The thrill of victory… This article was linked to on Drudge, the other day. Basically, Ye Shiwen, a female Chinese swimmer and 2012 gold medalist enjoyed a 28.9(3) split in the last 50 m of the women’s 400 IM, compared … Continue reading →
‘Puter imagines this to be the creative process in the New York Times’ editorial suites. Here comes another double-flusher from Keller! ‘Puter was enthralled to read today the the New York Times editorial board fervently believes that judicial retention elections … Continue reading →
‘Puter stole this picture from Czar’swedding album. Just out of the frameis GorT sporting the newest in plasmapowered portable rail guns. Liberal coastal elites’ willful and inexplicable ignorance on all things bang-stick-y is showing again. Democrats in the House and the … Continue reading →
Still not as confusing as beltway traffic… Dear GorT, First, Dr. J. apologizes for taking an internet meme that went disturbingly viral unbeknownst to him and satirically attributing it to your refrigerator. He only did that because you are not only … Continue reading →
You know, the Czar has said for years that you will likely go your entire life without ever encountering a legitimately natural-forming quadratic equation. But to suggest that algebra itself is a time-wasting distraction is losing the baby with the … Continue reading →
Pictured: Czar pulling his sword outof a recently gutted left wing pundit. ‘Puter finally realized what’s really been bugging him, aside from the passel of yellow jackets nesting in his unitard. More specifically, ‘Puter’s been annoyed by President Obama’s “you … Continue reading →
GorT and family are on vacation this week visiting the lovely Palmetto State. It’s been a frequent destination for the family and we enjoy it tremendously. We’ve had a spat of thunderstorms but all-in-all the kids are having fun, we’ve … Continue reading →
Thank goodness for Mrs. ‘Puter’sgenes. Otherwise, Spawn wouldbe slow and unattractive like‘Puter. Though if there’s justice,Spawn inherited ‘Puter’s balding gene. Eleven years ago, around three a.m., ‘Puter’s youngest son Spawn burst forth from his shell entered the world. He was … Continue reading →
Well, this is not entirely the Czar’s fault. The post clearly stated we were on vacation. You cannot expect us to update everything all the time. Dread and Awful (pun) Czar: I recently read in “Ur Seyentz 2Day” where researchers … Continue reading →
Ms. Brown is a sharp reporter and a beautiful bride. Please ignore Dan Senor (right), the lucky bastard. ‘Puter’s happy to see Campbell Brown’s piece in this morning’s Wall Street Journal. Well, ‘Puter wasn’t happy about the piece’s content, but … Continue reading →
Dread Czar, Further to your discussion with Dr. J on opening ceremony nonsense, did you notice that when NBC showed banners from past Olympics, the two recent American games went down the memory hole? I noticed it in the TV … Continue reading →
Much ado about chicken…what’s next, air conditioners? Oh, wait… The Chick-Fil-A non-troversy is a frustrating one for religious conservatives. The Catholic Church’s stance on homosexuality, as well described here by ‘Puter, describes a calling and a challenge for gay Catholics … Continue reading →
Clever lady that Mrs. GorT… ERRATA: In order to augment the satirical nature of this post, Dr. J. did not credit his source for this post, namely Spooky Witchy Facebook Friend. When another Gormo did some digging, and found that … Continue reading →
Citius, Altius, Fortius, unless you put in the third best performance on your team. Clan J. gathered around the holoscreen last night to watch the women’s gymnastics qualification round. NBC’s coverage was only trivially problematic, because the United States were … Continue reading →
Our beloved Dr. J. (who really is the nicest guy, provided he isnt’t electrocuting you with force lightning, in which case your opinion may fairly differ) grouses that the Olympics’ opening ceremony had a very pro-Leftist feel to them. The … Continue reading →
Since the Aurora, Colorado, shootings, gun sales are up nationally, either despite the media’s fear and terror about firearms, or because of the media’s fear and terror. Firearms are the media’s biggest bogeyman. And like all bogeymen, this fear is … Continue reading →
Five Rings for Foolish Progressives in their Posh Salons… The Opening Ceremonies are intended to be a window onto the history and culture of the sponsor nation. Indeed, the Vancouver Opening Ceremony was a celebration of the Inuit culture, the … Continue reading →
The Czar, family, and retinue has returned from a myriad purpose trip to Washington, DC, where the weather was superb (no rain while there). The Czar has been to DC innumerable times, but still has the odd spot of trouble … Continue reading →
Shoot that poison arrow through my heaaarrrt… Dr. J.’s buddy Kim Strassel has a piece on the WSJ opinion page regarding Obama’s “You Didn’t Build That” moment. Dr. J. has struggled to provide analysis of that speech that the President … Continue reading →
Not that Doctor, Dr. J., and you know how he’ll light the torch! ZZZZZZZZAP! A broken clock is right twice a day and a bat-shit crazy one-world-government progressive type can sure throw a terrific party once every two years. Tonight … Continue reading →
