Monthly Archives: January 2012

Promethean Times Endorses Newt Gingrich

Promethean Times’ Editorial Staff It just wouldn’t be an election cycle without some earnest gasbag telling you that this election is the most important in our lifetimes. This platitude becomes especially poignant in 2012–the most important election of our lifetimes. … Continue reading

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A Gift For Your Stupid Or Friendless Child

By Smaktakula The Pet Rock, the novelty item which in the 1970s turned inventor/con-man Gary Dahl into an overnight millionaire, is back! This amazing product, which three decades ago took people a whopping six months to figure out was just … Continue reading

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Sweathogs Begin To Die Off

By Smaktakula Metuchen, NJ: Actor Robert Hegyes died in his home Thursday after apparently suffering a  heart attack. The Welcome Back, Kotter star was sixty years old. Hegyes rose to fame in the 1970s playing Juan Epstein, a wiseacre Puerto Rican-Jewish street … Continue reading

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Our Bad Thoughts

By Smaktakula Does it make us evil that, when stuck behind a slow-moving car with a ‘tard card (known in some parts of the country as a handicapped placard), we sometimes think, “Hey! Just because you’re a cripple doesn’t mean … Continue reading

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Don’t Vote Stupid

By Smaktakula With election talk heating up across the nation, Americans are bracing for the surfeit of unpleasantries attendant with any election year.  The most ubiquitous among these are the dizzying array of inescapable political ads which ruin commercial breaks … Continue reading

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A Hole New Way To Look At Rachael Ray

By Smaktakula Through the magic of the freezeframe, we present the following image of TV chef Rachael Ray for your viewing and photoshopping pleasure. It’s just a spelling error, folks!  We’re not that crass! ∞T.

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Cougars (Not The Animals) Added To Protected List

By Smaktakula No one will seriously argue that Utah is a fun place to be for any extended period–it’s hard to find a drink when you want one, there’s no access to medical marijuana,  and worst of all, everybody smiles … Continue reading

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Headlines XII

By Smaktakula In which we comment on contemporary headlines without first reading the articles: 25 members of Congress with lowest net worth ~ How much respect should we have for these mouth-breathers if they can’t even steal right? Putin faces off … Continue reading

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The One Good Reason To Learn Latin

By Smaktakula It may be comforting to know exactly what Fr. Cochran is whispering in your ear.

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Abortion: Little Women

By Smaktakula In its 1973 landmark decision, Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution guaranteed a woman’s right to an abortion.  This decision gave women control of their own reproductive choices, and freed them from the … Continue reading

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