Daily Archives: February 4, 2007

Superbowl Ad Reviews Cartoonish, Perhaps Reflecting Toll Of Obsession

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Gaius

No commercial that appeared last night during Super Bowl XLI directly addressed Iraq, which would have made it ever so much easier to write this convoluted attempt at trying to tie an unrelated event together with the advertisements that appeared … Continue reading →

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Feeling Crabby

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Gaius

(Deleted the video, I'll see if I can get a version that doesn't morph to another video when I'm not looking.) Tweet

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Dishonored, Dishonorable And Sleazy

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Gaius

This is stinking to high heaven of a setup publicity stunt. And I really hope they throw the book at this creep. Ehren Watada, who abandoned his troops and refused to deploy with them to Iraq, the act of a … Continue reading →

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Bragging

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Gaius

Iraqi insurgents have been bragging on the internet that they have new weapons to down US helicopters. US forces have suffered four helicopters downed in the past two weeks. American officials are acknowledging that it does, inded, look like the … Continue reading →

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Colts Win 29-17

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Gaius

I'm sure my son was watching. Tweet

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Vanishing Things

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Gaius

Not so many years ago, there were hundreds, no thousands, of small roadside attractions. They sprouted everywhere after the Second World War. The website Roadside America has cataloged a lot of those that have survived. But those small oddities are … Continue reading →

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Shifting West

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Gaius

Jules Crittenden has a good post up about what he sees as a shift Westward in the war by islamists. He's projecting attacks in Europe based on intelligence that has reached the British. The war with extremist Islam has just … Continue reading →

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Good Day Ruined

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Gaius

Well, not really ruined, I guess. But it is a bit disconcerting to spend a good part of the day with the family at a museum, laughing and joking on the car ride and having a pretty good day. Then … Continue reading →

Posted in Dumb Stuff, Left Wing, Politics, War | 3 Comments

Please Do Not Feed Coeds To The Squirrels

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Gaius

One university in Virginia has sent an email to students asking them to refrain from feeding the squirrels. People will start talking if too many coeds are eaten. The Animal Uprising™ has to feed its troops somehow. LYNCHBURG, Va. – Audrey … Continue reading →

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Denouncing Multiculturalism

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Gaius

Henry Porter has a real must read column up in the Observer. He takes a look at the tolerance of intolerance in Britain. His judgment of it is harsh, indeed. Imagine the Archbishop of Canterbury or any senior Anglican clergyman … Continue reading →

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Insufficiently Hysterical

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Gaius

Mark Steyn takes aim at the latest ruckus and triumphal pronouncements coming from the "eco-chondriacs" as he calls them. It's brutal and highly amusing at the same time. Alas, the science isn't so solid. In the '70s, it was predicting … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Environment, Left Wing, Media | 4 Comments

More Paragliding Fun

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Gaius

Still more paragliding news coming out of the land of Oz. A woman spent a relaxing day hanging around in Australia the other day after her paraglider hit a tree. She was hanging there 100 feet in the air for about nine … Continue reading →

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Cute But Deadly

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Gaius

For some unfathomable reason, people think penguins are cute. Despite all the rigorously researched documentation we here at Blue Crab Boulevard have published about the true nature of penguins and their role in the Animal Uprising™, people still like penguins. Even … Continue reading →

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