August 2015 – William M. Briggs

Universities Crank Up The Insanity: Bad Grades For Saying ‘Illegal Alien,’ ‘Male,’ ‘Female’

Last week we learned the University of Tennessee came thisclose to forcing students to cease using he and she. Instead of standard English pronouns, the university at first "mandated", but…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: God Has Will

See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. Short (edited)…

Culture

University of Tennessee Tells Staff & Students To Stop Using ‘He’ & ‘She’

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville edition, has gone bat-guano bug-eyed blub-blub-blub bonkers and asked that staff and students to "stop using 'he' and 'she' - and switch to 'xe', 'zir'…

Culture Philosophy

There Is No Mercy Without Crime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQcgcmZvv28 A man stands in the dock accused of murder. Killed a man just to watch him die. He's guilty. He knows he's guilty. The judge knows he's guilty. Everybody…

Fun

Dumbest & Most Frustrating Modern Invention Contest Winner Announced!

It's about time, too. Sorry for the delay. Been toodling around my land of birth and staying as far from the computer as possible. On 11 August I initiated the…

Fun

Turns Out, Cops & Donuts Do Mix

My sordid past is catching up on me. I thought if I shaved the moustache, died the hair, and even pulled some of it out, then I'd be able to…

Culture

Social Justice Warriors! Marvel Announces New Movie At #HugoAwards

Marvel's new Social Justice Warriors! preview took the Hugo Awards by storm. And so did the team itself, who shocked and gratified attendees by using their mutant powers on the…

Fun

Lake Michigan Vacation Post

Contest winners announced this week.

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Hall of Fame essay. Post this again and often, whenever you have an opening.
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Peer review: Larry and Curlie agreeing Moe has a good idea.
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Genesis 3:13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman…
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I can't read the titles or the excerpts without laughing out loud. They are comedy gold.