The gizmo that calculated this (via) informs me that:
This rating was determined based on the presence of the following words:
• missionary (4x)
• hell (3x)
• death (2x)
• dick (1x)
I’m fairly sure that those first two words were used here in their theological senses, while the last one was, I think, a mention of the vice president’s name. I suppose if they’d realized I was talking about Cheney, I’d have gotten the NC-17 rating.
Parrots not telepathic after all. (Via Regret the Error)
Just wrong, but fun. (via Optimus Prime)
Mike posted this on the Fourth of July: Marvin Gaye’s All-Star National Anthem. (Also from my personal Top Ten renditions: Natalie Gilbert and Mo Cheeks.) More cool Fourth of July music here.
By Neddie Jingo! on “Deer Hunting With Jesus“
On a somewhat-related note to that, this NPR story on candidates’ attempts to reach rural voters provides a good enough excuse to refer back to my two cents on the subject — a couple of policy suggestions that might help win over some rural voters but which are also, I think, the Right Thing To Do:
Health care for farmers: a third of all farmers don’t have health insurance, so sign ’em all up for Medicare.
Regulate rent for manufactured homes: “Trailer park” shouldn’t be a punch line — manufactured homes are to much of rural America what apartments are to urban America. The difference is that it’s a lot harder for the owners of manufactured homes to move when the rent on the land beneath them increases. Since moving really isn’t an option for these folks, they’re a captive class, unable to provide any market pressure to keep rents reasonable — and if the market can’t do the job, regulation is the next best thing. (Cue the ScotBot.)
Gentle Prodding Dept.: I’m looking forward to “Children of the Goats, Part 4“
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