BlogBites

March 9th, 2005

7:30 is really fucking early. Naked Writing Dot Com  

To do a profile of Alan Greenspan without an “in-depth discussion of policy issues” as as stupid an enterprise as doing a profile of Martha Stewart without mentioning that she does interior design or doing a profile of Gwyneth Paltrow without mentioning that she acts in movies. Brad DeLong  

Oppression, foreign occupation, and military dictatorships get a bad rap. Fafblog!  

Since the 1950s when fairly large scale polling began and people were tested for political knowledge, it’s been pretty well understood that most people are quite content to hold contradictory beliefs and maintain a relatively low level of political knowledge …. ArchPundit  

Stupidity, like hope, is not a plan. Crooked Timber  

What a disgusting mess. A Fistful of Euros  

In what could be a troubling sign for the military, the active-duty Army missed its February recruiting goal by more than 27%. Whiskey Bar  

March 8th, 2005

But what happens to advertising when distribution is secondary, and audience and content is primary? John Battelle’s Searchblog  

March 4th, 2005

Common legend holds that the creator of the modern flush toilet was an Englishman by the name of John Crapper. Cult of the One Eyed Cat  

Weight of cake that said, in pink lettering, “Shit bitch, you is fine”: 10 lbs. (approximate) dirty fez  

What a man does with his Cyborgasmatrix Heat Melt Elastomer Gel Evaluation Torso in the privacy of his home is not specifically banned in Leviticus and is, therefore, his own business. Jesus’ General  

Please begin doing the Friday Dance now. Rude Cactus  

She’s a dirty little bitch! John McDermott  

On a scale of one to ten, Morrie doesn’t have a scale. He’s thrown it out. Fuck scales. Witt and Wisdom  

Study cable news in the coming months, if you can stand the stomach upset, and see how many segments are devoted to the emerging threat posed by Hezbollah, and what America must do to protect itself. James Wolcott