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Of course, as one friend only half-seriously quipped, if that Texas cheerleader had said it was against her religion to cheer for her rapist, she'd be standing victorious on the Supreme Court steps today.

Joanne Bamberger: Raped Cheerleader Told by Courts to Go Home and Be Quiet Joanne Bamberger 2011

Although, I suppose in some twisted way it's appropriate that I half-seriously nit-picked your half-serious nit-pick.

How To Address The $5 RE5 Vs. Mode Issue SVGL 2009

"When did you realize you were adorable?" one admiring reporter half-seriously asked Zooey Deschanel, evoking a flood of tweets that accompanied the panel for New Girl, Fox's new comedy starring the 500 Days of Summer actress.

"Adorable" Zooey Deschanel Takes on Tailor-Made Role in New Girl 2011

Of course, as one friend only half-seriously quipped, if that Texas cheerleader had said it was against her religion to cheer for her rapist, she'd be standing victorious on the Supreme Court steps today.

Joanne Bamberger: Raped Cheerleader Told by Courts to Go Home and Be Quiet Joanne Bamberger 2011

In previous posts I've broken down SF into various facets according to its multiple contradictory definitions -- half-jokingly, half-seriously inventing labels like Scientific Fancy, Scientistic Fiction, Soul Fiction, Symbolic Formulation, and so on -- and these facets are ultimately, I'd argue, largely a matter of discernable, albeit overlapping, demand-and-supply cycles for strange fiction with variant aesthetic purposes.

Freeform Critique Hal Duncan 2008

In previous posts I've broken down SF into various facets according to its multiple contradictory definitions -- half-jokingly, half-seriously inventing labels like Scientific Fancy, Scientistic Fiction, Soul Fiction, Symbolic Formulation, and so on -- and these facets are ultimately, I'd argue, largely a matter of discernable, albeit overlapping, demand-and-supply cycles for strange fiction with variant aesthetic purposes.

Archive 2008-01-01 Hal Duncan 2008

One of us noted that some Southerners half-seriously refer to the Civil War as the "War of Northern Aggression".

In South Carolina, Pro-Confederate Flag Group Airs Ads Praising Huckabee's Flag Stance -- And Hitting McCain 2009

Talbot half-seriously hints at a shadowy conspiracy to suppress the role of Sunderland and the Mackems in history -- especially in the history of Alice in Wonderland and Lewis Carroll.

Boing Boing 2007

So I said, kind only half-seriously, ask your mom what she knows about Question 4.

Cell Phones In My Civics Class = Parent Involvement Mr. Byrne 2009

One of us noted that some Southerners half-seriously refer to the Civil War as the "War of Northern Aggression".

In South Carolina, Pro-Confederate Flag Group Airs Ads Praising Huckabee's Flag Stance -- And Hitting McCain 2009