11-11-11 goes to 11

Something lighter for the weekend.

*Now* getting a hybrid makes sense to me

And Now Something Lighter

Sorry, I had to get that last post off my chest, but I can't close tonight on such a grim note. The fact that dark things dwell in the shadows of this world is not a new idea; that's why we have humor. To confront the dark, prevail over it, and go on, ready to meet the next challenge.

So here's a little humor, to get you ready for tomorrow. (Thanks again to Moe Lane. You really ought to put him on your reading list.)

Here, a comparison between railroad uniforms of yesterday, and today.

Yeah. Yesterday did some things a lot better than today. (*Snrk*. "The Hello Kitty bag tells us that this is the lady.") It's not the girl's fault, either.

Our Zombie Preparedness Has A Long Ways To Go

Jim Geraghty adds this coda to this morning's Morning Jolt:

On Tuesday, AMC tried a publicity stunt to promote their new horror series about life after zombies take over the world, The Walking Dead. The stunt was to hire actors, have the makeup crew turn them into bloody, ugly zombies, and have them start slouching around major landmarks like the Lincoln Memorial and the Brooklyn Bridge and 24 others around the world.

Of course, zombie movies are now so ubiquitous that I half-figured that a well-conditioned and educated populace would simply roll into action with double-tap headshots and creative use of chainsaws to ensure the continued existence of humanity.

More preparation and public education is obviously needed.

Do You Think These Five Are For Hire?

Hat tip to Mitch at Shot In The Dark and to Amy Alkon for finding this all too brief masterpiece.

"Johnson, who's the new guy?"

Thanks to HotAir.com for pointing this out.

Ditto

Jim Geraghty, writing in today's Morning Jolt:

Al-Qaeda lays out conditions for peace. Here's my counteroffer to Adam Gadahn: All of you guys drop dead. My formal response will be a seven-page fax; the first page will be a giant letter 'F', and you can probably figure out the next six pages.

No More Dealing with the Devil

Jim Geraghty over at NRO's Campaign Spot:

No Faustian Bargains Needed to Take on Alan Grayson

Dan Webster, former state senator, is joining the teeming masses of Florida Republicans running against Rep. Alan Grayson (D., Intermittent Explosive Disorder).

Jeb Bush and Mike Huckabee have already endorsed Webster.

If he wins the primary, we finally will get to watch a congressional race between the devil and Daniel Webster.

He Would Know

A recent letter to the editor:

And the best part? It's real.

Thanks to Patterico and Cdr. Salamander.

On Marxism

To quote Moe Lane (quote is from this entry):

Marxism is intellectualism for stupid people.*

*How hard is it to farm? I mean, illiterate Copper-age Sumerians who plowed with sticks managed it! And yet those people couldn’t manage to keep an agricultural system running to save their lives. Often literally.

Surrender Cheaply

Jim Treacher, writing at the DC Trawler today:

Bart Stupak bravely stood on principle and opposed the abortion provisions in the bill, right up until the second he didn’t. He ended up voting for it because Obama promised to write him a note. In other news, I just got Bart Stupak to give me two $10’s for a $5.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

What?

From here again.

They Move In Herds

For those you how remember "Calvin & Hobbes" fondly, and regard snow with less enthusiasm, some helpful soul has posted a gallery of his favorite C&H snowman cartoons here.

Did you know?

From xkcd: