The Honest Courtesan

When they read the word ‘boneless,’ they think that it means ‘without bones,’ as do all sensible people.  –  Justice Michael P. Donnelly

I wasn’t familiar with John Mayall’s Blues breakers myself, but Grace was; this video features Eric Clapton (post-Yardbirds, pre-Cream) on guitar and John McVie (later of Fleetwood Mac) on bass.  The links above it were provided by Charles Hill, Popehat, The Onion (x2), Nun Ya, and Scott Greenfield, in that order.

• R.I.P. John Mayall.
• On recognizing the Antichrist.
• The Onion has a gift for horror.
• It does science fiction pretty well, too.
• Think of what this ruling means for diet food.
• A long-delayed “good riddance to bad rubbish“.

From the Archives

• They make these cases sound like the rapist was doing his victims a favor.
• On the dopey claim computers can detect “trafficking” in plain escort ads.
• The government thinks you shouldn’t be allowed any privacy whatsoever.
• “Hard cases” are less rare than forced-birth pushers want you to believe.
• The bipartisan war on the internet moves us inexorably toward idiocracy.
• It’s so nice to hear this from someone whose name isn’t Maggie McNeill.
• Texas stops judges overruling library censorship by eliminating libraries.
• What’s the connection between this guy & disgraced Chief James Burke?
• Any information you give to the State can and will be used against you.
• Is there anything narrower & meaner than the mind of a prison official?
• Nobody admits the danger of giving macho guys power over teen girls.
• Cops; Cat, I farted; Sinead O’Connor; SunRay Kelley; and much more.
• Blaming bad behavior on imaginary “addiction” ≠ taking responsibility.
• Watching Tim Ballard’s reputation go down in flames is so very sweet.
• Pigs, Super Friends, Bernard Cribbins, Nichelle Nichols, & much more.
• Pasco County is already being sued & federally investigated over this.
• The usual avalanche of horror stories resulting from acts of tyranny.
• Prohibitionists extending their fantasies to OnlyFans was inevitable.
• The only thing unusual here is that the molester cop got in trouble.
• Vancouver, Washington is a “hotspot” for “sex trafficking” hysteria.
• US “authorities” keep pretending sex is an excuse for any tyranny.
• Low-population states cling desperately to “sex trafficking” myths.
• Prohibitionists’ next target isn’t just porn; it’s all online sex work.
• If you didn’t see this coming, you haven’t been paying attention.
• The claims of crypto-moralists are growing increasingly absurd.
• This abomination started as a means of spying on sex workers.
• “Rescue” resulting in “at least two” suicide attempts every day.
• This attempt to blame others is odious even by cop standards.
• Of course they’re prosecuting his wife for trying to stop him.
• What really happens when a wannabe “pimp” abducts a girl.
• He wasn’t a “former pastor” when he murdered a little girl.
• Is it polite to follow an escort on Twitter after seeing her?
• Principled Christians understand that prohibition is evil.
• “Sexual offenses” sounds so much milder than “rape”.
• I’m very pleased with how this little porch came out.
• Cops, apes, Mr. Bubble, Ron Popeil, and much more.
• PayPal is becoming an active threat to civil liberties.
• Fascism in action, profiting from human misery.
• Never call the cops for any reason whatsoever.
• Trying to eliminate small but persistent leaks.
• Even being related to a cop may be enough.
• I suppose it could have been much worse.
• Cops want their hysteria to trump reality.
• My two previous columns for Lammas.
• What did this guy think he was, a cop?
• Preparing to start on my atrium roof.
• One of the images of my childhood.
• Your “leaders” call this “correction”.
• At least this one confessed quickly.
• The onset of arthritis in my hands.
• Just another Throwback Thursday.
• Changing a well pump isn’t easy.
• Our recent Freedom Fest panel.
• Rapist cops of the week.

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