Mustafa Abu al-Yazid Killed... Again!

They've killed al-Qaeda's Number 3 again.

Well, actually he is Number 8 Number 3; alphabetically speaking, Abu Faraj al-Libbi, Abu Hamza Rabia, Abu Laith al-Libi, Abu Saeed al-Masri, Abu Yahya al-Libi, Saif al-Adel, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and Mohammed Sheikh Mohammed come before him in the list of people claimed to be Number 3 in al-Qaeda, and Abu Zubaida comes in at 9.

These terrorists - I mean really! We kill'em and kill'em and kill'em, and they just keep coming back. Oh, sure, we've captured them and they come back before, but it's the dead ones that are the most... troublesome.

I think it's time for another oldie-but-goodie poll. Last year's was a hit. Why not again?

Submit your suggestions for the best fake Muslim name in the comments section, and the poll will begin on the 13th of June, ending on the 19th. You don't win anything, and it's open ballot, so be bold.

Mine:

Abidi-Abidi-Abidi Atz al-Fohqs

al-Ghor

Barack Hussein Obama (Real Muslim name, sorry.)

Khomtu Jamaekhaman

Baezb al-Bin Bedi-Bedi Gutumi

Dissertation Challenge

Effective immediately, I will be accepting entries for the best dissertation on the progress of the Obama Presidency.

No rules, except the subject must revolve around the Obama Presidency; take that subject where you will - comparing, contrasting, analogizing, rabbit-trailing, explaining, detailing, revealing, unveiling, concluding, etc. Make it your own, in your own words, and at any length.

Send your entries to the email address found on my profile page.

The challenge ends November 27th. The winner will be chosen by popular vote, so tell your friends to be sure to at least vote here.

Details of the awards will be forthcoming, and they'll be better than ever before!

Grab your pencils, and get the lead out!

A Few Quirks of Life in a Christian, Kansan, Paleoconservative, Hunting, Happy Home

Politics and religion are sometimes the only things discussed at the dinner table.

When rearranging the freezer, it is decided to give the rabbits that have been in there for over four months to the dogs. (They're freezer-burned, anyway.)

Your Great Pyrenees is named "Ruger", in honor of your favorite charity.

You have to spell out or whisper "rabbit", "squirrel", or "goats" when in front of Pierre the Papillon, as he has been trained to chase them all and gets into "war mode" at the mere mention of them.

You always notice the bevy of doves in the area weeks before and weeks after dove season, but not during.

When playing Monopoly, whenever one happens to land on the space marked, "INCOME TAX PAY 10% or $200," the player declares, "Ron Paul is President," and pays nothing. This is known as the "Ron Paul is President" rule.

You have to keep replacing the marker in the ground next to that fence post that some knucklehead buried just above the surface, so that it knocks you off the riding mower and ruins the blades.

Rainfall may be measured by how wiggly the dock is in the pond, compared to how it wiggled before the storm.

Everyone laughs whenever you say, "The goats aren't getting out this time!"

The Poll is Tied

The Tri-State Republics and The Republics of I-35 are tied for first with 3 votes each.

I've added "Other" for a write-in vote.

ADDENDUM: Since the poll results added-up to 200%, I am removing the feature that allows multiple votes.