September 2011
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“Well, I’ve changed the course of music five or six times. What have you done...”
– Miles Davis to Nancy Reagan at a White House dinner in 1987 after she’d enquired as to what he’d done with his life to merit an invitation. source (via theadrianflores)
Or, save your pennies and get a pair of Crafstman boots in either Yearling or Kangaroo leather. Let your feet rejoice.
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On the recent court ruling involving Andrew Bolt.
If your commitment to free speech does not extend to people whom you find offensive or distasteful, then you and I can never be allies. I believe in the clash of ideas, and you believe in resolving that clash through oppression.
I find Andrew Bolt distasteful and irresponsible. But I do not find him as distasteful as the Catch The Fire Ministries, nor as irresponsible as the Rabelais Four and I...
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We were talking this morning and we decided that a perfect night out would be to go to a bar, meet up with Anna and Jason Ras-Per prepared with a list of things that Anna and Erin could rant about while Jason and I sat there giggling like a couple of dopes.
“Moral precision is a precondition for political precision. Nothing is gained,...”
– Alan Wolfe’s Political Evil: What It Is and How To Combat It. Why distinguishing among horrible behaviors is crucial. - By Michael Ignatieff - Slate Magazine
“Special forces and commando roles would be open to women. Once the measure was...”
– The Age, Women win right to fight on frontline
“Amazon’s tablet, reportedly named the Kindle Fire, could be the first...”
– The Age (re-spunking Mashable) Amazon’s ‘Kindle Fire’ tablet: the iPad’s biggest threat
Amazon’s tablet could even be a boat! Or not!
“This point was made well last week by Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, writing for The...”
– Ross Douthat, Justice, After Troy Davis - NYTimes.com
As much as I like Pascal-Emmanuel, this rationale for maintaining the death penalty makes me furious. It’s not a case for executing people – it’s a case for reforming the prison and justice systems.
Trying to make out that executing...
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“I figured that if I had the chance to use someone else’s spite to help my...”
– @pbones, One Foot Tsunami: My Most Expensive Tweet Ever
Paul’s the good kind of dick.
“We used to believe that Melbourne was built on a perfect triangle. The Shrine...”
– Keith Dunstan, Fosters Sells Company to SABMiller for $12 billion
“He shouldn’t have to apologise for someone else’s bad behaviour in...”
– Clem Bastow, making sense yet again in The Age.
“Fifty-nine percent of Americans now believe that an innocent man has been...”
– Ann Coulter - September 21, 2011 - COP-KILLER IS MEDIA’S LATEST BABY SEAL
What the word for a populist who hates the populace?
“That’s not to say that Sheen’s a saint undeserving the mockery he received. But...”
– Ryan McGee, The Comedy Central Roast Of Charlie Sheen
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3 February 1967
When opposition to the death penalty coalesces around one person on death row, it makes opponents to the death penalty seem sympathetic to criminals. The repeal of the death penalty is unlikely to come about unless there is widespread and vocal opposition to the death penalty all of the damned time.
Don’t mind me. I’m just talking through the ask-hole.
reallyreallyreallytrying:
“We’re not talking about whether or not Powderfinger and Silverchair are shit in 2k11. Of course they are! Golden Rule LOL. Young Modern LOL. What are those garbage album titles all about? Those are album titles that sound like old dads who don’t give a shit anymore trying to come up with something intriguing/poignant. “Let’s call it Golden Rule because of that saying...
“Like most little brothers, we live in your shadow. It was our former prime...”
– Why your NZ brothers will cheer on Wallabies
“The nonprofit organisation, whose controversial campaigns draw criticism from...”
– PETA to launch porn site in name of animal rights
I’m harder than Chinese arithmetic just reading that paragraph.
“Calwell is also notable for being only the second victim of an attempted...”
– Arthur Calwell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arthur Calwell: complex dude.
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I always make sure to occasionally send email to friends from my work email account. Their replies make my inbox suck just a little bit less.
I had an amazing weekend. I’ve been tweeting way too much this morning. So that means I’ll be seeing a black dog tomorrow. Patterns are just wonderful.
“Although oil is sometimes shipped in 55 US gallon drums, the measurement of oil...”
– Drum (container) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Synonyms For Churlish: Things I have learnt about... →
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Until today, my knowledge of cricket had almost completely come from the 18 month period in which I lived with Daz and Andy. We shared a house near Platt Fields and we had Sky Sports. I couldn’t tell you if we had any other channels. They may’ve been there, but I never saw them. Daz and Andy…
I used a gaslighter to burn my cat’s claws off.