Category Archives: Juvenile Scorn

A public service announcement about chain emails

Posted on 10/12/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Just in case my readers didn’t know this, I would like to state plainly and clearly so that there can be no misunderstanding: Passing along chain letters will not make you any money. Not now, not ever. An interesting fact … Continue reading →

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Even the losers write history sometimes

Posted on 10/11/2010 by Soccerdad

I am no historian. But I can’t help the feeling that the New York Times’s account of the recdently declassified transcripts of the Israeli government’s deliberations over the war wasn’t presented in academic fashion, but rather to promote the view … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Juvenile Scorn, Syria | Tagged | 7 Comments

Columbus Day briefs

Posted on 10/11/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Liar Liar Pants on Fire 1: You can start laughing now. Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said Monday that Tehran is to reveal proof of how nuclear material enriched by United States was delivered to the Islamic republic’s arch-foe … Continue reading →

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Really bad marketing term of the week

Posted on 10/06/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Seriously? Pubit? Seriously? What was wrong with Publit, you dumbasses? It’s more than one letter off something that immediately springs to most adult minds when they see “Pubit”. Marketing geniuses. They’ll never stop giving me post fodder.

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My co-blogger is an obstacle to peace

Posted on 09/23/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Snoopy the Goon has been one of my co-bloggers for years, but I just may have to sack him. Former president Bill (“I did not have sex with that woman”) Clinton says that the reason Israel hasn’t reached a peace … Continue reading →

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The madness of Mad Mahmoud

Posted on 07/28/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Mad Mahmoud is even crazier than usual. “We have precise information that the Americans have devised a plot … they plan to attack at least two countries in the region within the next three months,” he said in remarks Press … Continue reading →

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Comic-Con vs. the church of Phelps

Posted on 07/24/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Utterly hilarious photos of a counter-protest to the shmucks in the Fred Phelps cult. I think my favorite mock is the “God hates kittens” sign. And the gay sex chant was just perfect. Alas, there was no Hulk representation. Comic … Continue reading →

Posted in Juvenile Scorn, Pop Culture | 1 Comment

I wish I had an Ivy League education

Posted on 07/21/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Then I could say genius things like this: Requiring 60 votes rather than 50 to pass legislation in a body with 100 members is a terrible idea. It’s always been a terrible idea. Nobody would design a legislature that way. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloggers, Juvenile Scorn | 12 Comments

Turn off the AC, turn on the bad times

Posted on 07/13/2010 by Meryl Yourish

As the northeast suffers through a July heat wave, the WaPo publishes an op-ed by the author of a book about how bad air conditioning is for us. A.C.’s obvious public-health benefits during severe heat waves do not justify its … Continue reading →

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It’s all in the translation

Posted on 06/22/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Awesome translation in a Ynet article today: It was also reported that an Israeli manless drone located Nasrallah near the Hezbollah security headquarters in the Dahiya quarter of south Beirut. A manless drone for the manless leader of Hezballah. Hey, … Continue reading →

Posted in Juvenile Scorn, Lebanon | 2 Comments

Joe Klein and the alphabet soup strategy

Posted on 06/11/2010 by Soccerdad

Joe Klein says that Israel’s problem is that it relies on ABCD. Jeffrey Goldberg, in his excellent memoir Prisoners, tells how he got pummeled by Irish kids, then read the famous novel of Israel’s liberation, Exodus, by Leon Uris, and … Continue reading →

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A Master of Juvenile Scorn

Posted on 06/11/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Rick Richman is earning my highest honor today, for these words: Elections are tough to organize when there are people who are running against each other. The good news, however, is that once you solve the internal problems with a … Continue reading →

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Anniversary briefs

Posted on 04/22/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Ew, Jew Cooties: Arab nations are boycotting an annual Mediterranean student conference. Why? Because it’s in Israel, which is hosting it. Among the boycotters: Israel’s partner in peace, Egypt. Say, you think Obama is going to mention that when he … Continue reading →

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The blogger’s guide to anti-Semitic comment trolls

Posted on 02/26/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Eight years ago this spring, at the height of the suicide bombings of Yasser Arafat’s terror war known as the second intifada, I started blogging about Jewish and Israeli issues. This, of course, brought out the anti-Israel crazies. I came … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Juvenile Scorn | Tagged , , | 19 Comments

Inspector Clouseau is on the Dubai case

Posted on 02/22/2010 by Meryl Yourish

You have to love the gathering of evidence that the Dubai police insist “prove” that the Mossad was involved. In an interview to Emirati paper al-Bayan published on Monday, Tamim said that “despite Israel’s attempts at denial, claiming there is … Continue reading →

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Famous Jew-hater to Israel: Have you stopped beating your wife yet?

Posted on 02/12/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Jenny Tonge, one of the most famous Jew-haters in Britain, is demanding that Israel prove its innocence by launching an inquiry into rumors that Israelis were harvesting organs in Haiti. What evidence does she cite (besides her own Palestine Telegraph, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Juvenile Scorn | 11 Comments

Danny Glover is a bigger idiot than Pat Robertson

Posted on 01/17/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Just when you think you can’t find someone even dumber in Hollywood, out comes this gem from Danny Glover: Actor Danny Glover says the earthquake in Haiti is a result of global warming. Glover told GRITtv that it could have … Continue reading →

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Obamaspeak in Bizarro World

Posted on 12/28/2009 by Meryl Yourish

On what planet did this system work other than Bizarro World, the DC Comics-Superman world where everything is the reverse of what it’s supposed to be: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Sunday that the thwarting of the attempt to … Continue reading →

Posted in Juvenile Scorn, Terrorism | 6 Comments

The Turkey-Syria lovefest (and Israel hatefest)

Posted on 12/24/2009 by Meryl Yourish

You have to read between the lines to really appreciate what the Turkish Prime Minister is saying at this press conference. The Bashar Assad stuff, well, it’s standard Bashar bullshit. The man responsible for the iron-fisted control over Lebanon, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Juvenile Scorn, Lebanon, Syria | Tagged | 3 Comments

Snarky even in my dreams

Posted on 12/21/2009 by Meryl Yourish

You know, even in my nightmares, it seems, I can’t put away the snark. Last night, I was dreaming that I and several other people inadvertently witnessed a Mob hit. The gunman saw me, and started after me. So of … Continue reading →

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