sidetrackedery

(This is where the new stuff--the stuff that wasn't posted at my personal journal--starts.)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: Neato! From

lavenderfrost, When Same-Sex Marriage Was a Christian Rite (from colfaxrecord.com)
:: I LOOOOVE The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey. Thanks as to

exceptindreams for posting the poem.
:: Another BAD-ASS FEMALE. From Fizzy via Gtalk, The only woman in the French Foreign Legion. (from news.bbc.co.uk)
:: ARGH, people suck. From @haterhater, Census Worker Found Hanged. (from care2.com)
:: From @trexsandwich, another article on the Census worker who was hanged. (From the AP)
:: @haterhater perusal continues (will do this with several tweeps): Police Report Filed by Acorn Exposes False Claims in Gotcha Vids. (from alternet.org)
:: From military.com, Reporter Injured by IED Bounces Back to Help Wounded Warriors. With non-automatic audio. (from podcasts.military.com)
:: From the National Partnership for Women and Families ActionSpeak, Health Insurance Reform as a Women's Issue: The First Lady's Take (from whitehouse.gov)
:: Another from ActionSpeak, With H1N1 Spreading this Labor Day: We Need Paid Sick Days, Not Another iPhone App FOR REALS. (from blog.nationalpartnership.org)
:: From military.com, Canadian Bill Would Aid US War Deserters.
:: From the above link, Swedish Women Troops Want 'Combat' Bra. I'd like one too, just for jogging.
:: Also from military.com, Standoff at VA Hospital Ends Peacefully.
:: Why am I not surprised? From NPfW&F: Teen Birth Rates Highest in States With Greatest Levels of Religious Belief, Study Finds. (from nationalpartnership.org)
:: From HuffPo, Keli Goff: Why I'm Grateful for Joe Wilson and the Fury of Racists. Well done, ms. Goff.
:: From the above link, The Millennial Generation. Been saying this for like two years now--we're gonna pass stuff like marriage equality because more and more progressives keep turning 18 and registering to vote! (from americanprogress.org):

One likely consequence of the Millennial generation’s rise is an end to the so-called culture wars that have marked American politics for the last several decades. Acrimonious disputes about family and religious values, feminism, gay rights, and race have frequently crippled progressives’ ability to make their case to the average American. Millennials support gay marriage, take race and gender equality as givens, are tolerant of religious and family diversity, have an open and positive attitude toward immigration, and generally display little interest in fighting over the divisive social issues of the past. Almost two-thirds agree that religious faith should focus more on promoting tolerance, social justice, and peace in society, and less on opposing abortion or gay rights.

Right. The fuck. ON.

orbitaldiamonds

(From September 30, 2009)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: From HuffPo, Remembering Henry Gibson.
:: This is fucking awesome. From

a_human_bean at

antitheism, The Atheist Apocalypse. I can has? (from viruscomix.com)
:: From change.org, Who is the Most Discriminated Group in America? The answer: GLBT and Muslim Americans.
:: UGH, this is horrible. 62% of Disabled Unemployed (from change.org)
:: Sweet! From IAVA, The Pentagon's Bionic Arm. (from cbsnews.com)
:: From the Washington Post, School Lunch Punch.
:: Right on. From

antitheism, about Carrie fucking Prejean.
:: From this

metaquotes post, this homophobic Chick Tract.
:: This is what happens to you if you cover your cornflakes in crystal meth. From an odd ~~ducky~~ troll at

antitheism. :P
:: From

exceptindreams, "Letter from a Friend on Her Anniversary" by Katharine Coles.
:: From Beacon Within via Gtalk, Richard Dawkins's intro for his new book The Greatest Show On Earth. 'Tis awesome. (from richarddawkins.net)
:: Courtesy of

olberfanns, My Box in a box creators interviewed by Keith Olbermann. :D (youtube)
:: From a locked entry in

atheism, 82 Hovind Lies or False Statements. (youtube)
:: From this post in

antitheism:

Instead, they do what I have now wasted ten minutes doing. They jerk off to word play in an attempt to belittle viewpoints. Ah, pot and kettle, but at very least I will admit my potential for hypocrisy. I am a-shame in this respect, because better to get people talking about the way atheism is belittled through language dissemination to the point that Christians tend not to even know what the term means beyond an equivocation with communism and/or a lack of morality.

:: From @Books4Soldiers, Patrol Base Mahwil offers the unflushable toilet. With pictures! (from booksforsoldiers.com)

orbitaldiamonds

a_human_bean at

antitheism, about Carrie fucking Prejean.
:: From this

metaquotes post, this homophobic Chick Tract.
:: This is what happens to you if you cover your cornflakes in crystal meth. From an odd ~~ducky~~ troll at

antitheism. :P
:: From

olberfanns, My Box in a box creators interviewed by Keith Olbermann. :D (youtube)
:: From a locked entry in

atheism, 82 Hovind Lies or False Statements. (youtube)
:: From this post in

antitheism:

Instead, they do what I have now wasted ten minutes doing. They jerk off to word play in an attempt to belittle viewpoints. Ah, pot and kettle, but at very least I will admit my potential for hypocrisy. I am a-shame in this respect, because better to get people talking about the way atheism is belittled through language dissemination to the point that Christians tend not to even know what the term means beyond an equivocation with communism and/or a lack of morality.

