Ahhh, Lynnwood

Video: Palinites protest Letterman

No cries of "Letterman is a Muslim terr'rist, kill him!" But still fun!


"Alinksy and ACORN."

Also: Baked Alaskan by Todd Palin - "Where's MY apology?"

The Real Reason Hillary didn't become President

It would have crushed this little girl's dream:

It's a new year...

...time to do some shopping at one of the hip boutiques on Western Avenue!


The giant safety pin must be for popping the really big ones.

4 out of 5 warmongers agree

4 out of 5 former Secretaries of State surveyed by the American Mental Association recommend Imperialism for their constituents who choose guns.

“I’m also very pleased to have the endorsement of four former Secretaries of State, State Kissinger, Baker, Eagleburger and Haig” — John Sidney McCain III, Oct. 19, 2008

McSame Sans Flag

Look who's left the house without his Flag Pin -- why does McCain't hate America? And notice how he's checking out Gov. Palin's rack. I bet Cindy can hear the footsteps.


Has anyone ever seen Palin and Michele Bachmann together at the same time?

What's the deal with Resmuglican women and the Karen Walker look anyway?

Bloody Leader

How did I miss this one?

BIAW's Musser has joke detector switched to OFF position

I always try to write my little news-satire pieces with a veneer of reality, but then add that Little Something Extra that pushes it over the line separating libel from Constitutionally Protected Parody.

Usually when someone still doesn't get that it's a joke, or asks "Is this from The Onion?", I take it as a compliment. However, for the first time that I can recall I've gotten a comment from the actual butt subject of one of my gags:

This is Mark Musser. I am not sure where you get your information from, but not one quotation of mine that you have placed in your blospot [sic] is accurate, and most of them are in fact made up by someone (you?). You have placed all kinds of words in my mouth which I have never said.

If you are so inclined, you may read our newsletter at www.biaw.com and find my article inside the Building Insight newsletter, not the Daily Construction Worker.

Sincerely,
Mark Musser

My policy is that I don't explain comedic premises, because it plays into the hands of our country's all-too-pervasive sense of humor deficit.

Either you get it or you don't. But in this case, the fact that this particular someone doesn't get it is LMAO hilarious.

Check it out in the Comments at Wiseline Institute NW presents Mr_Blog's Left Turn.

Gullibility Experiment

What will people believe about Barack Obama? Mo Rocca found out:

Idea for streetcar collision avoidance

SUV, streetcar collide; no one hurt


A sport-utility vehicle ran a red light Wednesday morning and was hit by one of the new South Lake Union streetcars... The crash at Mercer Street and Terry Avenue North happened at 7:28 a.m., when the SUV was going east toward Interstate 5.
. . .
The SUV driver told police he was maneuvering around a large puddle in the left lane of Mercer, then couldn't stop in time for a red light... More

If we treat this the way the City treats traffic safety out in the residential neighborhoods, then the Mercer & Terry intersection should get a traffic circle!

It would probably only take a few months to re-do the tracks to curve around the traffic circle. Not much of an inconvenience, as that amounts to only a tiny percentage of the overall streetcar line -- the same way that tracks in the Westlake curb lanes aren't much of an inconvenience for bicycles, in the overall scheme of things. So win-win!

Business Time

Flight of the Conchords

SLUT is cruising South Lake Union...

... I have been informed. What a great acronym.

When the Waterfront trolley goes back into service, they'll probably rename it Waterfront-Harbor Operating Rail Express.

Today at my local Starbucks

Customer: I'm having a latte and a breakfast sandwich.
Cashier: What kind of sandwich was that?
Customer: Um- aren't they all the same price?
Cashier: We track them separately.
Customer: It's the pepper-bacon. You mean some manager might be saying 'Uh-oh, the pepper-bacon is trending down'?
Cashier: I'm totally not laughing at that.

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