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Posts from “March, 2001”

From where did we get scapegoat?

Tuesday, March 27th, 2001

This term for one who is punished for the misdeeds of others is the result of a mistranslation. The term was coined in 1530 by William Tyndale, who misread the Hebrew word azazel, a wild demon from the desert in the Old Testament to whom the scapegoat was driven forth. It is also mentioned as [...]


Am I Lame or Not?

Saturday, March 24th, 2001

This is the dawning of the age of the “Am I [insert anything here] or not?” web site
And I’ll be damned if I am going to let it pass us all by, without commenting on it. I think it’s a crying shame that some of the sites below (the ones that are LAME) went out [...]


You are the weakest link, goodbye.

Thursday, March 22nd, 2001

MSN’s Guide to the Academy Awards Does anybody REALLY even care this year? I don’t.OMIGOD, I don’t know, like, what to say!I am so blonde and silly and 19 and gosh, when I get on the phone with my boyfriend (he’s ever so dreamyyy) I just want him to talk about how cute I am [...]


super freak

Monday, March 19th, 2001

Now I’ve seen everything.I thought foot fetishes were a strange thing. There are actually people who fantasize about being crushed, eaten alive, and being at the mercy of a giant person. Let’s not forget about those who are into balloons and having food thrown or spilled on them. Very strange. I could go on all [...]


ALL NEW!

Sunday, March 18th, 2001

Why the XFL sucks
Jesse “the Body” or Jesse “the Governor”?Speaking of vile things, I have found Minnesota Public Radio’s The Body’s Politics: The Ventura Collection a very useful and even humorous tool in my ever-so recent attempt at getting to the core of our Governor. I still haven’t really figured him out yet. Maybe you [...]