The JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser/Tank.

Now available at Amazon.

Rather amazingly, it has 120 reviews. Including this gem of one-

Considering the driving habits of the locals in my area, I decided that trading in my sedan was probably a good idea, in fact, something that would improve my health more than eating broccoli and drinking green tea. For one thing, there is little armor on my riceburner, and one local past-time here is for SUV drivers to trundle aimlessly through stop signs while clamping their cellphones tightly to their ears, probably to avoid hearing my horn blaring and some choice swears, too. One woman in a silver SUV seems to have a fatwa against me or else a death-wish–she’s run the stop sign right by my house twice while I was in the intersection and once it was on a very rainy day and she had her kids in the car. Rather than call child protective services or the police, I decided to drive more defensively. Now I cross intersections with confidence, knowing SUV’s, women ignoring the road while yapping into their cell phones, possums and even Hummer limousines are hapless against the front prow of my Badonkadonk. The cow catcher design is not only aerodynamic, it is quite effective at lifting stray cattle right out of the way.

For those of you who don’t spend your day sifting through the news, this manifesto was created (by people more brilliant than I) in response to legal proceedings brought by the six “flying imans”. These men, who were rightfully kicked off a plane for acting is a highly suspicious manner, have now sued the airline, and are also trying to sue the individual people who reported their suspicious activities.

In support of these individual “John Does” and for future John Does” this manifesto was created:

“Dear Muslim Terrorist Plotter/Planner/Funder/Enabler/Apologist,

You do not know me. But I am on the lookout for you. You are my enemy. And I am yours.

I am John Doe.

I am traveling on your plane. I am riding on your train. I am at your bus stop. I am on your street. I am in your subway car. I am on your lift.

I am your neighbor. I am your customer. I am your classmate. I am your boss.

I am John Doe.

I will never forget the example of the passengers of American Airlines Flight 93 who refused to sit back on 9/11 and let themselves be murdered in the name of Islam without a fight.

I will never forget the passengers and crew members who tackled al Qaeda shoe-bomber Richard Reid on American Airlines Flight 63 before he had a chance to blow up the plane over the Atlantic Ocean.

I will never forget the alertness of actor James Woods, who notified a stewardess that several Arab men sitting in his first-class cabin on an August 2001 flight were behaving strangely. The men turned out to be 9/11 hijackers on a test run.

I will act when homeland security officials ask me to report suspicious activity.”

I will embrace my local police department’s admonition: If you see something, say something.”

I am John Doe.

I will protest your Jew-hating, America-bashing scholars.”

I will petition against your hate-mongering mosque leaders.

I will raise my voice against your subjugation of women and religious minorities.

I will challenge your attempts to indoctrinate my children in our schools.

I will combat your violent propaganda on the Internet.

I am John Doe.

I will support law enforcement initiatives to spy on your operatives, cut off your funding, and disrupt your murderous conspiracies.

I will oppose all attempts to undermine our borders and immigration laws.

I will resist the imposition of sharia principles and sharia law in my taxi cab, my restaurant, my community pool, the halls of Congress, our national monuments, the radio and television airwaves, and all public spaces.

I will not be censored in the name of tolerance.

I will not be cowed by your Beltway lobbying groups in moderate clothing. I will not cringe when you shriek about profiling” or Islamophobia.”

I will put my family’s safety above sensitivity. I will put my country above multiculturalism.

I will not submit to your will. I will not be intimidated.

I am John Doe.”

A great bust on Macs and those fanboiz that use ‘em…

Thanks to Chris…

A Japanese company and an American company decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River.
Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race.
On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile.
The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the reason for the crushing defeat. A management team made up of senior management was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action.
Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering, while the American team had 8 people steering and 1 person rowing.
Feeling a deeper study was in order, American management hired a consulting company and paid them a large amount of money for a second opinion. They advised, of course, that too many people were steering the boat, while not enough people were rowing.
Not sure of how to utilize that information, but wanting to prevent another loss to the Japanese, the rowing team’s management structure was totally reorganized to 4 steering supervisors, 3 area steering superintendents and 1 assistant superintendent steering manager.
They also implemented a new performance system that would give the 1 person rowing the boat greater incentive to work harder.
It was called the “Rowing Team Quality First Program”, with meetings, dinners and free pens for the rower. There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes and other equipment, extra vacation days for practices and bonuses.
The next year the Japanese won by two miles.
Humiliated, the American management laid off the rower for poor performance, halted development of a new canoe, sold the paddles, and canceled all capital investments for new equipment.
The money saved was distributed to the Senior Executives as bonuses and the next year’s racing team was out-sourced to India.

