We are developing the social individualist meta-context for the future. From the very serious to the extremely frivolous... lets see what is on the mind of the Samizdata people.

Samizdata, derived from Samizdat /n. - a system of clandestine publication of banned literature in the USSR [Russ.,= self-publishing house]

Samizdata slogan of the day

Politicians are interested in people. Not that this is always a virtue. Fleas are interested in dogs.
– P. J. O’Rourke

Samizdata slogan of the day

Here’s something to ponder: just as there are boobs on the far-left, there are also boobs on the far-right. You know, they do come in pairs.
– unknown

Samizdata slogan of the day

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
– John Lehman, former US Secretary of the Navy

The Pretzel of Death!

Over on Matthew Edgar’s blog, he outlines several scenarios for how Bush nearly choked on a pretzel. I rather liked: “The dogs attacked Bush to tell him that he [Bush] better not try to take them out like Clinton took out Buddy.”… but the truth does not require such pretzel logic, Matthew. Apply Occam’s razor and the real reason is apparent:

Bush suddenly realised that the pretzel was in the shape of a peace sign and started choking.

This week’s weird search engine hits on Samizdata

Also we have seem some previously unknown search engines… some of these are definitely ‘things that make you go hmmm.’

Via Google: Kunduz+rescue+pakistan+helicopter+brigadiers

Via Buscador.Lycos: sinister+creative+killing

Via Lycos: Cicero+economics

Via Lycos: oppressive+governments

Via Google: Bond+supervillain+bin+Laden

Via Sidesearch: american+indian+beliefs

Via Tsunamisearch: kylie+minogue+fake

Via Tsunamisearch: kylie+minogue+naked

Via Whatuseek.com: public+rationality

Via Google: al+qaeda+airlifted+antonov+afghanistan

Via Tsunamisearch: jeri+ryan+porn

Via Brisbane.t-online: England+porn

Via Google: sig+239+vs.+sig+229

Via Google: Bennett+Anglosphere

Via Google: fortune+born+on+22January+astrology

Via Alltheweb: Arabic+bikini

Via Alltheweb: Poland+citizenship+request

Via Redesearch: libertarians+and+greens

Via Search.kvasir: ladies+spanking

Samizdata slogan of the day

The pen is mightier than the sword, and considerably easier to write with
– Marty Feldman

Reports from the front

Over on the exquisitely named Insolvent Republic of Blogistan, there is a brief round up of who participated in the dog pile on Mr. Raimondo following his much responded to sortie into hostile territory.

Samizdata slogan of the day

Intellectual freedom cannot exist without political freedom; political freedom cannot exist without economic freedom; a free mind and a free market are corollaries.
– Ayn Rand

So what is on my mind tonight…

In the side bar it says “lets see what is on the mind of the Samizdata people”… well tonight it is nothing philosphical or topical or political, it is just a song by the Goo Goo Dolls that we used to listen to.

Comin’ down the world turns over
And angels fall without you there
And I go on as you grow colder
All because I’m…
Comin’ down the years turn over
And angels fall without you there
And I’ll go on to bring you home
All because I’m…
All because I’m…
I’ll become what you became to me

Someone broke my heart tonight.

Samizdata slogan of the day

The whole principle is wrong; it’s like demanding that grown men live on skim milk because the baby can’t eat steak.
– Robert A. Heinlein on censorship

Samizdata quote of the day

It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right

– Winston S. Churchill

Strange visitors

Some strange (and over optimistic) search engine hit on the Samizdata over the last week:

via Google: conspiracy+code+illuminatus
via Lycos: naked+Claudia+Christian
via Google: cat+sex+libertarian
via Yahoo: balkan+murder
via Lycos: Natalija+Radic+naked
via Yahoo: hawala+tax+computer
via Google: London+prostitution
via Yahoo: guns+wild+Italian
via Yahoo: cypherpunk+libertarian
via Yahoo: elephant+economics