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Article Roundup--April 27, 2004
A few articles that I noticed this week...
A pleasant and informative national article about the Manhatten Temple open house in USA Today.
Couple asks: Isn't a buffet all-you-can-eat? This brings to mind a Simpsons episode almost immediately:
"Homer, this is the biggest case of fradulent advertising since my suit against the film 'The Never-Ending Story'" -- Lionel Hutz
"Homer, I don't use the word 'hero' very often...but you are the greatest hero in American history!" -- Lionel Hutz
"'Twas a moonless night, dark as pitch, when out the mist came a beast more stomach than man!" --Sea Captain
"Come see Bottomless Pete... Nature's cruelest mistake! Come for the Freak! Stay for the Food!"
(UPDATE: A Soft Answer had exactly the same thought I did...)
A defense of polygamy...sort of.
Another interesting op-ed about broadcast decency. Key point: "Decency is dead. Now we're fighting over acceptable indecency."
Site news: My site came up in a google search with "BYU is a weird school" (no argument there...) and my article about "Pornography and Free Agency" came up from the search "free pornography url" (Methinks the guy didn't quite find what he was looking for...)
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Baron, unfortunately the opinionjournal piece on alternative marriage forms was written by a comedian. But with marriage of all shapes and sizes suddenly getting serious consideration by courts and the media, even the most outlandish scenario is too plausible to allow us to laugh comfortably.
Frankly, the bit about the Indian father who required a suitor to his attractive daughter to also marry her wheelchair-bound sister (to guarantee her lifelong care) isn't funny at all. It's almost touching.
Posted by: Dave | Apr 27, 2004 6:06:29 PM
I did see the 'comedian' notice at the bottom, but the article didn't seem to be meant to be 'humorous'--it appears to be serious (if somewhat exaggerated, perhaps). There are plenty of comedians who are active in politics and write serious stuff as well (see Dennis Miller, Al Franken, Janeane Garofolo, etc...) I'm not sure this was printed just to 'get a laugh'...
Posted by: The Baron | Apr 28, 2004 7:52:34 AM
