Bay of Fundie

I’d heard of the website Above Top Secret, but I had never been there. Apparently that’s where a lot of the conspiracy kooks hang out. It looks like a bunch of skeptics hang out there, too. I don’t know how well that tempers the crazy. It looks like there’s some good stuff on that site [...]

Via clips on YouTube, I have discovered an extremely funny British sitcom. It’s called Outnumbered, and it’s about a couple and their three kids. That description makes it sound like every other sitcom (especially every other bad sitcom) on the air. What sets this one apart is that it’s funny. The best member of the [...]

From Scott’s Mind Santa has consolidated, like any good monopolist. This allows him to cut costs and drive his competitors out of business. These days, there is one Santa Claus in the entire mall, and he sits somewhere in the middle, not affiliated with any store in particular. It was not always thus. Back in [...]

…than to pass through a church. (YouTube page is here)

Cracked has an article titled “5 Inventions You Won’t Believe Came From War”. In this case, “five” is like the Bible: Not to be taken literally. The “five” inventions are: Tampons Twinkies Slinky Silly Putty Frisbee Tabasco Sauce Nylon Stockings They tell us that Richard James was a naval engineer. In 1943, he was trying [...]

NonStampCollector isn’t quite as good an animator as Pixar, but he makes some good videos. Here’s one that tells us that Hitler was an atheist. You can read the footnotes on the video’s YouTube page.

Thanks to Atheist Oasis, for finding this rather amusing video:

(YouTube page is here.) The blogosphere is burning up with this video of Christine O’Donnell admitting that she hasn’t read the Constitution. I was going to write a longer article ripping apart her performance in this debate. Why bother? This is the best the tea baggers can come up with? This is who they support? [...]