They're Getting An Early Start

The weekend has barely started, and the Usual Suspects® are getting an early start on the shootings and murders.

But Bob, you say, how do you know it's the Usual Suspects?® Because, unlike the TSA, I racially profile. Robert Heinlein, in several of his books, cautioned against drawing to an inside straight in poker. His meaning was that you make decisions based on a careful calculation of the odds, and drawing to an inside straight in poker is a losing proposition, in the long run. Playing the percentages in Charlotte crime means that, more often than not, robbery, rape and murder wear a black face. Sorry if that's politically incorrect. Call Rev. Al and Rev. Jesse to yell RACIST! at me. I don't give a shit.

What was it Del Gue said in Jeremiah Johnson? Tweren't Mormons!



Who's most likely in this old world to commit terrorist acts? Contrary to what the Department of Homeland Security might tell you, it ain't white Christians.

When people go to Las Vegas, they tend to gravitate toward the blackjack tables, if they're serious gamblers. Why? Because blackjack, beside being easy to learn, also features the best odds of winning in the casino. The odds are still stacked against you, but less severely than if you're playing craps or roulette.

So - - I play percentages. I won't apologize for it. They are what they are. Res ipsa loquitur.

update: It appears that the man responsible for the terrorism in Norway on Friday was a white Christian, rather than the usual Muslim. The inside straight came off, as it rarely does, and we have the Norwegian version of Timothy McVeigh, apparently. Color me surprised.