The Flamboyant and the Flaming

The Smile of Versailles is That of the Cheshire Cat

Hanging there, grinning at Dead Brits, long after the aristo body has disappeared before the prevailing winds.

Darwinian head-hacking

In Memoriam, for a High Plains Drifter and His Lady

Chalk up another Triumph for Planet Pepe, where Le Pew is still striving for a World Free of Undies on Killer's Heads.

A Good Day for Planet Pepe

Christians, can't live with 'em.

An unwilling bride?

The Democrats, including Mr. Kerry, say that not only did Mr. McCain express interest but that it was his camp that initially reached out to them. Mr. McCain and his aides counter that in both cases the Democrats were the suitors and Mr. McCain the unwilling bride. Hmmmm... If you say so, JJ...

Who's fibbing?

Yes-we-can, or this Chicago prof?

French housing shortage

Ain't this a crying shame? The Nanny State gotta do something about this desperate situation. Suggestions?

OK, she can't speak Dutch, but can she spell Manneken Pis?

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Yet another kerfuffle

Same old, same old.

Pork chop not PC?

When Guillermo Lopez picked up his newspaper Sunday morning, he froze at the sight of a prominent headline, alongside a photo of a fuzzy, human-sized pig. There, in bright red ink, was the name of the IronPigs new mascot: PorkChop. The word brought back uncomfortable memories of Lopez's time working at Bethlehem Steel, where he said racism was overt. "If someone wanted to talk to me in a derogatory way, they'd call me 'pork chop,' " said Lopez, whose family came from Puerto Rico to the Lehigh Valley in the 1940s to work at Bethlehem Steel. ...

Who knew "pork chop" was a racial slur? UrbanDictionary.com actually says it's an affectionate term for Portuguese. Anyway, we suppose it could have been worse. At least they didn't call the mascot Muhammad.

The beat goes on

Is this kerfuffle gonna ever end?