Quality interweb mischief from Jared Bridges
There are some things that should never take place on a Sunday—weddings and college football are definitely among them. These two events conspired to keep me from viewing the Tennessee Vols’ home opener yesterday, a 42-17 victory over UNLV. Qohelet tells us that for everything there is a season. It’s time we take his advice … Read more
Is Bob Costas writing a book on the Olympics? Each time event coverage ends and we’re taken back to the acerbic Costas for his commentary on the athletes, there he is wielding his ink pen as if we’ve interrupted him his writing of a masterpiece. Don’t get me wrong—Costas has one of the best voices … Read more
Sen. Kerry’s recent GQ interview included describing the qualities a man should look for in a woman. Among the traits that Kerry looks for is that she must be a full woman: Sense of womanhood. Full woman. Confident. It’s a woman who loves being a woman. Who wears her womanhood. Generally, this is good advice. … Read more
Some presidents of the United States will always be remembered by history. Whether remembered favorably or unfavorably, certain presidents’ mere names are landmarks in our country’s history. Zachary Taylor is not one of these presidents. A hero of the War of 1812 and several subsequent skirmishes, President Zachary Taylor held office only a year and … Read more
I took this photo not far from where I live, just after I eight lunch.
…you resort to stunts to promote your cause: The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals staged a ‘Live Make-Out Tour’ on Friday to promote vegetarian eating. The event — in which a scantily clad couple make out in a bed set up on a city sidewalk — is meant to demonstrate PETA’s claims that … Read more
Here are some wacky things from around the web: First, Tim Berglund is on the case of the ubiquitous GoDaddy girl, finding that the same model and same photo show up on a dating advertisment as well as an interntet registrar. Next, if you’re a former phone prankster like me who pines for the days … Read more
Sometimes people just don’t agree on what looks good and what doesn’t. Such has been the experience of Kentucky’s latest vehicle license plate. Take a look for yourself—would you want to drive around behind that ridiculous smiley-faced sun all day? I didn’t think so. Neither do many Kentuckians. A trend around Louisville is to put … Read more
Apparently having the Kentucky Derby was not enough of an premier sporting event for our fine city of Louisville—that’s why we’re inviting the world’s most famous ear-biting rapist to a come perform. That’s right, Iron Mike Tyson will be fighting here in Louisville on July 30. Not to worry, however—Iron Mike has changed his evil … Read more
I remember reading somewhere (perhaps D.A. Carson’s The Gagging of God) that a sometimes effective tool when reasoning with the unreasonable is to repeat what they said to you back to them. The idea is that when they hear their illogic coming out of someone else’s mouth, they might be more prone to see their … Read more