Daily Archives: September 25, 2006

Sell All Your Pretzel Company Stock

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Gaius

Because beer and pretzels will be much less fashionable when this emerging trend hits the US. Beer and crunchy, deep-fried crickets! Breeders of crickets say the insects have become "finger food for beer drinkers" in an age of increasing prosperity … Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Stuff, World news | 5 Comments

The Microscope

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Gaius

One thing that makes it very difficult to get really first rate political candidates is the media microscope people get put under when they run for office. Literally everything one has ever done or said is picked up, turned over … Continue reading →

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PETA Becomes Self-Parody

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Gaius

You literally cannot make this stuff up. I posted a couple of days ago about a harmless, if exceedingly gross, promotion that Six Flags Great America was having for Halloween. A person could earn a pass good for an automatic … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Insanity | 3 Comments

Speaking Of Revolting Generals

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Gaius

Earlier, I recalled the revolting group of generals that Democrats proudly trotted out earlier this year. At the time, I likened them to new Praetorians. Guess what? They're baaaack. Today, a couple of generals are going to attack Donald Rumsfeld. … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 17 Comments

They Should Be Worried

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Gaius

AllahPundit linked this article while discussing what frankly looks an awful lot like the mother of all smear jobs. If the report is correct, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are becoming very, very concerned with increasingly anti-Semitic and racist rhetoric … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Left Wing, Politics | 11 Comments

Woodpeckers In The News

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Gaius

It seems that folks in Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina take a dim view of Federal regulators stripping the value fro their land by imposing regulations. So landowners are taking preemptive action to avoid having their properties listed on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, News | 2 Comments

Pope Meets With Muslims

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Gaius

Pope Benedict XVI met with representatives from Muslim majority 21 countries and the Arab League today. He appears, from initial reports at least, not to have apologized but instead used the meeting to call for reciprocity in all fields and … Continue reading →

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Rogue Elements

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Gaius

The New York Times publishes yet more "secret" government reports. Other papers follow out of competitive necessity. The Democrats begin an all out campaign based on those leaks. The blogosphere goes into overdrive. Just another day in US politics. Just … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 8 Comments