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[sabotabby]

I know I said I was out of here, but then I stumbled on some classic bits of internets that I just needed to share.

1. My favourite libertarian has some sage advice for women who are threatened with violence over the interwebs. Some of it is sensible, like not blogging under your real name. Some of it is paranoid, like getting a private mailbox and buying a gun.

Some of it could only have come from a lolbertarian:

• Don't whine about it. If you whine, you're a big drama queen. Jacqueline Mackie Paisley Passey has dealt with much worse, and you don't see her whining! (Oh, except for in the post I just linked to, and in a whole bunch of other posts following the "I'm the perfect woman" post that made her an internets celebrity.)
• Ignore them and they'll go away. (Because that worked so well in grade school.)
• Don't vote. (I'm not kidding; she actually said this. Maybe that's why the Libertarian Party is so fringe; more people would vote for them, were it not for those internet stalkers!)

Folks, it's the "she shouldn't have been wearing that miniskirt" excuse, in digital form. I love it.

2. Fred Malek, John McCain's funding co-chair, is a Jew-counting dog-barbecuer. (Hat tip: Making Light.)

Take a moment to revel. I did, and then I wondered how I could get a job as a government Jew-counter.

3. Penguins. Chasing butterflies.

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(Hat tip: Pandagon.)

Comments

[nom-de-grr.livejournal.com]

I've heard of this Malek guy! Wow, this is the most entertaining news since we learned that Keith Richards snorted his dad!

[sabotabby]

I was away the day that Keith Richards snorted his dad, and only heard about it third-hand.

[burkesworks.livejournal.com]

I'm disappointed! I thought *I* was your favourite libertarian, not Jackie Poopy Pants!

*sulks*

of course, my concept of libertarianism and hers are beasties of very different colours

[sabotabby]

of course, my concept of libertarianism and hers are beasties of very different colours

Which is why; favourite=favourite to mock. Don't sulk! You're on the good side.

[jk-fabiani.livejournal.com]

In the air and touch the sky!

[sabotabby]

?

geyser musical reference

[jk-fabiani.livejournal.com]

dog penguin and butterfly...

[esizzle.livejournal.com]

I can't decide which one I liked more: "The upside of being harassed by internet stalkers/haters/trolls is that they very rarely ever follow through on doing anything offline. "

or

"Reconsider how important voting is to you."

[sabotabby]

The latter is my favourite. Not because I have any faith in electoral politics, but because she does.

[funnel101.livejournal.com]

That video just totally cheered me up. Thanks. :)

[sabotabby]

I'm astounded it isn't going around the cute circuit like mad. I love it.

[pluvka.livejournal.com]

i don't think getting a private mailbox is paranoid at all!
penguins = great.

[sabotabby]

I suppose if you use it often, it makes sense. I only get official sorts of mail and occasional packages from non-local friends, so it seems like overkill.

[ironed_orchid]

Wow, does this mean that Jacqueline Mackie Paisley Passey is not her real name?

The whole not using your real name thing is good right up until you want to use your blog to publicize your works. Then it gets a bit tricky.

Penguins are awesome. They look so dumb, whatever they do.

[sabotabby]

Nope, that's her real name. She claims to regret using it now, but I doubt it.

I try to strike a compromise by only using my real name in locked posts (and even then, I'm vague about it). It's not hard to find out who I am IRL from my blog, though.

[ironed_orchid]

Yeah. My real name appears in a few very locked post, but usually I stick to my first name. However, that is rare enough that when you add it to Kant and my city, all the hits you get will probably be me.

[cpxbrex.livejournal.com]

I almost posted to Jacqueline Mackie Paisley Passey's blog and then came to my senses. Hehe. What I would have said there, I'll say here:

It seems to me she's upset her life a lot more than Kathy Sierra. It seems to me that JMPP is the one who is living in fear if she is so paranoid that she goes around strapped, doesn't vote and hides all signs of her identity and life.

Just sayin'.

[sabotabby]

I agree. I don't think Kathy Sierra's reaction would have been how I'd have reacted, but I wasn't the one being stalked and threatened. And neither was JMPP. So, you know, not for anyone to judge.

[terry-terrible.livejournal.com]

Thank you for reminding me about Jacqueline Mackie Paisley Passey, I needed a good laugh today. I wonder if she's found the randbot of her dreams yet?

[sabotabby]

Apparently she's getting married!

*gapes*

[elgordochico.livejournal.com]

Dude, those penguins are the worst hippie imitators I have seen.

Oh, and thank you for coining the word "lolbertarian." I hope it makes it into the OED in the next edition. I am keeping my fingers crossed and holding my breath until it does.

[sabotabby]

I didn't come up with lolbertarian; I stoled it from 99catsaway, who braves the depths of libertarianism way more often than I dare.

[lopukhov.livejournal.com]

Malek is one consonant different from...Dalek.

[sabotabby]

COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT.