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Obama Soft on Crime: Pardons Turkey
Categorized: Miscellaneous
Tagged: Barack Obama, Just For Fun, Sarah Palin
Go Forth and Prosper
President Barack Obama is being targeted by some on the right for being soft on crime after pardoning a Turkey yesterday. While this was the first pardon of his short presidency some worry that it sets a a dangerous precedent. How after all, they wonder, will he stand up to terrorists when he can’t even take down common poultry.
Sarah Palin shows how it should be done.
Have a great Thanksgiving everyone.
We’re Back
Categorized: Miscellaneous
Sorry for the long delay and absence but Summer and I are BACK!!! We have even brought along our new project Talk Topeka for the fun. Now that all that election hoopla is over with we can concentrate on doing what we do best, making fun of the fundamentalists who are trying to run this nation into the dark ages.
So look for a fresh new … erm … look and a renewed energy. I honestly can’t say how excited I am to be back at WWJV4.com and I hope that some of our old readers are still around. So check out Talk Topeka, it just launched and its still trying to find its sea legs, and look for even more blogs to be rolled out over the winter.
Monday Morning Funnies Homeopathy Edition
Categorized: Miscellaneous
Tagged: Good Science, Homeopathy, Wacknuttery
copyright © 2007-2008, Rudis MuiznieksNormally on Mondays I try to post a few funny things to make everyones worst day at work or school a little easier to deal with. Today I thought I would try something different and concentrate on a funny yet important subject, Homeopathy. For most rational people homeopathy is an easy subject to laugh at. Sadly though the misplaced belief in these superstitious “remedies” has many dire consequences that are often overlooked.
For those unfamiliar with homeopathy here is a short summery. Homeopathy is based upon the theories of Samuel Hahnemann who believed that disease and sickness were caused by imbalances in the body. Whats more he believed that these imbalances could be cured by taking microscopic quantities of minerals, herbs, and other bizarre substances. For a good overview I strongly suggest this article “Homeopathy: The Ultimate Fake“.
It is important to remember that homeopathic remedies have never been proven more effective than placebos. However homeopaths are quick to defend their beliefs by saying that their remedies have special magical attributes that prevent them from being tested scientifically. If this defense sounds familiar its the same as the one used for intelligent design. For an excellent overview of the science behind homeopathy I strongly recommend Ben Goldacre’s “The End of Homeopathy“.
Skepchick ran a series on Homeopathy a few weeks back during Homeopathy Awareness Week. I read every one but since we don’t normally cover superstitious nonsense never brought it up here. However if you have time to read them they are very good.
- Skepchick: Celebrating Homeopathy Awareness Week #1
- Skepchick: Celebrating Homeopathy Awareness Week #2
- Skepchick: Celebrating Homeopathy Awareness Week #3
- Skepchick: Celebrating Homeopathy Awareness Week #4
- Skepchick: Celebrating Homeopathy Awareness Week #5
- Skepchick: Celebrating Homeopathy Awareness Week #6
- Skepchick: Celebrating Homeopathy Awareness Week #7
Monday Morning Funnies
Categorized: Miscellaneous
Tagged: Just For Fun, Westboro Baptist Church
I haven’t done this in a while so I thought I would do it this morning. For whatever reason I can’t seem to get going so maybe this will help us all. Most likely its because I have tried to cut down on caffeine and a Monday morning is the worst possible time to do that. If you have found anything funny feel free to post it below in the comments. Have a great week.
DAMMIT!!!!
A sex tape featuring Marilyn Monroe engaging in oral sex with an unknown man was recently purchased for 1.5 Million dollars. This isn’t really surprising and honestly I figured the price would be considerably higher. At 1.5 Million the thing is a steal. What sucks is that apparently the guy who purchased it is planning on keeping it private. How sad, finally a celebrity sex tape I actually would want to watch and its going to be kept private.
Random SNL Humor
SNL was pretty good this weekend and these first two videos are from that. This first one is dedicated to a friend of my wifes who does a good impression of this.
Creationist Humor
If you follow the flat earthers quest to replace science education with religious indoctrination you are probably familiar with the movie Expelled. Well it was only a matter of time until some good cartoons started popping up. Here is one of the best for you. Now you can all join us as we point and laugh at the silly creationists.
Funny Music Video
This last video is courtesy of Skepchick, a great blog that I highly recommend. In addition to this great video there are also 2 funny “Rickrolling” videos on that page. The first is at a Westboro Baptist Church protest and the second is at some random Scientology thing. Enjoy and don’t hesitate to comment.
Daily Show Documentry on Fox News
Categorized: Miscellaneous
Tagged: Comedy, Daily Show, Fox News, Media Bias
Fox News is a partisan spin machine and there are lots of very good documentaries that expose that. This is one of the best however and its delivered in classic Daily Show style. Excellent and perfect for a Friday morning. Enjoy.
Part 1
Part 2
Tip of the hat to Huffington Post for posting this video.
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