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American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Freakonomics held a contest to find the best six-word motto for the United States, and in my book it was a smashing success because the grand prize winner was a work of art:
The runners-up are plenty good enough to reproduce here, each and every single one of ’em.
When Gerard wrote this up, he graciously accepted a late entry, an unforgivably smarmy tidbit that percolated in the frontal lobes of one of the writers for The Blog That Nobody Reads…the blog you’re reading right now. The nobodies who don’t come by to not read The Blog That Nobody Reads, will relate to the observation that this was quite out of character for us — our entry was shorter than par. We nudged up against the gauge at a trim, slim five words, sixteen percent less than what was originally requested.
Yes, that’s right! We expressed an idea in less space! Five little words…and by the time they’re done, without a single additional syllable, the reader is offered proof of what makes this country truly, uniquely great. They’re so inspiring you almost want to run, walk or jog to the Bay State and chuck a couple crates of tea in the harbor all over again.
To find out about content thereof, you can follow the link to Gerard’s site…or…you can use your mouse clicker and highlight the text below…drum roll, please…
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The United States of America:
Our poor have big screen tv’s
- tim | 04/17/2008 @ 08:39Heh. Someone’s taken the trouble to notice Thing I Know #87.
The original contest announcement has something like 1300 comments, and some of those contain decent entries as well. Looks like about 25 or 30% of those logging in actually have some affection for America. Some of my favorites…
Still Using Fahrenheit, Feet, and Gallons
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Democracy
Liberals hate it–must be good
Oil for peace, War for Peace
Affordable or not, we’ll buy it
Luckily, our parents left your country
And, one entry I think really sums it all up on par with the champion…
Say what you want. We do.
- mkfreeberg | 04/17/2008 @ 09:00Total regurgitation, I thought you’d enjoy.
- tim | 04/17/2008 @ 12:20I prefer the contest over at Laer’s, solely for the entry given by Bill Whittle of ejectejecteject.com fame:
“Great Country! (Needs more math education though.)”
http://cheatseekingmissiles.blogspot.com/2008/02/vote-for-your-favorite-six-word-slogan.html
- Lissa | 04/17/2008 @ 13:10The United States of America: Proof that Capitalism is Morally Right
- wch | 04/18/2008 @ 10:38