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19 Jul, 2006 – 12:47

You know, it doesn’t help if you have a tsunami warning system and don’t use it.

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By Kathy Kinsley | Also posted in Natural disasters, People who need a good thrashing | Comments (2)

Works for me.

19 Feb, 2006 – 20:03

Not quite safe for work (depends on your boss) cartoon commentary on the Muslim reaction to the cartoons. Here (Flash - will take a while if you are on dialup.) Found via the comments at the indispensible Rantings of a Sandmonkey. The author of that blog, btw, has quite a bit to [...]

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By Kathy Kinsley | Also posted in Fighting Back, Islamism | Comments (2)

Are We Really at War With All Islam?

7 Feb, 2006 – 19:25

I certainly hope not. Dafydd ab Hugh points out what we would have to do to win such a war. In (verbally) graphic detail. Note that he thinks the proponents of the “at war with all Islam” side do want a military war - like WWII (I agree, from what I’ve been hearing) [...]

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By Kathy Kinsley | Also posted in Islamism, War and Military | Comments (3)

Puts a new meaning on ’sneaking out of the house’

30 Dec, 2005 – 09:32

Florida teen skips school, sneaks to Iraq
Via Eclectic Chapbook.

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By Kathy Kinsley | Also posted in Iraq | Comments Off

Commercialization of Education

8 Jun, 2005 – 05:13

A lot is heard about the intrusion of advertising into the nations public schools. A few years ago the Seattle school system provoked a raging debate over it’s plans to allow advertisements on the uniforms, book covers, gym walls and sports fields. In Seattle’s case, and I suspect most, it was a question of money. [...]

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By marc | Also posted in Media | Comments Off

Hold the Pickles, Lleve a Cabo el Lettace

4 Jun, 2005 – 08:39

I think I’ll stop using drive-throughs as my own personal protest against this nonsense.
The local pizzeria or fast-food drive-through might fill your order, but it is increasingly likely they won’t take your call.
More and more pizza restaurants — including two chains in the Washington area — are relying on operators at call centers to take [...]

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By marc | Comments (3)