The Gentle Reader may recall Dr. J.’s discussion regarding third party payors and how that model has contributed to the rapidly escalating cost of healthcare. You may also recall how a gentleman who goes by the handle Cziltang, and blogs … Continue reading →
Paul Krugman uses his Op-Ed column in today’s New York Times to try to deflect the cause of the slow recovery from the Obama Administration. He writes: New GDP report out today; slightly stronger than expected, but still very weak. … Continue reading →
And that’s a position of mocking the idiots of this world. And it’s been far too long since our lat mockery of White House Press Secretary, Jay Carney. Jeez, it’s must have been a week or so. Get a load … Continue reading →
On August 6th, the Mars Science Laboratory will attempt a landing on Mars. While we’ve landed spacecraft on the surface of Mars before, this landing is a bit different. The spacecraft team has crafted a great video explaining the whole … Continue reading →
Batman’s pales in comparison, as Volgi and the Czar made some smart investments per GorT’s foresight. That being said, Dr. J. saw this infographic and found it fun: Dr. J.
Continue reading →This is Czar’s idea of making peace. Deadmen don’t cause trouble. “Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.” Jeremiah 5:21. ‘Puter’s been on a bit of … Continue reading →
NASA created a stir among the AGW crowd this week and a number of my AGW friends posted it all over Facebook. I assume you’ve seen it (see, it’s even made it into the techie sites) – the satellite images … Continue reading →
‘Puter finally got tired of simply de-pantsing E.J. Dionne (not literally) within the hallowed halls of Castle Gormogon. Really, the other Gormogons tired of ‘Puter building effigies of Mr. Dionne, coating them with napalm, loading them into Mandy’s rail gun … Continue reading →
Benedict XVI: The little-known inspiration behind Notorious B.I.G.’s Grammy nominated “Big Poppa” single. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. X. Gormogons claims to be an in-law of the Volgi, although no one really believes this. ’Puter carefully follows … Continue reading →
Apologies to the Marines to whom I have great respect*, I’m borrowing their unofficial mantra for this post. Why? Well, I’m more of a science/math nerd than an English major but I thought I’d take a stab at writing a … Continue reading →
Liberals count on us not to notice the atfirst small restrictions of our liberties. Once we’re securely bound, that’s whenthey’ll come for our core freedoms. Also,Czar has a Mickey Mouse BDSM fetish. ‘Puter’s been reading his favorite left of center … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s reminded constantly of this old saw when he reads just about anything written by a liberal columnist in any major publication. On just about any topic, Democrats make up “facts” to fit their preferred world view. How come when … Continue reading →
Hopefully, we’ll jump out of the car before it goes over the cliff. Of course, by now, you are aware of the “fiscal cliff” that we’re approaching at the end of this year. For those living under a rock with … Continue reading →
Christian Bale, seen here visiting shooting victims in Colorado, has not received a $26K grant from the NIH. He is Batman, however… Your Gormogons have always been strong proponents of intellectual honesty, making our case with sound logic, reason, but … Continue reading →
This is the closest image ‘Puter could locateto show the true beauty of his first car. In or about 1985, the State of Maryland (“America in Miniature“**) issued ‘Puter his driver’s license. From that fateful day forward, ‘Puter was unleashed … Continue reading →
This cracked me up. At least some hacker out there has a sense of humor. Of course, ‘Puter wouldn’t be phased as he has no speakers on his computer and he ripped the internal one out after hearing the Brady … Continue reading →
This is ‘Puter’s dog, Sadie. She has nothingto do with this post, but dang, what a finelooking dog. Admit it. Admit it! Yesterday, ‘Puter pilloried the liberal media generally, and John Heilemann specifically, for their complete ignorance of guns, gun … Continue reading →
The Obama campaign is regrouping after the bungled speech by Obama last week where he belittled business owners and entrepreneurs and is attacking the Romney campaign for twisting the President’s words and omitting key sentences. Let’s revisit the entire quote … Continue reading →
A pregnant Mrs. The Czar, The Czar andSanta Claus (the alleged father), discussabortion rights, gun rights and the importanceof overwhelming firepower in their 2003 Christmas Card. You should read the accompanying letter. ‘Puter apologizes in advance to his liberal readers for using … Continue reading →
Dr. J. has written at great length regarding his opinion on Obamacare and the creeping control government has had on the health-care system through payment (medicare/medicaid), legislation and regulation. What he didn’t give is a patient’s perspective. One Cziltang does … Continue reading →
Post Subtitle: (Until Liberals Know Of What They Speak) ‘Puter’s been watching Morning Joe again, so you don’t have to do so. Like all good mainstream media, the gang at Morning Joe paid lip service to not utilizing the Aurora … Continue reading →
Friends don’t let friends drink spirits on the rocks. A public service announcement by the Council for Neat Spirit Consumption Dr. J.
