November 2010
60 posts
“The left, meanwhile, is unhappy with Obama’s comparatively massive political...”
– Mike Barthel, “‘Operation Bristol’ Just Does Not Exist” (The Awl)
“Don’t be silly, officer. Just because I’m circling this reproductive health...”
– Joe Loveland’s take on Rep. Thomas Hackbarth’s (R[obvs.]-Cedar) strange behavior.
IABitches.com on Barrio Tequila Bar
4. Technology implementation: 2/5 Scale: 1=bad, 5=wicked awesome This site is the worst PDF offender we’ve encountered. We have, however, seen worse implementations of Flash. We imagine that there could also be better ones and suggest two analogies on this one, both involving fashion and spandex- not typical for these IA bitches, but hey, everyone needs to live a little.
1. Using Flash is...
“Wisconsin’s economy is driven by pro life billboards, gentlemens clubs, and...”
– Things learned on a motorcycle ride between Woodbury, MN and Abbotsford, WI.
sodakbeer →
This dude is serious about good beer, but lives in a state without many (any?) good local options. So he makes up for it by hitting firkin fests and other fine beer meetups.
“I have long been an advocate of term limits for reporters.”
– Hiram Foster in the comments of a Brauer piece at MinnPost. Personally, I’m a bigger fan of term limits for people in power than those who cover people in power. Institutional knowledge cuts both ways.
“One of the things that has been irritating me about the comments to this post is...”
– Lots of interesting comments on Jeff Fecke’s post where he debunks the birthornot.com hoax.
breannapeck asked: So when and where is the next mpls meet up?
“How do you choose the products that you sell here at the coop? Is there a...”
– GreenMarketing.tv talks to Tom Vogel from Seward Coop.
hollygonightly asked: Will you be tearing a phone book in half with your bare hands as part of your give and take presentation? I think this should be a mandate.
“Did you ever wonder where the producers of American Idol come up with the...”
– Sarah. Palin. (via whereabout)
I’m having RNC flashbacks.
The Jerry Moore Urinal Song
There I stand, with my junk in my hand/ There Jerry stands, also a junk-holdin’ man/ But he makes it plain for me to see/ Jerry doesn’t want…doesn’t want…ME
Lyrical interlude in Johnny Northside’s “A Disturbingly Detailed Account Of Al Flowers vs. Don Samuels, The Great Civil Rights “Toe Stepping Trial” (Some Adult Language And Parody, Be...
“You’re not some secret photographer from PETA or something, right?”...”
– Abe Sauer slaughters turkeys for Esquire.
jimray: Another view of that tax cut chart →
jimray:
Jed Sundwall created an alternate view of that tax chart I posted to the other day, replacing the circles with bars.
Jed makes the point that circles are “terrible for displaying comparable quantitative information” and to a degree he’s right. The circles give an approximate view of the…
Presenting data accurately is something that intrigues me. Pie charts are often a poor...
“The two-finger rape test involves a doctor inserting fingers in a rape...”
– Seriously, India?
Welcome to the Jungle for Vikings Kick-Offs... →
A harsh reality.
A Take on Sean Hannity's Audience →
“A decision by the Fountain Hills Town Council to hire a single trash hauler and...”
– ‘Tea partyers’ oppose changes to Fountain Hills trash collection
Really?
Really?!
Minneapolis v. St Paul.
Here!: Fun Facts About Smokers! →
whereabout:
If the smoker is under the age of 30, they know that smoking is bad for them! I say “under 30” just to err on the safe side, although I’m sure they started teaching this in schools before that and the correct age is actually something much higher!
If you are a stranger, the reason the smoker…
Also, if she smokes, she pokes. There have been studies.
“The perennial flaw in the logic of “big-oil”-hating liberals like Maddow is that...”
– Would Rachel Maddow Rather Walk to Work? - Big Journalism (via conservatarian)
Comparing the profits of relatively clean industries to BP misses Maddow’s point. Would she rather walk to work? No. Would she be willing to pay more for oil-derived products that are produced with higher safety...
“Some Republicans were critical of the Obama proposal, saying it cut too deeply...”
– Wait! If we cut spending we have to cut government programs too? The shocking reality of budgeting hits home for Republicans.