I’m sure other parents here can empathize when I say I shudder at the thought of the increasing influence and presence of huge ships in the lives my children. – Noel D. Hill
As you can see, our link columns are progressing through the week; the next one will appear on Ash Wednesday, and the feature will slide back into its normal time-slot by mid-March. The major topic this week was prohibition, not merely of sex and drugs as usual but also of toilet paper, certain clothes and things that don’t actually exist. We’ll start off right here with an article on how racism led to the removal of the cocaine from cola (via reader SM), followed by more on the links between racism and prohibition of drugs and prostitution. Alas, stupidity is not prohibited from government, as you’ll see in our second video (which demonstrates the mental capacity of at least some of the people who take it upon themselves to make our decisions for us). That one was provided by Grace, who also gave us “pedophile” and “7-6-5”. The top contributor was Jesse Walker, who supplied everything above the first video; that one was provided by Radley Balko and demonstrates once and for all that absolutely nobody can cover Led Zeppelin like Heart can. Radley also provided “imaginary ban” and “Shakespeare”, and the other links between the videos came from Mark Draughn (“stolen home”), Luscious Lani (“Siberia”), Krulac (“confirmation”), Mike Siegel (“translation quiz”), Lenore Skenazy (“toilet paper”), FilmRot Dave (“child hero”), Franklin Harris (“nude accident”) and the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition (“gender gap”).
- The funniest set of Amazon reviews I’ve ever read.
- Cookie Monster holds golden biscuit for ransom.
- A man feeding swans in the snow.
- 1600 Transylvania Avenue.
- The Everlasting Tag Game.
- A fascinating basement.
- Saudi cleric gets slap on wrist after beating 5-year-old daughter to death over doubts about her virginity.
- Prohibitionists are never stopped by the fact that whatever they want to ban doesn’t actually exist.
- The DEA wants to “protect” you by reading your medical records without consent or warrant.
- Man makes a minor and not-uncommon error; government responds by stealing his home.
- Cop caught in “pedophile” sting rewarded with early retirement at full pension.
- Cops abusively interrogate 7-year-old for 6 hours over alleged $5 theft.
- A Russian family was lost in the Siberian wilderness for over 40 years.
- I’ve always said this, but it’s nice to see it confirmed.
- Match the British word to its American translation.
- School requires boys to “sign out” toilet paper.
- Another child hero of the glorious Fatherland.
- 20 words we owe to William Shakespeare.
- Naked woman hits naked fiancée with car.
- The drug-dose gender gap.
From the Archives
- Libertarians want government out of our bedrooms, but some politicians want people out of their bedroom clothes.
- Huge hordes of hookers do not follow major sporting events, despite repeated claims to that effect.
- In what profession are the professionals considered the LEAST knowledgeable about the job?
- I debunk the “objectification” myth with help from Rene Magritte and Captain Kirk.
- “Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.”
- St. James Infirmary provides compassionate healthcare for sex workers.
- Ashley Madison is not only a ripoff scam, it has sleazy advertising, too.
- America sacrifices more children to evil beliefs than Carthage ever did.
- South African government distributes millions of defective condoms.
- Another European government wants to tell women how to dress.
- Sometimes prostitution law is like a good news/bad news joke.
- The namesake of my “That Was the Week That Was” feature.
- What testosterone does to women, and what it doesn’t do.
- Is the United Kingdom learning from her former colonies?
- The legendary scientific detachment of Dr. G. S. Brindley.
- Possibly the most disgusting pervert of the last decade.
- Iceland’s extra-nasty version of the Swedish model.
- Why don’t some women like cunnilingus?
- Another advantage of breast implants.
- My two previous columns for Imbolc.
- My first big spate of interviews.
- About the “Video Vigilante”.
- Is electrolysis permanent?
- The hooker vote.
