RaNDoM ReVeRBeRaTioNS

Dad and the Bank Gunman

jtg — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:37:42 +0000

So here’s how it all went down.

On the afternoon of Friday, September 4, 2010, I took Dad to the Old Town Salinas branch of the Bank of America to cash his social security check. Dad refuses to get direct deposit because he wants to have the tactile feel of cash in his [...]

Fiorina v. Boxer Debate Tonight

jtg — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:11:20 +0000

In spite of Fiorina's repetitive crowing about "this is the twenty-first century", Fiorina has no real plan to help California move ahead except policies that will send even more jobs overseas. [...]

Chico Motel 6

jtg — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:25:01 +0000

Following is my impression of the Chico Motel 6 that Dad and I stayed at while Visiting Cousin Marian England-Graham.

I have to major complaints:

The wifi at this motel 6 is so bad that it’s virtually worthless. I had to call tech support, at the direction of the local motel staff, and when [...]

Brass Limerick Trivia

jtg — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:56:09 +0000

First: A limerick

There once was a man from Calabass Who’s balls wer made of brass When he banged them together They played stormy weather and lightning shot out of his ass.

Metallurgical Trivia: Brass is a metal that is not “pyrophoric”, in that when brass rubs another metal it doesn’t produce sparks. That’s [...]

Test of ScribeFire

jtg — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:51:03 +0000

This is a test post using ScribeFire on Firefox.

Moral Athiestic Rights and Responsibilities

jtg — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:18:50 +0000

A list of the 10 Moral Athiestic Rights and Responsibilities [...]

Top Ten Signs You’re a Fundamentalist Christian

jtg — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:55:21 +0000

Top Ten Signs You’re a Fundamentalist Christian

10 – You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours.

9 – You feel insulted and “dehumanized” when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem [...]

Dad and Buddy and the Bunny

jtg — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:51:42 +0000

Dad told me a story that when he was a young teenager, the family cat, who may or may not have had a name, drug in a living half grown rabbit.

Dad’s mother told him and his brother Buddy to kill it so the family could eat it for dinner.

This was during World [...]

Dad and The Quails at the Hospital

jtg — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:50:01 +0000

Dad told me a story today about when he was working as a carpenter putting up the Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital.

As they were clearing the land, they came across a nest of quail eggs. The construction was diverted around the nest and the eggs were allowed to hatch. The little chicks grew up [...]

Common Sense is not Intelligence

jtg — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:57:26 +0000

A lot of people mistake the phrase “Common Sense” for “Intellegence”. It was once “Common Sense” that the Earth was Flat, but all that “Common Sense” didn’t unround the Earth.

Think about the words used in the phrase “Common Sense”.

“Common” in this sense implies “shared”.

“Sense” in this sense implies “beliefs”.

Thus, [...]

There’s No One As Irish as Barack O’Bama

jtg — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:00:01 +0000

There’s No One as Irish as Barack O’Bama

His Granddaddy’s Daddy was Irish!

Space Station over Salinas

jtg — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:39:32 +0000

The International Space Station will be visible from the Salinas/Monterey area on Sat, Mar 20, 2010; 8:17 PM.

It will appear in the NW sky, rise to almost straight overhead & set in the SE sky. It will be a steady bright light, not flickering like an airplane.

Look for it. Put it [...]

Do You Wanna Date My Avatar???

jtg — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:11:08 +0000

Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?By The Guild

This is a funny video, especially to anyone who understands anything about gaming, or for that matter, any virtual life from WOW to Facebook.

Pluto & Planetary Classifications?

jtg — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:42:34 +0000

The issue of whether or not Pluto is or is not a planet is of no consequence to Pluto. Pluto exists, and is an interesting and worthy topic of study regardless of what noun we decide to call it.

I think the issue of what is or not a planet is silly when it’s [...]

Health Reform will KILL YOUR DOG!!!

jtg — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:30:00 +0000

Kill This Dog?

