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Author: Kim du Toit
Old Times, No Longer Relevant
Via Insty, David Bernstein has an interesting post about some Democrat asswipe coming to the assistance of serial anti-Semite / newbie Socialist House Rep. Ilhan Omar. He makes the issue about “checking privilege”, but I have a different take. Here’s the screenshot, with the part that interests me highlighted:
Okay, let’s agree with Clyburn’s statement, arguendo. Here’s my take:
Can today’s Blacks, and the Democrats and Socialists who support their claims, just shut the fuck up about 19th-century slavery and forget all about “reparations”?
And a footnote to Rep. Omar: it wasn’t the Jews who put you in a refugee camp either, so you can STFU as well.
More Corporate Nannies
Here’s a story which provoked an instant RCOB from me:
A supermarket advert that was set to appear on the London Underground was rejected by rail bosses…
The poster, submitted by online food delivery company Farmdrop, featured a family gathered around a kitchen island with the tagline ‘fresher, fairer groceries delivered to your door’.
Here’s the ad’s pic. Try to spot why the thing was deemed offensive.
No, it wasn’t because one of the actors is a ginger. Here’s the actual reason the ad was rejected:
…because it contained bacon, butter, eggs and jam.
The only possible way I could have been more angered was if it was banned because it contains a picture of a chicken, and the vegans complained about that (I know, I shouldn’t give those poxy fuckers any ideas).
There’s only one remedy to overcome my rage at this point:
…and for the toast, some Irish butter and two of my favorite jams:
Bon appetit, y’all.
Quite Right
Brit TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp has been making waves:
Kirstie Allsopp has been vocal about her desire to ban homework in the past, and today the presenter hit out again, branding it a ‘waste of time’.
…and I agree with that, completely.
However, it’s what else she says that’s the best advice anyone can give:
The Location, Location, Location host, 47, who has two sons Bay, 12, and Oscar, 10 with husband Ben Andersen, took to Twitter to respond to new figures released today, which revealed a ‘decline in reading for pleasure.’
According to the research, just over half (52.5 per cent) of eight to 18-year-olds read for pleasure in 2019, down from 58.8 per cent in 2016.
…
She wrote: ‘No evidence that under 10s gain from homework AND kids hate it, parents hate it and teachers hate it.’
‘Homework is an absurd hangover from another time. Much, much better to focus on reading, reading, reading and more reading.’
Yup. Back when we homeschooled our three kids, the only mandatory exercise we imposed was three hours’ reading per day, no excuses, no “I’ll catch up tomorrow” or any of that jive. Three hours straight, and the kids had to read outside their rooms (no distractions), whether in the library (where there was no TV) or, if the weather was suitable, outdoors. For reading choice, there was my humble book collection (e.g. Bookcase #1 in the library):
…but the kids could also get their own, and the monthly trip to Barnes & Noble was a delight. There was no spending limit other than self-imposed, but the books had to be text-only, i.e. no coffee-table picture books, comics or manga etc.
The kids could study other subjects, and did, but the reading was non-negotiable. Kirstie has the truth of it: all three of our kids are scarily literate.
Unsurprising
Found via Insty, we see this little snippet:
Judged by a panel of 40 industry experts, Lidl’s [private label] Queen Margot, an eight-year blended Scotch whisky, took home a category win for “Scotch Blended 12 Years & Under.” The whisky beat out some serious competition from industry giants (and far pricier bottles) including Johnnie Walker Black Label. Queen Margot retails for £13.49, or approximately $17.98 USD, proving that good Scotch doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg.
Blended Scotch isn’t a “premium” product by any stretch of the imagination, so this shouldn’t come as any surprise. And “taste” is purely subjective, in any case. (I think the above-mentioned Johnnie Walker Black Label is overpriced for a liquor that tastes like cough medicine mixed with diluted engine oil, for instance, but many people love it.)
For the record, I have two favorite blended Scotches, when I feel like drinking more than one or two shots: J&B (with lots of ice and water) for a “light” drink, and Famous Grouse for a more substantial, undiluted one.
As Glenn dryly (and correctly) notes:
“The price/value correlation with booze isn’t super-tight.”
Nor with so many other “premium”-styled products, either, e.g. the $300,000+ Rolls Cullinan:
Then And Now #468
Seems as though Bugatti has made a one-off for some rich fart, based on the classic Bugatti “Atlantic” of the 1930s:
Leaving aside the price of the thing (which is of course insane because Bugatti), Loyal Readers will not be surprised as to which model I prefer. Both look like Batmobiles, of course, each for their respective era (assuming Batman was around in the 1930s, which he wasn’t), and both have amazing power (once again, for their respective eras).
I’d bet that the older one is easier to park, though, simply because the modern one looks like a bloated sow by comparison. And in a real-life setting, the Atlantic looks even more toothsome:
