Tag Archives: Kentucky

Stereotypes: What About The Good Ones?

By Smaktakula For as long as there have been different cultures, there have been cruel stereotypes about those cultures. In ancient times the Sumerians were  believed to be penny-pinchers, the Mayans considered bad guests who wouldn’t leave, and Etruscans were accused of … Continue reading

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The Elderly Are Right About One Thing At Least: Kids Today Have It Too Damn Easy

By Smaktakula One of the universal cornerstones of adulthood is the opportunity to bitch vociferously among the members of one’s own generation about how easy kids have it today. That every generation since the dawn of history has engaged in … Continue reading

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Actor’s Childish Antics Bring Him To Our Awareness

By Smaktakula Through no fault of our own, an insipid bit of pop culture minutiae has bored its way into our brain like those nasty little brain-eating creatures in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.  Recently, Promethean Times became … Continue reading

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Headlines 09.14.10

By Smaktakula In which we can’t be bothered to read the articles, but are quite happy to comment on the headlines. Time  Iraq: What Will The Remaining 50,000 U.S. Troops Do? We dunno; try not to die? New York Times  Moose Offer A Trail … Continue reading

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Commercials We Do Not Like: The Olive Garden

By Smaktakula The Olive Garden has been crapping out adequate fare for nearly thirty years, all the while striving mightily to frame itself as the workingman’s access to continental dining.  Targeting those customers for whom the Red Lobster is too provincial, the Olive Garden aspires to bring the … Continue reading

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