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JTG Sings Karaoke: Love Me Tender

jtg — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:13:25 +0000

JTG Sings Karaoke: Love Me Tender – Brittania Arms, Monterey, California

This is my performance of love me tender at the Brittania Arms Pub in Monterey recently.

There was some drunk tourists from Norway and the Netherlands in the audience cheering me on. It was fun.

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Latest Obama Wingnut Conspiracy Theory

jtg — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:36:47 +0000

The latest conspiracy theory from the wingnut fringe is this:

Barack Obama DOES NOT ACTUALLY EXIST!!!

You see, Obama is actually a computer-generated hologram produced in a Kenyan animation studio run by sociofacists.

DON’T BELIEVE ME?

The evidence is obvious. If Barack Obama actually exists, if he has an actual physical body, then [...]

New Rule: Smart President ≠ Smart Country

jtg — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:35:58 +0000

It seems to me that a lot of people think of Politics in the same way others thing of sports – MY TEAM RULES NO MATTER WHAT. For example in Health Care, the “We’re #1 line” keeps getting used, even though the US is about 50th in average life expectancy in the world, and [...]

Conservative Armed Hypocrites

jtg — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:38:34 +0000

Isn’t it strange how when liberals merely criticize Conservative talking points, liberals are called traitors. However, when conservatives call for all out armed revolution, they consider themselves patriots?

Can you say “Hypocrites” boys and girls? I knew you could.

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Can’t Sleep, Kittens will Eat me

jtg — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:11:46 +0000

Tales of Mere Existence“I Can’t Sleep

Can’t sleep … kittens will eat me … can’t sleep … kittens will eat me …

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Approaching Potential New Relationships…

jtg — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:21:06 +0000

So the details are different, but in many ways this cartoon is similar to how I often approach new potential relationships…

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Quote: After a Breakup

jtg — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:13:26 +0000

After a Breakup: -=-=-=-=-=-

• Remember life was once beautiful and food didn’t taste like cardboard.

• Punch your pillow, not the wall.

• Don’t act on any bright ideas you suddenly get, such as shaving your head or picking fights with burly thugs.

• Do not loathe yourself. You are no more an [...]

Video: Obama at Correspondents Dinner

jtg — Sun, 10 May 2009 16:15:43 +0000

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Twhirl New Feature Suggestion

jtg — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:06:36 +0000

I sent the following to info@seesmic.com regarding their Twitter client program:

I have a suggestion for a future version of Twhirl.

Set it up so that each separate account can be individually color coded. It would be so much easier to make quick posts. I do four accounts – My personal Twitter, my professional [...]

HOW TO TICK PEOPLE OFF

jtg — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:14:42 +0000

HOW TO TICK PEOPLE OFF

1. Leave the copy machine set to reduce 200%, extra dark, 17 inch paper, 99 copies.

2. In the memo field of all your checks, write “for sexual favors.”

3. Specify that your drive-through order is “TO-GO.”

4. If you have a glass eye, tap on it occasionally with [...]

Video: President Obama On Jay Leno Tonight Show

jtg — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:09:36 +0000

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O’Bama is Irish, Really!

jtg — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:00:09 +0000

Theres no one as Irish as Barack OBamaCorrigan Brothers

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Happy Pi Day!

jtg — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 08:41:57 +0000

Today is Pi Day, March 14, 3/14.

Pi is the number that is approximately 3.141.

Thus the true celebration of Pi Day occurs on 3/14 at 1:41.

Enjoy your pi and on Pi Day.

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Twitter Frenzy on Daily Show

jtg — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:11:05 +0000

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c Twitter Frenzy

Daily Show Full Episodes Important Things With Demetri Martin Political Humor Joke of the Day

This is very funny!

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Quote of the Moment!

jtg — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:00:03 +0000

“When you’re going through hell, keep going.”

Seen on the sign of an Auto Repair Shop in San Francisco.

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Happy Square Root Day

jtg — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:00:03 +0000

Happy Square Root Day: 3/3/09.

