John McCain fails at logic.

From a recent John McCain ad: "The real Barack Obama promises higher taxes and more government spending. So, fewer jobs."

What? Seriously? No. Just no. Can anyone explain how this is a valid argument, irrespective of soundness? Anyone?

The Need for Specifity When Discussing Melons

It has recently come to my attention that the English call all varieties of melon "melon". This does not make sense to me at all. It seems natural (and logical) to differentiate these glorious fruits by their forenames, as it were. If you were having dinner with the Smith family, would you say "Say Smith, this is a lovely roast" and "Smith, how are the grandkids?" and "Smith your ass looks great in that dress"? I'm guessing not, unless...well, I'm not even going to go there. It's the same with melons!

"Those are some lovely melons!"
"Those are some lovely melons!"
"Those are some lovely melons!"

And therein the confusion lies. Those sentences should read (respectively, and I apologize to those on Facebook where I'm not sure the links will work) "Those are some lovely watermelons!", "Those are some lovely honeydews!" and "Nice tits!"

Considering the huge variety of melons (excluding the colloquial definition, about 27), just saying "Hey I want some melon" begs the question "Well what type, you jackass?" Can you imagine walking up to a melon bar and telling the...er...barman..."Hey, I'd like two slices of the melon, one slice of the melon and a whole melon, please"? Patently absurd jackassery, and I refuse to allow it to continue.

If this generality is allowed to continue, where does it all end? Do we go around calling all cheese "cheese" or all wine "wine"? It just cannot be allowed to happen. We've got to put a stop to it!

I propose invading England.