Month: July 2016

The Great Debunker

What, No Cows? “Pope Debunks Christmas Myths!” quoth the headline. I was agog.  To put it mildly. Alas, all I could find in the article was some prattle about a lack of gaping cattle or choirs of angels. Boy. Going out on a limb there, eh Pontifex Maximus? Ten year olds everywhere must be shocked. […]

Holy Foreskin, Batman!

See if you can guess what the following refer to: Octave of the NativityThe Solemnity of Mary, Mother of GodFeast of the Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus ChristThe Name of Jesus I’ll give you a hint. They are the names assigned to a certain holiday by the Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran Churches. Give up? […]

The GOP Blues

A week or two ago a fellow named John Fleming (R-LA) shared a link on his Facebook page abhorring the latest wholesale abortion scheme. The link led to an article touting Planned Parenthood’s new $8 billion “Abortionplex”. The site was www.theonion.com. Yes, “The Onion”. As if Planned Parenthood having $8 billion wasn’t enough to suspect […]

Fruit Flies

Once upon a time John McCain was running for President. Since he wasn’t gonna win anyway he figured what the hell and chose Sarah Palin as his running mate. Might as well get a good laugh out of it. Nor did Sarah disappoint. Indeed, she continues to this day not to disappoint. To be sure, […]