3 * 3 = 9.

Get it?

The previous square root day was 2/2/04.

The next square root day will be 4/4/16.

Nerds rejoice!

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Becoming a REAL Aussie

jtg — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:23:58 +0000

OK, so there’s this guy who moves to the land downunder from the land upover. He is determined to be a REAL Aussie, so he head out into the outback and stops at a pub and starts slamming the brews.

The local guys are amused at his guy’s ambition, and when he’s good and [...]

Rachael Maddow, Darwin, and the Flying Spaghetti Monster

jtg — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:42:35 +0000

Everything you ever wanted to know about Darwin and the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster!

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Facebook Add Haiku

jtg — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:56:12 +0000

Facebook Add Haiku Thanks for inclusion! It is good to be wanted, except by police.

The Action Americans Need, by President Barack Obama

jtg — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:36:22 +0000

The Action Americans Need

By Barack Obama

Washington Post

Thursday, February 5, 2009; Page A17

By now, it’s clear to everyone that we have inherited an economic crisis as deep and dire as any since the days of the Great Depression. Millions of jobs that Americans relied on just a year ago are gone; [...]

Quote of the Moment

jtg — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:06:04 +0000

Quote of the Moment:

”I think you’re probably about the 4713th most beautiful girl in the world. That means, you only have to kill like 4712 people to be the prettiest girl in the world!”

–via Tiffany Poland aka ~PUSH~

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Quote of the Moment

jtg — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:55:11 +0000

When oysters get irritated, they make pearls.

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Quote of the Moment

jtg — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:31:39 +0000

Quote of the Moment:

When one door closes, another opens, but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us. –Alexander Graham Bell

Scrubs – Scrubs: Interns – ABC.com

jtg — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:44:34 +0000

This is a series of Webisodes feature the Scrubs Interns, not the regular cast. And the Indian Chick is tasty. [...]

What if Gore Became President in 2000???

jtg — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:01:24 +0000

Now that Barack Hussein Obama is officially the President of the United States of America, let’s ask the question, “What if Al Gore had become president of the United States in 2000?”

He did get the most popular votes, and except for some corrupt cronies on the Supreme Court, he would have won [...]

Video: New Newsroom Intern

jtg — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:11:29 +0000

This is a video I performed in, and edited using Final Cut Pro, as part of an acting class at CSUMB. In this video, Lisa, the new news room intern, gets an unexpected and unwanted promotion to anchor on her very first day. Staring JTG & Lori Trumbo. Camera by Maximilian Ledworowski.

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The Day the Earth Stood Still

jtg — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:24:29 +0000

Last night I saw the remake of “The Day the Earth Stood Still”.

It wasn’t as bad as I expected it to be, but it was still hardly at all comparable to the original. The ending left me with a kind of “what the…” empty feeling. There was no grand and noble purpose at [...]

Beware White People!

jtg — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:47:31 +0000

Funny Stuff, beware White People:

Get the latest news satire and funny videos at 236.com.

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The Era of Monsters is almost OVER!!!

jtg — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:06:08 +0000

Great! I agree completey!!

The monster years By Paul Krugman New York Times November 5, 2008, 8:25 am

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/05/the-monster-years/

Last night wasn’t just a victory for tolerance; it wasn’t just a mandate for progressive change; it was also, I hope, the end of the monster years.

What I mean by that is that for [...]

Barack Obama’s Acceptance Speech

jtg — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:58:43 +0000

Barack Obama’s Acceptance Speech:

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OBAMA WINS!!!

jtg — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:29:57 +0000

Our long national nightmare is almost over. (Although there’s still 76 days for George Dubya Bush to further destroy the nation. :(

I was with my 81 year old father at the Golden State Theater in Monterey with several hundred fellow democrats when Obama was projected the winner at 8:00 p.m. last night. [...]

