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New holiday greeting.

"Have a great chanakwanzachristmasnewyearsolstice!"

Slippery slope phallusy

I can't say it any better than this:

"They said they just wanted to ban smoking on airplanes because people could not avoid the smoke. Then they said they just wanted to ban smoking in most workplaces, except for bars and restaurants which of course people had a right to smoke in. Then they said, you know what we do want to ban smoking in bars and restaurants. They argued that people could still smoke outside or in the privacy of their own homes. Then, jurisdiction after jurisdiction began prohibiting smoking outside"

This isn't an example of the slippery slope logical fallacy, this an example of getting dicked around by people who clearly have an agenda and are passing legislation under false pretenses.

If you don't like the smoking issue, replace all the references to smoking in the above paragraph with any of these:

• Alcohol
• Pornography
  
• Homosexuality
• Evolution
• Abortion

Reminder: I don't smoke.

Great Christmas Present

Every once in a while I wonder "why did it take so long to invent that"?

The new Dupont self-charging smoke detector is one of those items.

The unit plugs into any standard light socket (the bulb can stay in the socket) and charges the smoke alarm battery anytime to the light is turned on.

So here's my completely ripped off derivative inspired similar idea -- ceiling fan light kits with the same sort of unit tastefully built-in.

Nice warm idiot helmet for the snow storm

We've got 5-6 inches of snow forecasted here in Lawrence today. I saw a few people already forgot how to drive over night.

Remember these simple rules for driving in snow.

x) Snow and ice reduce the coefficient of friction for your tires, making you travel easier on the road surface, and therefore faster as well. You won't need as much time to get to where you are going.

x) Four wheel drive not only helps get the kids to soccer practice, it greatly improves braking ability. It's even better if your vehicle is outfitted with thin sparkly custom racing tires.

x) Keep up to date on weather conditions by constantly dialing the local weather forecast on your cell phone.

x) As visibility decreases, so does the need for using your turn signal. After all, if people can't see the signal, what's the point of using it?

x) The yellow parking lot lines are no longer visible, so park wherever you want. Be sure to leave about 3/4 of a car space between your car and other parked cars, preventing someone from parking between you and the adjacent car.

When Less is More, Less All is More

The brand of detergent called "All" recently released the "small and mighty" bottle that does the same 32 loads as their "regular" (i.e. diluted) detergent.

Price for diluted detergent: $4.89
Price for less-diluted detergent $4.99

Less plastic and less water should be less money.

This seems like the same stunt that all the bleach manufacturers pulled with the "ultra" version of the bleach products. They went from 5.25% to 6.5% sodium hypochlorite. My math says this is a 23% increase, but the price easily went up more than that.



[incidentally, searching for a product called "all" at many online stores is next to impossible.
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