Daily Archives: December 17, 2006

Talks Resume With North Korea

Posted on December 17, 2006 by Gaius

For the first time in over a year, the six nation talks will resume with North Korea. Representatives from the United States, North Korea, China, Japan, Russia and South Korea meet in Beijing on Monday. Head Chinese delegate Wu Dawei formally … Continue reading →

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Reindeer Games

Posted on December 17, 2006 by Gaius

Earlier today, we had the sad duty of reporting the unfortunate demise of Prancer, one of Santa's few remaining reindeer. The tragic truck-tenderizing appeared at first to be just another accident. But dark rumors began to circulate almost at once. … Continue reading →

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Pops Concert

Posted on December 17, 2006 by Gaius

It has been a little light on blogging today. That's a combination of a couple of things including a rather slow news day and the fact that, believe it or not, I actually do have other things to do. Today … Continue reading →

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Pythons Conquer Everglades

Posted on December 17, 2006 by Gaius

< ?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> < !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> The Animal Uprising™, with the assistance of human Quislings, is well on its way to conquering the Florida Everglades. Using a a horde of python shock troops, … Continue reading →

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Pretzel Logic

Posted on December 17, 2006 by Gaius

Jules Crittenden tries to follow John Kerry's logic. Sounds a lot like Kerry, perhaps having learned a thing or two in the autumn of a political career that looked promising before it didn't, is trying not to commit himself before … Continue reading →

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Subparagraph F, Section D Clearly States…..

Posted on December 17, 2006 by Gaius

…That no elf impersonator will allow a child to sit on his knee unless said child is accompanied by a guard penguin. Sound silly? Well, it is a bit of an exaggeration of some of the rules and regulations governing the … Continue reading →

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Joan Of Arc

Posted on December 17, 2006 by Gaius

A bone fragment reputed to have been recovered from the ashes of the fire that burned Joan of Arc alive at the stake is probably not hers. Researchers looking at the fragments have determined that the bone appears to have been dyed … Continue reading →

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French Surrender, Retreat

Posted on December 17, 2006 by Gaius

The French Defense Minister has announced that France will withdraw special forces troops from Afghanistan. This comes at a time when commanders there are literally begging for additional troops from NATO. KABUL (AFP) – French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie has … Continue reading →

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Fourth Spacewalk Needed

Posted on December 17, 2006 by Gaius

   European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second of three planned sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (out of frame), … Continue reading →

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Tidings Of Comfort And Joy. And Lawyers.

Posted on December 17, 2006 by Gaius

Mark Steyn noticed the flap at a Riverside, California skating rink over the silencing of a high school choir. And that is enough to fire up Steyn for a memorable column on the dangerous foolishness that is engulfing America. "A … Continue reading →

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