The extremely ignorant blogger Brad Jacobson via the blogger Larisa Alexandrovna, yet not quite as perfidious as the proprietor of “Stuff God Hates,” says Jesus endorsed Barack Obama outside an Applebee’s restaurant. Without the blogosphere, these people would still be watching Star Trek reruns in their parents’ basement. When Obama’s race and religion are questioned it is called a smear, but when Jesus Christ is blatantly attacked it is called investigative reporting. Jacobson should get back to flipping burgers or selling weed, whichever it is.

This month’s atheist fare is anemic—not much out there worth reading.

How To Appeal To The Kids
Christian Flag in Rankin County Courthouse: Time For Action
Hillary Clinton Promotes Assassination
Is Free Will An Illusion We’re Incapable of Disbelieving
Baby Jeebus (Jesus) Weeps Over Starbucks Mermaid Slut
23% of Canadians Are Atheists
Atheist Liberation

• Copying the feminist and homosexual playbook

Ditching The Crazies

• Politicians distance themselves from religious leaders

Judge Lifts Injunction Against Expelled

Success often sparks imitation. This truism applies everywhere, including the blogosphere. The astronomically successful blog “Stuff White People Like” has inspired an ever inflating group of knockoffs. I do not read SWPL, but I respect the dude’s originality. I find all this humorous. It is like the Gold Rush. Incidently, “Stuff Christians Like” predates “Stuff White People Like.”

• Stuff Stick Figure People Like
• Stuff Educated Black People Like
• Stuff God Hates
• Stuff Queer People Like
• Stuff Straight People Like
• Stuff Asian People Like
• Stuff Cajun People Like
• Stuff College People Like
• Stuff Ghetto People Like
• Stuff White Trash People Like
• Stuff Indian People Like
• Stuff Yellow People Like
• Stuff Radio People Like
• White Stuff People Like
• Stuff Jewish People Like
• Stuff Atheists Like (#1)
• Stuff Atheists Like (#2)

This week, I had two different bloggers from two different blogs mention my beard on the same day. Yes, my avatar has a beard—me about 10 months ago. The beard is long gone.

Here is what the Teen Athiest had to say:

peak9, I like myself way too much to “take things so personally.” Wouldn’t you be annoyed if you heard the same shit every day, no matter what it was? “Trim your beard,” “Wear something nicer,” et cetera. If I honestly believed I knew everything and couldn’t stand dealing with the ageism, I wouldn’t call myself the Teenage Atheist. I did choose that moniker for this blog, however, because I am admitting that I don’t know everything, and I welcome advice from my readers on how to deal with problems and go about things.

So, don’t generalize. Just because you were a know-it-all dipshit when you were my age doesn’t mean we all were. That’s ageism in and of itself.

My response:

Awesome. There’s no more beard either.

Here is what Brandon said at The Original Mudpuppy:

Just because I don’t have a fun blog name like “Politics & Culture” and I don’t look like the 4th member of ZZ Top doesn’t mean I’m not funny.

My response to Brandon:

Actually, I don’t have a beard anymore. I can’t believe two different bloggers on two different blogs commented today on my summer beard. The other blogger called me a dips%#t. At least you only associated me with a band of fellow Texans.

What are some other associations that can be applied to my former beard? A coworker once mentioned “rapist.” Another said I was “bummin’.” My own wife threw out “child molester.” We have “4th member of ZZ Top” and the ranting of a petulant imp. Let me know.