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Friday, August 14th, 2009

    Time Event
    10:02a
    Surprise: Michael Vick signs deal with Philadelphia Eagles

    There may be a brief public backlash, but that angle is overrated. People have short memory spans and PETA doesn't hold as much sway as it likes to think. Philly will take a minor hit in this news cycle and probably another when Vick makes his debut (possibly on October 18 against Oakland). (This was the only bit in this article that referenced his conviction I saw)


    He's going to be making 1.6 million this year. Damn it I thought karma was supposed to make sure he never played again.
    3:49p
    Prominent gamer exhibits misogyny, news at 11
    I was disheartened and surprised (naïve much?) to read this series of posts from the Penny Arcade guys, in which Gabe uses the excuse of his anxiety attacks to justify a good bunch of misogynistic clichés.

    Cut for summary )
    5:22p
    what is this i don't even
    Ladies and gentlefen, rage-fuel can come from the darnedest places. Like "Dear Abby".

    There's the lite variety: say, someone's auntie refuses to return a crystal punchbowl lent her years ago, claiming "oh dahling, you GAVE it to me, don't you remember?" and they're asking good Mrs. Van Buren whether they should let go, or let lawyer.

    Then there's mid-grade. Por ejemplo: a heartless golddigger snatches up your elderly dad, destroying his marriage, hastening mom's premature death, and cutting him off from all contact with his "old" family. And he won't stand up to her, because young poon >>> seeing his grandkids. Or something. What to do, what to do.

    And occasionally, there's something like today's headliner. )

    I...I have no words.

    Well, I got a few, but I fear the sheer ræg might cause my keyboard to combust.

    (Is it Happy Hour yet? Because this calls for hard liquor and lots of it.)

    Current Mood: GRRRRRR

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