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For those of you who have the Big Ten Network on your television service be sure to set your DVR’s for 3:00pm central (it is the Big Ten, after all) today for “Big Ten Icons” where the featured icon is the very iconic giant of Happy Valley, Joe Paterno.

(…and go Illini!  Shell the [...]

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The Silent, Sullen Peoples Shall Weigh Your Gods and You

In the final 90 minutes of his radio broadcast today Glenn Beck absolutely nails President Barack Obama’s psychology and his motivation for the past 30 years; our President is on a mission to undo the damage that he believes colonialism has done to civilization.  Mr. Beck”s analysis is very fair and he provides quotes [...]

The Mind of Rufus

(Floyd Here) Rufus T. Firefly As his name it is a lie For the mind of Rufus He forgot the words — Doofus.

Apropos of Nothing

Running in fear I will fail.

Charity Begins at the IRS

“The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in willing service”

-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

On Monday, July 11, 2011 the President of the United States made the following statement regarding negotiations over raising the debt ceiling:

“I do not [...]

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S*** my kid says:

“Dude, your charmeleon is way over-leveled.” – rufus t. firefly’s kid, overheard July 19, 2011

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“After watching my first professional women’s soccer game yesterday I have concluded that the only real difference between it and the men’s game is the amount of fake drama over the slightest injury or contact;  rolling around on the ground like little, baby girls at any provocation.  If they could remove that one aspect [...]

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“So Congress has a ‘debt ceiling’ that they keep raising.  I wonder how long a credit card company would be in business if they allowed card holders to raise their credit limits at their own discretion?  Like many words, I don’t think the word, ‘ceiling’ means the same thing to politicians as it does [...]

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“One day scientists will discover an actual gene, on the second x chromosome in the 23rd pair, that makes women dial their cellphones when they are driving a car in a crowded parking lot.”- rufus t. firefly, July 12, 2011

John Stossel: The College Scam

“No degree required.”

David Marcoe raised some interesting points about education in today’s open thread. John Stossel has a new post up on www.townhall.com that questions the value of formal, higher education. http://townhall.com/columnists/johnstossel/2011/07/06/the_college_scam

What do Michael Dell, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Mark Cuban have in common?

They’re all college dropouts.

Richard [...]

The Turbo Fourth of July Picnic and Duckshoot

Tosh.0

I’m pretty sure some Shiner Bocks were also involved. 

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“Why is there an expiration date on tubs of sour cream?” – rufus t. firefly, June 28, 2011

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“I’ll bet the inhabitants of Easter Island are glad Jacob Roggeveen didn’t discover their island on the feast day of Saint Pancras.” – rufus t. firefly, June 22, 2011

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“If a man in Beijing or Istanbul gets lost, and loses his sense of direction, does he feel disoccidented?” – rufus t. firefly, June 21, 2011

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“The only two categories of things that increase in value when preceded by the adjective, “French” are foods and undergarments.”- rufus t. firefly, June 20, 2011

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“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” wouldn’t have been anywhere near as good if Sam Clemens had used spellcheck.” – rufus t. firefly, June 17, 2011

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“Married 21 years today.  21 contiguous years!  Thanks for saying, “Yes,” Mrs. Firefly!” – rufus t. firefly, June 16, 2011

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“Professor Wagstaff’s corollary of home ownership/raising children: ‘It’s always something.’” – rufus t. firefly, June 15, 2011

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“I can’t think of a single rock song featuring a xylophone that isn’t cool.”- rufus t. firefly, June 14, 2011