Halloween Witch of Grosse Pte. Farms – Shirley Nagel

jtg — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:55:25 +0000

The Wicked Witch of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan,

a McCain/Palin Supporter named Shirley Nagel,

put a sign on her lawn on Halloween

which read:

No handouts

for Obama

Supporters,

Liars, Tricksters,

or kids of supporters

2:05 Video

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What a great way [...]

Republican Desperation Strategy:

jtg — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:43:02 +0000

Republican Desperation Strategy:

If a Republican Propaganda Talking Point is pointed out,

object to the pointing out of that Republican Propaganda Talking Point

in order to imply imply the Republican Propaganda Talking Point

is not indeed a Republican Propaganda Talking Point.

Circular turnabout.

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Obama and McCain Dance-Off

jtg — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:56:33 +0000

A couple of animated gifs I made:

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John McCain gets spanked on the View

jtg — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:09:34 +0000

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Sarah Palin on Birth Control?

jtg — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:19:18 +0000

Sarah Palin’s 17 year old daughter is pregnant.

I wonder what Sarah Palin’s position on public school sex education, specifically birth control and condoms is???

Also, the Campaign has announced that this 17 year old girl is going to marry the father.

Sounds like a shotgun-wedding to me.

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Presidents Sing The Star Spangled Banner

jtg — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:11:03 +0000

A bunch of presidents sing the Star Spangled Banner for this fourth of July. It’s funny!

Star Spangled Banner | Funny Jokes at JibJab

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Is it TRUE about Obama?

jtg — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:09:23 +0000

This is a very good video about Barack Obama which talks about some of the silly rumors that his opponents circulate about him:

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Minuteman Founder Wife Lied about being raped by “Mexicans”

jtg — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:31:41 +0000

It’s unbelievable what some people will do to hide their own stupidity:

The wife of a founder of the Ozarks Minutemen has pleaded guilty to lying about being raped and shot by three Hispanic men.Angela D. Wilburn, 44, appeared in Greene County Associate Circuit Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to making a [...]

Bush’s 935 Lies about Iraq

jtg — Mon, 26 May 2008 07:11:12 +0000

This is a funny and satrical song by Harry Shearer about all the Lies the Bush administration told about the reasons to invade Iraq.

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Keith Olbermann on Hillary’ assassination Comment

jtg — Sun, 25 May 2008 00:02:15 +0000

Hillary recently cited Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination in June 1968 as a reason for her to stay in the race, i.e. maybe Obama might encounter something terrible and she’ll be in the race.

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Hillary should drop out!!

jtg — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:16:32 +0000

This Saturday Night Live sketch seems like humor, but there is a lot of truth here:

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Drinking Bleach Prevents HIV???

jtg — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:20:53 +0000

Yay for Abstinence-Only Ignorance!

A recent survey that found some Florida teens believe drinking a cap of bleach will prevent HIV and a shot of Mountain Dew will stop pregnancy has prompted lawmakers to push for an overhaul of sex education in the state.

The survey showed that Florida teens also believe that smoking [...]

Girl Murdered for Using FaceBook

jtg — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:00:42 +0000

Facebook girl beaten and shot dead by her father for talking online Last updated at 11:21am on 31st March 2008

A leading Saudi preacher believes the Facebook website is a ‘door to lust’

Daily Mail

A woman was beaten up and shot dead by her father for talking online with a man she met [...]

Barack Obama Speech on Race and Gender

jtg — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:24:08 +0000

Barack Obama gave a major speech today about race and gender in politics and public life. It was a great speech, so watch it.

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The FAKE GOP Witchhunt of Siegelman

jtg — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:01:42 +0000

This is a video from a 60 minutes segment about how the GOP and Karl Rove framed former Governor Siegelman, first by trying to get some sexual slander on him, and when that failed, framed him for bribery.

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Getting the Freshest Squirrel

jtg — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:44:51 +0000

OK, so you’ve seen the stories that Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee used to fry up squirrels in an electric popcorn popper in his college dorm room.

So, like everybody else, you’re now thinking, “HEY, where can I get some squirrels too?”

