Author Archives: Anton

Our Boys

Posted on Friday, 2003 March 21 by Anton

It’s sad to see how many people cannot distinguish between sentimental affection for Our Nation’s soldiers and unquestioning support for whatever policy those soldiers are sent to carry out.

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“Gritty anti-war hottie – dance with me?”

Posted on Friday, 2003 March 21 by Anton

Thanks to Rob Power for pointing out this petite annonce. I imagine Craigslist content cycles rapidly, so I’ll quote it in full for posterity. I was the WASPy guy who hopped off my bike to drag your cement trash can … Continue reading →

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it’s right there in black and white

Posted on Friday, 2003 March 21 by Anton

Found in the archives — on 1999 May 20 I wrote: The Examiner today used the phrase “one-month anniversary” at least three times on the front page alone. What’s next? Will monthly magazines be described as “one-month annual”? (What happened … Continue reading →

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inscrutable protest

Posted on Thursday, 2003 March 20 by Anton

I saw a group marching up Market Street today behind a banner reading THE WAR STOPS HERE and so do you I was tempted to stand in their path (surely I have as much right to obstruct them as they … Continue reading →

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for the clever title to this entry, leave two Capn Crunch boxtops in a Pan Am flightbag behind the Vaillancourt Fountain

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 March 19 by Anton

General strike in Zimbabwe. Kewl!

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if any

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 March 19 by Anton

My spies tell me that an Alternate Pledge has become fashionable in some circles: I pledge allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America and to the republic which it established, one nation from many peoples, promising liberty … Continue reading →

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inoculation

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 March 18 by Anton

John Cowan writes: All transliteration systems for Arabic are shite in one way or another. When T.E. Lawrence was writing Seven Pillars of Wisdom, he made a point of being as inconsistent as possible throughout.

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