Tag: Current Affairs

Behold the winners of the enthusiastically unscientific 2006 Weasl Poll: http://dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/shop/html/weasel_poll_results_2006.html [no longer available] Keep in mind that these are not my personal opinions. The funniest part of this poll every year is not who wins, but who doesn’t.  For example, it’s no big surprise that President Bush took top…

Dilbert Blog reader Brenda left this comment yesterday: —- Start quote —- “Hey idiots!!!  You’ve been force fed too much stem-cell bull by the liberal media.  Wake up and smell the propoganda! ADULT stem cells are currently being used to cure dozens of diseases and conditions.  Embryonic stem cells, however, haven’t…

I often think about how hard it would be for me to get elected to public office. I’m not tall and I don’t have good hair. I don’t go to church. I have a documented history of insisting I am too ignorant to vote. I can’t pronounce the names of…

It’s Sunday, when serious topics are discussed in this blog. If you wanted humor, come back tomorrow. I know you love it when I admit I was wrong. So today I will tease you by admitting that I have moved from “pretty certain” to “doubtful” on one topic: the effectiveness…

My favorite story in the news this week is about the Australian Muslim cleric named Al-Hilali who got in trouble for explaining his reasoning for why women should wear head scarves. His translated quote goes something like this: “If you take out uncovered meat and place it outside … and…

Nothing bugs me more than when someone is more cynical than I am. I generally try to occupy the upper limit of cynicism just short of where the kooky conspiracy theory people get their mail. So when I see huge numbers of people eclipse me in that area, I know…

This is a Sunday post, where only the people who like to “think about stuff” are encouraged to read further. If you only enjoy the funny ones, please skip the Sunday posts. Today’s thought experiment is about America pulling out of Iraq. As usual, I’ll lay out an argument that’s…

Have you noticed that there are two basic types of terrorists? There are the smart, educated ones with engineering and medical degrees, for example. And then there are the Taliban who are essentially monkeys with guns. I think we need different strategies for dealing with them. Now before you go…

I know that I said I wouldn’t blog on Sunday. But I thought it would be a good excuse to post on the sort of topics that so many of you told me you don’t want to read. So if you only want to read funny stuff, do us both…

I wonder if any country in recent history – say the last 50 years – has ever attacked an ally. I suppose I could look that up, but it would be inconvenient. I’ll just toss out that thought and wait for one of you brilliant people to inform me. I…

2006 Weasel Poll The polls are open. Vote for the most majestic weasels of 2006. Just go to www.dilbert.com [no longer available] and follow the link. A weasel is defined as anyone who is getting away with something. So the poll excludes people who are actually in jail, since those people got…

The funniest story of the day is about the “alleged” cop killer who was shot “many, many times” by police after they found him hiding in the woods. He reportedly had a gun in his hand and didn’t surrender properly. I’m not suggesting that anything inappropriate happened. But it is…

In a prior post I asked who is at fault if a guy pokes a bear with a stick and the bear kills him. Then I sweetened the pot by supposing the bear was actually an irrational guy whose religion says you need to kill people that poke you with…

Call me fussy, but I like to brush my teeth every now and then. Unfortunately, thanks to the terrorists, that simple task is becoming more difficult whenever I fly. You can take toothpaste in a checked bag, but the baggage claim process adds an hour to your travel and vastly…

If a man goes into the forest and pokes a bear with a sharp stick, and the bear kills the man, whose fault is it? Don’t read this next part until you have made up your mind whether it is the man’s fault or the bear’s fault. Okay, you may…