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[apocalypsos]

I hereby declare February Finish My Goddamn Novel Month, because, damn it, I'm going to finish The Monsters of Minooka this month if it kills me. I've only got ... what, twenty chapters to finish? Too easy, drill sergeant, too easy. (Bye, free time! Bon voyage! Don't forget to write!)

In other news, a buffalo that escaped from an auction ended up in a dressing room at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center where it spent a couple of hours staring into a mirror. Hee. That's such a cute mental image.

The American Nazi Party has volunteered to pick up trash along a quiet stretch of rural road in Oregon state, causing an uproar after getting a sign placed there crediting its work. 'Cause, see, the rampant bigotry and ignorance is okay because they're picking up garbage. (I wonder if they ever get confused when told to pick up trash and simply jump into the garbage bags.)

Orlando Bloom and Kate Bosworth have broken up. Hence the happy squeals of excited fangirls you've heard from across the country, as if any of these people have a chance with him. (Except for the happy Orlando fans on my friends list. I'm pulling for you guys! ;P)

Comments

[florahart]

Heh.

1. Marion County actually seriously considered disbanding the program entirely and choosing to have NO groups adopt a highway, rather than put these up, but thought instead they'd revise the rules ASAP (though, I hope this is well-considered, as I don't especially want to pay for an Is Your Group Name Too Offensive for a Road Sign Committee).

2. The signs, going both ways, have been stolen. Existing rule says if signs are destroyed, the group in question is who replaces them at $300 a pop. I imagine replacing them, if the nazi party decides to do so, would be incredibly pointless.

[sabra-n.livejournal.com]

Nazis are offensive to most folks, but to some people cartoon characters visiting lesbians who make maple syrup are offensive, too. Pluralism means letting almost everyone open their yaps. Even the idiots. Hooray for civil rights. ;)

-blue

[jtersesk.livejournal.com]

That pesky First Amendment getting in the way again. Did you see this report about just how stupid high schoolers are these days?

Yeah. Pissed me off so much, it became my blog topic for last night. No, that wasn't a shameless plug for my blog. Really.

[foenix.livejournal.com]

Boy, I should follow your lead and get back to Fallen Ashes. Haven't touched it since December 1st. ;)

J

[lots42.livejournal.com]

I don't know. If there has to be Nazis, I like them picking up garbage. Make those damn racists useful.

We can help them out by slinging glass bottles at them while zooming guy at fifty mph

[lots42.livejournal.com]

Lesbians who make maple syrup also shove hookers into combine harvesters. Jesus told me so.

[ladyortyger.livejournal.com]

Just because you find their ideas reprehensible doesn't mean they don't have the same rights to congregate peacefully and protest as any other group. That includes being part of the Adopt-a-Highway program.

Welcome to America, if you like your freedom of expression, know that others are equally entitled to it.


Signed,
Granddaughter of Holocaust Survivors (and Victims)

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Exactly.

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

American Nazi Party? I thought it was the KKK.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

I should call it Finish My Goddamn NaNoWriMo Novel Already Month, and stare meaningfully at everybody I know who hasn't finished theirs yet. (Although granted, this isn't my NaNo, either, but it's the story that comes right before it, so I'll count it. ;))

[sabra-n.livejournal.com]

Words That Wound has an interesting perspective on hate speech, too.

*is geek*

-blue

[muffytaj.livejournal.com]

Now I can just imagine a sign saying "Nazis: We take the trash out of this country!"

...I am a sick, sick person.