The Weekend Mailbag

What an interesting week!  We had a gay bomb, Al Gore showing that war and the lives of the people in the Middle East are pawns in a political game, a zombie apocalpyse, and an IQ test.

Big Gay Pentagon’s Big Gay Bomb

Turtlerific writes:

So would the bomb make people just instantly jump on other dudes, or would there be like a waiting period?  Hopefully you’d get some kind of warning that you were about to be gay like a tingling sensation or something.  That would suck.  Hey I’m tingling.  Let me bend you over.

Uh…I’m not sure about the science behind what would happen.  All I know is that it was supposed to absorb through the skin.  (And as an aside, you are a sick, sick man.)

Yolande writes:

Being gay doesn’t make you quit fighting.  This is typical army logic–if they were gay, then they’d all be cowards or bad soldiers.  I bet George W. Bush commissioned this study.

I think the Air Force just thought it would be a great practical joke to play on the enemy.  “Haha!  You’re gay.”

Al Gore

SgtWebb writes: 

That’s what I’m talking about!  That prick roasted the first Bush administration for not finishing the job and then doesn’t have the nads to stand behind what he said before.  Wake up people!  The Democrats are more apt to use the lives of us soldiers to further a political agenda than anyone else.  At least we get deployed for decent reasons when the Republicans are in power, and at least we play to win.  If you look at Somalia and Bosnia, you can see how Clinton and his bunch of pantywaisted butt pirates conduct war.

I think it’s important to point out that the reasons why we went to war in Iraq would somewhat less than truthful.  I would have been much more comfortable with W. coming on the TV and saying:  “Boys and girls, Saddam Hussein is a bad man.  I want to go kick his ass and open Iraq up to McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, and cheap exploitation of petroleum by American companies.”  If he’d said that, he would still have a lot of credibility in my eyes.

Nina writes:

You’ll find anything, including a fifteen year-old video, to discredit the Democrats, won’t you?  Pete, I’m sure you’ve never changed a political stance in your lifetime, or had an epiphany that allowed you to see things more clearly.  People are allowed to change their point of view, especially if they take the side of life.

Nina’s back!  Yay!  The fact that this video is fifteen years old doesn’t really change the truth of the situation.  First of all, the first Bush made a mistake in not going all the way to Baghdad and removing Hussein, and Al Gore was completely, 100% right in calling him on it.  What is amazing is that the circumstances were almost exactly the same when W. went after him shortly after 9/11.  Why did they change their tune, when the facts on the ground hadn’t really changed?  And just out of curiousity, my frequently emailing liberal, since you say you take the side of life, are you pro-life?

The Zombie Apocalypse

Sherry writes:

Pete, do you really carry a pistol and a combat knife in your car?  If so, is that legal in Texas?

Sorry!  That’s a bit personal.  A few points to make:  First of all, anyone may carry a concealed weapon if they have the concealed/carry weapons license.  There is a nominal fee that most states charge after you demonstrate proficiency with a given weapon.  Furthermore, in Texas (as defined  specifically under section 46.15(i) of the state law), a person may carry a loaded, concealed firearm in their vehicle with no permit.  (Thanks to Packing.org for the information.)

Tony Z. writes:

MORE!  This is your best stuff yet, Pete.  When are you going to finish the story?

Thanks, I guess.  I sort of whipped this out to get in the spirit of the blogging theme.  I’m not a big fan of horror stuff, nor of Zombie movies, although I did love Max Brook’s World War Z.  I’ll probably do the second part of the story mid-week next week.

IQ Test

Melissa writes:

Cheater!

Nope.  But I did have pen and paper handy to work out the answers.  Did you guys know that some IQ tests are timed?  I’m not sure if this one was, but finishing quickly (with the correct answers) probably wouldn’t hurt.

Gymnahnkaka writes:

I took the test and scored a 141.  Previous IQ tests I scored much lower on.  I wonder if this test is accurate?  Have you ever taken a test for emotional IQ?

I’ve had a similar experience.  The last time I took a test, I was right around the 150 mark, so maybe this one is easier/scored a little differently?  And no, I haven’t taken a test for emotion IQ.  I’m tempery and melancholy, I completely lack compassion, so I don’t expect that I would score very high on it.

Thanks for the letters, guys!  We’ll post more next week.