Unqualified Offerings

Kerry Howley asks,
Why not allow women–most human beings–to individuate emotionally?

I mean, what the hell kind of crazy talk is that??

By Thoreau
Me:  “Since we’re proposing a grant that will bring in some administrative costs, we should ask the administration for some support for this project.”
Battered professor:  “You can’t ask them for that!  It will cost money!”
[Note:  Institutions routinely offer partial matching funds and other support for projects that bring in overhead costs.]
Me:  “Yes, but I’m [...]

In the Hit & Run thread Dr. T pointed folks to the other day, the topic wound its way, as all things must, to Jimmy Carter. Naturally my Carter-revisionism knee jerked, and I reminded the assembled about trucking and airline deregulation and JC’s decision to back Paul Volcker’s tight-money Fed in an election year, putting [...]

By Thoreau
The world’s oldest jokes have been compiled.  Strangely enough, the last 4 minutes and 50 seconds of a 5 minute Saturday Night Live skit did not make the list.  Most of them seem to have lost something in translation.  This one, however, is really good:
8. Augustus was touring his Empire and noticed a man [...]