:: From @Books4Soldiers, Patrol Base Mahwil offers the unflushable toilet. With pictures! (from booksforsoldiers.com)

orbitaldiamonds

(From September 29, 2009)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: It's about damn time! From the Human Rights Campaign, DOMA Repeal Introduced, Time to Get to Work! (from hrcbackstory.org)
:: From an

atheism comment thread, The Messed-Up Teachings of Jesus with quoted chapter and verse. (from gretachristina.typepad.com)
:: And another: The True Faith: Liberal and Conservative Christianity (from gretachristina.typepad.com)
:: Right on! Another from HRC, Mainline Christian Denomination Opens Doors to Gay and Lesbian Ministers in Committed Relationships Open-mindedness WIN. (from hrcbackstory.org)
:: And another, NY Times and Washington Post editorials about the critical importance of passing the Employee Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). (from hrcbackstory.org)
:: Fucking awesome. Via Greta Christina's Blog, Kanye Interrupts Jesus and My 80s Mix from Homosecular Gaytheist. I love that name. :D
:: Another from Greta Christina's Blog: Defending the Blasphemy Challenge: A Reply
:: From...I don't remember...on Twitter, Report: Growing Ranks of Nouveau Poor Facing Discrimination From Old Poor (from The Onion)
:: From Fizzy via Gtalk, Steve, Don't Eat It! Vol. 3: Beggin' Strips Icky. (from thesneeze.com)
:: This is fantastic. From IAVA, Colleges Try to Ease Veterans' Move From Combat to Classroom (from washingtonpost.com)
:: Also from IAVA, Afghan Blast Raises New Doubts in Europe. (from nytimes.com)
:: Another from IAVA, Lawmakers conflicted on VA claims fixes (from militarytimes.com)
:: And another, poignant story: During World War II, a Soldier Turned Cantor on the Battlefield. (from nytimes.com) Listen hereat YouTube.
:: From HuffPo, Time to Just Say No to Giant Corporate "Parasites" -- and Recognize Them for What They Are.
:: One more from IAVA, Bill to help homeowners moves forward (from militarytimes.com)

orbitaldiamonds

(From September 24, 2009)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: From @natthedem, President Obama Memorializes Walter Cronkite Is an excellent speech. (youtube)
:: From

rahmbamarama, Barack Obama with a Cricket Bat. :D 'Cause Fizzy sent me that link when it was new, and I'm sure it'll make her smile again since she knows who the other guy is too. ^_^ Also, is a wholly perfect use of the "liberal riot bat of justice" tag. XD (is locked since it's RBR.)
:: This warms the cockles of my heart. From @books4soldiers, from 1SG Rob :)
:: From

a_tergo_lupi, What Would Jesus NOT Do? Well worth the watch. (youtube)
:: From @rkref, Tim Pawlenty: I Might Invoke the 10th Amendment to Stop Health Care Reform Well, there hasn't been much federalism discussion lately, but it's still bullpucky. (from washingtonindependent.com)
:: From

bisexual_world, The Bigots' Last Hurrah I'll say it again: SUCK IT, @NOMTWEETS. (from nytimes.com)
:: This addictive game that Fizzy showed me: Bubble Spinner It's addictive. (from addictinggames.com)
:: From

i_iz_norml, Ana Marie Cox -- Why We Should Get Rid of the White House Press Corps (from washingtonpost.com)
:: Also from

i_iz_norml, John Green -- Why We Should Get Rid of the Prom (from washingtonpost.com)
:: From

atheism, Laughing at Religion, a compilation of the YouTube Religion Wars.
:: From

sunoftheskye at

antitheism, This week (of Apr. 20th) in Holy Crimes.
:: About time! From change.org, Department of Labor Releases List of Slave-Made Goods.
:: Also from change.org, It's Time to End the Federal Ban on Gay Blood Donations It's past time. That ban is my age!
:: Another from change.org, Don't Let Kellogg's Buy Scientists: Froot Loops Aren't a Healthy Breakfast. Fo'reals.
:: Lubna Hussein rocks my socks. One more from change.org, Lubna & Her Pants *fistbumps from Alaska*

orbitaldiamonds

(From September 23, 2009)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: From @linktv, POWER: Bishop Robinson on Finding the Strength Within (from fora.tv)
:: From @shannynmoore, The Death of Adam Hermanson (from thenation.com)
:: Another step towards equality. From @DavidShuster, Treatment of Alan Turing was "appalling" - PM (from number10.gov.uk)
:: From @rkref, On Malpractice Reform, Fine Print is Still Hazy (from washingtonpost.com)
:: From @linktv, KENYA: Water shortages lead to cholera outbreaks The oh-dear-ism, it's got me. This is horrible. (from irinnnews.org)
:: From @zestylime, Wilson Censure Now In Works Good. Now can we get back to health care reform? (from thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com)
:: From @newsminer, 3 Fort Richardson-based soldiers killed in Iraq ;_; (from newsminer.com)
:: This gem from

ghymoreid:

Anybody who in future wants to cast aspersions on somebody I love and happen to think probably saved the both of us from serious injury or discuss my health outside of my presence is henceforth cordially invited to direct all enquiries to Kiss My Curvy White Arse Incorporated.

