Doggedly searching for the crux of the biscuit.
Backwards Swastika Brand Vegetarian Barbecue Sauce
"Police arrested a 40-year-old man accused of taking off his pants at a fast-food restaurant then sitting down and eating other people's food."
"A screed of words carved by a schizophrenic French farmer into his bedroom floor has become Paris's most controversial new art exhibit."
I can think of at least a hundred suicide methods I'd choose first, but if you're going to go this way, you sure would want to get it right on the first try.
Thomas Frank received a lot of publicity for his book What's Wrong With Kansas? Here's a chapter for the next edition.
The Arab Times gets letters.
Have you bought your Halloween candy yet?
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Posted by: Sterling at October 5, 2005 09:24 AMAh... in the "Read the Whole Thing" department, it seems the Buddhist origins of the swastika have been amply discussed in the comments on Banterist's original post. My bad.
Posted by: Gaijin Biker at October 5, 2005 07:13 PMIt's not a "backwards swastika" but a "manji." I know this because I read manga.
Posted by: Michael at October 6, 2005 01:13 PMYeah, swastikas were actually everywhere before Hitler jacked 'em. Native Americans used 'em, Hindus and Buddhists used 'em (they were also pretty pervasive in India, particuarly on Hindu temples!) The Celts used swastikas, the Ashanti in West Africa have a swastika symbol and the swastika was, believe it or not, even used as Jewish mystic symbol. This total nutjob named "Man Woman" did a book called "Gentle Swastika" which is actually a pretty fascinating look at non-Nazi use of the swastika worldwide. Even after reading it, though, it's still shocking to see swatikas on buildings/temples/hot sauce in Asia!
Posted by: Jake at October 7, 2005 04:13 AM