Category Archives: Social Science

Now We Should Go After the Biggest Polygamist of Them All

Posted on 7 December 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Those of us who are against polygamy have had a couple victories over the last little while. Polygamist Warren Jeffs of a fundamentalist Mormon sect is now in jail in the United States. Included in his jailing was the finding … Continue reading →

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Amish-Mennonite Smackdown

Posted on 12 November 2011 by Larry Russwurm
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Famine and Cannibalism

Posted on 24 September 2011 by Larry Russwurm

In my news watching lifetime there have been three big famines: the Ethiopian famine of Bob Geldof fame, the Malawi famine of 2002 which was given little press, and the current Horn of Africa famine. Despite brutal circumstances and horrible … Continue reading →

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Obese and Wonderful

Posted on 5 August 2011 by Larry Russwurm

The obese and wonderful segment of the population, while perhaps being bad in a few ways, is good in at least one way. Of course much of the public would see any increase in obese numbers as bad and unwanted. … Continue reading →

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Another Gen X Manifesto

Posted on 23 July 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Gen Xers differ from each other. That is the reason there are many Gen X manifestos. So listen up baby boomers and those who wish to know more about Gen X. Baby boomers started as a group by events that … Continue reading →

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An Incredibly Vile Insult

Posted on 20 July 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Just this weekend I was insulted in such a vile and terrible way that I had to share it with someone. Michael Adams of Environics was the name caller. He called me, and indeed everyone born before 1970 and after … Continue reading →

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Why Shih Tzus Aren’t so Yappy

Posted on 16 July 2011 by Larry Russwurm

When I was an adolescent I vowed I would never get a small breed of dog. The non stop yapping from these breeds really threw me for a loop. Some things I do, like reading, demands enough concentration that I … Continue reading →

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The Herd Mentality of Baby Boomers

Posted on 29 June 2011 by Larry Russwurm

How many baby boomers does it take to screw in a light bulb? A herd. Why did the baby boomer cross the road? Because another baby boomer did. What do you call a lone baby boomer? Nonexistent. I can feel … Continue reading →

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All Psychologists are Lazy

Posted on 24 March 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Let’s look at birth order as handed down to us from the psychologists. There are two methods of divvying up birth order. Both theories take the only child as separate and have some things to say about this position. It … Continue reading →

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Is it Moral to Name Your Child for the Sake of a Comedy Bit

Posted on 19 March 2011 by Larry Russwurm

A: Mo or Les, which is the better name? B: Which? A: The supernatural has nothing to do with it. Mo or Les which is the better name? B: Who? What? A: This isn’t some Abbot and Costello sketch. Mo … Continue reading →

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