Kim du Toit is going for Fred Thompson also…

I know, you’d never admit to actually eating it… but it is one of the guilty pleasures.  Filling and tasty, and very inexpensive.

• 1 Pack of Hot Dogs, each one sliced into 1/2 inch rounds
• Big handful or three of onion and green (orange and/or red) peppers, sliced.  I use the bag of frozen stuff all pre-sliced.
• Big can of tomato sauce
• Small can of tomato paste
• Cooked noodles or rice

Throw onions and peppers into a sauce pan over medium heat for a few minutes, until soft.  I think they call it a “sweat” if you want the official term.

Add hot dogs, stir a bit until the pieces are slightly browned.

Add the tomato sauce and paste, then add water while stirring until its about the right consistency for you, I usually go for a thick soup.  Turn down the heat and let it simmer for about 20-30 minutes.  Serve over noodles, rice, or nothing.

If you make this with more water, you can add the pasta right to the stew while cooking.

Go Mel…

When Estrada insisted Gibson’s depiction of Mayans as a bloodthirsty society that performed sacrificial ceremonies was both incorrect and racist, Gibson reportedly erupted, yelling Lady, f**k off.”

That’s about the same response I’d have.  Only in California… and on campus.

Hi.

Long time reader, first time poster. I am promoting a Beatlemania Now concert for Multiple Sclerosis. The date is Thursday April 5 at 8:00. The information of the band is Beatlemanianow.com. If you are not doing anything and want to see a great tribute band complete with wardrobe changes and everything, come see the show.

More info about the Grand Opera House… located in Wilmington, Delaware.

Those commercials are funny again.  Now that they’re not made by Apple!

Using Linux is a lot of fun.  Too bad it doesn’t run the things I need it to.  But I can whip out a kickass small business server with email, web, groupware, file, print, even PDF printing, and dozens of other features.  Just pay for the hardware!

I have absolute proof of global warming. Last week, it was snowing and about 30 degrees. This week, it was about 70 degrees. So, using Al Gore’s slide show “science” - in one week, the planet will become one big boiling mass of water…

New research says Heavy metal ‘a comfort for the bright child’

Intelligent teenagers often listen to heavy metal music to cope with the pressures associated with being talented, according to research.The results of a study of more than 1,000 of the brightest five per cent of young people will come as relief to parents whose offspring, usually long-haired, are devotees of Iron Maiden, AC/DC and their musical descendants.

Researchers found that, far from being a sign of delinquency and poor academic ability, many adolescent “metalheads” are extremely bright and often use the music to help them deal with the stresses and strains of being gifted social outsiders.

And yes, I’m going to say it:  Rap music makes you ride the short bus.  No redeeming value to rap at all.

And we can make you happier.

But you’ll have to follow the link.

Found at Dean’s World…

A man walks into a drug store with his 12-year old son. They happen to walk by the condom display, and the boy asks, “What are these,Dad?” To which the man matter-of-factly replies, “Those are called condoms, son…. Men use them to have safe sex.”
Oh I see.” replied the boys pensively. “Yes, I’ve heard of that in health class at school.” He looks over the display and picks up a package of 3 and asks, “Why are there 3 in this package?”
The dad replies, “Those are for high school boys. One for Friday, one for Saturday, and one for Sunday.”
“Cool!” says the boy. He notices a 6 pack and asks “Then who are these for?”
“Those are for college men.” the dad answers, “TWO for Friday, TWO for Saturday, and TWO for Sunday.”
WOW!” exclaimed the boy; “Then who uses THESE?” he asks, picking up a 12 pack.
With a sigh, the dad replied, “Those are for married men. One for January, one for February, one for March……..”

‘No Substitute for Victory’: The Defeat of Islamic Totalitarianism

Our acceptance of pragmatism, the policy of short-range trial and error that rejects principles on principle—and altruism, the morality of self-sacrifice—left no other result possible.

The reason for this failure is that every one of the ideas we used to evaluate our options is wrong. In every case, the opposite of today’s conventional wisdom” is true.

• A strong offense does not create new enemies; it defeats existing foes. Were this not so, we would be fighting German and Japanese suicide bombers today, while North Korea—undefeated by America—would be peaceful, prosperous, and free.
• Poverty is not the root cause” of wars. If it were, poor Mexicans would be attacking America, not begging for jobs at Wal-Mart.
• Democracy is not a route to freedom—not for the Greeks who voted to kill Socrates, nor for the Romans who acclaimed Caesar, nor for the Germans who elected Hitler.
• A culture of slavery and suicide is not equal to a culture of freedom and prosperity—not for those who value life.
• The world is not a flux of contradictions, in which principles do not work. If it were, gravity would not hold, vaccinations would not work, and one would not have a right to one’s life.
• Being moral does not mean sacrificing for others. It means accepting the American principle of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”—and living for one’s own sake.

