Author Archives: Laurence Simon

About Laurence Simon

I'm a thirty-something dataschmuck in Houston, TX. I spend my free time grilling, baking, playing with cats, and trying to invent the Tequila Sunset.

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Regarding the power station that the IDF took out in Gaza when it was being used as cover for rocket launches… Israel knew exactly what it was bombing, says station manager Dr. Drar Abu-Sisi. It’s impossible to operate the station … Continue reading

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Add this to the official list of oxymorons

“Human swastika“

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How to convince your wife, girlfriend, or mistress to get breast implants

I’m posting this here, because I just know this topic’s near and dear to Meryl… So, how can you convince your wife, girlfriend, or mistress to get breast implants? Just say: “In a terrorist attack, they may just save your … Continue reading

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It’s either-or, Hassan

First, the guy is screaming for all Israelis to leave Lebanon. Then, he’s screaming “We will turn our precious southern land into a graveyard for the invading Zionists.” So which is it… leave Lebanon or remain in Lebanon in the … Continue reading

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“Joey, have you ever seen the inside of a Jericho prison?”

When the Israelis laid siege to the Jericho prison that contained the killer of the Tourism Minister, did they go in and massacre the inmates? No, but they were accused of genocide, murder, and war crimes by the usual suspects … Continue reading

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Ted Rall recognizes Israel’s sovereign right to so-called Palestinian Occupied Territory?

Well, sort of. You see, Ted Rall quotes the following news story: If the non-Jewish population continues to outpace Jewish population growth, Israel could become an underdeveloped Third World country by 2020, a population expert predicts. That’s the warning being … Continue reading

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Zionist War Llamas

I’m sure this is going to send Ingrid Newkirk of PETA off the deep end: Israeli newspapers carried pictures of South American llamas accompanying commandos out of southern Lebanon, their saddlebags full of fighting gear. Yedioth Ahronoth daily quoted a … Continue reading

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Two things Meryl wanted me to share with y’all

Meryl tasked me to post these yesterday, but I was busy with the grill cooking things I shouldn’t be cooking. Yesterday’s gone, so today’s what I’ve got to work with: Carnival of the Cats is at The Scratching Post, courtesy … Continue reading

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Haaretz bias

Haaretz offers up the following: Israel Air Force planes dropped pamphlets on the Gaza Strip offering Palestinians Israel’s terms for a cease-fire, the Itim news agency reported on Friday. The pamphlets said the Israeli government was willing to cease the … Continue reading

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Charting their ignorance

(Via J-Walk) Slate offers up a cutesy simplified chart to demonstrate what they think. You’re kidding me, right? EU and Israel shaking hands? Um… have these people ever heard of terrorist paymaster Christopher Patten, to whom open independent audits were … Continue reading

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Kidnappers demand time to rearm and reload

Terrorist groups in Gaza are saying they agree to a cease-fire starting at midnight: Militant Terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip have agreed to stop firing missiles at Israel at midnight Saturday, senior Palestinian officials said. The unilateral cease-fire is … Continue reading

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Blogging will be light today…

Blogging will be light today, as Meryl is trapped in a local hospital and undergoing a plethora of tests. As bad as this sounds, consider if the situation were reversed and a local hospital were trapped in her and forced … Continue reading

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Zapatero the Hypocrite

Zapatero is not only a coward when it comes to knuckling under to Islamist demands, but he’s also a hypocrite. Israel’s envoy to Spain said on Thursday the two countries’ relations had been damaged after the Spanish prime minister accused … Continue reading

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Quiz time

President Bush is about to do something he hasn’t done in his five and a half years in office. Is it: A) Visit Israel? or B) Veto legislation? Put your guesses in the comments.

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A break in the madness

Since it seems to be war-war-war-war here, I thought I’d spell Meryl a bit with a pointless and silly vignette from my workday. Today, Deskmerc and I went over to the nearby deli for lunch and had hamburgers. The deli … Continue reading

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