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Comment on Wedding Bills by Sue

Sue — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:22:22 +0000

I can’t help but wonder if wedding programs like TLC’s A Wedding Story and Say yes to the Dress happen to add to the cost of weddings these days. Plus what you want when you are younger is very different to the reality of paying for it when you marry later.

Comment on Boobs Again by Links #141 | The Honest Courtesan

Links #141 | The Honest Courtesan — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 10:02:07 +0000

[...] Mike Siegel dismembers absurd claim that only misogynists like big tits. [...]

Comment on Mother Jones Hacks Again by Want to get angry?

Want to get angry? — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:41:29 +0000

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Comment on Mother Jones Hacks Again by The Last MJ Hack Attack » Right Thinking

The Last MJ Hack Attack » Right Thinking — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:34:27 +0000

[...] of weeks ago, Mother Jones published a list of 10 pro-gun “myths”. I tackled them at my own site. It’s a good reference for when bogus stats are thrown our way in the gun [...]

Comment on Mother Jones Hacks Again by Interesting blog post about how certain progressive sites cherry pick re: gun data.

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:49:05 +0000

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Comment on Mathematical Malpractice: Spree Killings Again by NRA In Earth Orbit » Right Thinking

NRA In Earth Orbit » Right Thinking — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:57:57 +0000

[...] I covered before how they manipulated the numbers to make it seem that spree killings are rising. Here I take apart a claim that we have more spree killings than 36 other nations combined. Here is a [...]

Comment on The Hormone Vote by The Hormone Vote » Right Thinking

The Hormone Vote » Right Thinking — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:21:42 +0000

[...] the silly season. Over at my own site, I looked at a study that claims that women’s menstrual cycles affect their voting. They’re [...]

Comment on Doctor Who Challenge: Days 26-30 by Friday Five: TV Ain’t So Bad » Right Thinking

Friday Five: TV Ain’t So Bad » Right Thinking — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:27:34 +0000

[...] Who: I’ve made no disguise of my love of the show. The current version, under Stephen Moffat, is [...]

Comment on Mathematical Malpractice Watch: Guns by Morning Links | The Agitator

Morning Links | The Agitator — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:43:43 +0000

[...] in mass shootings to increased gun ownership. Michael Siegel lets all the air out of that claim here. It’s also worth pointing out that Mother Jones is wrong not just on the analysis, but on the [...]

Comment on Mathematical Malpractice Watch: Guns by Mother Jones and Guns » Right Thinking

Mother Jones and Guns » Right Thinking — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 16:54:13 +0000

[...] mass shootings and came to the conclusion that they are rising as gun ownership rises. I look at it here. Long story short: it’s complete bullshit. The tell is that they are drawing conclusions [...]

Comment on Mathematical Malpractice Watch: Rape Statistics by Links #112 « The Honest Courtesan

Links #112 « The Honest Courtesan — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:02:23 +0000

[...] How to minimize rape pregnancy statistics via bogus math. [...]

Comment on Gender Skew in Olympic Coverge by Weekend Roundup » Right Thinking

Weekend Roundup » Right Thinking — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:43:25 +0000

[...] athletes being too sexy and Americans focusing on the wrong sports. I respond to this stupidity here. And if the attention to the Michelle Jenneke video seems wrong, read [...]

Comment on Breasts by Bride of the Agitator « The Honest Courtesan

Bride of the Agitator « The Honest Courtesan — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 10:02:42 +0000

[...] Human evolution: what we can learn from stone tools and petrified stools, and a scientist (and regular reader) discusses why men love tits. [...]

Comment on Breasts by Maggie’s Tuesday Links | The Agitator

Maggie’s Tuesday Links | The Agitator — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:01:28 +0000

[...] Human evolution: what we can learn from stone tools and petrified stools, and a scientist discusses why men love tits. [...]

Comment on Ray by That Was the Week That Was (#23) « The Honest Courtesan

That Was the Week That Was (#23) « The Honest Courtesan — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 10:02:43 +0000

[...] Yorker), my tribute story “Penelope”, lovely remembrances from Neil Gaiman and regular reader Hal 10000, and a video from singer and comedienne Rachel Bloom; Bradbury had a hearty laugh when he saw it [...]

Comment on Tuesday Linkorama by Mike

Mike — Sat, 12 May 2012 05:16:54 +0000

I overstated the case, of course. Probably should have said middle class or something. But those pictures depict nothing like the poverty — real suffering — you would find elsewhere.

Comment on Tuesday Linkorama by jmh

jmh — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:15:42 +0000

I can say that I’ve lived in Samoa, and my wife is from India. Those look nothing like the richest part of the country.

Comment on My Belly and Me by My Belly and Me » Right Thinking

My Belly and Me » Right Thinking — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:14:50 +0000

[...] == "undefined"){ addthis_share = [];}So, yeah, the last few days have been somewhat eventful. My gallbladder attacked me and I had to have a laparoscopic cholecystectomy to get it out. [...]

Comment on Mathematical Malpractice Watch: Admiration Edition by Drive Angry » Right Thinking

Drive Angry » Right Thinking — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:35:18 +0000

[...] this? They couldn’t find some private lender like Warren Buffet (now ridiculously called the fifth most admired man in America because 2% of Americans said so)? The government should not be financing speculative [...]

Comment on The Shakespeare Project: Two Gentlemen of Verona by Mike

Mike — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:39:37 +0000

Was it Two Gentlemen or Two Noble Kinsmen that was based on the Knight’s Tale (or maybe both). It’s been a long time since I read Chaucer so I’d have to read it again to check the parallels. My college class was done in the original middle english, which was disorienting. I remember a number of the tales but the Knight’s — one of the longest as I recall – is dim.

My clearest memory of the class, actually, is a discussion over the Prioress’ Tale. The class was insisting that Chaucer was mocking anti-semitism and I was arguing that it was no big deal if Chaucer was anti-semitic since (a) it’s not like he invented anti-semitism; (b) the man had been dead for 600 years; and (c) even if he was, it doesn’t make the writing less brilliant.