no. 107

"Well, of course, the biologist I suppose would say that like all breeds of animals, the basic instinct is to reproduce our kind, but I believe it's inherent in the concept that created our country - and in the individual Judeo-Christian religion - that man is for individual fulfillment; for our religion is based on the idea not of any mass movement but of individual salvation. Each man must find his own salvation; I would think that our national purpose in this country - and we have lost sight of it too much in the last three decades - is to be free - to the limit possible with law and order, every man to be what God intended him to be."

Ronald Reagan, from an interview with David Frost, 1968

Answers like this is why Boomers, one of the most selfish generations we've seen, loves Reagan. Self-involvement is king!

no. 106

“Make all politicians work for minimum wage and watch how fast things change.”

Jess

no. 105

"Just for anyone who is still wondering about the racist implications of this flag… here’s a fun fact. A lot more of these started popping up after Obama took office.

A more honest and open version of this sticker would read, when I look at all these black people all over the place in America, I realize that slavery wasn’t really worth it in the end.

Oh but it’s heritage, not hate. We don’t hate them. We just wish they weren’t here, you know, trying to be equal to us."

stfuconfederates, responding to the photo below.

Maybe it is about heritage. But it's also about racism, at least for some. The two don't necessarily apply to everyone who like the flag, but it applies to the flag itself, through simple usage and history. To deny this is like saying that the swastika is a religious symbol and so all that "extra" Nazi stuff doesn't really apply.

no. 104

Goodness gracious, my generation's lost
They burned down all our bridges before we had a chance to cross
Is it the winter of our discontent or just an early frost?

Goodness gracious, of apathy i sing
The babyboomers had it all and wasted everything
Now recess is almost over and they won't get off the swing

Goodness gracious, we came in at the end
No sex that isn't dangerous, no money left to spend
We're the cleanup crew for parties we were too young to attend

Kevin Gilbert in the song Goodness Gracious

no. 103

"The world is led by Alpha Males, but the machinery of the world turns on the bearing of the Beta Male."

Christopher Moore, in A Dirty Job

no. 102

"One of my favorite (I think original) quotes is to say that...
When you argue with a Liberal, he'll tell you why you're wrong; while if you argue with a Conservative, he'll show you why you're Liberal.

I post that (or some variant of it) on MMFA a lot. And the best part of that?

If a Liberal is arguing with a Conservative? Using this reasoning? THEY'RE BOTH RIGHT!"

"Niceguy" Eddie

no. 101

"God’s standards are absolute. They do not change."

my friend Gerald quoting that sunday's sermon on his Facebook page. I wanted to reply (but was too polite to do so), "it's a good thing that God's omniscient - he can afford to be absolute". I, personally, am not that sure of myself, nor should any non-God be.

no. 100

"Why do people say 'man up, grow some balls'? Balls are weak & vulnerable. If you wanna toughen up grow a vagina- those things can take a POUNDING."

unknown, (possibly Betty White), found here

no. 99

“It is poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish.”

Mother Tereasa of Calcutta

no. 98

"Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter could be said to remedy anything."

Kurt Vonnegut.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Vonnegut. We miss you.

no. 97

"When you cannot joke about the darkness of life, that’s when the darkness takes over."

Amanda Fucking Palmer

no. 96

“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.”

James D. Miles

no. 95

"Harry Potter is all about confronting fears, finding inner strength, and doing what is right in the face of adversity. Twilight is about how important it is to have a boyfriend."

— Stephen King

This quote may actually have been said by Andrew Futral.

no. 94

"Never grow a wishbone where your backbone ought to be."

Dorothy Parker

no. 93

“All that serves labor serves the nation. All that harms is treason. If a man tells you he trusts America, yet fears labor, he is a fool. There is no America without labor, and to fleece the one is to rob the other.”

Abraham Lincoln

no. 92

"Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes."

William Gibson

no. 91

"What if Hufflepuff is actually the stoner house at Hogwarts?

I mean, Hufflepuff. HUFF le PUFF.

They’re mostly considered nice and peaceful.

They live right by the kitchen.

Their head of house teaches herbology.

“Badger” is exactly the kind of animal a stoner would come up with.

Slytherins obviously do cocaine.

This is a legitimate theory - You know Cedrick Diggory was high most of the time - I mean you had to have been high to think opening the egg in a bath was a legit idea."

(assembled at)

no. 90

"So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don’t use very sad, use morose. Language was invented for one reason, boys - to woo women - and, in that endeavor, laziness will not do."

Dead Poets Society

no. 89

"Do you think that your 16 year old daughter hasn’t masturbated already? Like, do you really think there’s anything in that scene that this chick hasn’t already tried when the lights go out at night, or in the bathroom, or in the tub, or with the shower head or something like that? I’m telling you, man, I’m not teaching this broad anything new. If I were to create a rating system, I wouldn’t even put murder right at the top of the chief offenses. I would put rape right at the top, and assault against women. Because it’s so insanely overused and insulting how much it’s overused in movies as a plot device, a woman in peril. That, to me, is offensive, yet that shit skates."

Kevin Smith (director) on the ridiculousness of movies about sex receiving NC-17 ratings while extremely violent movies get by with R ratings.

no. 88

“I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and I had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it"

Mark Twain