too stupid to be fiction
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Hipsterism, explained
Lesbian, or just hipster? Hard to tell these days. I would need a heart of stone not to laugh (starting with the title, no less!). Here’s my semi-obligatory lame joke: A hipster is the sort of car owner who, when told to “Go fast,” starves himself for the rest of the week. Tip from the Read more
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Safe Spaces
Seems like every WLB in Christendom wants a “safe space” these days. The rich and stupid are doing it with luxury bunkers, while a Texas chapter of the Sons of Martha are taking a more proactive approach. Tips from American Digest and Happy Acres. Appropo of nothing, I’m reminded of this bit of bunker lore: Read more
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Calculus as a Microagression
Yesterday I was cautioned by the recounting of an event that occurred in our College of Business. It seems that a lecturer was explaining a concept that required either averaging or the area under a curve, and resorted to writing an integral on the board, by way of illustration. This was NOT a demonstration of Read more
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Man Invents Fire, Women and Minorities Hardest Hit
No, really. I suppose men standing around the barbecue burning meat and drinking beer is just another ritual of the Patriarchy. Mark Twain was hip to this sort of thinking over a century ago: In the space of one hundred and seventy-six years the Lower Mississippi has shortened itself two hundred and forty-two miles. That Read more
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GPS makes you stupid
Get your face outta that stupid screen! The latest First World Problem is Death by GPS: Most death-by-GPS incidents do not involve actual deaths—or even serious injuries. They are accidents or accidental journeys brought about by an uncritical acceptance of turn-by-turn commands: the Japanese tourists in Australia who drove their car into the ocean while Read more
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Holy Deconstruction, StatMan, I’m a Fascist!
Briggsy, the Statistician to the Stars, has unearthed a paper revealing that evidence-based medicine* is a fascist enterprise. …the evidence-based movement in the health sciences is outrageously exclusionary and dangerously normative with regards to scientific knowledge. As such, we assert that the evidence-based movement in health sciences constitutes a good example of microfascism at play Read more
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Citizens of the University, Arise!
This latest outbreak of passive-aggressive politically correct gender warfare is absolutely delicious. “Mr.” and “Ms.,” are out, and who knows what is in. While many of the commenting curmudgeons at Instapundit are suggesting replacement honorifics like “Comrade” or “Tovarich,” I think we should dig further back into revolutionary history and adopt the French Revolution’s “Citizen.” Read more
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Don’t ask “Why do they hate us?” ask “Why do WE disgust them?”
Written sexual consent codes, and scoundrel cascades, oh my! “I try to become more cynical every day, but lately I just can’t keep up.” Read more
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Here’s to Toast!
OK, so I sometimes succumb to fads. While munching on toasted pan de xocol with crunchy peanut butter for breakfast, I mentioned to my lovely wife that we were honorary hipsters, indulging in the latest bistro trend, fancy toast. “You’ve gotta be kidding,” she said. “Toast? Toast?! What happened to muesli and quinoa and cupcakes Read more
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Obamito Goes to Washington?
Rumor has it that San Antonio Mayor and Democrat Latino Heartthrob Julian Castro is being considered to become the next Secretary for Housing and Urban Development. Naturally, there’s already speculation in the Alamo City corridors of power about who will replace Little Obama when he leaves. Or is really leaving? The Internet has made opposition Read more
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