Archive for January 26th, 2006

Jan 26 2006

Possible explanation of some internet behavior

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Well, the author might be on to something here. Or at least it may be partly true. The problem, of course, is that he is making the statements, but I do not see any studies backing up his claims. Although the theory is plausible, it is not proven rigorously.

Logically, however, it is likely that it has some truth to it. I have long noticed that some people on the internet routinely engage in invective that would almost certainly result in emphatic feedback if they did it in person. In other words, they’d be on the floor sans a few teeth……

On the other hand, some people appear to be able to control themselves and remain civil even when being hounded by trolls…..

H/T - Instapundit

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Jan 26 2006

Lakefront Property Opportunity!

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I never knew this: There are a bunch of lakes under the Antarctic ice cap. I see development potential!

As soon as the two mile thick ice melts, of course…..

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Jan 26 2006

Conservative win in Canada

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This floored me when I read it.

Apparently, the previous Liberal Government in Canada refused to arm their Border Guards….

The result? Border Guards fled rather than confront two murder suspects. US officials had to capture the bad guys.

The Conservatives have promised to arm the guards.

Appalling. Sending people into a potentially dangerous situation without proper means of self defense.

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Jan 26 2006

What’s in a name?

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Must be a good day for criminal masterminds!

Church Bandit vs. Church Burglar. How about we just use Convict!

Apparently, this guy should have had a card from the guy from the previous post…..

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Jan 26 2006

Criminal Mastermind Department

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Wow, we have another winner.

And it makes the police happy, too!

“It makes our job considerably easier when they advertise and let us know
where to get ahold of them,” Kitchens said.

Note to potential crime lords, advertising only works for certain kinds of criminals. Like lawyers.

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