The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Osteon Top Of Things

by Smitty One hopes all enjoy my attempt at one of those Dustbury titles. Meanwhile, after that intimate gathering with half a million-ish honor-lovers yesterday, I was “filet of Smitty” until later than usual this morning, which means a Rule 5 Sunday delay. Your indulgence is sought. Definition of osteon here. Photo via Miss Cellania.

Great Moments In Navigation: ‘Restoring Honor’ Edition

Smitty:   Are you sure this is where the Restoring Honor event was supposed to be? Skippy:   Well, it’s what I read in a comment on a post somewhere on the DailyKos. . . Guess it’s time to get moving if we’re to make the Mall.

Good News About Frank J.

by Smitty It is probably in Stacy’s favor that Mrs. The Other McCain does not blog. Those who’ve enjoyed Frank J. Fleming’s acerbic wit over at IMAO can rejoice that his wife, who does blog, has finally accepted his heterosexuality. Now, Stacy has enough children that no one is asking him too many questions. Skippy, […]

Fingers Malloy: ‘I Am Not a Crook’

“In 2008, the McCain for President PAC gave me half a carton of Lucky Strikes to write a post entitled John McCain is the Shizzle Dizzle.” — Fingers Malloy, “I Took The Money And Stuff”

Kevin Jackson Brings The Morning Guffaw

by Smitty A solid Heh! for Kevin Jackson for this outing:

Yankee Phil And The Sadly Missed Pun

by Smitty Do I have to stoop to make every dumb joke? Repeat after me, Yankee Phil: “Is Mariah Carrying?” (Photo evidence at link.)

A Disturbance In The Farce

by Smitty How can RSM be*: while having sprung from origins this humble? Discuss. *It must be said that, while I have remorselessly criticized Stacy’s Luddite non-approach to technology adoption, comparing his methodology to cuniform work on a clay tablet with a reed stylus 5,000 years ago (before that new-fangled papyrus came in), while not […]

On Taking Oneself Too Seriously

by Smitty Pat Condell, who is a stand-up comic when not ranting on YouTube, offers some safe ethnic humor: One should view others soberly, and seek to walk humbly amongst fellow humans. Taking oneself less seriously has been quite a boon to me, particularly online, where plain text obscures as much as it communicates.

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