Quotes of the Week – Ending 6.20.10

Too scary for Jesusland!
commenter Gurka von S. – McDonald’s Gay Ad Not for U.S. TV (Advocate)

What do the Celtics need to do?
They need Larry Bird…or some kind of offense.
Jeff Van Gundy: NBA Finals Game 7

According to the sidewalk scrawl at this muni stop, Kate has herpes. Bummer.
Richard Garcia via Twitter

Sometimes I honestly feel the past two years of my life have just been an extended episode of PUNK’D! I’m waiting for Ashton Kutcher…
Xem VanAdams via Twitter

Warning: a recent search for “bed bugs” on TripAdvisor found 877 mentions for city hotels. (Yikes!)
Affordable Boutique Hotels in New York City (The New York Times)

The difference between self defense and unjustifiable assault is that half second when he stared at her and socked her. He did not “find an opening” to subdue this person. There was no more struggle between the stare and the punch. The officer committed assault, plain and simple.
commenter rwthw – Seattle officer punches girl in face during jaywalking stop (Komo News)

Society needs prudent leaders and risk-taking error-prone followers; we got the opposite.
Nassim Taleb via Twitter

I love how Prop 8 folk act as defenders of children. Were gay people hatched as adults? I was a gay kid who needed defending and got none.
Tim Denike via Twitter

So often, our approach to young boys is to treat them as “short adults” rather than children in need of support, investment, and love.
Marc Lamont Hill via Twitter

I can’t dismantle oppressive, white supremacist ideology working for a system based on white supremacist ideology.
soulforce84 via Twitter

Love don’t pay the bills.
D0wJ0nEs via Twitter

Yeah, when the strippers consistently treat you better than your friends, you know it’s time to reevaluate a few things.

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