October 15th, 2004

Oh, and if you’re trying to hide bootleg software/music/porn in obscure locations, remember to tell Google Desktop “Don’t Search These Items” so none of that comes up at the least opportune moments (like when your girlfriend is looking over your shoulder). redemption in a blog  

I wish we could just give Iraq to Halliburton and have them leave THIS country alone. Cosmic Iguana  

Sometimes I can’t wait to have kids just so that I can torment them. Jason Santa Maria  

So stay tuned, and take a tip from Bill O’Reilly: always remember to rinse buttplug before re-using–it’s the considerate thing to do. James Wolcott  

Any undecided voter who continues to mouth off with “I just haven’t heard any specifics from the candidates” or “I still don’t know what John Kerry stands for” ought to be bound and tossed into a pit with snarling raccoons. Or Bob Novak. Political Animal  

It’s not like you couldn’t also use a muffin pan and some Jiffy Mix. Bathos for the Misanthropic  

Bush is the guy who will burn the house down and say, “Presto! No more leaky roof.” Fables of the reconstruction  

While campaigning for the presidency, Theodore Roosevelt was shot in the chest in Milwaukee on this date in 1912. He went ahead with his scheduled speech. Life or Something Like It  

Is the parallel lesson that the US can spend the next 40 years drinking, partying and wasting Dad’s money on incompetent schemes, but still have things work out great? Crooked Timber  

Perhaps I should go back to school so I can really learn how to photocopy well! The Giant Fighting Robot Report