Seig Heil, Benedict!

I see der Fuhrer der Pope has launched another hysterical attack on homosexuals. Shades of his native country’s Nazi past.
I’m always deeply suspicious of people who are so overtly and rabidly anti-homosexual.  Benedict’s latest rant reminds me of American bible-thumper Ted Haggard who turned out to be gay himself.
Pope Hypocrite would be better employed rooting [...]

Terrorist mice

Kamikaze terrorist mice launch attack!
Mice may be responsible for a blaze that killed nearly 100 cats at an animal shelter near the Canadian city of Toronto, officials say
Looks like Jerry wins again.

This reminds me

This story reminds me of a Christian Brother I knew in CBC Cork many years ago.

An Egyptian mathematics teacher is due to go on trial accused of beating an 11-year-old pupil to death because he did not do his homework.
After using a ruler, Haitham Nabeel Abdelhamid, 23, allegedly took the boy outside the classroom and [...]

Chocolate Jesus gives churchmen indigestion

A German businessman is selling Jesus-shaped chocolates.
the German Protestant Church rebuked the idea as ‘tasteless’
More sugar needed.

I’m going to miss George Bush

Just to be clear: I despise the man utterly.
At the same time, it’s been entertaining having a permanent muppet show in the White House.

One sentence that says it all…

…about the financial crisis.
In Bakersfield, Calif., a Mexican strawberry picker with an income of $14,000 and no English was lent every penny he needed to buy a house for $720,000.

A bird in the Bush…

…is priceless.

Happy Thanksgiving to my millions of American readers.

The elephant in the room

I notice this report on obesity was launched without any comment from our health Minister.  Hardly surprising, really.
At the risk of being accused of making this a personal issue, would there be the same deafening silence if Mary Harney were a heavy smoker?  Or would her obesity be so steadfastly ignored if she were a [...]

Probably a stupid question

This is probably a stupid question, but where do you…you know…park the real one while you’re using one of these?
Just asking.

Just because it’s your money…

…it doesn’t mean it’s any of your damned business!