Rue The Day!

Ron English has some serious thoughts on US border policy. Fortunately, his method of expressing these beliefs is filled with his usual lighthearted, thought-provoking artwork.

Perhaps it’s just me, but if I was expected to wear a burqa whenever I left the house, I wouldn’t care too much about my looks, which is why Al Queda’s new magazine, Al-Shamikha, dubbed the “Jihad Cosmo” doesn’t seem like much of a threat. Sure women may be interested in the group’s cause, but I don’t think you’re going to get a lot of readership from women that are asked not to display their beauty and to dress in plain fashions by offering them a magazine filled with beauty and fashion tips.

Thanks to reader Ashley for the tip!

How can you take a stand against the TSA without ending up on the no-fly list? Deny them service at your restaurant. If enough people refused to work with the agents, people will stop accepting jobs as TSA workers -and the government will have to rethink their idiotic policies.

Image via billypalooza [Flickr]

If you’re sick of canvassers sitting outside your local shopping centers and harassing you to support something you already care about but don’t want to sign up for right then, these cards can serve as a great response.

I’m terrible at current events, which is why I only got two questions right on this quiz. See if you’ve already forgotten the year with this year-in-review quiz on Mental Floss.

Ok, well not all drugs are good for all people, but this article over at Oddee has some interesting ways that illegal drugs may be surprisingly good for some people in terms of medicine.

Via: Criminal Justice Degree

Did you know Saddam loved to write crappy romance novels or that Osama loves volleyball? Learn more absurd facts about some of the most terrifying men on earth with this funny Cracked article.

Check out the signs from the rally to restore sanity seen on Flickr. The set is hilarious, including this great one taken by webjedi.

Via The Real.