Continue reading →Professional nice guy EC writes in: Your Czarness: As I recall their used to be a third and common form of bond: the metallic bond, in which the nuclei shared an electron cloud. Wikipedia seems to remember it also. Have … Continue reading →
Captain Sheridan (the Example) had his doubter (Garibaldi), Instigator (Kosh), Taskmaster (Ivanova), Connectors (G’Kar and the Doctor, and Cheerleader (Delenn). Dr. J. was turned on to this article by a childhood chum who lives in the cubicle trenches of the … Continue reading →
The Czar is departing for a lengthy fact-finding trip with the whole Czar family (Царица, Царевич, and Цесаревич, too!) to Washington, DC, in hopes to discover what GorT does all day. As a result, it will indeed be a while … Continue reading →
Science writer George Dvorsky has a really fascinating and informative piece up at io9 cleverly titled “Intense Magnetic Fields Around White Dwarfs Reveal an Entirely New Class of Molecular Bonding,” in which he reviews how the incredible magnetic fields around … Continue reading →
GorT is clearing out a few emails that he’s received as of late. First off, Operative BG writes in regarding “the Obama Quote“: Yeah, I’m seeing lots of Obama’s defenders claiming the quote was taken out of context, that he … Continue reading →
Christiano Ronaldo and David Beckhamhave absolutely nothing to do with finance.‘Puter just figured he could drive blog trafficby giving the ladies something nice to look at. ‘Puter’s in process of refinancing his mortgage. He is paying off an outstanding balance … Continue reading →
People on all points of the political spectrum seem to find something off-putting about President Obama’s “you didn’t build that” gaffe—of all the smug, stupid, petty things he’s said, this one is—so far, anyway—the biggest jaw dropper. Many people of … Continue reading →
Seen this story from Gizmodo that the TSA is rolling out a secret new scanner that can completely detail everything about you from 164 feet away??!!!Eleven+y one111?? Not coming soon to every airport or street corner you can think of. … Continue reading →
This is a dumb little post, but the Czar cannot but help feel sorry for the word whom. People just do not use it like they used to; and by that we mean that people aren’t using it at all. … Continue reading →
It’s hard to shut down the positronic brain at times and so I had a few musings that struck me last night as I drifted off to the Matrix to shoot at some recognizers. Mmmm, tasty. It’s menu item #34 … Continue reading →
[Note: the Czar reprints this email in its entirety, with one exception: attached was a PDF of the original news article. We can’t yet attach PDFs (thanks, GorT), so take our word for it: JAB isn’t making this up. The … Continue reading →
The Czar got a fine piece of email regarding Mitt Romney. Operative JF sends in the following suggestion: RE: Romney’s Irwin PA Speech I think you need to listen to it again. He has finally stepped up to the plate! … Continue reading →
Mitt Romney, under fire to be a little more specific about his vision for America’s future, delivered a speech in Irwin, Pennsylvania, today in which he spelled out five specific things he will do to turn the country around as … Continue reading →
Over at the sunnier climes of Professor Mondo, the great professor was highlighting how the President’s speech on Friday has been offending just about everybody given that it was a blatant ripoff of the already debunked and derided Professor Warren … Continue reading →
The New York Post has a piece today describing the total flop that is the Obama campaign’s wedding registry fund-raising idea. Seriously, I think Wile E. Coyote had better ideas. Briefly put, the Obama campaign launched “The Event Registry” in … Continue reading →
As Dr. J. alluded to on Friday, Stephanie Cutter a spokesperson from the Obama campaign suggested that Mr. Romney is either a felon, or a liar because there are SEC filings with his name and signature after he stopped working … Continue reading →
Although Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are locked in a statistically perfect tie (45-45-0), you can tell the Obama campaign is in total terror. Not panic—that happened in June. Terror. Every single attack on the Romney campaign has failed, and … Continue reading →
Liberals and democrats like to paint republicans with a broad brush that the GOP is bigoted and they attach a variety of biases which, in my experience, don’t hold water. For example, Minister Leslie Watson Malachi penned a blog post … Continue reading →
