Thanksgiving 2004
This 114th edition of the Carnival of the Vanities is dedicated to the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who waste no words in defending freedom. In their honor, this carnival will also waste no words.
The entries, in the order received:
Justene Adamec at Calblog delivers a Google Alert regarding Internet privacy.
Anthony Cerminaro at Bizz Bang Buzz teaches Pittsburghese.
Dr. Tom at CodeBlueBlog proposes a torpedo tube for every vagan.
Nick Winning at Legenda provides an analysis of the politics and people of Iran with respect to its neighbors and the U.S.
Dr. Charles pithily describes his experience with A Family in El Salvador.
Contrary to popular thought, the human brain can be replicated. Sean Gleeson has done so with the Autorantic Virtual Moonbat.
In addition to a tour, VIP Adam Crouch at The Raw Prawn deftly chronicles the reception and opening ceremony of the Clinton Library.
The Raving Athiest discusses mystical experiences in an interview with author Sam Harris.
The Flying Space Monkey has visualized and verbalized the solution to overseas job outsourcing.
Josh Cohen at www.d-42.com proudly expresses some strong opinions about the WB program "Jack and Bobby."
Author Joe at the Medical Mad House has the inside poop on why rectal examiners write under pseudonyms.
At point2point, an investigation has identified the top twenty voting irregularities.
David Mobley at A Physicist's Perspective discusses post-election divisiveness between political opponents.
Nikita Demosthenes demonstrates that Crossfire and The Daily Show are equally responsible for tarnishing public discourse.
Following up on a lecture series by Robert Spencer, Solomonia pens some thoughts on winning the war against Islamic extremism.
Robert Hayes at Let's Try Freedom proposes a low-cost library-building initiative for the Third World.
Rob Findlay at The Unrepentant Leftist draws some scary conclusions from edgy right-wing rhetoric.
Andy Blumson at Under The Sun opines that morality is subservient to law in society and it shouldn't be.
Steve at Blog d'Elisson reveals to the world the secret reason he got married.
Chaz Hill at Dustbury whisks us through some 50s and 60s music, concluding with a solid ho-hum appreciation for the Beatles.
Warren Meyer at Coyote Blog asks if/how are corporate PR departments monitoring public sentiment expressed continually on the Internet.
John Rosenberg at Discriminations provides some observations on bias and scholastic freedom in academia and details a callous example of students' privacy being trampled by an insensitive professor.
At Dissecting Leftism, John Ray debunks a claim of Florida voting machine fraud alleged by UC Berkeley sociologists.
In a Leftists As Elitists post, John Ray discusses the vast and nasty ego of law professor Brian Leiter.
MadKane submits a political poem about the privacy-invading tax clause that mysteriously found its way into the Budget Bill.
John Ray provides a disturbing vision of Canadian state-run medical care at Socialized Medicine.
At Idler Yet, Bill Adams exposes the hoax of the Passion of the Christ video game and reviews JFK Reloaded.
At Education Watch, John Ray answers the question of why schools should be privatized.
A woman overcomes her hatred of guns, learns to love them, at John Ray's Gun Watch.
According to Greenie Watch, the environmentalists raised alarms that global warming is killing polar bears, but surveys indicate increases in bear populations are public safety concerns. Huh?
At Political Correctness Watch, we learn that a six-year-old boy gets school suspension for sexual harassment because he poked a girl on the po-po. Ridiculous!
At Wicked Thoughts, Bussorah gives us the Encyclopedia of Democrat Thought.
SecState Condi Rice's first meeting with the Saudis in Riyadh has been scripted and is posted at Aaron's Rantblog.
Darleen Click praises, promotes, and celebrates Thanksgiving at Darleen's Place.
Dan K. O'Leary has helpful hints on being happy while single for the holidays.
DaGoddess profiles the hope and courage of a proud couple from the Greatest Generation.
The RoguePundit details the case of two vehement tax resisters, Walter "Al" Thompson, 57, and Joseph Banister, 41.
Attaboy, Joe Dougherty takes apart an argument by leftist media watchers that Brit Hume is a tool of the VRWC.
Daniel Berczik at Bloggledygook explains why the party's over for the Democrats and why Linda Ronstadt qualifies for idiot status.
Jim Peacock at Snooze Button Dreams announces the formation of another major political party, The Nationalist Party.
The Gleeful Extremist describes how the blue-staters inject dishonesty in education.
The Smarter Cop analyzes the latest post-election strategy of MoveOn organizers.
Northstar at The People's Republic of Seabrook reviews and raves about U2's new album 'Atomic Bomb.'
Pieter Dorsman at Peaktalk cites the example of Holland in predicting that raunchy TV will decline in the U.S. due to market and societal pressures, not government controls.
Tex the Pontificator, and poet, provides some loosely styled verse to commemorate Dan Rather's exit from CBS News.
Musings from Brian J. Noggle include observations about power-hungry librarians.
La Shawn Barber delves into certain abortion-related provisions in a must-pass $388 billion spending bill that show the Republican Congress flexing its muscles.
The Watcher of Weasels has some mindless fun reviewing the remake of Dawn of the Dead.
Chuck Simmins at You Big Mouth, You! shines light on the insensitive and absurd Floridians who claim they were traumatized by the election.
Kevin Baker at The Smallest Minority brings the news that the Illinois Supreme Court slapped down an attempt by gun controllers to badger the judiciary into legislating unreasonable requirements on gun makers and distributors.
Added Entries:
Nathan Hamm at The Argus weighs in on the curious situation in North Korea where Kim Jong-il's adulatory portraits are being removed. There's lots of speculation about Kim maybe losing control.
With the killing of five hunters in the Wisconsin wilderness, Kevin Baker felt compelled to report on how the anti-gun crowd is rejoicing.
Eric Scheie at Classical Values engages us with a brief historical look at the quarrels surrounding religious tolerance from the Greeks forward.
Vik Rubenfeld at The Big Picture details a recent example of the pernicious liberal bias at the Los Angeles Times.
Paul Noonan at The Electric Commentary provides a fruity discussion of protectionism in the music industry.
Some housekeeping notes: 1) Next week's host is Ashish's Niti, 2) For the upcoming schedule of hosts, go here, 3) Thanks to Bigwig for starting it all, 4) Thanks for visiting Interested-Participant, tell your friends, and 5) Don't forget to give thanks to the Armed Forces of the United States of America for their duty, their honor, and their service.
[Update] Late entries added.
[Update 2] Late entry.
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