Tag Archives: Dr. Seuss

12/13/2022 · 12:13 pm

Year of the Grinch

For this Christmas, and probably every Christmas afterward, I have made a command decision to be brutally honest with myself, and everyone else. I would say that I hope others can accept my choice, but this is personal. I won’t even ask you to bear with me.

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Tagged as 1980s, 2021, A Christmas Story, Anton LaVey, Christmas, Coolio, corporate crap, Dr. Seuss, Futurama, Georgia, global pandemic, Gremlins, hatred, Phoebe Cates, Pod holidays, Santa Claus, The Grinch, Yule Log

02/05/2017 · 1:47 pm

They Shoot Presidents, Don’t They?

Although I predicted that Donald Trump would become the 45th president of the United States, I did not vote for him. If I had, I’d be seeking help from a medical professional.

Despite being based in a hypothetical (admittedly coarse) quote, this is a terrific cover. Note the careful handling (pun intentional) of the depicted act; the woman is smiling and the finger is uncovered.

Not because I’m insane, you asshole. Because I’d be paranoid that a significant percentage of Americans want me to die in agony. And I don’t need that shit. I didn’t struggle to become who I am so that some high-school dropout could make me a statistic in a bullshit battle of “who’s the fascist”. Continue reading →

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Tagged as 2006, 2016 election, 2017, Charles Addams, Charlie Hebdo, despair, Donald Trump, Doonesbury, Dr. Seuss, Gary Larson, George W. Bush, Germany, Ireland, JFK, Madonna, Mallard Fillmore, memes, political cartoons, political correctness, Ronald Reagan, Social Justice Warriors, The Far Side, The New Yorker

05/19/2016 · 2:29 pm

Puttin’ On The Hits

I don’t hate karaoke. Really, I don’t.

I don’t do it myself, either, but I don’t equate it with actual performance. Karaoke is for fun; a diversion. Plus, I’m old enough to remember the first karaoke joke on The Simpsons, when the gag was that it was something Japanese people did. It was the successor to the camera strapped around the neck.

Now, not only is karaoke available in a home version, but late-night talk show hosts burn air time “lip-syncing” “popular” (corporate-backed) songs. The boring blond from Amos & Andy For Nerds, excuse me, I mean The Big Bang Theory, lip-synced her way through a Ludacris song where almost every other word is “bitch”. The idea being, look at this little white girl act “gangsta”. As long as the star is corporate-backed, this is “empowerment”. What do you imagine happens if someone without a hit show* tries this? Continue reading →