:: From @militaryavenue, Security Progress Continues in Iraq, Despite Attacks (from militaryavenue.com)
:: This is awesome. Also from @militaryavenue, Naturalization Ceremony Honors New Uniformed Citizens :D (from militaryavenue.com)
:: This gem by

geekgirlofdoom, quoted by

slartibartfast at

metaquotes:

Just rewatched The Matrix for the first time in years and years. Find myself on the side of the machines rather than the resistance. Huh. I don't remember feeling that way the first bazillion times I watched it. Now I'm just like "WHATEVER. I DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC WASTELAND. ELROND CAN FEED OFF MY ELECTRIC PULSES SO LONG AS HE KEEPS PROVIDING ME WITH THE ABSTRACT CONCEPT OF CHOCOLATE AND SOAP AND PORN THANK YOU."

:: From @marlaerwin, The British Counter-Example tl;dr "terminological inexactitude" :D (from andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com)
:: From @McCainBlogette, GOP 'cranks' dominating debate (from politico.com)
:: From TRMS on the 11th, NARLO. Have some wingnuttery.
:: AWESOME. From @lechatsavant, a Dr. Seuss Parody Cover :D

orbitaldiamonds

(From September 15, 2009)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. The "H" stands for "Hussein." (from

atheism)
:: From

queer_theory, 100 Unintentionally Hilarious Spam Subject Lines LAWL. (from cracked.com)
:: Also from

queer_theory, the Mudhouse Cafe in Springfield, MO :)
:: This gem from

fancy_galloway:

I liked church. which is odd.

I came to a conclusion: I have not accepted Jesus Christ as my personal savior, I have however added him to my buddy list. I friended him on myspace. I commented on his facebook.

So yeah, we are not exactly in the "close intimate relationship" the pastor described, but I dont mind him living next door, he can date my sister, and I'd buy a car from him.

:: And this unfortunate funneh from

sarken:

As I do about once every year, I took my contact out, dropped and couldn't find it, and concluded I must have missed and left it in. I tried to take it out again, thereby reminding myself that OW FUCK IT HURTS WHEN YOU GRAB YOUR EYEBALL AND PINCH.

:: This well-considered commentary on Genesis from

solid_squid at

antitheism.
:: From @msnbc, Tweet by tweet: Breaking Down Obama's speech (from msnbc.msn.com)
:: COOOOOOL. From @aesthetik_dekay, Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland Touring Exhibit. XD
:: From whitehouse.gov, Remarks by the President to a Joint Session of Congress on Health Care. Full text, yo.
:: From @ontd_political, Text of letter to the President from senator Edward M. Kennedy.
:: From

metaquotes, a modern reboot of Passover. :P
:: From @impeachmybush, The Obama-Pelosi-Biden "bitch plz" face at Joe Wilson (FUCK YEAH.)
:: SCHAWEET. From Fizzy via Gtalk, The Passion of the Facebook :D
:: From @rkref, Joe Wilson of South Carolina said Obama lied, but he didn't. (from politifact.com)
:: From @books4soldiers, ACB maintainers keep Apaches in air (from booksforsoldiers.com)

orbitaldiamonds

(From September 11, 2009)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: This spiffy post on regional accents from

driftingfocus. :D
:: Here, have a victory! Change.org Helps Negotiate Agreement Between ROCKSTAR Energy Drink and LGBT Rights Organizations :D Almost makes me want an energy drink. :P (from change.org)
:: From change.org, 5 Things You Absolutely Must Know About Homelessness.
:: Another from change.org. The Bible is Not About Beating LGBT People Up. More apologism. Sorry, folks, but Christianity taken literally hates teh gheys.
:: This gem from

rahmbamarama about the #teabagging (found at HuffPo):

Gergen: "They still haven't found their voice, Anderson. This happens to a minority party after it's lost a couple of bad elections, but they're searching for their voice."

Cooper: "It's hard to talk when you're teabagging."

