White Trash (don't call me that...)

I recommend that song, by Southern Comfort on the Skids.

I read that Bristol Palin has split with her fiance. The minimal amount of generically feeling bad about that, that I feel because I reflexively dislike seeing people suffering, is totally, totally swamped by a feeling of righteous vindication, since I commented to all that would listen during the throes of the campaign that the only reason they were engaged was that they were forced to as a method of political damage control, since it was no doubt awkward for Ms. "family values" to have an unwed pregnant teenage daughter.

Seriously, that family is so-o-o-o dysfunctional white trash. I hope she and Rush are the face of the Republican party for as long as possible.

A quick thought on patent law...

I just read an article on slashdot saying that a lawyer is trying to patent the idea of a "marketing company devoted to selling/marketing products produced by other companies in return for a share of their profits".

Yes, he's trying to patent the idea of a marketing company.

It seems like common sense that the patent office would read that application, and then pull out its special "Fuck Off" stamp and reject it, but the patent office isn't run by anything approximating common sense these days.

Which led me to a brilliant idea: I'm going to file a patent for the idea of "being a dick". That way, once my patent is approved, anytime someone is being a dick they'll either have to pay me royalties, or else stop being a dick. Or get sued.

I am going to be filthy fucking rich.