Daily Blend: Wednesday, May 12, 2010

You know, the only thing remotely offensive about all these caricatures of Muhammad that cause such a stir is how the grand majority of them are so piss-poor, really. It’s insulting to cartoonists everywhere! (Of course, Muhammad himself can go sniff butts, chase his tail and lick his own ass like a good little doggie.)

• Constance McMillen’s Second Chance Prom was a joyous success. Now, only one last minor hurdle to go through before the whole affair is over with for good …

• Latest edition of Obama’s fake Facebook feed.
  (via The Agitator)

• Oh, life, you cruelly ironic bitch.
  (via The Daily Grail)

• Disabled 5-year-old boy with prosthetic leg bullied and beaten on school bus. Logical response: he and his sister are banned from riding the bus. Nice work, Saskatchewan Prairie South School Division board.
  (via Fark)

• Be wary of dictionaries, folks; they’re filled with (incredibly obscure, minute and irrelevant) errors.
  (via Fark)

• Whenever a guy says that women can’t drive/park, are clean-freaks, are wimps, talk too much, can discern 30+ shades of white too many and can’t take their booze … well, okay, ladies should totally clobber sexist idiots like that. But also, there’s actual science behind those gender stereotypes, so just settle for pulling his hair and scratching him. *Oh, I went there*
  (via Fark)

• Lars Vilks, a Swedish artist known for his now-infamous depictions of Mohammed as a mangy cur (pictured above), was attacked whilst giving a lecture. Better yet: a lecture on free speech. Better still: al-Qaeda is offering over US$100,000 to anyone who murders him. Dear reader, do free speech (and kicking these bloodthirsty assholes right where it hurts) a favor and spread the pic, above, as far as you can.

• Excellent post by Jen at Blag Hag on how personal experiences and anecdotes do not trump scientific research and evidence. This ought to be mandatory reading.

• In case you somehow needed reminding why you should hate the amoral, hypocritical, disingenuous, egotistical, animal-slaughtering monsters that are PETA. (And why I proudly boast the PETA Kills Animals badge on my blog.)
  (via @VeritasKnight)

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