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The alpha mudbug




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Originally uploaded by Suffering the Benz

The alpha crawfish, shortly before his roiling demise on Saturday night. He somehow managed to escape while the dogs and I were down at the dock, and Gilligan was duly terrified of him when he found the giant mudbug scuttling along the kitchen floor.

But then who am I to be critical of poor Gilligan. I’m holding that killer mudbug with a pair of tongs in this photo …

We did the full boil, complete with corn and red potatoes, hush puppies and catfish. Then Herb, Glenbot and I retreated to the basement for a zombie night that was invaded by vampires and capped with the ultimate zombie epic, Cemetery Man.

Somehow, ripping the heads of crawfish seemed the perfect prelude to zombie night …

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Drug tests for welfare recipients

What a great idea. And I know that being a fair and non-vindictive sort, West Virginia lawmaker Craig Blair will also start demanding drug testing for everyone who receives government handouts — from tax breaks to bailouts to states that take more from the federal tax system than they contribute to it.

And while we’re at it, maybe the members of the West Virginia legislature will all submit to a drug test before enacting this law. Just to show that if welfare recipients who get handouts for doing nothing must be drug-free then politicians who get handouts for doing nothing also must be drug-free.

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Going to the dogs …

This Smoking Gun story is just so stupid, so nasty that I initially wasn’t going to post it here, even though I was severely tempted. But the more I think about it, the more I couldn’t resist. I mean, it has it all. A drunken, spiteful girlfriend who gets arrested and then tries to get her boyfriend in hot water with allegations that he’s downloading child porn. But her allegations backfire in a nasty, bestial way. Yes, the decline of American civilization is in high gear.

You gotta read it to believe it. My favorite line (you have to dig into the actual police report to find this gem … but don’t go there if you’re not ready for gory details):

“The dog then appeared to lose interest and walked out of view of the camera …”

Ouch.