:: This makes me sick, an anti-Day of Silence video by the certified hate group the Illinois Family Institute. From

antitheism.
:: From

rahmbamarama, After Pirates, Tea Pariters, Obama to fight Vikings, Dinosaurs. Fucking awesome and funny! (from huffingtonpost.com)
:: From

atheism, the Your Religion Is False blog. :)
:: From

atheism, The God Debate featuring Sam Harris being okay, and Rick Warren being (as usual) a colossal douchebag.
:: O noes! Found this at

metaquotes, lady falls down trap door evil ( Mairi Duncan ) Poor lady.
:: I'll use

forwrathandruin's words: FUCK. YES. Phelps' Church Hit With $10.9 Million Judgment **celebrates good times, COME ON!**
:: From military.com, Baggers beef with green bags (from cinchouse.com)
:: Also from military.com, Don't Mess With The Force. tl;dr Non-nerd discovers Star wars through her young sons.
:: LOLLERSKATES. From

metaquotes, 14:01 flashing granniesw in the park, hi-tech style# tl;dr, twatter. :P
:: More awesomeness from

metaquotes: Revoking your Poetic License. :D

orbitaldiamonds

(From September 10, 2009)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: From

antitheism, Why Do Christians Insit That Hitler Was an Atheist? 'Cause he, yanno, wasn't.
:: From

metaquotes, Straight men? in my gossip community? :P
:: From

antitheism, something I'd never given any thought to: foreskin restoration. Random sidetrackedery is random, y/n/foreskin?
:: From

trexsandwich just now, Pix Pâtisserie *om nom nom*
:: Awesomecakes! From

poor_skills,

poorskills and from there, TimeBanks.org, which is a freaking awesome idea. :D
:: This is fucking cool.

quirkybird linked to her Flickr photostream, and one of the sets is Battlestar Galactisimpsons!
:: From

curriejean at

antitheism, Articles written by Currie Jean at helium.com :)
:: I love puns. Especially puns from

rahmbamarama. :D
:: Well, shit. From @newsminer, State confirms swine flu cause of Fairbanks student's death :(
:: HAHAHAHAHA. From

antitheism, The Brick Testament. :D
:: This is so sad. From

eh_notsomuch, 10 years later, the real story behind Columbine.
:: Ugh. From @gayatheist, Catholic Church Steps Up Anti-Gay marriage Efforts In Maine. Dammit, what the hell is the problem with allowing consenting adults to marry?!
:: From

metaquotes, dome69 believes in the power of vagina. Is a great read that makes several good points.
:: Oh. My. Flying. Spaghetti. Monster. From

metaquotes, Aliens Rickroll the World. :D :D :D
:: Yep, more

metaquotes! kkatowll is having car troubles.

orbitaldiamonds

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: Hee. From

atheism, US religious Right concedes defeat
:: This is fucking awesome. The Gonzales Cantata A choir work based on transcripts of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Alberto Gonzales, by Australian composer (who's lived in the US for six years) Melissa Dunphy.
:: From Fizzy via Gtalk, this adorableness of kids' responses to "What does love mean?" found at

sw_fangirl's LJ. :)
:: From

mil_wives, Working Around the Military: Challenges of Military Spouse Employment. Very well done, methinks.
:: From

words_spoken, her fantastic professional photography website featuring her often-breathtaking images.
:: This are epic smackdown. From

atheism, Christopher Hitchens vs. Todd Freil on Wretched Radio. FULL POINTS SIR. Also, Todd Freil is a douchebag. (from atheistmedia.com)
:: From

navytron89, these sci-fi-ish pics from the Paris Fashion Show I always wonder when I see stuff like that, who would buy such a thing, and where would he/she wear it? (from

wendylady2)
:: From

rahmbamarama, Stephen Colbert on Whose Line Is It Anyway! (youtube)
:: Awww. :( From Fizzy, Mr. Percival's last flight. (from theage.com.au)
:: Here, have some creationist bullshit: From

atheism, How God Helped Noah by Using Earth's Magnetosphere. And I was really impressed with this comment, which is rare because it comes from

vox_diabolica, one of the community's trolls:

Wait... Doesn't hydrogen need to combust in order to combine with oxygen to make water? That was strangely missing from the Genesis account. 'And Noah said: "Oh the humanity! The sky is on fire!" And lo, the boat he made out of very flammable wood was fried.'

:: This is fucking awesome. From

amuin at

metaquotes, elenbarathi on same-sex marriage: (yes, I'm gonna quote the whole thing)

"I'm very much against ALL marriage, except in the religious sense. If people want to get married by the rites of their church, whether it's the Catholic Church or the Church of All Worlds, that's fine with me and I wish them all mazel tov (or the Martian equivalent.) I totally support the church's right to say who may or may not be married within its tradition. HOWEVER, this joyful religious ceremony should have NO standing under U.S. law, any more than baptism has. In this country, Church and State are separate.

Let adults wishing to legally share their resources and responsibilities with their adult cohabitants go down to City Hall and file a contract specifying the details of their arrangement. The number and sex of the signers and which (if any) of them are sharing a bed should be NO business of the State's.

