Well, I have to say that so far this year’s Grand National (or “Tanned National” someone called it, because of all the Trumpian fake tannery) at Liverpool’s Aintree track has been pretty much a bust for us Train Smash Women-watchers. I mean, it just looks like they’re not really trying very hard:
Of course, there have been some close calls:
…and one or two near-misses [sic]
…but let’s hope that things improve as the event progresses, so to speak.
I know that flying on commercial airlines can drive one crazy, but this is outstanding:
Naked woman stabbed people with pencil after screaming ‘I speak all languages’ in airport
A completely naked woman allegedly stabbed two people, ran through a busy airport screaming, “I speak all languages”, broke monitors and threw beverages all over the place in a bizarre rampage. A disturbing two-minute clip of the deranged woman disrupting Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on March 14 was shared widely on social media.
The police were called for a welfare check on a woman who had suffered a “manic episode” that led to her allegedly stabbing two people with a pencil and biting a restaurant manager trying to subdue her. The traveller reportedly stabbed the restaurant manager in the face and head with his own pencil and also bit his right forearm.
The woman was covered in blood, according to an eye-witness, which was later confirmed to not be her own by medics. When the police managed to restrain her, a police report says she “wanted to be with the flowers” and was “in a forest”.
Gotta say, if you want all that then DFW is definitely not the place for you.
I’m going to bet that her little episode came from trying to make some kind of change to her Qantas ticket — that would make even me do all that.
Or else she’s just a Spirit Airlines Platinum-level customer.
Back when I were a callow young student of some fifty-seven summers, I was approached by a professor who wanted to chat with me about the paper I’d just submitted.
He/She* told me that I would have got an A+ for the paper, except that I’d committed the unpardonable offense of using B.C. and A.D. therein instead of (the stupid and unnecessary) B.C.E. and C.E. All I had to do was re-submit the paper with the terms changed, and I’d get my A+.
“What if I refuse to do that?” I asked.
“Then you’ll get a C,” was the response.
“Then give me the C,” was my response. “And then I’m going to appeal the grade, loudly, especially after you’ve just told me that my work is of A+ standard.”
“You’re refusing to change it?”
“Yes. And I’m expecting to see an A+ for it, too.”
“Why don’t you just change the terms?”
So I launched into an explanation that was more or less the same as the one that David Marcus published here., stressing, though even an atheist myself, I had to acknowledge the role of the Judeo-Christian influence on our history and culture. At the end of it, the professor seemed somewhat stunned by what I’d just said. And I happened to know that this professor, unusually, was actually quite conservative, just by observing the general tenor and terminology used in the lectures.
I ended up getting an A+ for the (unchanged) paper, and for all the rest of the papers** and exams in that professor’s course.
A small victory, perhaps, but for me an important one.
*used not because of their “chosen pronouns”, but because I prefer to keep their identity anonymous.
**For one paper, I got a 100% grade, because my argument was not only irrefutable, but the professor admitted later that it had caused them to rethink their whole position on the topic. Under those circumstances, clearly, the “BC/BCE” silliness was irrelevant.
As a rule I don’t do pranks or practical jokes of any kind, so you won’t find any April Fool’s Day bullshit on this website today.
Instead, here’s a pic of a beautiful car:
1953 Aston Martin DB4-2 DB2-4 (FFS) Spyder, by Bertone
…and a beautiful gun:
Uberti 1890 Police Model
…and lastly:
Serena Autieri
Yeah, they’re all about Italy.
Thatisall.
From Stephen Green (and a veritable host of others):
“The Democrats have a destructive addiction to the 20% side of a whole host of 80/20 issues.”
I can’t remember who first uttered the “80/20 issues” trope, but I’ll bet it was a Democrat like James Carville or Bill Maher.
With all things, scale matters.
Are you telling me that 20% of voters — that’s one in every five voters — supports:
Seriously? One in every five voters supports all the above?
Let me tell you right now: it’s not 20%, but more like 5%. In other words, the Democrats are supporting splinter issues that may find favor with only five in every hundred U.S. citizens — and even 5% may be too high.
So let’s quit this exaggeration of their support, please. Most of their positions are deeply unpopular with almost all voters, and an “80/20” apportionment gives a misleading impression. Numbers matter, so let’s start using the more-correct one.
Speaking of numbers, here’s a recent poll highlight:
When asked in an open-ended question to name the Democratic leader they feel “best reflects the core values” of the party, “10% of Democratic-aligned adults name New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 9% former vice president Kamala Harris, 8% Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and 6% House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Another 4% each name former president Barack Obama and Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett, with Schumer joining a handful of others at 2%.”
When AOC is your standard-bearer (and the rest are equally dire)…
This one made my heart swell with pride (but also with sorrow):
According to Kentucky State Police, troopers were dispatched to the home in Manchester around 4:30 a.m. Saturday for reports of a shooting. When troopers arrived, they found two men with gunshot wounds.
Jeffrey Allen, 51, was pronounced dead at the scene. Roger Smith, 44, was transported to an area hospital but later died.
Police said that the two men had broken into the home with the intention of stealing firearms from a safe. During the break-in, a juvenile living in the home saw the men holding firearms. Acting in self-defense, police said, the child retrieved a handgun and shot both men before escaping through a bedroom window.
Police did not give the exact age of the child who shot the alleged intruders.
Now, why is my heart filled with sorrow? Because as much as I applaud the kid’s actions, I hope like hell that this doesn’t cause him mental anguish.
Folks, it’s no fun taking a human life, even when the taking is both morally and legally justified. And as much as I post these events and make light of them, I truly do not want kids to be involved. It’s bad enough for an adult to deal with; it’s horrible for a young ‘un.
That said, at least this kid wasn’t a victim of these two asshole goblins; now that would have made me really angry.
In passing, the “Emily van der Riet” in the byline is this young lady:
She may even be a Seffrican, with that name — it’s quite a common one back in the Vaderland. As long as she isn’t a liberal…