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And I can even laugh about porn, and you will too (unless you click this link at work and get fired) if you read this. –Ann Bartow

This blog doesn’t have a PayPal, eBay or Chase Manhattan Bank account. This is because it doesn’t have any money. Given the complete absence of advertising at this blog, or employment prospects for this blog, it isn’t likely to acquire … Continue reading →

If you haven’t seen this video, it’s worth checking out, though the sad thing is that it isn’t really particularly anomalous. I will refrain from noting the gender of all of the parties involved! –Ann Bartow

Here is a short documentary film that presents a little bit of empirical evidence that women seek out and follow instructions better than men. It apparently originated at this website. Oddly, it is entitled “Why Women Should Be In Charge.” … Continue reading →

The four subjects of poetry. The four subjects of linguistic analysis. The four subjects of anthropological research. The four subjects of law review articles: 1. Congress passed a really dumb law. 2. The courts are doing stupid things that Congress … Continue reading →

At The Institute for Figuring:

The Washington Post reported: The first pitch of the Washington Nationals’ second season at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium was low and away, bouncing in the dirt before being scooped up by catcher Brian Schneider. For that, Vice President Cheney … Continue reading →

Read the post here (it won’t take long, since it is only one word long), and then read the comments that follow.   And then laugh as if you are not a humorless feminist. Via Discourse.net.

This post at I Blame the Patriarchy was one of the funniest things I’ve read in a long time.   Which either means a lot, or absolutely nothing, coming as it does from a humorless feminist like me. –Ann Bartow

She writes stuff like this at her blog: Saying that LT does the shopping reminded me of this weird shopping-related routine he and I have. Whenever tampons are on the list, he will come home, unpack, hand over the box … Continue reading →

An annotated list here, via Pen-Elayne. Number six scared me a little.

“The cure for childhood insomnia — now illustrated,” at Redneck Mother The Sad Little Stars in “Don’t Eff With Love.” Warning: Sound, with prodigious use of cuss words. Visual cuss words as well. Whistling! The related site is here. Damn … Continue reading →

You can access the whole thing here. After you get done coloring, see if you can spot any sexism.

If you either like yoga, or like making fun of yoga, you might enjoy Yogabeans! Disclaimer: None of the plastic action figures seen on this site are certified yoga instructors.

I saw an article that was posted at Mad, Melancholic Feminista on April 1st and I was sure it had to be an April Fool’s prank. Titled “Scientists find new disease: motivational deficiency disorder,” it contained this paragraph: The condition … Continue reading →

And to him I say, “Same to you!” The Boston Herald story is here. Yes, a million other blogs are running this (see e.g. Eschaton or Pandagon) but he was so horrid to Sandra Day O’Connor at times I just … Continue reading →

A satirical blog. You may or may not be amused by Fake Gay News items like this: Christian Meteorologists Declare War on Rainbows “A group of conservative Christian meteorologists today announced plans to eliminate rainbows from the earth’s atmosphere. At … Continue reading →

The full technical explanation here.

So it turns out that a seemingly pointless “national survey” of exceedingly questionable methodology has ascertained that “firefighters” have the “sexiest” form of employment. Could this be related to their intimacy with hoses? Second place went to “flight attendants” because … Continue reading →

Via Financial Rounds.

A very funny bit of satire, via Professor Kim’s News Notes.

From Lingual Tremors: 6:30 a.m. in the hotel elevator after a very rough night’s sleep. A guy gets in, sipping his coffee. I’m sipping my coffee, laptop in the other hand. “What are you?” He asks. “A teacher. What are … Continue reading →

“Just took a tour of the Sultan’s hareem. It is revisionist history at its best… The tour guides showed us the the quarters of the black eunuchs. They declined to explain why the eunuchs had to be BLACK. Two American … Continue reading →

From McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: “Parallels Between My Living Through Two Years of Middle School and the Two Terms of the Bush Presidency” BY TEDDY WAYNE – – – – The radical changes going on around me make me uncomfortable. I … Continue reading →

From “This Is Broken.”

Via Mad, Melancholic Feminsta. From this site. From here. From this link. From here. The photos came from various AIDS Awareness functions.

The Patriot Act Game: “The object of the game is not to amass the most money or real estate, but to be the last player to retain civil liberties.”

Feminist Law Professor Llewellyn Gibbons (Toledo) and I met on March 17, 1995, and have been great friends ever since. As you might guess, there is a story involved, which is why we remember the date so vividly: I was … Continue reading →

From the blog “Confessions of a Community College Dean”   I’ve seen a few retirement letters recently, and I’m beginning to notice some conventions of the genre. If you’re a full professor and you’re getting ready to throw in the … Continue reading →

From a site called “The Cool Hunter” “If your a woman, the very thought of getting a sleazy cab driver is scarier than reliving Charles and Camilla’s wedding on DVD. Well girls, cast your fears aside, the Pink Ladies have … Continue reading →

This will make you even more nervous about the possibility of identity theft: Page One. Page Two. Page Three. Page Four. Yikes.

Collected by Daniel Solove, it is available here.

According to RollOnFriday, twenty lawyers at the UK law firm Irwin Mitchell “were surprised last Friday to receive an email telling them that they had been selected as the firm’s most ‘photogenic’ people.” “We are currently in the process of … Continue reading →

Via Energy Fiend. See also: “You Know You’ve Had Too Much Caffeine When…”

It’s “Tab Energy, a new energy drink aimed at women.” Here is a review of a Tab Energy commercial by Dr. Violet Socks at Reclusive Leftist: …“Speaking of cultural messages: the most astonishing thing in the entire Oscar telecast wasn’t … Continue reading →

Original here. Blame it on the cold medicine: “GADGET UPDATE: The Alcohol Breath Test Pen . . . Do you ever get that feeling after you’ve spent all day at the bar that you’re becoming uncomfortably detached from the little … Continue reading →