What a brilliant exposition of the writer’s point of view!
What an eloquent analysis, and so well written, too!
So insightful and so polished, so well-worded and concise…
Though an answer that related to our coursework would be nice.
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(with sincere thanks to the good Doctor…)
Just thought I’d let you in on a couple of things. First, by using the code CYBERMONDAY305 you can get 30% off the price of my book, which is still the perfect cephalopodmas gift for both dear friends and bitter enemies:
It’s available in e-book and paperback, if you poke around a bit.
Also, the coolest logo, the Cuttlefish with Quill, is available on various swag, at my cafepress shop.
Hey, two stops and your seasonal shopping is pretty much done. (I don’t sell chocolate, so you’ll need to make at least one more trip.)
Now… I gotta run. Got a call at 6 AM, asking me to cover a colleague’s 8 AM class. Coffee.
Nothing to see here, really.
Tonight is the first time I have ever heard this band, and I gotta say I wish they were playing locally. They remind me of some of my favorites, whom I will not mention because this is about CROWN, not them.
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I’m giving out bibles this Halloween night—
The Gideons gave me a stack—
It’s more in the spirit, I think you’ll agree,
Than some sort of a sugary snack.
Cos Halloween night is supposed to be scary
And danger is part of the draw
“Be wicked! Be evil!” is age-old tradition,
Revered like it’s practically law.
Though candies or cookies or apples are things
You’re more likely to get from a stranger,
My green-covered bibles—though rarer by far—
May present a more serious danger!
With all of the junk the young goblins are gobblin’
You might think my claim is insane
But candy, you see, only rots out your teeth;
My bibles will rot out your brain
More evil, after the jump:
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The time has come! (What time, again?)
October 8, and 9, and 10!
Each year, this time, We play the odds
And celebrate the cephalopods!
(See, Pascal’s wager must apply
To more than just that Yahweh guy—
And crosses, crescents, pentacles
Cannot compare to tentacles!)
You need to hug a cuttlefish,
Or, yes, a squid, if you should wish,
Or octopus, if you insist,
But someone, somewhere, must be kissed,
With lots of arms to hold you tight,
And though we could, we will not bite.
(I would not even make a fuss
If you should snogg a Nautilus)
If you should think these days are Holy,
You do not grasp the concept fully—
The cephalopod, the fish, the eel,
Unlike the God, you see… are real.
I’ve only seen a few Cephalopod Awareness Days events going on this year. The TONMOCon, for instance. And a sale and a giveaway contest from Noadi (cuttledaughter is the proud owner of a custom cuttlefish necklace from Noadi). If you know of more, let me know in the comments!
You can give to remember your favorite teacher
Or give to show up that TV preacher
Maybe you give cos you think it’s funny
Or maybe you don’t like the feel of your money
Give cos you’re down and you need the lift
That comes from giving a useful gift
You can give out of fear of the budget axes
Or give for deductions on next year’s taxes
You can give by Visa or Mastercard
Just give, give, give! It’s not that hard!
Give—you’re investing, or planting a seed
When you’re giving to classrooms, the things that they need
Give cos you know it’s the right thing to do
Or give cos you’re sniffing the wrong kind of glue
Give, cos you the money you give Donors Choose
Helps children to win, when they’d otherwise lose
You can give by the bushel, or give by the yard
You could give with your roommate’s credit card
You could give out of anger—I don’t see how—
But give, give, give! Give now, now, now!
You can give by Paypal or personal check
If you’re Kirk, you can give from your holodeck
You can give out of sympathy; give out of hope
Give cos you’ll otherwise sit there and mope
Give cos you’re losing (or winning) some bet
Give to a friend whom you haven’t yet met
Give till it hurts, or give till it helps
Give just to piss off the Reverend Phelps
Give cos it helps to get children to think
I don’t care why—just click the link!
(You know, that link over there to the right) ——->
Tim Minchin’s reason to give, after the jump:
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The direction this country is heading
Is exactly what bigots are dreading!
What’s the danger they feared?
It’s that chaplains are cleared
To officiate at a gay wedding!
Headline: Military chaplains allowed to perform same-sex weddings
Headline: Military Chaplains May Perform Same-Sex Unions
Why two links? The first is CNN; the second is Fox. The stories are quite similar–there’s not much to do but report the facts–but the comment threads are clearly from two different planets.
An Ohio church is under attack
By an evil atheist horde!
Or that’s the headline, after all
The facts have been ignored.
The atheists had a billboard up
Right on the church’s land!
It was removed immediately
Upon the church demand
A billboard on the church’s land?
There’s something there that’s funny
Although the church is tax-exempt
That sign is making money
Turns out, commercial property
Gets taxed, and they are liable
It’s “render unto Caesar”, as
It says there in the bible
The church is in the wrong here
In their tax-evasion game
But why admit their guilt,
When there are atheists to blame?
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