The Dord of Darien

Musings from the Mayor of the Internet

More fun with UPI

This is pretty great. Anyone want to help me start a grassroots lobbying organisation working to ban gun safes due to the obvious danger they pose to children? Say what you want about responsible use and civil rights, the fact remains that, if the gun safe hadn’t been there, this never would have happened. And what’s more important? That people have access to what is, ultimately, just another luxury on a long list, or the safety and well-being of our children? Would you want to see your children locked up in a gun safe due to some careless accident?

"Oh oh," say the gun safe rights crowd, "but it’s for protection! I need that for my own safety!" The American trigger locks are the envy of the world. Do we really need private citizens having access to these dangerous gun safes just so they can feel more secure?

Won’t somebody think of the children??


March 16th, 2009 Posted by | Bullshit | one comment

What the fuck is wrong with British people?

I think this is the dumbest news story I’ve ever seen in my entire life. I mean, I’m not doubting its accuracy, but I have to expect that "squirrel eats squirrel-flavoured potato chips" is probably the very bottom thing on the slow-news-day pile.

Wait, what-flavoured potato chips? What the fuck?


March 16th, 2009 Posted by | Bullshit, Food | 3 comments