November 2010

The irrelevancy of old media; or, why the Fairness Doctrine is a waste of time

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.30.2010

Ed Dague, the Larry King of Capital Region TV news, thinks right-wing talk radio is a threat to the American republic. In a slobberingly senile blog post for the Albany Times Union, he argues that local 50,000 watt flamethrower WGY shouldn’t be allowed to program to the desires of its audience: There used to be [...]

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Why I Hate the Day After Thanksgiving

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.29.2010

Presenting the best of Black Friday 2010: Or at least what I think is the best. I wouldn’t know. I don’t shop on Black Friday. I don’t even go to ANY stores on Black Friday. In fact, I spent this Black Friday, as well as the one before, sleeping in. I want nothing to do [...]

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The Paradise Lost of Seduction Literature: A Review of Bang by Roosh V

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.28.2010

This review was originally published at The Spearhead on October 2, 2009. As a general rule, 90 to 95 percent of the pickup artist literature available today is garbage. Most of these clowns are snake oil salesmen hocking overpriced e-books and DVD box sets containing info you can just as easily find online for free. [...]

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The provincialism of modern novelists

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.27.2010

This post was originally published at 2 Blowhards on September 30, 2009. A few years back, I was waiting at the dentist’s office, thumbing through a copy of Time magazine, when I came across an article entitled “Who’s the Voice of this Generation?” The author was lamenting the fact that not one of the “young [...]

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A tale told by an a-hole, full of crudeness and vulgarity, signifying something: a review of I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.26.2010

This review was originally published at The Spearhead on September 28, 2009. Tucker Max’s I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, the new comedy flick based on his book of the same name, opens with police busting into a house and arresting the self-titled main character while he is having sex with a deaf girl because they [...]

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The Emptiness of Modern Manhood: A Review of A Dead Bat in Paraguay by Roosh V

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.25.2010

This review was originally published at The Spearhead on September 25, 2009. If I had a loonie for every cubicle jockey I’ve known who’s huffed and puffed about quitting their office slave job and going on an trip abroad, I’d have enough money to do it myself. Roosh is one of the few men who had the [...]

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Wear it long, wear it strong

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.24.2010

Found via Eolake Stobblehouse, a piece in which New York Times contributor Dominique Browning asks why only aging hippie chicks are allowed to have long hair: I have long hair. I’m not talking about long enough to brush gently on my shoulder — when I tilt my head. I’m not talking about being a couple [...]

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How to Know When Your Civilization is on the Skids

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.23.2010
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When your women start skidding in their underoos: Then again, maybe not. The New York Times has just reported on a new trend towards what’s sometimes known as soap-dodging. Among those who have cut down on daily showers, baths or hair-washing were a woman who swipes a sliced lemon under her armpits instead of deodorant, [...]

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Barack Obama’s unexplained obsession

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.22.2010

In her latest column (hat tip: Vox Day), professional feminist kvetchbot Maureen Dowd claims congressional Republicans are trying to derail the ratification of the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty: The Start arms treaty used to be a chance for American presidents to stare down the Russians. Now it’s a chance for a Democratic president, albeit [...]

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Linkage is Good for You: Redhead Appreciation Edition

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.21.2010

Hope y’all had a nice National Fuck a Ginger Day. See the above redhead and Bettie Page in a short film at Retrotic (NSFW). M.m. – “Average Frustrated Cuddler” Raliv – “I Think I Am Having a Roosh Crisis“, “Straight from the Horse’s Mouth” Rivelino – “I Have This Need to Consume” Chateau – “The [...]

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Dialogue with an economic illiterate

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.19.2010

Sally Stateworker: Hey Ferd, did you watch ABC News with Diane Sawyer last night? She was talking about how China’s going to be the next superpower. Ferdinand Bardamu: No, they aren’t. S: But their economy is growing and they make all of the stuff we buy. And the average Chinese saves more money than the [...]

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Anecdotal evidence that virginity does a marriage good

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.18.2010

Newlywed LovelySexyBeauty describes the sensation of marital bliss that can only come when your husband is your first: One thing I’ve noticed about myself is that I feel more hopelessly in love with my now husband than I have ever felt.  Euphoric love at Twilight-teen levels.  The sort of love where it almost hurts, I [...]

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The Andrew Lahde of higher education proves that college is a joke

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.17.2010

Via Dennis Mangan, I found a piece from The Chronicle of Higher Education written by a guy who sells term papers to college students for cash: …In the past year, I’ve written roughly 5,000 pages of scholarly literature, most on very tight deadlines. But you won’t find my name on a single paper. I’ve written toward [...]

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The Tea Party and the Rise of American Gerontocracy

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.16.2010

NOTE: I originally started writing this post the week before the elections, but decided not to publish it because I thought it was too dark. I was feeling uninspired yesterday,  so I decided to finish this draft in lieu of writing an fresh post. Enjoy. The sign above is apparently a real sign from a [...]

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The passion of Joel Johnson; or, it’s time to start the intifada against nerdiness

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.15.2010

The supremely annoying-looking twerp to the left is Joel Johnson, editor-at-large for Gizmodo and walking endorsement for school bullying. It seems that the barbs from Gizmodo’s commentariat have been getting under Joel’s thin, pasty skin, prompting him to throw a passive-aggressive shit-fit about just how NASTY people on the Internet are: You Don’t Get To [...]

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Linkage is Good for You: Tease Edition

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.14.2010

From this NSFW post at Retrotic. M.m. – “Why Do Girls Just Randomly Call?“, “And Then We Jacked the Bottles” Raliv – “I Am No Longer Gaming on the Weekends.“, “The Manly Method of Apologizing” Chateau – “The Elusive 10: Found!“, “Cocktease Asks “What Am I Doing Wrong?”“, “The Twinkies Diet Proves Fatty Fats are [...]

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More hate mail

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.13.2010

A few people complained on my last hate mail post that the mail in question wasn’t hateful enough to qualify. Well, I’ve got a hate mail that’s fresh out of the oven and even better then the last one: From: “Stepahanopolus [REDACTED]” <wildstrawberry1 [at] live [dot] co [dot] uk> Subject: In Mala Fide Contact: Request [...]

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Why I blog

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.12.2010

Spike Gomes writes: Why blog? Not a rhetorical question. I mean why? What’s your motivation? Short answer: To avoid getting the mental equivalent of blue balls. Long answer: I’ve just gotta do it. A couple weeks ago, Johnny Dissidence left this comment: I Just spent a few hours last night perusing some of the posts [...]

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