Your most inscrutable Mandarin is on a wonderful vacation with his family at Walt Disney World. Your Mandarin is really enjoying this vacation. Whether it’s adding a little more realism to the Haunted Mansion, offering park staff suggestions on improving … Continue reading →
Despite all of the hype surrounding the possibility that Mitt Romney may pick Condi Rice has his VP, Dr. J. suspects that he will not, because despite her plusses (intelligent, charismatic, very knowledgeable regarding foreign policy), she has some minuses … Continue reading →
And so only 21% of Americans trust television news shows, a glum television news industry admits. Or, to put the Czar’s way, 79% of Americans think television news is crap. Can’t imagine why. Never mind any discussion about left-wing or … Continue reading →
Dr. J. knows the Dream Team, the Dream Team are friends of his…Kobe, you are no Dream Teamer Back in 1989, Dr. J. spent the summer with a family in Spain as part of an exchange. Dr. J.’s amigo, who … Continue reading →
Friend of the Gormogons Michael Walsh has written a treatise you may have seen advertised called The People v. The Democratic Party. Available to your left from our Emporium Gormogonicum, along with other fine items. This 45-page treatise can be … Continue reading →
GorT received an update from MC 900 Ft. Meteorologist regarding a wrinkle that local DC customers of Pepco and BGE will experience in their next bill: Bill Stabilization Adjustment. Gort, More Maryland craziness: http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/212306/189/Pepco–BGE-Allowed-To-Bill-Customers-For-Lost-Outage-Revenue- WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) Some of you … Continue reading →
The Gormogon influences are felt wide and far. We’ve demonstrated such in various ages and cultures. For those disbelievers, witness two pieces of evidence: First, coming out of the second Tron movie, Disney has created a Tron cartoon. I have … Continue reading →
Overall, Mitt Romney’s speech to the NAACP was very smart. Very smart. And you can already see the Obama media feeds emphasizing how he was booed multiple times (a grand total of two, we believe), but neglects to mention the … Continue reading →
Heh, fool Dr. J. once, shame on you, fool him twice, shame on him. Apparently the year was photoshopped. Mandy’s now got 3 years to whip up a hover skate board for Dr. J. Dr. J. still feels old. Now … Continue reading →
Dr. J. took in the Amazing Spider-Man with Clan J. and the Lil Med-Student’s wacky sidekick who, unbeknown to us took in the movie a few days prior and proceeded to inform Dr. J. and the Lil MedStudent about everything … Continue reading →
It hasn’t been a very good late-Spring, early-Summer for the democrats. While they might claim victory for the Affordable Care Act ruling by the Supreme Court, that itself raises the penalty-or-tax issue and, to some degree, uncovers the means by … Continue reading →
Dr. J. only thought it looked fair to take a peek into what Microsoft has to offer three years from now. C: /> 9 (2015) What’s old is new again. The folks at The Verge have posted a timeline of … Continue reading →
All of you tend to remember the Czar’s writings better than he does, so there is probably little value in reminding you about the Czar’s skepticism regarding life based on arsenic biology. We suggested you assume—unlike the press—that this was … Continue reading →
Let us answer your critical questions on the new Spider-Man movie. Q. My husband wants to buy a llama for the home. Can this movie help us determine whether this is a good idea? A. This movie makes it quite … Continue reading →
‘Puter said this every day for fouryears of Jesuit high school to GorT and OEV. That is, when ‘Puter wasn’tfighting off giant purple spiders, whichis another story entirely. In the immortal words of Eric Cartman, “I. Am. So. Pissed. Off. … Continue reading →
President Obama seems intent on refocusing the debate away from the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) and away from Fast & Furious (that’s still kicking around, right?) and away from job numbers that aren’t even keeping pace with population growth and … Continue reading →
Hey Czar, remember when Confucius* used to put up all these bizarre YouTube videos that were weird and quirky but somehow totally watchable? Indeed we do. And while we are not a terribly Œcumenical kind of Czar, we can try. … Continue reading →
