January 27, 2006

Real Fiction

Filed under: Current Affairs — anilm @ 1:16 pm

The curious thing about the Frey business is how betrayed some of his readers seem to feel. True, no one likes being lied to (well, almost no one), and Frey did feed his readers a series of have-it-your-way whoppers. But "betray" is a powerful word; it not only grunts, it’s smellier than "deceive" and hairier than "cheat." Clinton and Scaramouche cheated; Judas and Brutus betrayed.

Judging from Oprah’s reactions, so did Frey.

Please. The man needs bouquets, not brickbats.

Frey’s invented a whole new class of literature. Call it "reality fiction."

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January 20, 2006

Does God Have A Sense of Humor?

Filed under: Religion — anilm @ 6:47 pm

Well, we have the panda.

It’s either the best proof ever of unintelligent design or God was cracking the genetic equivalent of "A monkey, a drunk and a priest walk into a bar…"

The Old Testament God is not known for His sense of humor. Oddly enough, when something is funny in the Bible, it usually has something to do with bellies (Abraham laughs when he hears God intends to fiddle with 90 year old Sarah’s belly, Jonah in the whale’s belly, the self-pitying belly-aching of the prophets, the damn fruit that began the whole mess, Mary’s joke about, um, virginity…).

What about the other religions?

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