Well, there is the shoot-em way with your trusty varmint gun, just [...]

Language of Love…

jtg — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:51:50 +0000

This is a very interesting article about how people express love in words and deeds, and how confusing it can be for both sides at times:

If you’ve ever been in a relationship, you’ve probably been let down by a significant other who failed to love you properly–as in the way you needed [...]

Obama: Yes We Can!

jtg — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 04:08:14 +0000

This is a music video about Obama that says, “Yes We Can”.

I’m voting for Obama.

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Michael Weiner Savage Hate Speech

jtg — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:49:27 +0000

A right wing hate talk show host named Michael Weiner-Savage has been a favorite among the conservatives for a long time, spouting all kinds of ignorant stuff. Recently, A group called Brave New Films has compiled some of Michael Weiner-Savage’s greatest hate hits and started a campaign against Weiner-Savage. The following video from The [...]

Starting fights…

jtg — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:52:48 +0000

I have noticed that when someone says ‘”I’m not trying to start a fight”, often, they are indeed “trying to start a fight”.

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Eminent Domain Video with Drew Carey

jtg — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:42:46 +0000

Reason.tv host Drew Carey revisits the problem of eminent domain abuse following up on his earlier video, National City: Eminent Domain Gone Wild.

The City of Los Angeles used eminent domain to take a popular Hollywood bar and numerous other small businesses so that the city could hand the land over to private developers [...]

Closeted Athiests in Public Life

jtg — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:16:58 +0000

We’ve seen a lot of in-the-closet gay people, like Republican Idaho senator Larry Craig, who in public are bashing everything real or imagined bad about homosexuality.

I believe there are a lot of in-the-closet atheists in public life as well. In other words, in public they are holier-than-thou and spouting the words of theology, [...]

Rudy’s Spaced-out view of History

jtg — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 07:40:49 +0000

In tonight’s New Hampshire GOP primary debate, Rudy Giuliani showed he is either ignorant of history, or a liar.

He claimed at one point that President Eisenhower “started the moon program, which was then continued by Kennedy, continued by Johnson, and finished by Nixon.

That is [...]

Obama wins Iowa

jtg — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:50:46 +0000

Obama has decisively won the first Presidential primary in Iowa with 38% of the vote, compared to about 30% for Edwards, Hillary at 29%, and Richardson at 14%.

While this is not by any means the end nor proof that he will ultimately win the Democratic nomination nor the general election, this is indeed [...]

Ron Paul is AGAINST Freedom

jtg — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:25 +0000

This video shows how Ron Paul, Republican candidate for President Ron Paul, who proclaims he’s Mr. Constitution, is actually AGAINST the constution and freedom and offers no real solutions to anything.

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Merry Christmas!!!

jtg — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:11:54 +0000

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Celebrate Xmas with farting elves, and keep the “X” in “Xmas”.

Farting Elves: 12 Days of Christmas | Funny Jokes at JibJab

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Santa as a Business

jtg — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:11:51 +0000

This funny video shows how Santa gets stressed out at this time of year.

Santa Claus! | Funny Jokes at JibJab

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Cancel your credit cards before you die!

jtg — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:11:24 +0000

This funny story, probably not true, illustrates why you should be sure and cancel your credit cards before you die!

OK, so the fire was located in the Executive Office Building, located next door to the White House.

According to the early news reports, an “accidental” fire broke out in an electrical box.

As Homer Simpson might say, “Accidental my hairy yellow b*utt”.

One’s mind boggles at the thought of what vital records [...]

Congress and Religion Votes

jtg — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:11:17 +0000

Nine Democrats refused to support a U.S. House resolution Tuesday seeking the official recognition of Christmas — even though eight of them supported a similar resolution on Ramadan earlier this year.

This is a great video of a lecture by Richard Dawkins about how humans perceive the world, and why. :roll: Lots of good food for thought. It’s 22 minutes, 42 seconds long. :lol:

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