The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Workin’ Hard, Tryin’ To Figure Out Them There Women

by Smitty Yahoo News reports Men Often Misread Women’s Sexual Cues: Study You can’t help but go here: Back to The Fine Article: The researchers found that: Men who wanted a short-term sexual encounter were more likely to overestimate a woman’s desire for them. Men who believed they were “hot” also thought the women were […]

Republican Fascism And Raaaaacism

by Smitty Yet another superb Bill Whittle outing: Now that you have a clear idea of the historical basis for ‘fascism’, here goes Larry Johnson: The core of conservatism is the belief in the inalienable rights of the individual and the limits imposed on Federal power in order to protect and preserve those rights. But […]

If In San Diego, Consider Supporting ‘Healing the Unseen Wound’

by Smitty I grew up in San Dog as a Navy brat, and served in three ships out of 32nd Street. Were I still on the left coast, I’d volunteer for Healing the Unseen Wound. Having spent some time in Afghanistan, albeit as a little FOBbit, I can appreciate the seriousness of both the visible […]

A. Because She’s a Slut

Q. Why does a woman get the “Brazilian wax”? Full pubic hair removal, according to Herbenick’s studies, is most common among sexually active women . . . who are not in monogamous relationships. Like pierced bellybuttons and tattoos, this is a trend popular with hussies, harlots, trollops, tramps, vamps, floozies and whores. That article was […]

Just Because We Can Does Not Mean We Should

by Smitty Title lifted from the wonderfully titled Apophenia, which has an interesting definition. That post on Danah Boyd’s blog begins: Learning to moderate desires and balance consequences is a sign of maturity. I could eat only chocolate for all of my meals, but it doesn’t mean that I should. If I choose to do […]

What Does ‘Best Days Are Behind’ Mean?

by Smitty It’s easy to get hacked off about irrelevant things. The power cord somehow got caught in my sandal, my temper flared, and I managed to pull the whole power strip out of the wall. But that was a tangible thing. Abstractions are a bit harder to get at (emphasis mine): Most worrisome is […]

Is ‘Vocal Fry’ Stupider Than AutoTune?

by Smitty Via Slashdot, there is some nonsense social research into ‘vocal fry’: Vocal fry, or glottalization, is a low, staccato vibration during speech, produced by a slow fluttering of the vocal chords (listen here). Since the 1960s, vocal fry has been recognized as the lowest of the three vocal registers, which also include falsetto […]

His Name Is Jamie Cumming

And he just won’t stop: The jobless man branded ‘Britain’s most feckless dad’ for fathering 14 children has had another child – and two more are on the way. Jamie Cumming, 34, from Dundee, who lives off benefits, has had 15 children by 13 different women – and is unable to pay maintenance for any […]

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