Basically, this blog is my reaction to events in the news, and the occasional book review
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Boy Scouts v. ACLU
Boy Scout Oath: On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.
Law: A Scout is: Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent.
Motto: Be Prepared!
Slogan: Do a good turn daily
If the ACLU is opposed to the Boy Scouts then it is opposed to its values. Therefore, the ACLU Oath, Law, Motto, and Slogan probably go something like this
Oath I have no honor, but I will do my best to do my worst to God and my country and to ignore the Scout Law; to hose other people at all times; to keep myself physically weak, mentally asleep, and in a constant state of moral vertigo.
Law The ACLU is: Untrustworthy, Disloyal Unhelpful Unfriendly, Discourteous, Unkind, Disobedient, Unhappy, Untrustworthy, Wasteful, Cowardly, Unclean, and Irreverent.
Motto Be Unprepared!
Slogan Dig a pit for thy neighbor daily.
I guess it's easy to tell which organization should be kept around.
I've been trying to figure out what it is about American muscle cars that I don't like. I mean, I love Euro muscle, but red, white, and blue muscle cars just don't do it for me. I've finally come to conclusion, it's that the American cars are just too obvious. Example, the Corvette. It just looks FASSSST!. It looks like it's doing 85 just sitting in the driveway. It bores me to tears.
I think it's comparable to women.
Some women are simply out there. They couldn't be more obvious if they wore something with "Take me I'm yours" printed on it.
Other women are attractive beyond reason because their clothes are long enough to cover the subject, and short enough to keep them interesting. The invitation is, "Why don't you come and see?"
That's how I feel about Euro cars. If asked the question, "Are you fast?", the American muscle car says, "Look at me, let me rev my engine, I'M FASSST!" Meh. If you ask a Euro car, "Are you fast?", the Euro car says, "Why don't you get in and find out?"
Case in Point: Corvette says: "GET IN NOW!!!!!!!" It screams, "DRIVE ME UNTIL I EXPLODE!!!"
Maserati Gran Turismo says: "You've got the keys, tell me what you think"
I was poking around looking for something to read when I found a fun article on Time.com. I realized upon reading it, that in fact, I'm not the only Hummer-hater. In coordination with the last post I'd like to clarify that I'm speaking only of the Hummer vehicle itself, not the actual driver. The actual driver will be referred to without an uppercase "H" because the hummers who drive Hummers are not even proper nouns.
An interesting photo I found is of a Hummer that almost got off-road. In fact, I believe this may actually be the closest that a Hummer has ever been to actually driving on something that wasn't specifically designed for it to drive on. I understand that there are out-of-door driving courses but those are simply a new place to showcase the Hummer, they have been sculpted with all the tenderness of a professional golf course and therefore, do not count as "off-road". They are simply a non-asphalt/concrete road.
