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- Something for Thursday November 6, 2025
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- “I saw a UFO once….” November 2, 2025
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- “People get ready, there’s a train a-comin’….” November 1, 2025
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Tag Archives: Anger and Rants
One Hundred Things That Bug Me
SamuraiFrog did this, and I suppose it looks a little fun, so I thought I’d give it a try. It’s one hundred things that bug me, annoy me, or fill me with rage. (Well, not so much rage.) And yes, … Continue reading
Wake me when the serial killer gets here
I used to actually enjoy For Better or For Worse, but like everybody else, I read it daily now out of the same compulsion that impels me to crane my neck for a better glimpse when I drive by a … Continue reading
You can’t do that!!!
So I’m watching an unnamed teevee show on one of the stations we get from Canada, and a commercial airs for Kelsey’s, which is a Canadian chain that’s roughly analogous to Applebee’s or TGI Fridays or Chilis. Basically, casual dining … Continue reading
Bask in my brillaince, Mere Mortals!!!
[Ranting] OK, folks, everybody I’ve met who owns one of the things says that those Dyson vacuum cleaners are the greatest things since sliced bread and that their immense suction is really immense and stuff, so I won’t doubt that … Continue reading
Thank you, O governmental protectors of my morality!
The ABC television network is facing a fine of $1.4 million dollars because they aired a show that included several glimpses of a woman’s buttocks. When did this happen, you ask? When did ABC so brazenly endanger the morality of … Continue reading
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Maybe we can all change our last names to “Joad”
A Republican Congresswoman from Minnesota opines thusly: I am so proud to be from the state of Minnesota. We’re the workingest state in the country, and the reason why we are, we have more people that are working longer hours, … Continue reading
Can the Colts have haloes attached to their helmets?
In comments to this post, Jess Nevins, who is a fan of the New England Stupid Patriots, takes exception to the fact that I used the word “evil” in reference to his team. Here is his comment, in full: Yes, … Continue reading
Stupid is a force of nature
Oh, my God. And looking at Sherri Shepherd’s website, I find this quote: To those of you who prayed… let me tell you … PRAYERS WORK! Because it is a miracle of God that I am now a co-host on … Continue reading
Headline Writers who Suck
Here’s something else that annoys me: News headlines that are deliberately misleading, in hopes of getting people to click through. The other day I saw on AOL this headline: Harry Potter actress reveals pregnancy. Obviously they’re hoping that people will … Continue reading
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I want the word back.
It sickens me that in this day and age, it’s people like the church mentioned in this news article are the ones who get to lay claim to the word family, and get to parade themselves around as champions of … Continue reading