History is clear: All-out force against fanatical killers is both practical and moral. It led us to our two most important foreign policy successes—the defeats of Germany and Japan in 1945—and to the permanent peace with those nations that we take for granted today. Such a course was practical and moral then, and it is practical and moral now—an affirmation, and a defense, of life and civilization.

And yet, still the left wing simply parrots bumper stickers.

Found via the Flea…

Things Skippy Can’t Do

1. Not allowed to watch Southpark when I’m supposed to be working.3. Not allowed to threaten anyone with black magic.

4. Not allowed to challenge anyone’s disbelief of black magic by asking for hair.

7. Not allowed to add In accordance with the prophesy” to the end of answers I give to a question an officer asks me.

8. Not allowed to add pictures of officers I don’t like to War Criminal posters.

10. Not allowed to purchase anyone’s soul on government time.

12. Not allowed to join any militia.

13. Not allowed to form any militia.

16. Must get a haircut even if it tampers with my Samson like powers”.

19. May not call any officers immoral, untrustworthy, lying, slime, even if I’m right.

20. Must not taunt the French any more.

21. Must attempt to not antagonize SAS.

22. Must never call an SAS a Wanker”.

23. Must never ask anyone who outranks me if they’ve been smoking crack.

24. Must not tell any officer that I am smarter than they are, especially if it’s true.

25. Never confuse a Dutch soldier for a French one.

26. Never tell a German soldier that We kicked your ass in World War 2!”

27. Don’t tell Princess Di jokes in front of the paras (British Airborne).

29. The Irish MPs are not after Me frosted lucky charms”.

And so on… the whole list is 213 things.  Remember DO NOT DRINK MILK WHILE READING.  You may have to buy a new keyboard if you do.

Instapundit.com -

Anyone drinking burned Starbucks on the assumption that the smoky flavour must mean it carries a real kick–not so, not so. Char grilling is for steaks, not Arabica beans.

Booyah…

If Captain’s Quarters is looking at supporting him…

Fred Dalton Thompson’s flirtation with a presidential run has conservatives hopeful for a white knight in a field of compromise candidates in the GOP. The man whose career has spanned both Washington and Hollywood, and who has championed both conservatism and clean government, has a resumé that would make for compelling political theater. However, one issue in particular dogs every mention of his potential, and that is his support for the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, or McCain-Feingold — the main reason conservatives distrust John McCain and have not supported his own presidential campaign.That may be changing.

Of course there is still a long way to go. But it is looking very promising. From what I see Fred is being placed in the mold of Ronald Reagan, which is something that I have been seeing also. He seems to be a straight shooter, which is something I always appreciate.

I am surprised when we get a lot of hits for a single post. In this case, the Fred Thompson for President post is really bringing them in. I think we’re getting even more hits for that than searches for “Al Gore eats babies”.

Talking to folks last few days, no one can think of a bad thing to say about Fred. I’m looking forward a lot to seeing more about this in the coming weeks…

In case you missed it, and I did, yesterday was “Eat an Animal for PETA Day”.

According to Meryl Yourish

“PETA has started yet another offensive ad campaign. This one really reaches bottom—they are using Holocaust terminology, quotes, and pictures to liken the slaughter” of animals to the slaughter of the Jews by the Nazis.
I’ve already received a letter from a child of Holocaust survivors who is, of course, extraordinarily offended. But here’s the thing: PETA is known for this kind of outrageous publicity stunt—and that’s what it is, an outrageous publicity stunt—and while I am also offended and outraged, there is absolutely nothing we can do that will make PETA change their ad campaign. I’m sure they knew exactly what they were doing, have a plan in mind, and, if they withdraw the campaign, will do it according to their deadlines and their decisions.”So let’s make up our own outrageous publicity stunt. Let’s designate… March 15th, as International Eat an Animal for PETA Day. Everybody set the date on your calendar, and either go out and enjoy a great steak, or cook one at home. Or cook up some chicken or fish or anything else that PETA wouldn’t want you to eat. “

Actually, I unintentionally celebrated yesterday by eating a nice huge section of a yummy beef roast. Slow Roasted to perfection. And served it to my meat eating husband and meat eating children. Yum. That cow was tasty.

So, in case you missed the actual celebration - Chow down on meat today. It tastes great, and it is for a good cause. I think I’m going to go cook that bacon now…