'Humor' Archive
June 26th, 2011 / Energy Transition, Humor /
Shelly is a ...
December 24th, 2009 / Atheism, Humor, Newswire, Religion /
Can't get through the season without saying something about the annual "War on Christmas," that perverse ritual when Bill O'Reilly, Bill Donohue and the whole gang of U.S. cultural conservatives ...
September 14th, 2009 / Current Affairs, Humor, Newswire, Religion /
Apparently emboldened by the success of Prop. 8, it seems California religious nutters are now gathering signatures to put an initiative to ban divorce on the ballot in 2010. I still can't ...
October 23rd, 2008 / Humor, Newswire, Religion, Stupid Things /
A "challenge" promising $10,000 for a wedding to couples who agree to abstain from sex and undergo religious counseling is going down in flames. No one has stepped up ...
October 17th, 2008 / Humor, Religion /
October 2nd, 2008 / Energy Transition, Humor, Newswire, Television /
I always admire people who don't just talk about their principles, but put them into practice. With the Energy Transition, consciousness raising is nearly as important as personal commitment. After ...
September 9th, 2008 / Humor, Religion /
Boiled down, ninety-nine percent of religious apologetics (and for that matter, new-age and psychic apologetics) consists of shifting the burden of proof. This comes up so often that it ...
July 12th, 2008 / Atheism, Humor, Religion /
Religious messages on personal or commercial property are protected speech, and I would never dream of touching or damaging someone's car, church sign, or ...
April 10th, 2008 / Humor, Newswire, Religion /
FURY is mounting over plans for Muslim sex offenders to be let off rehab. Perverts must go ...
April 3rd, 2008 / Humor /
After posting about keeping all gods off money (previous article), I was starting to wonder what would be on the ideal currency. I was thinking it should be fun, ...
February 4th, 2008 / Humor, Newswire, Religion Inspired Murders /
Two Iranian sisters convicted of adultery face being stoned to death after the supreme court upheld the death sentences against them, the Etemad newspaper Monday quoted their lawyer as saying.
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January 30th, 2008 / Humor, Stupid Things /
Stupid Thing: The Penny
Why it's stupid: Money that's not. Costs 1.2 cents to mint. Need handfuls to buy a cup of coffee.
Bad rationale: Sentimentality, Hoarding
Short-term solution: ...
December 24th, 2007 / Humor, Religion /
This story by J. Orlin Grabbe is too funny not to post. I wish I'd written it. I don't understand what motivates some people ...
September 20th, 2007 / Humor, Newswire, Science /
Yogi Guru Appropriates Term "Nanotechnology"
As could be expected after witnessing their rank abuse of the term "quantum," it was only a matter of time before the meme-thieves in the ...
September 11th, 2007 / Humor, Newswire, Television /
I'm a little late to the lovefest, I know. But thank god with a small "g" that someone was willing to get up at the Emmys and not thank ...
September 4th, 2007 / Humor, Newswire /
Richardson: God Scheduling Primaries
Sioux City, Ia. - God's will is for Iowa to have the first-in-the-nation caucus, Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson told a crowd here Monday.
"Iowa, for good ...
September 3rd, 2007 / Humor, Newswire, Religion /
During August, the air, already heavy with humidity from afternoon thundershowers or typhoon downpours, thickens with the mist from incense and the smoke from piles of gilded paper burnt in ...
August 28th, 2007 / Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Humor, Religion /
It seems believers will go to almost any length to keep their fantasies intact. Now 'El Morya' has a myspace profile, complete with a boatload ...
August 21st, 2007 / Energy Transition, Humor, Newswire, Religion /
The democrats are ever as much corrupt as the republicans. Don’t be fooled just because they oppose Bush. It is true that they are as bad or even ...
July 17th, 2007 / Humor, Newswire, Society /
"Suddenly he stopped the bus," the woman named Debora C. told Bild newspaper. "He opened the door and shouted at me 'Your cleavage is distracting me every time I look ...
June 22nd, 2007 / Humor, Newswire /
SANTA MONICA, CA—Despite accusations that Joshua Wyden is the dangerous and manipulative leader of a cult known as The Watchful Eye, a recent interview with the charismatic guru revealed that ...