Category Archives: Rants ‘n’ Whines

The Eve of Destruction

Posted on March 16, 2003 by Solonor

I avoid politics like the plague. It gets too many otherwise lovely people upset, and it turns otherwise mature people into schoolchildren (“No, YOU’RE a doo-doo head!”). But, since it looks like tomorrow or some time this week we’ll be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Columbia Shuttle Pictures

Posted on March 13, 2003 by Solonor

Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 9:22 AM To: Lester Norton Subject: FW: COLUMBIA SHUTTLE PICTURES You won’t believe these pictures! H1.jpg, H2.jpg, H3.jpg, H4.jpg, H5.jpg, H6.jpg, H7.jpg, H8.jpg That’s because they’re NOT REAL! In the first place, the shuttle didn’t … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Can’t Touch This

Posted on February 28, 2003 by Solonor

In a never-ending quest to come up with new and creative ways to make you afraid to get out of bed, the Justice Department is now confiscating ‘illegal’ domain names to use as Venus fly traps. I must admit, it’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Remember those T-Shirts I wanted you to buy?

Posted on February 26, 2003 by Solonor

Good frickin’ grief. I thought it was bad when AOL got a patent for Instant Messaging that made it sound like any form of electronic communication was their invention. But now the drooling morons™ at the U.S. Patent Office have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Neal Pollack is my hero

Posted on February 20, 2003 by Solonor

Neal Pollack, “the Greatest Living American Writer,” espouses my precise opinion on the war debate. If you are a passionate pro-war or anti-war pontificator and are easily offended, please do not read his article in The Stranger. I’ll shut up … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Yet Another Sign…

Posted on February 18, 2003 by Solonor

… that the SciFi Channel is being run by idiots (as if you needed more). A woman is suing the producers of a new reality show in the works for the network for kidnapping her and forcing her to witness … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More Oscar Stupidity

Posted on February 12, 2003 by Solonor

Nobody better tell me that the reason Andy Serkis didn’t get nominated for Best Supporting Actor was due to his on-screen character being fake. Not after Charlie Kaufman’s fake twin brother got nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay! Continue reading →

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Eena Meena Mina Mo, This PC Crap Has Got To Go

Posted on February 12, 2003 by Solonor

With thanks to Throwing Toasters: Humpty Dumpty, sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty, had a great fall. All the King’s horses and all the King’s men, Couldn’t get him a dime. But I could. Following hot on the heels of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What A Relief!

Posted on February 10, 2003 by Solonor

I, for one, have been on the edge of my swivel-back chair waiting for the news. Will they or won’t they? Should they or shouldn’t they? I mean, we have so much invested in them. If they’re disrupted by this … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Heaven forfend that we doth offend!

Posted on February 10, 2003 by Solonor

Today’s tidbit is from our own lovely state (specifically the Escambia School District), where our good friend Huck Finn is being removed from the middle school curriculum. Of course, there are two perfectly logical reasons for this: One student complained, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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