October Surprise [politics] October Surprise [politics]
This year’s election campaign has taught us a lot about dirty tricks. One thing I need to highlight at the outset of this post is the difference between a political stunt and a political smear. Pretty obvious when you think about it, a political smear is something you say about a candidate (e.g....
October Surprise [politics] »
Abridged Transcript of the Debate From Last Night Abridged Transcript of the Debate From Last Night
BO: The economy sucks, and so do you JM: I was a veteran. BO: Bush sucks, and so do you JM: Here’s a story about Vietnam BO: I’m awesome, and you suck. Just like the economy and Bush JM: You like earmarks. BO: Joe Biden rules. JM: Sarah Palin rules BO: Say “Ahmadenijad” JM: Ahck...
Abridged Transcript of the Debate From Last Night »
Economy In Crisis! Economy In Crisis!
Please forgive our lack of posting. This economic crisis has hit us hard. Did you know that ALL our wealth was in AIG and Goldman Sachs stock? But seriously, we’ve been battling a combination of work catch up, sickness, and marriage (insert joke here about marriage and sickness), so we’re...
Economy In Crisis! »
Obama’s Got This Folks Obama’s Got This Folks
Now that the convention coverage is over, we should be getting back to equilibrium around here. We hope we didn’t offend anyone with our bleeding, godless liberal rants.
Obama’s Got This Folks »
A better Republican VP pick A better Republican VP pick
Wow, those Republicans sure have a disdain for community organizers! Shame on you for attempting to improve the lives of the less fortunate. Jesus would have hated community organizers… if he wasn’t one himself. I can only infer that the GOP is against community organization itself…and...
A better Republican VP pick »
Marriage, Kids, Old Age, and Death Minus Two Of Those [social science] Marriage, Kids, Old Age, and Death Minus Two Of Those [social science]
If you saw Y’s recent post concerning his decision to be fruitful and multiply — a decision that seems to have resulted in his subsequent decision to get hitched — you are invited to reflect on his thinking with me. The decision to have children, while deeply personal, is heavily influenced...
Marriage, Kids, Old Age, and Death Minus Two Of Those [social science] »
Speaking of rats… [psychology] Speaking of rats… [psychology]
Operant conditioning of any mammal requires that you provide a reward for certain behavior. If you want a dog to sit on command, you give the command and reward compliance. If you do that enough times, you can shift the reward ratio away from a 1 to 1 reward and into a schedule of rewards. Maybe you...
Speaking of rats… [psychology] »
Candidates On Our Issues [politics] Candidates On Our Issues [politics]
Having exhausted all of the “big issues” associated with this year’s presidential campaign, the media has once again turned to the really important questions, such as “which candidate would you rather have a beer with?” I for one applaud their willingness to use carefully-controlled...
Candidates On Our Issues [politics] »
There will be blood (and I will be the one responsible) There will be blood (and I will be the one responsible)
As many of you know, I have refrained from living inside the District of Columbia for the last 26 years because of its un-American policy of violating my Second Amendment rights. No more. My sole regret is that my good buddy Charlton Heston is no longer around to stockpile guns and ammo with me in...
There will be blood (and I will be the one responsible) »
Excuse Our Mess [housekeeping] Excuse Our Mess [housekeeping]
For regular readers of the site (i.e. not rss subscribers), we’re going to be fucking with the templates today, so please excuse the chaos.
Excuse Our Mess [housekeeping] »

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