Originally published in The New York Times. REVIEW OF 1984 By Isaac Asimov I’ve been writing a four-part article for Field Newspaper Syndicate at the beginning of each year for several years now and in 1980, mindful of the approach of the year 1984, FNS asked me to write a thorough critique of George Orwell’sContinue reading “Isaac Asimov Reviews ‘1984’”
Category Archives: Humor
Color Me Unimpressed: Rejoinder to Jason Unruhe
“All we can do is to laugh as we gaze at this spectacle, for one cannot help laughing when one sees a man fighting his own imagination, smashing his own inventions, while at the same time heatedly asserting that he is smashing his opponent.” — J.V. Stalin. In recent years, I have heard much talkContinue reading “Color Me Unimpressed: Rejoinder to Jason Unruhe”
A Quote From the Good Doctor Victor von Doom
“My methods are a means to an end, no different than pruning weeds in order to let an orchid flourish. Those who stand in the way of my vision oppose me because they fear me, but more than that they fear what I represent. Change. Do you know what I despise Richards? And T’Challa? BecauseContinue reading “A Quote From the Good Doctor Victor von Doom”
Excellent quote from Voltaire
“I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: ‘O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.’ And God granted it.” – Voltaire
Karl Marx on New Year’s Day
“At present, I am suffering from inflammation of the liver. And a very nice New Year’s gift too! Hitherto, the complaint has merely been chronic. Now it is becoming acute.” – Karl Marx, “Marx To Ferdinand Lassalle In Berlin,” 1861
Mark Twain on New Year’s Day
“Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual. Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink and swore his last oath. Today, we are a pious and exemplary community. Thirty days from now, we shall have cast ourContinue reading “Mark Twain on New Year’s Day”
Stalin Body Count Bingo
Wooten Gone Wild!
Original post from the blog maosoleum. Prior to the merger of Red Banner (M-L-M) and Maosoleum, the Little Red Blog had been blessed by the presence of the infamous tankie, career cop-jacketeer, and creepy ass cracker stalker: Justin Wooten who decided to leave five nice little comments ranging anywhere from blatant homophobia, to classical tankie conspiracy theories against Hoxhaists, AnarchistsContinue reading “Wooten Gone Wild!”
Video: Star Trek DS9 – Workers of the World, Unite!
Native American Shuts Down Anti-Illegal Immigrant Protest: ‘Y’all Are All Illegal!’
By Abena Agyeman-Fisher At a Tucson, Ariz., anti-illegal immigrant rally, a group of self-righteous protesters were literally put on mute after a Native American decided to drop some knowledge on who the real “illegals” are. Pushing a toddler in a stroller, a rightfully irritated self-identified Native American began yelling at the group, saying: “Y’all f*cking illegal.Continue reading “Native American Shuts Down Anti-Illegal Immigrant Protest: ‘Y’all Are All Illegal!’”
Excommunicated Westboro Baptist Church member suggests Fred Phelps might be gay
by Joseph Patrick McCormick A former member of the adamantly homophobic Westboro Baptist Church, also know as the ‘God Hates Fags’ church, has spoken out about the church’s controversial leader, and said that she thought he could be gay. Lauren Drain, 27, became a member of the Westboro Baptist Church at age 15 when her father relocated her familyContinue reading “Excommunicated Westboro Baptist Church member suggests Fred Phelps might be gay”
Happy 86th, Fidel Castro Ruz
“I don’t always experience assassination attempts, but when I do, I survive more than 600 of them.”