Unbelievable stuff, really. I'm a little sick of the self-important, condescending smugness. I'm especially sick of rational thought being labelled as "party-line kool aid" when what's offered in opposition is nothing more than hollow parochial marching tunes. You get labelled as a rabid liberal while someone behind thumps you on the head with a bible.

People in the US are always banging on about freedom, yet will happily abide by legislation that erodes civil liberties and the right to chose. Weird.

San Francisco Man Becomes First American To Grasp Meaning Of Irony
Added 2003-02-07 12:58:52
Jay Fullmer, 38, yesterday became the first American to get to grips with the concept of irony. "It was weird" Fullmer said. "I was in London and, like, talking to this guy and it was raining and he pulled a face and said, "great weather eh?" and I thought "Wait a minute, no way is it great weather".

Fullmer then realised that the other man's 'mistake' was in fact deliberate. Fullmer, who is 39 next month and married with two children, aged 8 and 3, plans to use irony himself in future. "I'm, like, using it all the time." he said. "Last weekend I was grilling steaks and I burned them to a crisp and I said "hey, great weather".