performance art based on typos, and I will be neutrally artbiting soon, in your town.
ADDED: Here's a test of whether Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame are sincere in seeking damages for what they say is a wrongful behavior. If the defendants were to agree to settle the case this way, would they agree to have a neutral arbiter calculate the amount they made because of what has happened to them and the amount they would have made if it had not happened, and have the defendants pay them the difference if the second number is larger, and have them pay the defendants the difference if the first number is larger?
CORRECTION MADE: That's was "neutral arbiter," not "neutral artbiter," but I assure you, I have a whole program of performance art based on typos, and I will be neutrally artbiting soon, in your town.
"Save us all from certain death?"
"Less talk, more action."
(Via EW, which interviews Al Gore, who says, "I didn't see how the slide show could be a movie.")
(Via EW, which interviews Al Gore, who says, "I didn't see how the slide show could be a movie.")
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