17 Comments

DEVO<br /><br />Sent from my iPhone

Expand full comment

This <a href="http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/education\/2012\/06\/12\/498203\/louisiana-vouchers-islam\/" target="_blank">almost became an issue in Louisiana</a>. Some supporters of the voucher plan had conniption fits and changed their minds when an Islamic school applied for funds. Unfortunately, the application was withdrawn. By the way, Dok, the ruling against Jindal's plan was in a state district court, and on the grounds that it violated the Louisiana constitution in the way it was funded. The first amendment didn't get a look in, though I expect that will come. Still, Zack is a welcome reminder that this state is not just one interminable Boudreaux - Thibodeaux joke.

Expand full comment

I wish I could take credit for that. I am merely the messenger, not the creator.

Expand full comment

I was going to point out that he really needed to add "Thou shalt not wax" to the commandments if he wanted the crabs to survive as the crown of creation. Turns out <a href="http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\/article\/33520\/are-pubic-lice-really-going-extinct" target="_blank">it ain't so</a>. Sometimes being part of the reality-based community sucks. I still think "Thou shalt not wax" is a good rule to live by.

Expand full comment

In the kitchen, whipping up some more wintry mix.

Expand full comment

When you're locked into the "Bibble is True" idiocy, there's no room for subtlety.

Expand full comment

Arabic names for the stars are probably not welcome either. So yeah, the entire program amounts to "Look what God made - ain't it purty?"

Expand full comment

I'm always astounded that a country with such a large population of ignorant, superstitious fucknuts managed to become the most advanced country on earth. The smart ones must have been truly amazing.

Expand full comment

Humans are so frightfully dumb. How is it that we're not extinct?

Expand full comment

See. I told you teaching the unwashed masses how to read would lead to trouble.

Expand full comment

The Manchurian Creator.

Expand full comment

I KNOW!!!<br /><br />Sent from my iPhone

Expand full comment

Santee.

Expand full comment

Before the beginning, there was this turtle. And the turtle was alone. And he looked around, and he saw his neighbor, which was his mother. And he lay down on top of his neighbor, and behold! she bore him in tears an oak tree, which grew all day and then fell over -- like a bridge. And lo! underneath the bridge there came a catfish. And he was very big. And he was walking. And he was the biggest he had seen. And so were the fiery balls of this fish, one of which is the sun, and the other, they called the moon.

Expand full comment

mudbugs!

Expand full comment

Those dinosaurs wouldn't have gone extinct if they'd been armed...

Expand full comment