I don't normally post political humor...

...unless I'm amused by it. And here we have, courtesy of Snopes, a perfect example of Texan folk wisdom/humor.

"While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75-year old Texas rancher whose hand was caught in a gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to Sarah Palin and her bid to be a heartbeat away from being President. The old rancher said, "Well, ya know, Palin is a post turtle." Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a post turtle was. The old rancher said, "When you're driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a post turtle. You know she didn't get up there by herself, she doesn't belong up there, she doesn't know what to do while she is up there, and you just wonder what kind of dumb ass put her up there to begin with."

Now I want my very own drawing of a Post Turtle.

WARNING! Fantastic Contraption!

I'm making this last, desperate post to warn my friends about this internet game: Fantastic Contraption. To warn them about this utterly engrossing physics game. To warn them that by all means people should avoid this game, with the seemingly simple object of moving the ball into the goal by building contraptions. My friends, do not click on the link. Do not peruse the list of wheels and rods to build a contraption to get across the obstacles of ever-increasing difficulty. Avoid realizing that you can make tanks, slings, walkers and catapults, and that each level may have multiple ingenious ways to solve the puzzle. Above all, it's best if you don't realize that this game uses a really simple physics engine to create interesting mechanics problems.

Avoid this game. I warn you. This incredibly fascinating game is a time eater. You will suddenly realize the afternoon or evening is GONE, and worse, you won't mind.

If this does not convince you to avoid this deceptively simple-looking game, I advise you not to go to this thread on rpg.net where people have saved links to some of their ingenious solutions. Do not watch amusing items like:

The Wrecking Ball

The Bone-Jarring Space-Shot

The Frisky Goat

This is your last warning. As for me, in my final moments of sanity, the only thing I can say is...how do I get the damn thing to hop?