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A Bit of Free Advice for One of Our Readers

| October 13, 2013 | 41 Comments
A Bit of Free Advice for One of Our Readers

Regular TAH readers know that Jonn has put a number of folks on moderation, generally for being a jerk.  That means their comments are held for review instead of being immediately posted.  Jonn later reviews their comments and decides, on a case-by-case basis, whether each comment gets posted or gets trashed. TAH is Jonn’s “house”, […]

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Jesus Will Forgive – but I’m Not Sure About Their Supervisors

| October 11, 2013 | 23 Comments
Jesus Will Forgive – but I’m Not Sure About Their Supervisors

We all know that to err is human.  And we’ve also all heard some variant of, “If you’re gonna screw up, you might as well make it a good one.” Well, it seems as if one – or perhaps several – folks in the Vatican took those sayings to heart recently.  Here’s an image of […]

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Saturday open thread

| September 28, 2013 | 105 Comments
Saturday open thread

I’m going to Winchester, VA this morning to get some IHOP pork products (because the Denny’s, which are closer, don’t allow me to carry a gun), so I thought I’d give you some place to talk to each other. Drop off links, exchange recipes, talk about me behind my back, or whatever strikes you. I’ll […]

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Yer Friday Afternoon Funny

| September 27, 2013 | 15 Comments
Yer Friday Afternoon Funny

It seems as if some local officials in western Pennsylvania weren’t very observant when they approved the final design for a highway safety project.  Either that, or they had a “wicked bad” sense of humor. Scott Township recently had some traffic barriers installed.  They’re reinforced concrete posts, called bollards.  They’re designed to serve as safety […]

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Selected Headlines from Our Crazy World

| September 25, 2013 | 18 Comments
Selected Headlines from Our Crazy World

Talk about distracted driving!  Couple Spotted Apparently Having Sex While Driving On Ike (For the record, the “Ike” is I-290 in Chicago.) C’mon – the Whizzinator is so . . . 2005. ( Ask Onterrio Smith about it.)  Italian Long Distance Runner Accused of Using Fake Penis to Beat Doping Test It’s not the rest […]

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Seven Years of TAH

| September 23, 2013 | 173 Comments
Seven Years of TAH

Today is our blogoversary. Seven years ago I got booted from Right Nation and it was like the millionth time I’d been booted from various forums (including the History Channel) and I decided to start a forum that couldn’t boot me. It began as an opinion blog like the millions of others and became a […]

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Navy commander arrested for bribery

| September 18, 2013 | 36 Comments
Navy commander arrested for bribery

TSO sends a link to this story about Cmdr. Michael Vannak Khem Misiewicz who has been selected for Captain and formerly commanded the USS Mustin a few years back. He’s been arrested for bribery, according to Stars & Stripes. You can read the whole article, but the only reason I wanted to mention the article […]

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Yer Friday Morning Funny . . . .

| September 13, 2013 | 14 Comments
Yer Friday Morning Funny . . . .

. . . is below the break.  It’s probably safe for most work environments, but might cause some, um, interesting questions if viewed by younger children. Enjoy.  (smile)

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