Eric Scheske

Mark Krikorian on ethnic jokes: > In Armenia they tell Kurdish jokes, which were like our Polish jokes ”“ about dim-witted dullards. I would tell people that in America people (used to) tell Polish jokes, and they were amazed, because they saw Poles as tall, blond, sophisticated paragons of European-

Smokin' Joe Tremblay [http://onnothing.blogspot.com/] sent this one along. Kinda neat: Link [http://www.thebricktestament.com/].

We like Pat Buchanan. For the most part, he plays conservatism like it was meant to be played, at least by Catholics. Not sure why, but we're intrigued to learn that he's friends with Matt Drudge: Link [http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/05_05_08_corner-

A federal judge has knocked down Nebraska's ban on same-sex marriage. When is Congress going to step in and enact a defense of marriage law and make it non-reviewable by the federal courts (at least give it a shot and see what happens--U.S. Const.

And they're organizing a boycott against a handful of big charities: > Smoking rights groups, bar owners and Libertarian political parties are taking aim at some major charities. > They say the charities support smoking bans that threaten civil rights and small business. > The groups in nine

We've written here and elsewhere [http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=1&art_id=28485] about childless adults substituting animals for children, but this shocked even us: > Two endangered Bengal tiger cubs breastfed for weeks by a Myanmar woman have died of dehydration,

"Hey Mom, let's do the Gay Bath House Ride and then the Whirlywhore!" > Whenever possible, the actors flee the sterility of Disney World and seek sanctuary in the grungy 1.5-mile network of dank tunnels below. There they shed their heads in the "

"I have four children and eight grandchildren that I love dearly. I believe in family values." Seminole County Republican Party Chairman Jim Stelling, defending his five marriages. Link [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/newsreel/].

> Waterless urinals are being tested at [Chicago's] City Hall. > But although they are saving hundreds of thousands of gallons of precious water in 29 states -- and in high-profile venues like Disney World and the Rose Bowl -- the devices are illegal in Illinois. > Waterless urinals

We claim to be a part-time literary blog, so we feel obliged to put up a few, you know, literary-type things occasionally, hence this: Thumos has a good but brief post about Virgil's Aeneid. If you're into this type of stuff, check it out.