Britches Full of Hay

‘Even a child makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and upright.’  ~ Proverbs 20:11

 

[Mea Culpa: Jon, I realise this is a long post but I just can’t help myself!]

 

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you: The English Shin Kicking Championships

 

 

 

• If my chickens will only lay eggs like this, I could retire in no time flat!

 

 

 

• ‘The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace for a full-fledged crash in global stock and credit markets over the next three months as inflation paralyses the major central banks.’

 

 

 

• Did you hear the one about the man who goes to buy a car in Moscow, pays for it, and is told by the salesman that he can collect it on a particular date in 10 years’ time. The buyer thinks for a moment and then asks: ‘Morning or afternoon?’ The salesman, astonished by the question, asks: ‘What difference does it make?’ And the buyer answers: ‘Well, the plumber is coming in the morning.’

 

 

 

• A ‘RAND Corp. study, “Invisible Wounds of War — Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery,” justifies a tenfold jump in the U.S. casualty count versus the figure of 33,000 American dead and wounded used by the Pentagon.’

 

 

 

• ‘We need to be clear about the trade-off. The price of liberty is a small but appreciable loss of security; the price of security is a loss of liberty.’ (Link via Lew Rockwell.) 

 

 

 

• Dire Straits and the art of Venn Diagrams. 

 

 

 

• They say that the Internet was invented (or at least, conceived) in 1934. Yet, Al Gore was not born until 1948. I’m confused.

 

 

 

• Will the Church stand in the breach and yell ‘HALT!’? Or, as in the past, will she allow the State to dictate how we shall practise our faith?  Sooner or later we will all be faced with a choice. We will be forced to stand and be counted.

 

 

 

• ‘If you are unsure whether you are a prostitute, please ask one of our friendly security guards to sort it out for you.’

 

 

 

• ‘It’s pretty rapidly running out of gas and it just seems like every day more and more people are coming out with the fact that [global warming is] pretty much a hoax. And these are Ph.D climatologists that are pretty much saying what I said all along.’

 

 

 

• I remember my daddy trying the cloth diaper route years ago. (OK, I actually remember my daddy telling me about it.) It has its benefits but drawbacks are part of the deal, too. However, if you are so inclined, here is how to make your own.

 

 

 

• The funny thing about the Tenth Amendment?—it’s part of the Constitution, too!

 

 

 

• ‘Iranian scientists claim breakthroughs in nanotechnology, biological researchers are pushing the boundaries of stem cell research and the country’s car industry produces more cars than anywhere else in the region.’

 

 

 

• Good news for those who love war and can’t get enough of it—the GWOT© is coming to Pakistan!

 

 

 

• Remember when Republicans used to be in favour of liberty and Newt Gingrich wasn’t crazy?

 

 

 

• How has South Africa fared post-Apartheid?

 

 

 

• Uh-oh! People who make sense like this usually get their country invaded.