Daily Archives: August 18, 2006

Pump It Up-Date, Up-Date

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Gaius

Well, the formal sentencing of the judge convicted of using a penis pump on himself while conducting trials brought even more bad news for him. The jury had recommended a year in prison for the offense. The judge handed down … Continue reading →

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“An Undercurrent Of Pigginess”

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Gaius

So says Kira O'Reilly, a 'performance artist' of her newest piece of work, called Inthewrongplaceness. It is described as a 'slow crushing dance with a pig for one at a time'. For four hours, one visitor at a time  will … Continue reading →

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Israel Attacks In Bekaa?

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Gaius

Reuters is reporting rumors that Israeli warplanes fired several missiles at unidentified targets in Eastern Lebanon near Bodai. This is just about all the information that is in the news flash. No other wire service is reporting the same incident. … Continue reading →

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Photojournalism – Crisis In Confidence

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Gaius

A really good opinion piece from David D. Perlmutter, a Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies & Research at the University of Kansas School of Journalism & Mass Communications, appears in Editor and Publisher. He discusses the recently revealed falsification … Continue reading →

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Stay Away From England

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Gaius

There's an old saying here in the US which may or may not be used in other countries. When it's raining really hard we say 'it's raining cats and dogs'. But in England, they appear to have a completely different … Continue reading →

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Vultures Tired Of Waiting

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Gaius

The vultures have joined the animal uprising. No longer willing to wait for something to die, they have decided to start trying to bring down big game. Airplanes. LIMA, Peru (Reuters) – Hundreds of vultures have swarmed the airport of … Continue reading →

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Vacuum

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Gaius

France's refusal to step up and supply troops to the UN peacekeeping mission has opened the door for Indonesia and Malaysia to offer troops. Neither nation recognizes Israel. The rank insanity of sending peacekeepers to stand between an armed non-state … Continue reading →

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German Terror Plot Revealed

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Gaius

An attempt was made to launch an attack on German commuter trains on July 31st. German authorities revealed details of two suitcase bombs today. The bags contained bottles of gasoline and propane with a detonation device. It is not know … Continue reading →

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You’ll Be Relieved To Know

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Gaius

That the Australian government has made a decision of monumental import. This is huge and has far-reaching consequences to the entire world! It solves on of the most vexing problems society has ever experienced. Crocodiles are now fish. Politicians in … Continue reading →

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Mission Impossible

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Gaius

I read this headline and said to myself: "This will never work". Modern medicine has made great strides, but this is just unattainable. "Barry Manilow to have hip surgery". It turns out he's just going to have damage to cartilage … Continue reading →

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Bomb Threat Diverts British Airplane

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Gaius

A British flight en route to Egypt was diverted to Italy when a handwritten note was found saying that there was a bomb on board. ROME – A British passenger plane to Egypt diverted to a southern Italian airport Friday … Continue reading →

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Terror Weapons

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Gaius

Michael Totten reports from Israel on the results of bombardment by terror weapons. Make no mistake, Katyusha rockets are of no practical military value other than as terror weapons. To be an effective military weapon, they need to be launched … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, War | 11 Comments

It’s A Good Day For Chocolate

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Gaius

Well, strictly speaking, my wife would argue every day is a good day for chocolate. But today seems to be an outstanding day for chocolate in the news! Item: Police in Amsterdam are warning people not to eat any dark … Continue reading →

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Silence Broken, Silence Enforced

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Gaius

How very lucky the Cuban people and the whole world are today! Raul Castro has emerged to give an interview. He has broken his silence of the past few weeks. We are informed that Fidel Castro is recuperating and that … Continue reading →

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French Forces Farce

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Gaius

The French are almost beyond parody at this point. Yesterday, French media leaked the fact that Jacques Chirac would only send 200 engineering troops to the UN peacekeeping force. Apparently, Kofi Annan shamed him into increasing that commitment. So now … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys, War, World news | 3 Comments