Category Archives: Rantin' and Bitchin'
The Whole Redskins Name Change Thing
For years now, I’ve been hearing about the lawsuits filed by Native Americans claiming that the Washington NFL team’s nickname is racist and demeaning and offensive and needs to be changed. College programs from all around the country have changed their school nicknames under the threat of litigation for fear of offending a segment of the population. Certain writers have elevated this outrage to a histrionic degree. I have to admit, I’m a little confused about the whole thing. Read the rest of this entry
Two Minutes’ Hate
There are many things in the world that piss me off (stamps required on government documents, for example). Here, I will illustrate some of the things that make me hurl obscenities like Zeus chucks thunderbolts. What I hate comes after the jump. What you hate, you can put in the comments.
Jury Duty
Well, wonderful. I get home and discover that I have been summoned for jury duty. OK, fine, I’m a citizen, I’ll do my duty, blah blah blah. The thing that gets me, though, is that I need to fill out a form with my information and send it to them. They don’t even give me the courtesy of having a damn postage paid envelope. Nope, I have to try to scrounge up a stamp from somewhere so I get the privilege of earning 7 dollars while judging one of my peers.
Hmmm.
Actually, I like the sound of that. I and I alone (ignore the other 11 people) could hold your fate in my hands! I could send you to prison on a whim! Muahaha! I mislike your shirt! TEN YEARS IN THE POKEY! Or perhaps I will be merciful, and grant you salvation with the mere nod of my head. OK, this jury duty thing isn’t so bad after all.
The stamp part, though…that still pisses me off.
Winter in Derenemyn 