Musings of a Canadian Slacker

Wednesday, April 21, 2004
 
"Canada being mad at you is like Mr. Rogers throwing a brick through your window." -Jon Stewart on tonight's Daily Show.


Tuesday, April 20, 2004
 
Yet another poll: and I'm not ashamed to admit that I tailored my answers to make sure that I got this result.
:: how jedi are you? ::

(What?-ed.) Say what again, motherfucker! I dare you!
Seen at Frozen in Montreal.


Monday, April 19, 2004
 
"Somebody who is sending suicide bombers to kill innocent Israelis is a legitimate target for the government of Israel[...]"
-Gideon Meir, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesthing.

Probably the most concise and sensible expression of why Rantisi had to die, and Yassin as well. As long as Hamas thinks that suicide bombers is the way to go, their leaders deserve whatever they get. In a way, the attacks have already had effect.


Sunday, April 18, 2004
 
Where books are burned, in the end people will be burned too.
-Heinrich Heine.


Saturday, April 17, 2004
 

So, what are you reading?




1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
In the previous November, at the so-called Hossbach conference, both generals had reacted with scepticism and concern when Hitler informed them about his immediate expansionist intentions (directed in the first place against Austria and Czechoslovakia).
From The Origins of World War Two: the Debate Continues edited by Robert Boyce and Joseph A. Maiolo.

Seen at Jen's.