:: ARGH. From

ontd_political, Trigger Warning (It's about the public option, it's not actually triggery.)
:: Cuteness picspam here! Is

rahmbamarama so it's locked.
:: From

i_iz_norml, Michigan part of growing push for autism coverage. 'Bout time.
:: Also from

i_iz_norml, Still Overlooking Austistic Adults. Another one to file under #HCRNAO

orbitaldiamonds

(From September 5, 2009)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: This will make any sane person's blood boil. From

rpeate at

antitheism, NOM's Marriage Talking Points. Nope, it's still bigotry and discrimination.
:: From @jorajo, this super-cute kitty .gif! :D
:: From a comment thread in

atheist, shitty advice is shitty. (from salon.com)
:: And this excellent comment to said shitty advice from

chron_job. (Also, a lot of the other letters in response to the article are very good.)
:: An excellent bit on friending and LJ by

skreidle, found at

fragbert:

It occurs to me that you may just want to lay out some ground rules...about how this LJ is for you first, audience second; that there will be some days you don't post, and that's just life, please don't email/comment/txt about the lack o' dailypost; to keep the drama out; and that when you boil it down, listing someone as a "friend" on LJ only means two things: 1) 'I currently enjoy reading what you write', and 2) 'I'm allowing you to see my Friends-Only posts.' Anything beyond that is icing."

:: From @danielabrams, Voices Revealed: Kidnapper's Blog Flooded With Vengeful Comments. Because that's so constructive, yanno? *eyeroll* (from mediaite.com)
:: More Beckshit. From @danielabrams, Glenn Beck Accuses Obama of Starting Oligarhy (Sic) :P (from mediaite.com)
:: From

aesthetik_dekay, the

autism community, and from there, Carly's Voice. Is fascinating.
:: Have some Newt Gingrich being an ignorant jerkoff: from

repate at

antitheism, Obama administration 'anti-religious,' Gingrich says. Dude, liberal non est secular. There is a religious left.
:: From @roomerholmes, H.R. 3200 IN ITS ENTIRETY. And I'm determined to have read it all by the end of the month.
:: Heehee, right on. From

ksol1460 at

olberfanns, Barnacle Bill the Sailor. Mightily NSFW, this is the bawdy version. :) (from kristinhall.org)
:: And here's the clean version she posted at

olberfanns. :P
:: From

lady_sci_fi (I still think that's an awesome username) at

olberfanns, Aaron Sorkin returning to TV? Possible fictional show based on Countdown with Keith Olbermann? That would be frakkin' AWESOME.
:: From

rahmbamarama, Biden's Puppy Breeder: "Never, Never, Never Again". Lordy, people were dicks to her.
:: WORDY GOODNESS. A comment thread in

mil_wives led me to

stupid_free which led me to a post in

ohnotheydidnt and in a comment thread therein I found World Wide Words. :D

orbitaldiamonds

(From September 2, 2009. Oops, out of order!)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: From the second YouTube clip here at

olberfanns:

Joel McHale: We weren't born with wings.
Craig Ferguson: We weren't born with wheels either; you still drive a car.

:: From

landfill_sky, Birmingham Repertory Theatre: His Dark Materials Part 1 I'd so love to see that series on stage! :D
:: From a comment in one of

sideofzen's entries, How to Get Melted ChapStick Out of Clothes. Useful! (from ehow.com)
:: From

atheist, for the love of all that's cute and fluffy, The United States is NOT a Christian Nation!
:: From a

metaquotes comment thread, THE KITTY CAT DANCE. (YouTube, automatic audio, automatic AWESOME)
:: From

quirkybird, the poem How to Name Your Familiar by Erica Jong. Is lovely.
:: From @andersoncooper, Dear President Obama #221: Inch by inch ... it's a cinch ... maybe (from cnn.com)
:: This makes me cry. And it makes my blood boil. From

mil_wives, Why Are Army Recruiters Killing Themselves? ;_; (from time.com)
:: From @DonLemonFans, Protests to focus on doctor who performed 60,000 abortions *sigh* (from cnn.com)
:: From @DotGay, Linda Ronstadt's Gay Mission (from planetout.com)
:: SWEET. From @gayatheist, Referendum 71 Supporters Names & Addresses Will Be Released. :D
:: From

atheist, UMD Senate Votes to Drop Commencement Prayer Right on! :D (from wjla.com)
:: From this entry to

atheism, The End of Philosophy. I think

chron_job's commentary was better than the article. :P (from nytimes.com)
:: "Hey kids! Have you heard of NOM? And did you know that WaPo has their head up Brian Brown's ass?" From @GayRainArmy, Profile of Brian Brown, Executive Director of the National Organization for Marriage (jerk.) (from washingtonpost.com)
:: From

bisexual_world, Vermont lawmakers legalize gay marriage Marriage is a state issue. One at a time is how it should be. (from msnbc.msn.com)

orbitaldiamonds

(From August 29, 2009)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: From

