Everybody seems to be so negative about campaign season. They hate the ads, they hate the mudslinging, they hate the lying, they hate the candidates. Not me – I LOVE campaign season. […]
Bonesparkle
Announcing a new policy: I'm going to slap you in the lips.
I had a small disagreement with a hotel yesterday. I had booked for three nights, but a change of plans required me to cut the trip short and come home a day […]
NFL announces new fan promotion: YOU make the call. In the Super Bowl!
In an attempt to quell growing fan unrest over the job being done by its replacement officials, the NFL today announced a new promotion it expects to increase public engagement with the […]
UPDATED: Waiting for a package: delivery guarantees deciphered #wtf
I ordered something from an online retailer last week and in checkout I selected the 3-7 day delivery option. As a public service, I thought I’d take a few moments of the […]
Rush Limbaugh blames feminists for his tiny penis (but maybe the real cause is Oxycontin)
Credit Joshua Holland with that headline, which I’m stealing gleefully. Rush really is the gift that keeps on giving, isn’t he? In case you missed it: Rush Limbaugh went on a tirade today […]
NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith on threat to strike over ref lockout: "I was just talkin' some shit"
Editor’s Note: Dr. Sid Bonesparkle of the S&R Sports Desk caught up with DeMaurice Smith, head of the NFL Players Association, in between meetings yesterday. What follows is a transcript of their […]
GOP convention spared, God turns his judgment on Louisiana: what the hell is He mad about THIS time?
A few days it looked like The Lord Thy God was a’fixin’ to smite the Republican National Convention. Now, though, His Wrath has veered out over open water, picking up steam and drawing […]
Three quick thoughts on Mitt and a five-alarm dumpster fire named Trump
Today didn’t go the way Candidate Romney had hoped. Some very brief notes are in order. First, congrats to photographer Justin Sullivan. This is a great shot.
Filibuster reform and the zombie apocalypse
Once I was a believer in the time-honored Senate filibuster tradition, although by “believer” I don’t necessarily mean that I loved it or revered it, exactly. I was more like a guy […]
Can we be a little more careful how we abuse the word "science"?
Every once in awhile we will, for a variety of reasons, pick out a word that has positive connotations and proceed to flog that motherfucker to death. Like “engineer.” Engineer is a […]
