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Sorry, got a little Bertrand Russell there.
Why I am not a homosexual.  By Dan Meltz. (Quite possibly Grade 5)
There are those who will tell you that I’m not gay because I’m attracted to women, not because of anything to do with musical theater.  Bah!  Superstitious nonsense I say– beliefs held by people who clearly [...]

Have you seen these KY Intense commercials?  They go like this:
Man:  If we’re being completely honest here, I have to say I am a pretty good lover.  Right honey?Woman: [Noncommittally] Yeah.Man:  [Trying to convince himself of something he knows isn’t true] I’m the man.Woman:  [Placatingly]  Absolutely.[Pause]Woman:  [Blatantly trying to get him out of the room]  [...]

For those of you who don’t know– and considering you’re reading my blog, that might be several of you– Lady Gaga is the latest in a long line of what you might call “the singer-celebrity-sensation”.  She is the direct, if not immediate, descendant of Madonna from her eagerly outrageous outfits to her catchy pop tunes [...]

I realized recently:  theologians are the original fanboys, the great grandfathers of The Simpsons’ Comic Book Guy– poorly socialized shut-ins who are always arguing about the most pointless, trivial minutia at the expense of doing anything useful in the real world while expecting others to revere them for their obscure knowledge.  I’m just saying, next [...]

Yes, it turns out that there are people who care about the "Legend of Pirate Dan."  My own ego aside:  this.  is.  awesome. 
Okay, maybe not entirely awesome, but awesome nonetheless.
I ran into some of these good folks tonight.  It’s strange.  But fun, because they are twenty kinds of fun, and (for reasons I don’t [...]

You think you’re better than me? You’re not better than me! [sounds of somebody violently and unhappily sicking up on the side of a car] You don’t know me!
No matter how drunk I get, I never quite seem to reach that level of hilarity. I guess it’s for the best, but… sigh.
Though, to be honest, [...]