antitheism, The End of Christian America
:: From an

ontd_political thread, Barbara Boxer Gives Sen. Inhofe A Lesson Right on! (youtube, automatic audio)
:: From the same ontd_p posts's comments, Beck Rants Against Polar Bears: 'They Eat People! For The Love Of Pete, They're Big, Angry Bears!' *eyeroll*
:: From this post to

ontd_political, Breaking the Silence: Pro-Lifers' Choice for Women Well worth reading the whole thing.
:: From the above link, The Girls Who Went Away by Ann Fressler. "The stories contained in this book are painful to read. They will make you angry. They will make you cry. But they are necessary."
:: Rock on. Me and My Teaspoon ;_;
:: From the disability comm on DW, Perspectives from a Blind Point of View, and from Googling "Tiger Embosser," I found Braille Printers. I hadn't thought of it until she mentioned it, and then I though, well, duh. :)
:: Also, Access Ability is awesome.
:: Schaweeeet. Accessibility, There's An App For That! :D
:: From @kennedynews, A Lifetime of Service *wibble*
:: From @marlaerwin, 10 Ways to Avoid Hipster Baby Names
:: And from the previous page, Supermodel Baby Names
:: This from

afa_mom at

ontd_political brought the trolly political lulz. :P
:: From @kennedynews, President Obama's eulogy for Senator Ted Kennedy. *snifflesob*
:: From

gmth's profile page via me liking the icon he used at an ontd_p thread, We Want The Public Option! Sign the petition, and pass it on!

orbitaldiamonds

(From August 26, 2009)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: Ah. Someone linked to the BoingBoing article: here it is. ^_^
:: From the comments to that (now you see why this is called Sidetrackedery?), Stanford Sapolsky on primate sexuality: funny, fascinating, educational aaaaaand: Sapolsky on primate sexuality part two: required viewing for the horny :D
:: From a

rahmbamarama comment thread, Sepia Mutiny Rock on.
:: From

antitheism, Evolution: 24 mythis and misconceptions and The Geologic Time Spiral. Makes you feel tiny, huh? (the first from newscientist.com, the second from wikipedia)
:: From

a_tergo_lupi, The 2008 Pigasus Awards Dishonorees include Jenny McCarthy and the producers of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. Also, The Jenny McCarthy Body Count.
:: From

eh_notsomuch, Oh, NOW they tell us *facepalm*
:: From

mil_wives, How Personhood USA & The Bills They Support Will Hurt ALL Pregnant Women This scares the crap out of me. (youtube, automatic audio)
:: A

metaquotes context: Things I am Not Allowed To Do At Work: Medical Warehouse Edition, and linked from there, The Domino's Truck Driver Edition. ^_^
:: From photojojo.com, The Zumi Digital DO WANT. :D
:: From

trialia via Gtalk, ButYouDontLookSick.com. Excellent site.
:: And another from Tria, Emails From Crazy People heehee... :P
:: From @AllisonRockey, Finally -- a Model Who Looks Like Us!
:: This is great. From

atheism, The Different Kinds of People That There Are :P
:: Lordy. From

ontd_political, Bachmann to host town hall with Rep. Ron Paul W. T. F.
:: From

zevshir, This is Baghdad. *wibble*

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orbitaldiamonds

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: From

zevshir, this gem of an April Fools' joke:

This is too funny.
The PA Wing website (www.pawingcap.com) has been updated for April Fool's Day. Here's a sample:

Notice of Proposed Regulation
Wednesday, 01 Apr 2009, by JColgan

Part 2, Section 972 (a) 1 (c)

Section I
No CAP member, or person or persons acting on the direction or suggestion or supervision of a CAP member, may try, or attempt to try, or make attempt to try to comprehend or understand any or all, in whole or in part, of the herin mentioned Regulation, except as authorized by the National Commander or an agent appointed by, or inspected by the National Commander.

Section II
If a CAP member or any group of members becomes aware of or realizes, or detects, or discovers, finds that he/she, or they are understanding or have been beginning to understand the Regulations, they must immediately, within three (3) days, notify, in writing, in triplicate, the National Legal Officer using CAPF 129a, Notice of Impending Comprehension.

Section III
Upon receipt of the above-mentioned notice of impending comprehension, the National Legal Officer shall immediately rewrite the Regulation that is in imminent danger of being understood. Such rewriting shall be done in such a manner to eliminate any further hazard of comprehension.

Section IV
The National Commander may, at his/her discretion, require the offending CAP member or members to attend remedial instruction on Regulations until such time that the CAP member or members is too confused to be capable of understanding anything.

