TWITTERDUMP 03.10.08: YR TWO SECONDS ARE UP

Rockin' the Twitters:

defrog MEMO: When in Arizona, if yr hugging longer than two seconds, you might as well be fucking. http://www.kpho.com/news/15...

defrog Garfield minus Garfield = Avant garde genius. http://garfieldminusgarfiel...

defrog Depressed and unusually horny. Pls deploy Ecstasy, rhino horn and Japanese porn stars to Hong Kong STAT.

defrog Kimchee: now available in space! http://tinyurl.com/36jn8s

defrog MEMO: Cops tasering smart-ass students = hero. Cops tasering cows = suspension. http://tinyurl.com/2zrumk

defrog Why lobbing missiles into Somalia is probably a bad idea (apart from killing civilians and crap) http://tinyurl.com/38wsmq

defrog MEMO: When running for mayor, never post sexy pics of yrself on MySpace. Or anger golfers. http://www.katu.com/news/lo...

A special shoutout to the former mayor of Arlington, OR, who not only said she had no regrets whatsoever about posing for the picture, but plans to sell it on eBay. Name me ONE (1) elected Congressperson or presidential candidate who has that kind of courage.

Carry on mayoring,

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YOU WANT LOYALTY? GET A DOG ... PREFERABLY ONE WITH A MATH DEGREE

ITEM: A Quaker math instructor who was fired by Cal State East Bay after she refused on religious grounds to sign a state loyalty oath has been reinstated.

To which I say: they actually have loyalty oaths in California?

Evidently they do:

The pledge was added to the state Constitution in 1952 at the height of anti-Communist hysteria and has remained a prerequisite for public employment ever since. All state, city, county, public school, community college and public university employees are required to sign the 86-word oath. Noncitizens are exempt.

Typically, new employees sign it as a matter of routine along with a stack of other required employment documents. Some public employees say they don't recall signing it.

Wow. In these post-McCarthy days, I thought you only had to sign loyalty oaths to attend Presidential appearances. Or work for Steely Dan.

Anyone know if other state civil service posts require these things?

Personally, I don’t know if I’d be comfortable signing one of those even if all I wanted to do was to insert the phrase “non-violently” for religious reasons. There’s something sinister about people who demand yr loyalty in writing – especially when it’s not clear who gets to decide what counts as loyal or disloyal behavior. I don’t like the idea of my employment or livelihood hanging on the whim of some dingbat who decides I’m being disloyal to America because I once made a Dubya joke or I refuse to refer to French fries as “Freedom Fries” or I voted Democrat or whatever.

This line from the teacher in question says it all:

"I just want to teach kids who hate math," she said. "That's all I want to do."

Add it up,

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I HAS A FLAVOR

By order of bedsitter23 via popfiend:

Buzz buzz, I am Coffee flavoured. I am popular in the workplace, even though I am often bitter. I am energetic to the point of being frenetic; buzz buzz, out of my way. I tend to overwork myself and need periods of recovery time. What Flavour Are You?

Well, they nailed me. And no, I am not available in decaf.

Flavor of the month,

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