Category Archives: Rants ‘n’ Whines

Hello, I love you. Won’t you tell me your name?

Posted on September 30, 2003 by Solonor

Everything else I’ll get with my handy e-spy greeting card. Continue reading →

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I knew it was too good to be true…

Posted on September 24, 2003 by Solonor

Wired News: Court Blocks Telemarketing List Continue reading →

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Tell Me A Story, Uncle Walt

Posted on August 29, 2003 by Solonor

OK. Show of hands. How many of you rushed into the theaters to see Finding Nemo because of the animation techniques? I mean, did you actually sit down and choose between Nemo and Rugrats Go Wild! on the fact that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Just Out of Reach

Posted on August 28, 2003 by Solonor

It is an inescapable law of nature or something. If we move, we’ll move someplace just out of reach of what would be our favorite TV and radio stations. Seriously. Every time we have arrived in a new location, we’ll … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Stupid Bloody Shirts For Stupid Bloody People

Posted on August 26, 2003 by Solonor

No one–and I mean NO ONE–does a rant like Mordant. I’ve come to the realization that I need to be a bit picky about what I quote from her, or else I’ll wind up just copying her every post. Target … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Don’t be dissin’ the moose and bunny!

Posted on August 22, 2003 by Solonor

We’ve been groovin’ to VH1’s I Love the 70’s tonight. It’s really cool how they make a decade I purport to hate into something kinda cool. Of course, a good chunk of the show is dedicated to making fun of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Whew! I thought it was the movies that stunk…

Posted on August 19, 2003 by Solonor

Cape Times – Hollywood finds itself at the mercy of cellphone-toting teenagers According to movie executives, it’s not the fact that the movies suck that’s causing people to stop watching them. It’s those damned kids and their cell phones. See, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Fair and Balanced Friday

Posted on August 14, 2003 by Solonor

To be fair and balanced, I don’t think that everyone at Fox News is a drooling moron. A couple of them need remedial drooling classes to rise to that level. But on the fair and balanced whole, their lawsuit against … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Amina Lawal

Posted on August 13, 2003 by Solonor

Amnesty International Australia: Amina Lawal I can’t say it any better than Mordant: Amina Lawal is going to be stoned to death for having a baby. I’ll repeat that for the hard of thinking: Amina Lawal, a breathing, feeling, thinking, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Sneaky Little Buggers

Posted on July 29, 2003 by Solonor

Read carefully the next coupon you get. According to Snopes, the rumors that telemarketers are trying to circumvent the Do Not Call Registry by hiding a little “It’s ok if this guy calls me” agreement in the fine print are … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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