Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

The whole world is wrong

I don’t really want to encourage the anti-Israel troll from my previous post, but there is a concept that he brought up that bears further examination. It is the world’s contention that Israel must be wrong, because the whole world … Continue reading

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The textbook anti-Israel comment

It’s been a long time since I took a typical anti-Israel comment and expounded on it in a post, but this one is a textbook example of so many of the anti-Israel shits that it merits its own mention. A … Continue reading

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Epic fail

Probably the first and last time you’ll ever read those words on this blog, but who’s the genius at the Israeli Embassy who thought up this line to announce Shahar Peer’s tennis victory on Twitter? You heard it here first: … Continue reading

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The Tiggerble Twos

On April 18th, 2008, I brought home an eight-week-old kitten. That makes today his second birthday. He’s a lot bigger now. He and Gracie got tunafish this morning. And here are a few things Tig did during his birthday week. … Continue reading

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The real reason for the Hamas hit

From the comments: No one yet has pointed out the REAL reason this guy was ‘terminated’. The videos I’ve seen show him carrying a tennis racket. In DUBAI. And who is doing really well in the tournament now being held … Continue reading

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The all-Hamas hit snark news

Hey, terrorists are human, too! Why is it that the AP insists on writing hagiographies for dead terrorists, yet usually utterly ignores the biographies of their victims? I’m surprised they even mentioned the names of the two Israeli soldiers he … Continue reading

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Mossad hit, or a blame-Israel team?

I have no background whatsoever in the analysis of secret agent hits, unless you count watching spy movies. And boy, this hit sure has all the marks of a great spy movie. When al-Mabhouh returned to the hotel at 8.24pm … Continue reading

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The extended day of rest post

Sorry, folks, but I am out of outrage today. That sinus infection that I’ve had all week is still hanging on, and I’m using my holiday to rest up some more.

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Nesting

When I’m downstairs at the computer, Tig needs to be nearby. Sometimes he sleeps on one of the other kitchen chairs. Sometimes he sleeps in the living room in my chair, getting the throw covered with cat hair. And sometimes, … Continue reading

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I have weird friends

This is my friend Neil, whom I met, oh, twenty-some years ago. This picture got linked by BoingBoing and Instapundit. This is the backstory on his wife’s blog. And this is another example of my crazy friend, an obvious homage … Continue reading

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Afternoon funny

Jon Stewart on the Iranian space program.

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

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

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Sun worshipping

Gracie loves the sun; the sun loves Gracie. Worship me, they both say.

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Time out from world events

I am truly not up for all the bad news of the world posting. I could tell you that I cannot for the life of me remove a tune from “Annie” out of my head. It’s been there for weeks. … Continue reading

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Liveblogging the Iranian protests

Here is one site that is constantly updating. And here’s another. That Iranian punch may be to the Mad Mullahs faces, not the West.

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