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GREAT thread going on at Metafilter today:


Baby Hitler: Jeb! got asked if he would go back in time and kill Hitler as a baby. Hilarity ensues.


The comments are a riot. Metafilter has a lot of very erudite and funny people in its community. My two favorites are the link to the International Association of Time Travelers bulletin 1147, and this:


Say what you will about Hitler, but at least he killed Hitler.


Fucking great stuff, with lots of fun links. Do go and enjoy. :)

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Good morning! On this, the last day of existence, I hope you're all having a nice day. As we wait for the Rapture - got your popcorn handy? - here's a little video exploring the ramifications of this greatly awaited Event:

The End of the World - from The Secret Policeman's Ball
"Will this wind be so mighty as to lay low the mountains of the earth?"

Peter Cook and Rowan Atkinson discuss the coming of the Apocalypse.


Please remember to wear your galoshes and keep an umbrella handy to protect yourself from the torrents of Joyful Tears raining down from the flying faithful!

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I dare you to watch this without cracking up:

Insani-TEA - Rachel Maddow contemplates all that tea-bagging.


The one endearing quality that all these wingnut types have is their adorable cluelessness. They seem never to have learned the meaning of the phrase "basic research". Take, for instance, their enthusiastic co-opting of the term "teabagging". (Check the link if you need to - I'll wait.) They've done dumb things before, but my gods! If the Republican Party had actually tried to come up with a tactic that would ensure they'd be laughed at pretty much everywhere, they couldn't have done a more stellar job than they have here. It could be seen as a kind of snarky poetic performance art - if they hadn't proved time and again that such things are beyond their ken. Irony is a mineral they're woefully lacking in, after all.

In this clip, Rachel Maddow, Girl Reporter, tries valiantly to take the issue seriously, but fails, to our benefit. Really, how can a responsible reporter be expected not to fall on the floor laughing at this sort of drivel? It's the kind of thing you'd expect to see on SNL, as a parody. It's priceless, and the funniest thing about it is, as I mentioned, their complete and utter inability to understand why they're so ridiculous. They're just so CUTE - I wish I had a camera right...oh, wait.


But there's just one thing bothering me. Someone please explain why Jon Stewart hasn't assigned one of his correspondents to do a piece on this. Because it's just MADE for Jason Jones.


ETA: Because nobody does it like the master:

IndigNation! Populist Uprising '09 - The ENRAGEning

Jon contemplates the challenges involved in teabagging the White House.


He Wins the Toobs every time.