:: From

metaquotes, Examples of what not to do at goth night :P
:: My favorites are the bunny on the keg and the dollar-store Cthulu. From

thrifthorror.
:: From

atheism, The Atheist's Dilemma: Family Guy Takes A Stand (from cinemablend.com)
:: Another lovely poem posted by

exceptindreams, In Your Version of Heaven I Am Younger by Rachel Zucker.
:: From

antitheism, this amusing Chick Tract. :P
:: From

rahmbamarama, All the President's Emails. Is fukken awesome. :D (from guardian.co.uk)
:: From

babyzblueze via MSN, GNW opening monologue texts! :D
:: And another from

babyzblueze, How to Eat Cheese. Because it's funny and she insisted. :P
:: And another... ^__^ Doug Anthony Allstars: Case File
:: This is fantastic. From

antitheism, NZers becoming less religious: Survey Those statistics, right on!
:: From surfing the above-linked NZ Herald News website, NZ growing bigger and further apart.
:: Lordy fuck. Another from the NZ Herald News, US funding for 'no' vote Focus on your own damn families! *facepalm*
:: AWESOME. From

rahmbamarama, Exclusive: Rahm Emanuel's speech (from media.www.gwhatchet.com) And the comments!
:: Another great April Fools joke from

atheism.

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orbitaldiamonds

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: I love this muchly. Water, by Sharanya Manivannan (from

exceptindreams)
:: OT3, yo. :) (The original post is awesome too. From

rahmbamarama and therefore locked.)
:: From

eh_notsomuch, Adam and Jamie from Mythbusters on Countdown! :D (from msnbc.com)
:: From

metaquotes, A wholly NSFW and AWESOME poem by

vito_excalibur.
:: From the author of the poem linked above's "poetry" tag, *88 Lines About 44 Fangirls* (by

drewkitty)
:: And this awesomeness from

odditycollector. :D
:: It's fun to watch the folks at

atheist feed the trolls. :)
:: And Apologetics from

atheism. (If you don't get it by the time you read the comments, check the date. :P)
:: From

skywaterblue, MIND MELD: If We Ran Battlestar Galactica SF writers discuss what they'd have done differently.
:: From Chris via Gtalk, The Sith do not bottle-feed kittens! (from chugworth.com)
:: This cartoon at

antitheism led me to the same cartoon at [Bad username: politicalcartoons], which led me back to the comm for the first time in awhile, which led me to this and its, um... interesting comments.
:: And from the comments from that last, Man Who Brought Assault Rifle To Obama Rally Was Part Of Radio Stunt (from huffingtonpost.com)
:: This is neato! From Fizzy via Gtalk, The Moods of Ginger Mick. A series of poems in Old Strine. Full text! :D
:: From

metaqotes, cumaensibyl and witchsistah have some advice for Jensen Ackles' girlfriend *gigglefits*:: From

atheism, this, this, this, this, and this about "Liberty" University. :P

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orbitaldiamonds

(From August 17, 2009)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: Awesome. From Fizzy via Gtalk, Browns join Twitter war over NHS (from news.bbc.co.uk)
:: From six degrees of , One SyStep Forward, Two SySteps Back. Who'd'a thunk it? A fail bigger than the name "SyFy" itself.
:: This is so cool. From Fizzy, Sit-Skiers relish fruity instruction
:: From @JoinTheImpact, Assembly OKs gay rights ordinance 7-4 :D :D
:: Another from Fizzy: School pupil, 90, dies in Kenya What an awesome guy. :)
:: From

ontd_political, Canada prepared to fight zombie invasion! So. Fucking. Cool. (And the source article, Scholars put braaaaains together to thwart zombies :D)
:: From a comment in the above, the comic President Evil. (from ontd_political, locked)
:: From a link from one of

liz_marcs's cut-the-bullshit posts, the one for countries with government health care, Say Hello to Yellow: State-Sponsored Healthcare in Denmark I really like the card idea. (Though you'd think something like a Social Security Number would work here.)
:: From HuffPo, Michael Krantz: Who Would Jesus Insure? Tea Party Dispatch From San Francisco
:: From

fizzyland, DNA Sculpture is "Vile and Offensive" Whut.
:: From the site of the last link, Being Religious is like Eating Sand
:: Heehee. From

atheism, Jesus of the Week :D
:: From

maddow_kicks, Rachel Maddow on Afghanistan -- ang Groupies and finally buying a TV (PODCAST) (but it's not automatic audio)
:: I call BULLSHIT. But this comment is fucking hilarious:

"Keep your Jesus off my penis, keep your Bible off my balls, keep your prayers outta my ears and your crosses off my walls. You can have the virgin mother and the ressurection[sic] too, but keep your Jesus off my penis and I’ll keep my penis off of you."

:: Another one from Fizzy: 10 Popular Porn Scenarios That Seem Highly Implausible (from cracked.com)

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orbitaldiamonds

(From August 9, 2009)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: From

atheism, God 'will not give happy ending' About climate change. (from news.bbc.co.uk)
:: From a link from the above article, Camp offers 'godless alternative' :D
:: This is bullshit. From @MODwife, Hero dog Sandbag forced to stay in Iraq despite desperate please from British troops(from dailymail.co.uk)
:: From

rahmbamarama, White House Peep of Staff Rahm Emanupeep :D :D :D
:: Sweeeet. from

ontd_political, Rahm Slammed Dems Attacking Other Dems as "F--king Stupid," Sources Say (from theplumline.whorunsgov.com)
:: This meta-meta-worthy gem from

kyra_neko_rei at

metaquotes:

New theorem: Sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from sarcasm.

