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December 17, 2013

War on Christmas: Post stores opening on 12/25

A grocery store, Mitchell's Harvest Foods in Priest River, ID, will be open 12/25 from 8 am to 5 pm.

Post your Christmas-hating businesses in this thread!

December 16, 2013

In case you're wondering what the hell it is China banned imports of...

These are geoduck (pronounced "gooey duck" - don't ask, and no that's not what they eat) clams.

December 15, 2013

The results of the War on Christmas are in. Jesus lost.

Are you at the point where you just can't wait for Christmas to be over? Between Palin's whiny book, Megyn Kelly's Santy Claws Wuz a White Guy thing and the letter we printed where the letter writer can't have a festive Christmas b/c the word Christ isn't painted on all the store windows, I'm ready to have me a good old fashioned Jul or Krampusnacht.

December 15, 2013

How to mess with your fiance-to-be on 12/25

One of the local jewelers will give you a "free huge cardboard box to wrap it in" with any purchase of an engagement ring between now and Dec. 24.

December 12, 2013

Rebecca Black opens herself up for another round of abuse

Remember "Friday"?


(Don't click on this. Just don't.)

Now there's "Saturday"!


She's progressed in her career from "atrocity" to "no worse than the rest of the crap on the radio."
December 11, 2013

It takes a special kind of stupid to commit mail fraud FROM PRISON!

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/12/10/2920443/id-inmate-gets-33-months-in-prison.html

One Mark Anthony Brown, resident of one of Idaho's finer houses of correction for grand theft and burglary, fraudulently entered at least 22 class-action and bankruptcy cases. He submitted claim forms to the cases' administrators, received part of the settlements, and deposited same in his prison account.
December 11, 2013

"Sir Schreiber Court": Some people take things a bit too literally

There once lived a man named Bob Schreiber. He was the wrestling coach at Wallace (Idaho) High School. And the American Legion baseball coach. And the manager of the swimming pool. And a couple of other sports-coaching jobs, and a high school teacher...and anything else he could do to keep busy 24/7. When you met him, he always introduced himself the same way: "Call me Sir." And they did. People who left Wallace, became doctors and lawyers and returned to Wallace called him Sir. That's just what you did.

He died of cancer about a year ago. They decided to name the gym up there after him, and I just got the first picture of the court: written right on the paint in front of the free throw line is the inscription "In Loving Memory of Sir Schreiber."

December 10, 2013

Has anyone tried selling art online? Where's the best non-Etsy place?

I'm going to start selling my photos online after the first of the year. There are several attractive looking websites that let you do this; two that catch my eye are Saatchi Online and Artspan.

Anyone got experience with either?

December 7, 2013

War on Christmas: What's your least favorite Christmas carol?

Why is the Christmas season so renowned for its ability to drive people to suicide? Perhaps because we play song after song that make Red Sovine look bright and cheery, and call them "cherished holiday memories."

And of this month-long depression-fest, I would say my least favorite song of them all is "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas." Sends me straight for the 55-gallon oil drum full of prozac every time I hear it.

December 6, 2013

Next RW boycott targets: Tide and Downy

They're running a series of commercials featuring a (gasp!) stay-at-home dad who (OMG!) stays at home to raise his child while (blasphemy!) his WIFE goes out to earn the family's daily bread.

Examples of this deviant anti-Christian behavior:





I think I need me a nice big bottle of Tide and some Downy. You?

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