The democrats have tried to spin the Scott Walker recall election in a number of different ways. Many of GorT’s liberal friends on Facebook like to point out that the Republicans outspent the Democrats in some skewed proportion – some … Continue reading →
When he isn’t bad-mouthing Republicans for not funding science enough while politely wondering why Democrats don’t seem to fund science at all, the Bad Astronomer manages to present some great science. Here is a great analysis (and is quite easy … Continue reading →
So Mitt Romney outsourced a whole bunch of jobs to poor people when he was governor, except he didn’t. But that’s okay, because the Obama campaign is going to keep running with that. Mitt needs just a couple of these … Continue reading →
FotG Michael McDonald found this for the Czar, which totally entertained him. And so your Czar shares it with you. Some minor tough language, so teens and up only. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и … Continue reading →
St. Thomas More, in happier days.You know. Those days when heactually had a head. On this day in 1535, that rat-bastard Henry VIII of England had St. Thomas More beheaded on Tower Hill for the heinous crime of refusing to … Continue reading →
Kim Strassel has her finger on the pulse of American Politics… As you know, Megan McArdle is ‘Puter’s Blogosphere Girlfriend. Dr. J.’s, journo-crush is political editor, Kim Strassel over at the Wall Street Journal. Today, she writes one of two … Continue reading →
Yet another sign of the looming apocalypse. Dr. J. was listening to the New Atlantis AM AM guy on the radio today on the drive to work, and this Businessweek article became the target of ridicule. Apparently the Yankee Candle … Continue reading →
Oh, Dat Ho, it’s a twister!You call him derecho, lady. First of all, a big shout out to the service folks who, by trade, are required to work in this summer heat – the police, firemen, EMS, water, gas and … Continue reading →
The Galactic Senate also voted away its citizens’ freedom… Dr. J. has said many times (and use our De Gormogonorum Mysteriis to search if you don’t believe him) that if you want high quality healthcare at the lowest costs possible, the … Continue reading →
GorT wants to know why the term derecho is used to describe a particular type of storm. In fact, Spanish words are used as a lingua franca although they sound Greek to him. Here are some of the Spanish terms … Continue reading →
To pull a thread from ‘Puter’s latest post, the spin about the “derecho” storm that hit parts of the east coast of the United States this past Friday night has spiraled and inflamed the climate change debate. The usual spin … Continue reading →
‘Puter keeps a mental list of things that piss him off, and periodically shares them with his close friends. By close friends, ‘Puter means “anyone standing within earshot when he encounters something that pisses him off.” Here are a few … Continue reading →
Like Odin, G’Kar lost an eye and gained wisdom… By way of a post script, Jamie Jeffords, over at The Eye of Polyphemus, a law school grad takes a stab at it. The cynic in me thinks the Supreme Court … Continue reading →
I‘m not Herzog is the kind of guy you can expect to take apart a car, put it back together, and say “Here is how you improve this.” Like just about everybody else, he has an opinion or two on … Continue reading →
Never trust the guy who says, “I will be Chancellor…” Dr. J. has yet to discuss the Obamacare decision because he was out of town, but more on that later. He wanted the opportunity to read Chief Justice Robert’s decision … Continue reading →
Hello, children. Well, you probably wonder what your Mandarin has been up to in the lab lately. So here are some videos documenting what goes on in the Castle basement: What happens to marshmallows when subjected to a vacuum? Let‘s … Continue reading →
This guy and his coworkers, standing inneverending underground rivers of your shit,have saved more lives than Dr. Jonas Salk. ‘Puter’s been observing others’ behavior recently. Generally, ‘Puter concluded that many people are jerks. More specifically, ‘Puter concluded that … Continue reading →
Many of us here in the DC area are dealing with frustrating power outages. GorT lost power when the “derecho” storm hit late Friday night, regained power late the next evening only to lose it again Sunday afternoon (after partially … Continue reading →
Conservatives, to say the least, are deeply divided over the Roberts opinion. Right-wing pundits are equally divided, even ones who normally agree with each other on everything. Over here at the Big G, the minions seem equally divided…and there is … Continue reading →
