Bullish on Bloodshed

But how can the market be up when everyone's at Bohemian Grove?

From Jesus’ General

I really don’t understand how the market can be up when everyone’s at Bohemian Grove.

And here is an article from the Guardian about the War on Children:

It’s weird, the things that make you feel better in the south of Lebanon, but seven dead instead of 40 gave me a sense of relief.

Then another child was pulled from under the rubble, and another followed, and then another. You go a little crazy when you see little body after little body coming up out of the ground. I looked around me and all I could see in the house was the detritus of their short lives – big plastic bags filled with clothes, milk cans, plastic toys and a baby carriage.

As we walked, jumping from one boulder to the other, Ali said: “My father and mother went with my other brothers and sisters to another town. They said they will come and get me when the bombs stop.”

In the scorching sunshine above, Israeli jets were flying, their sound mixed with that of the drones. Suddenly a thud came from the hills and Ali froze. “They are going to bomb again!” He started to cry. “Why are the Israelis hitting us? Do they hate us? My cousin Mahmoud called me on the phone and he told me that the nuclear bombs are really big. Are they as big as these rockets?” It’s hard to convey quite how shocked, perhaps quite literally shell-shocked – this little boy was. He was almost delusional.

also from the department of no shit: Aislin division

Survey sez

Bon Appetit!

Some Freedom 

Une petite corneille, peut-être ?

de Sploid:

Congress Surrenders to the “French”

[yeah, I’ve heard that French Congress has always been popular in Washington]

More than three years after one of the most pathetic displays of political petulance in this once-proud nation’s history, french fries have returned to Capitol Hill.

On March 11, 2003, Congress, led by Republic Representatives Bob Ney and Walter Jones, voted to eliminate all references to France from the House cafeterias’ menus. From that day forward “freedom fries” and “freedom toast” would replace “french fries” and “french toast” respectively.

Very quietly last week, the word “french” returned to the menus.

Never mind that french fries are originally from Belgium.

The change comes as France‘s popularity among Americans far exceeds that of the President. In a recent Pew survey, 52% of Americans said they had a favorable impression of France. Just last week, only 38% of Americans said they support the president.

what the hell, Mel?

Mel, man

From Gallery of the Absurd, via Perez.

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