Archive for September, 2002

Rall: dubya as Big Brother

Wednesday, September 4th, 2002

from the historic-parallels dept.

I’ve always liked Ted Rall, even when it was just his cartoons that I was liking, but I like him even more now that he writes prose, too. Case in point: his op-ed piece comparing George W. Bush with 1984’s Big Brother.

The Flemish Peril

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2002

from the reader-rants dept.
Decent spelling, a fair amount of profanity, and a more or less completely incomprehensible raft of bile directed at… the Flemish? Someone named Flemish? I have no idea, really, but a valued lies.com reader felt like submitting it, so what the hell, I’m posting it. Follow the link, or scroll down, to read the actual submission. Peace.
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Racial Slur DataBase

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2002

from the can’t-tell-the-players-without-a-program dept.

hossman writes “Not much to say, the site speaks for itself: RSDB

Baby NOT Onboard

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2002

from the warning-labels-R-us dept.

hossman writes “It’s the kind of thing you would never expect, except in Santa Cruz: Trash Bins to Carry Baby-Dumping Warning

The Nimbus 2000 Broomstick

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2002

from the what-little-girl-wouldn’t-want-one? dept.

From Janus, perennial source of Good Links: the Nimbus 2000 Flying Broomstick. Check out the reviews.