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• Commented on When Shepard Fairey sours on "HOPE," you know we're screwed
  Oh no! Shepard Fairey the famous spray paint vandal is disappointed in me? How can I possibly go on living? Has the president responded to this bombshell yet? What has been the reaction of other world leaders? Is the UN...
• Commented on Photographer beaten, detained in London for being "cocky" to policeman who implies she is a terrorist
  I couldn't get through more than 10 seconds of the clip because of the horrible shrieking jazz sound track....
• Commented on Change blindness experiment
  I often cannot identify my waitress or flight attendant even after speaking to them several times. I just don't look at service people like I do everyone else. The clerk at 7-11 is more like an atm to me than...
• Commented on Help fund a new multicultural SFF publisher for kids
  The term "Multicultural fantasy and science fiction" hurts my brain and makes me angry....
• Commented on Salvation Army and other charities require proof of immigration status before needy kids can have toys -- UPDATED!
  So, people who are here illegally, are getting free health care, free education and who do not pay income taxes are complaining about not getting free toys as well? I could by a lot of nice things for my family...
• Commented on New Disney princess movie sounds pretty good
  "Drms cm tr n Nw rlns." gh Pls, cld w stp wth th glrfctn f Nw rlns?? cty blt blw s lvl btwn tw lrg bds f wtr gt fldd fv yrs g. Wht srprs! Y wld thnk wth ll...
• Commented on Abstinence-only rappers sing about the "Christian Side Hug"
  A bunch of white suburban kids dressed up as L.A. gangbangers singing in fake "black" accents to a recording of police sirens and gunshots. All they were missing for the racist trifecta was blackface makeup. Would love to drop these...
• Commented on Antony Gormley - let's all go barefoot
  I wish that feet were treated exactly as genitals by law and were required to be covered when in public. It seems that every other time I fly, I end up sitting next to some hippy waving his black soled,...
• Commented on Healthy baby poop gallery
  It's things like this that make me 100% sure that I made at least one major life decision correctly. No kids. There is a very good chance I will be able to live out my entire life without ever touching...
• Commented on Kill Al-Qaeda in Three Easy Steps
  Ahhh yes! The "Mainstream Muslim Community" also known as the "Moderate Muslim Community". We hear so much about this group but so little from it. So the idea is that we should be super nice to the moderates (if you...
• Commented on G20 protesters blasted by sonic cannon
  If they were looking for some people to test a new pain weapon on, they couldn't have chosen a better group than G20 protestors. These people make the crowd at an Arkansas Monster Truck rally look like participants at the...
• Commented on Philadelphia Free Library System is shutting down
  I have nice memories of my town library. It was one of the first places I was allowed to go unsupervised when I was around 8 or so. Sadly, I would not dream of letting my kids spend time alone...
• Commented on Treatment of intersexed African athlete appalling
  Ugh - Boing Boing can be such a bastion of political correctness sometimes. I have always understood the word hermaphrodite to be a scientific term for a person born with both male and female sex organs. Now someone (possibly someone...
• Commented on Banksy mural accidentally painted over
  @ DragonFrog#8 The relatively small amount of graffiti on private property is mainly on neglected ugly buildings I'm not sure where you get your information but I can tell you that in the US, illegal graffiti is a huge problem....
• Commented on Myths about Canadian healthcare
  What is this woman smoking? Taxes are equal in Canada and the US? I am an American living in Quebec and can tell you that taxes are nowhere near equal. Sales tax is 13%! I recently paid hundreds of dollars...
• Commented on Rushkoff on "The Great Facebook Land Grab of Aught-Nine"
  Facebook will die soon. It's already so saturated with "which Gossip Girl are you?" quizzes and similar drivel that the literate are being driven away in droves....
• Commented on Delving into the psyche of men who buy exfoliant advertised for use after mother-daughter threeways
  #65 - For starters you may want to look around at the section of store you had to go to find your loofa. Do you see makeup and "feminine products"? Loofas are girly, give it up....
• Commented on Delving into the psyche of men who buy exfoliant advertised for use after mother-daughter threeways
  It's very simple. Most guys see products like exfolliant and body spray as girly or gay or metrosexual or whatever. If marketers want to break through that image they need to go over the top hetero. Axe and just about...
• Commented on London cops beating the shit out of peaceful G20 demonstrators
  I am totally fine with the beating of G20 protesters. I had the misfortune to interact with some of these idiots a few years ago. The vast majority of them have no idea what they are protesting. They are simply...
• Commented on Shepard Fairey on the Obama Photo Controversy
  Mr Fairey seems to think he single-handedly got Obama elected with his little picture. Lets hope the electorate is not quite that brainless yet. Obama's ideas may have had something to do with getting him elected. Personally, I would like...
• Commented on Suburban Japan:3
  Hmm, I think I will trade those last four years in return for not eating cold fish and rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner all my life. Is there any living thing in the ocean that the Japanese will not...
• Commented on Senator's bill to ban profanity
  I had a look at Senator Fords website. He has also sponsered a bill to outlaw droopy pants. I have been to South Carolina. Between the profanity law and the droopy pants law, this guy appears to be trying to...
• Commented on At Guantanamo, 20% (or more) of Detainees are on Hunger Strike, Being Force-Fed
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• Commented on Another London photographer arrested for "terrorism" (i.e. "taking a picture of a public building")
  Where did this idea that terrorists must have photos of targets they intend to attack come from? Even if they did require photos, I doubt they would stand right out in the open taking them. Photos of just about any...
• Commented on LA Times on cats as food in Guangdong
  Hmmm, I wonder how many immigrants from Guangdong province are running all-you-can-eat chinese buffets in L.A.?...
• Commented on Charles Platt on life in prison
  I agree that prison and capital punishment are not very effective deterrents and I do not care. I do not care if prison is pleasant, miserable, fair or unfair. I do not care if prisoners are rehabilitated or not. All...
• Commented on Should employers discriminate against World of Warcraft players?
  I have to review hundreds of resumes a month at my job. A surprising number of people list WoW or Sports Fantasy leagues under "hobbies". This will usually get your resume thrown in the trash by me. I have no...
• Commented on A Message To Boing Boing Readers From the Auto Industry
  This is hilarious. Isn't there a wealthy Boing Boing reader out there somewhere that would put up the 50 grand to have this run as a full page ad in USA Today? I don't really feel that it's the cars...
• Commented on H.M., amnesiac, RIP
  Wow, I would hope that someone so important to science, someone who apparently made the careers of a few scientists wouldn't have had to finish his life in a crappy nursing home....
• Commented on Atheism Song -- Adam Sandler's Hannukah Song, but for nonbelievers
  For me, Atheism is as much a religion as any of the others. A group of people claim to "know" there is no god, no afterlife and that we are all just a fortunate collection of chemicals. As an agnostic...