Irony

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• A Truth Universally Acknowledged: About Jane Austen

  
  Blowin' In The Wind — Authority: 428
  Janeites will love A Truth Universally Acknowledged, a collection of essays by 33 famous writers and critics acknowledging the genius of Jane Austen. Her admirers will have the pleasure of discovering their feelings shared by writers like Virginia Woolf, EM Forster, Somerset Maugham, CS Lewis, JB Priestley, ...
  7 hours ago

• A Festive Holiday Greeting from General Ursus

  
  raincoaster — Authority: 419
  It’s that perennial Christmas favorite from General Ursus ; you remember him, the chauvinistic, homicidal military fascist from the Planet of the Apes ? not Dr. Zaius , the one with the blog and the snappy musical . The other one. Played (as always) by GenX icon and YouTube favorite and ...
  19 hours ago

• What the Center Can Hold: a Holiday Wish

  
  Political Irony — Authority: 507
  Obama is in a tough spot. His biggest promise was to “change the tone of politics in Washington”, by seeking a return to respectful politics, careful deliberation rather than pandering to voters, and actual governance rather than sound bites. But in attempting to do that, he has been denounced as not being tough ...
  1 day ago

• Conservatives, The Next Generation

  
  Political Irony — Authority: 507
  For several reasons, I found this post on National Review to be completely ironic and hilarious: Congratulations to Captain Picard! [Mike Potemra] Palace sources say Patrick Stewart is about to be knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. It turns out he is an avid supporter of Britain’s Labour party; his support must ...
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• Gov. David Paterson: ObamaCare Will Punish New Yorkers

  
  Politik Ditto — Authority: 436
  NYDailyNews.com : Gov. Paterson Monday declared that New York is being "punished" by the national health care bill expected to be voted on by Christmas. New York stands to lose between $1.1 billion to $1.25 billion a year if the bill is adopted unchanged, Paterson told Buffalos WBEN-AM radio. Even though the ...
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• Be Careful What You Pray For

  
  Political Irony — Authority: 507
  Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) said on Sunday : What the American people ought to pray is that somebody can’t make the vote tonight. That’s what they ought to pray. Coburn was hoping that a Democrat would not show up for the vote on health care reform and the vote would fail. But he forgot to specify the party of ...
  2 days ago

• New Years Resolutions When it Comes to Friendship

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  As the holidays are upon us, most of us make plans with our friends,as well as with family members. In fact, friends are often intentionally invited to family events to mitigate tension and be a sort of buffer zone. Its an old trick, and one that has long been effective. Some women swear that their best friends are ...
  2 days ago

• Microsoft the Victim of “i4i” Justice?

  
  Way of the Geek — Authority: 117
  If things continue as they are, Microsoft could very shortly lose the right to market, sell, or distribute the global-standard word processor. Share and Enjoy: posted in code by Devin de Gruyl Leave A Comment ©2009 Way of the Geek . All ...
  2 days ago

• Psychic Fail

  
  Politics, Economics, Religion and People — Authority: 144
  Psychic Fail Can’t get enough of strange signs? Check out Oddly Specific! Picture by: dunno source Submitted by: josh via Fail Uploader
  2 days ago

• Psychic Fail

  
  FAIL Blog: Epic Fail Pictures and Videos of Owned, Pwnd and Fail Moments — Authority: 708
  Psychic Fail Can’t get enough of strange signs? Check out Oddly Specific! Picture by: dunno source Submitted by: josh via Fail Uploader
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• Screamed Spinach

  
  Tinted Lenses — Authority: 91
  A friend turned me on to a piece in yesterdays New York Times ( http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/science/22angi.html ) that purported to advance a case against the perceived moral superiority of people who consume plants instead of animals. Natalie Angiers "Sorry Vegans: Brussels Sprouts Like to Live, Too" argued ...
  2 days ago

• House Democrat Parker Griffith Switches To GOP

  
  Politik Ditto — Authority: 436
  The abandonment of the Obama Regime begins.
  3 days ago

• Global Warming. Heliophobia. Irony of Fate. —Thor K

  
  Six Word Stories — Authority: 135
  
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• Our peace prize prez strikes again

  
  SocraticGadfly — Authority: 142
  Glenn Greenwald notes the irony, or worse , of firing civilian-killing cruise missiles (not even Predators) at alleged/suspeected Yememi al-Qaida sites, getting further in bed with Israel and more. Besides, we didnt even kill the primary target . Thats our content-free president! There is no god and I am his ...
  3 days ago

• Black Liberal Danny Glover Says Obama Is Just Like Bush

  
  Politik Ditto — Authority: 436
  NewsOne.com : Danny Glover heaved a sigh when I asked him recently what he thought of President Obama’s performance so far. It wasn’t a sigh of relief. “I think the Obama administration has followed the same playbook, to a large extent, almost verbatim, as the Bush administration. I don’t see anything ...
  3 days ago

• Bushwick Artist Community/Trailer Park Is Brooklyns New Hipster Hell [Shut Up, Brooklyn]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 858
  Every year they add a new level to the Dantean inferno that is artistic living in Brooklyn. Now that the youth hostel of infinite microphone feedback, McKibbin flats, is so 00s, theyre building an ironic trailer park for 2010. For a "membership fee" of $590/month, happy campers may rent one-person campers ...
  3 days ago

• The Republican Day of Judgement

  
  Political Irony — Authority: 507
  Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) takes Republicans to task for lying to the American people: When it turns out there are no death panels, when there is no bureaucrat between you and your doctor, when the ways your health care changes seem like a good deal to you, and a pretty smart idea, when the American public ...
  4 days ago

• “We Adore Each Filthy Chore”

  
  Vegan Soapbox — Authority: 134
  “We adore each filthy chore”… a quote nearly suitable for Suicide Food . Below, a scene from the Disney movie “Enchanted.” The scene modernizes and urbanizes the Cinderella scene where woodland creatures help a wannabe princess clean and sew: The above clip is a humorous example of speciesism , the idea ...
  4 days ago

• Washington Irony Alert!

  
  Front Row Washington — Authority: 570
  Washington D.C. is usually known as a town that takes itself very seriously. You know, policy, politics, money, relieved by the occasional scandal. President Barack Obama appears to be doing his part to alleviate this metropolitan irony deficiency. As morning TV showed closed airports, closed schools, snarled traffic ...
  4 days ago

• The Orientalist Riff is an example of white culture and tradition.

  
  Restructure! — Authority: 109
  The typical white liberal assumes that non-white people have more “culture” than white people, and may express “envy” as an attempted compliment. Given that white liberals feel that they are denied access to the non-white culture which they “envy”, it is likely that their “envy” is directed at ...
  4 days ago

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