chess and rollercoasters

http://xkcd.com/chesscoaster/

Brilliant. Were it not for the fact that the next time I go to an amusement park that I'll almost certainly be carting around 3 kids, I'd totally do this. This would be one of the few reasons that I'd ever pay for one of those photos...

what some conservatives say when they think they're among friends only

http://www.alternet.org/story/57001/

This is, honestly, chilling.

That said, I've heard hardcore liberals say analogous things when they think they're 'among friends'. (Then again, hardcore radical liberals tend not to have nearly as much money or power as hardcore conservatives do...so while their hatred can be just as sickening, it doesn't inspire me with the same sort of fear.)