Day: November 11, 2005

If there was any doubt left, Pat Robertson is a dick:

Conservative Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson told citizens of a Pennsylvania town that they had rejected God by voting their school board out of office for supporting “intelligent design” and warned them Thursday not to be surprised if disaster struck.

If ever there was an argument against “intelligent design,” Pat Robertson is it.*

Link via Warren Ellis.

* Although that Bill O’Reilly is a fucking piece of work, too. This link via Boing Boing.

Maybe the both of them should get together with the mayor of Las Vegas, who’s suggested cutting off the thumbs of graffiti artists and televising it to deter others. Charming, no?

The Friday Random 10, “Better Luck this Time” Edition:

  1. “Coming up in a beat up car, spitting up a lift of candy bar, talking on about how sharp they are”
    “Three Cool Cats” by The Beatles, guessed by Eric
  2. “When all the limbs are numb and clean, and you’re in transit, dream to dream”
  3. “It’s nothing, they turned off my heat and I’m just a little weak on my feet”
  4. “She’d wait by the window, so patiently, and I’d come on home with my hair hanging down”
    “Debbie Denise” by Blue Öyster Cult, guessed by Eric
  5. “You’re a song written by the hands of God”
    “Underneath Your Clothes” by Shakira, guessed by Eric
  6. “Senorita, looks like you ain’t done nothing good women ain’t supposed to do”
  7. “We got chicken in the barn (Whose barn, what barn, my barn)”
    “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” by Jerry Lee Lewis, guessed by John
  8. “And everybody’s in movies, it doesn’t matter who you are”
    “Celluloid Heroes” by the Kinks, guessed by Generik
  9. “But in the meantime I’ve got it hard, second floor living without a yard”
    “Mushaboom” by Feist, guessed by John
  10. “The sun struggles up another beautiful day”
    “The Other Side of Summer” by Elvis Costello, guessed by Eric

Despite the disappointing results of last week’s list, this is easy and fun (for me anyway) filler. See if you can guess the lyrics. Think of the bragging rights!

From the Associated Press:

Brand name novelist Danielle Steel has reached agreement with New Line Home Entertainment for film rights to at least 30 of her books…

I’ve never read any Danielle Steel myself*, so maybe this is a little unfair, but if you’ve read one or her books, haven’t you pretty much read them all? Isn’t this a little like selling the same thing, thirty times over?

Found via Bookslut.

* I was actually a little surprised to discover that Danielle Steel isn’t a pen name: she was born Danielle Fernande Schuelein-Steel.