Idiots on Parade – Page 25

If You Want to Adopt a Pet from a Shelter this Christmas

Here are some easy steps you can take to prevent the shelter staff from ripping your throat out and ruining your holiday: 1. Don’t stand by with a “awww-isn’t-this-cute” look on your face while your two-year old attempts to climb into the raging, bite-quarantined Pit Bull’s cage. 2. Don’t tell the front desk staff thatContinue reading “If You Want to Adopt a Pet from a Shelter this Christmas”

The Steady Decline of Christopher Hitchens

I knew that he was going downhill for years now, but seriously, What. The. Fuck. Once upon a time, he was actually kind of cool, in that goofy, charming, loutish way. Oh well. I’m pretty sure that any negative responses to this masterpiece will elicit a smug “see-I-told-you-women-don’t-understand-how-humour-works” rant, complete with the obligatory swigs ofContinue reading “The Steady Decline of Christopher Hitchens”

Bloody Hell

I was flipping through a magazine a few days ago and, lo and behold, here is another one of these inane “I Am African” ads. The sentiment is, ostensibly, good: let’s raise awareness about AIDS issues, whilst remembering that we are all “out of Africa.” But the way in which these people have gone aboutContinue reading “Bloody Hell”

Another One Bites the Dust

Dieting to death is fashionable, of course. It almost makes sense, in a world where poor people are now the fat ones, having virtually no access to healthy food and being at the mercy of McDonald’s & Co. Perhaps the fashion industry could canonize Ana Carolina Reston – make her a martyr for the “cause.”Continue reading “Another One Bites the Dust”

How About a Riot? Since I’m Not Sufficiently Embarrassed, Or Anything…

These are the sort of immigrants that give the rest of us a bad name. By saying this, I am in no way claiming that they have no right to free speech. I am, however, deeply troubled by their behaviour, and here’s why: Let’s set aside the issue of homosexuality. Homophobes make my blood boil,Continue reading “How About a Riot? Since I’m Not Sufficiently Embarrassed, Or Anything…”