Monthly Archives: June 2011

Oy, what a day

My radiator sprung a leak on the way home from lunch yesterday, and I had the displeasure of dealing with the stupidest effing AAA dispatcher in the history of the world. He asked for my GPS coordinates. I gave them … Continue reading

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Flotilla roundup

The second Gaza flotilla is approaching, and it remains to be seen whether or not the Islamists within the idiots will succeed in hurting Israeli soldiers. Barry Rubin explains what the “sulfur” that the “activists” plan on throwing at the … Continue reading

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Israel Derangement Syndrome, personified

Did you know that 7,000 Sudanese civilians were forced to leave a UN compound by “Red Cross workers” and taken to an unspecified destination in southern Sudan? An internal U.N. report obtained by The Associated Press said Sudanese intelligence agents … Continue reading

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News media: Aiding and abetting attacks on Israel

The IDF has intelligence that says members of the IHH are part of the Gaza flotilla, and they intend to harm Israeli soldiers. The news media are already setting the narrative that the charges are false, thus setting up another … Continue reading

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The real racists in Israel

Whenever an Israeli accidentally winds up in an Arab village, why is it that the army and police forces have to rescue him from an Arab mob trying to kill him? The realization that he was in hostile territory, he … Continue reading

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The Gaza Flotilla: Egotists, idiots, and Israel-haters

The second Gaza flotilla is now confirmed to be filled with people who care more about how the world perceives them than why they are actually attempting to break a naval blockade of a country run by terrorists devoted to … Continue reading

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Saturday funny

Sandy Cash again: Egyptian Revolution Blues.

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Hugo Chavez in critical condition?

Oh, I hope it’s true. He’s helping Iran put missile bases in Venezuela that can threaten the U.S. If he dies, the missile bases die. Here’s hoping.

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Friday funny, black humor version

Sandy Cash, “Hey Jews.” h/t: Rahel, who will get cat pictures tomorrow.

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Finally Friday briefs

In the media, everyone thinks you’re a dog: There’s no Israel story so stupid that the international anti-Israel media won’t pick it up. After Ma’ariv and Ynet erroneously reported that a dog was sentenced to death by stoning from a … Continue reading

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The what day is it, anyway? news briefs

So how long before Hamas reroutes the construction materials to their bunkers? New housing projects in Gaza, and will this stop the flotilla from claiming that Gazans are in dire humanitarian straights? No more than the State Department warning telling … Continue reading

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Rounding up the news

Kassams in the Negev—again: Looks like Iran is starting its “Hey! Look at that guy!” strategy to help its client, Syria, survive. Hamas is firing rockets and mortars again, after a month and a half of peace. Gee. Whatever could … Continue reading

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Weird Al does Lady Gaga

He just performs this way.

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Tuesday briefs

If our enemies left us alone, we’d destroy ourselves: Jews have argued about religion for millennia. So of course, we’re still doing it. As a Conservative Jew, I am offended by this. Well, partly. To be honest, I suspect Reform … Continue reading

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Jolly Roger strikes again – after a decent interval

I am sure that by now the subject has almost exhausted itself. After all, how can the two or three readers of this blog* be interested by the jolly Roger of NYT after a series of posts on same? But … Continue reading

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