True Blood, and the actually scary

[blamebrampton]

'I have proof, scientific, people are much dumber than they realise.'
– Nan Flanagan, True Blood, Season 4, episode 1

I think I have a new favourite line in popular culture ...

In hilarious actual news news, recently, Lord Monckton, Scottish peer and anti-science fruitloop, declared that highly respected Australian economist Ross Garnaut was a fascist and illustrated him with a swastika at a talk in the US.

Monckton is currently in Australia talking at a series of mining industry events in Western Australia. He has responded to criticisms over the Garnaut swipe by saying that the media is hypocritical:

'[Monckton] said one journalist had written in a column that climate change sceptics should be gassed.

' "None of you have gone around to her house and thrust microphones in her face and said don't you think you're being a bit unfair," Lord Monckton told reporters. (Source)'

Well, no, because it was in a comedy piece full of hyperbolic overstatement for parodic effect. Written by a journalist called Richard. Who is a man.

On the east coast, in Sydney, an anti-carbon tax rally was held today. In attendance were several hundred people, including one of the more public members of the Australian Fascism movement, who has public photographs of himself in full Nazi regalia.

You could not make this stuff up.

Comments

[calanthe-fics.livejournal.com]

I need glasses! The headaches have finally killed me. Glasses for reading I tell you!

I actually feel really, really old.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Daring, I have longed for glasses since Suzanne Collins had a pair when we were seven and looked INSTANTLY smarter, cuter and more sophisticated!

You will look like a sexy librarian/head of MI5 and Vivienne Westwood will stop you in the street to say 'Gorgeous face furniture, and what a feature they make of your divine eyes!'

I curse the genes that see me still reading without aid, though my optometrist promises me that I will need specs before too many more years pass if I keep up the editing and embroidery. I have hopes!

What did you go with? Classic, cat-eye, or hipster funk? Dare I hope for purple?

[(Anonymous)]

Ha ha, metallic pink. By Voodoo. I tried about 30 pairs on in pink, red and purple, and in the end they were the best of the lot.

I will have to send you a photo, as I can't find a picture of the frames online.

The are rounded rectangular - which doesn't help a lot!!!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

You were logged out by an evil and recalcitrant LJ! Which then decided to screen your comment. Who can explain it, who can tell you why?

Yes please, photo would be lovely! I need to send you one of my hair ...