Corrollary: Sufficiently advanced sarcasm is indistinguishable from stupidity.

:: From Fizzy via Gtalk, Hello Kitty Military Pach HELL YEAH DUDE. :D
:: This fantastic rant on preserving historical artifacts from

mhael.
:: From @ltdanchoi, Daniel Choi | Queer of the Month | August 2009 (from gaynewsdaily.net)
:: From

atheism, a legitimate question and a page full of excellent answers.
:: Another from Fizzy, No longer shut away, people with a disability are still shut out (from theage.com.au)
:: Edit, 8/10: The report mentioned in the above article.

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orbitaldiamonds

(from August 6, 2009)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: From Fizzy via Gtalk, Weekly Bonus Question Some good ones! (from bbc.co.uk)
:: Another from Fizzy, From chip shop owner to doctor In the words of Fizzy, "good on you, Dr Chippie" :D (from bbc.co.uk)
:: And another from Fizzy: Great Parliamentary Brawls From Around the World Niiice. (from asylum.com)
:: Oh look, another from Fizzy! No, she's not spamming me, these are over the space of a few days. Get a grip. Have a nice day. And lighten up, dude. (from theage.com.au)
:: From

_53 at

atheism, Woman Accused of Church Theft Blames Satan (from weirdnewsfiles.com)
:: Also from

_53 at

atheism, Malaysian Woman Jailed For Worshipping Tea Pot Lordy fuck, it's not like they were hurting anyone. (from weirdasianews.com)
:: From random surfing, this and this about the "birthers" from news.bbc.co.uk, which is good at explaining things in Q&A format.
:: This NSFW gem that Chris just sent me. (8/5) (from somethingpositive.net) Have one more, also NSFW.
:: And another. I swear, Chris and I might as well be under those speech bubbles. :P
:: Another from Fizzy. This is awesome. Strong African communities will defeat terror recruiters (from theage.com.au)
:: So there was a mention of Rule 34 in a conversation with Fizzy. She suggested I Google "maths porn." I wound up at the TV Tropes page for Rule 34, so of course I haven't found it yet. But I did google one of the things I did find...WHUT. LHC - The Large Hardon Collider NSFW.
:: Found at the DW comm polybigbang, this excellent primer on polyamory.

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orbitaldiamonds

(From July 29, 2009)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: From

atheism, Pilot who paused to pray in emergency gets 10 years FOR GREAT JUSTICE. (from irishtimes.com)
:: From

syntaxia, Oversaving, a Burden for Our Times (from nytimes.com)
:: Just saw this site mentioned on MSNBC Live. (Jul. 28) bakemeawish.com Soup from a stone, fancy that!
:: A public service announcement from

kawaii_not.
:: From

sarken, Keith Olbermann looking into the camera and saying, "tit." WIN.
:: From

exceptindreams, The Crickets Have Arthritis. Yeah, I cried. But I think a non-nutter would cry upon reading that too.
:: This recipe for microwave bread from

poor_skills:

Microwave Bread

2 cups of all purpose flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
3 tablespoons of sugar
1 cup of milk
1 egg.

Mix all ingredients together in a glass bowl and stick it in the microwave for 5 minutes or until solid. Eat while hot.

If you like sweeter bread add some more sugar into it.

There are also several recipes similar to this on the internet if you want to check them out.
http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/312
http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=15995.0

:: From Fizzy via Gtalk, Shaken but not stirred by stadium-rock spirituality (from theage.com.au):

Christian pop, ’80s power anthems, Metallica meets Cheap Trick. A mosh pit for Jesus was jumping with teenagers in rapture and a balcony of Planetkids went off for Christ. Music blared from the stadium sound system while the screen seduced us with slick videos edited so fast the phrase ‘‘subliminal image" kept popping into my head. Lyrics flashed up: "Come like a flood and saturate me now." I wondered what Freud would have made of the disproportionate use of such words as ‘‘come’’, ‘‘touch’’ and ‘‘feel’’, and the phrases "move within me" and "being filled". My favourite was "King of Glory, enter in".

and

A pastor banged on about sacrifice and said it wasn’t important how much we sacrificed just as long as we gave as much as we could. No matter how small it was. I didn’t know what he was on about until the giving cards came round. And a little bucket for coins. No lid with a slot. A big open bucket, so you could be shamed by your paltry donation.

Then there were the plugs for the Mighty Men’s night and Beautiful Women Seminar. Male volunteers were encouraged to get involved with the ladies’ seminar with the promise of ‘‘being able to tell 3000 women what to do’’. Beautiful women. Mighty men. Note: not mighty women and beautiful men.

:: Bookworm WIN. From Fizzy via Gtalk, Library fan nears 25,000th book :D
:: From

klaudie via a train of links I can't follow back to its source, You Can Do Better!

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