Daily Archives: February 21, 2007

We Larceny A Yellow Submarine

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Gaius

We all live in a yellow submarine Yellow submarine, yellow submarine We all live in a yellow submarine Yellow submarine, yellow submarine And our friends are all aboard Many more of them live next door And the band begins to … Continue reading →

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Here There Be Monsters

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Gaius

The old phrase that titles this post was sometimes used on maps in the Middle Ages (either in words or in pictures of fanciful sea monsters) to describe the unknown – that which lay outside the bounds of the known world. … Continue reading →

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Cowdini!

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Gaius

Massachusetts police had a run in with the Great Cowdini, bovine escape artist extraordinare, in the middle of the night. After freeing herself from barbed wire fencing, the escapee led the police on a low speed chase (the cow is … Continue reading →

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That Was Fast

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Gaius

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has resigned after only nine months in office. There is some possibility that he will be asked to form a new government. Parliaments can be very odd at times. ROME – Prime Minister Romano Prodi … Continue reading →

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The Real Mall Rats

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Gaius

Oh sure, there was a Kevin Smith film named Mallrats that was pretty soundly panned by the critics. (Even though it features appearances by Jay and Silent Bob.) And people have called teenyboppers who hang out in malls Mall Rats … Continue reading →

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Subversive Snow Squirrels

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Gaius

People continue to deny the reality of the Animal Uprising™ and think some of the animal warlord's most dangerous shock troops are "cute". So it is with a frightening wave of sightings of the animal alpine troops, the white-suited shock squirrels. … Continue reading →

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Britain To Reduce Troops

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Gaius

The headlines are all trumpeting that Tony Blair has announced a British "withdrawal plan" for British troops in Iraq. Reading this report, however, says that there is an announced reduction, not a withdrawal - if specific conditions are met with possible … Continue reading →

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Tell Me Again…..

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Gaius

….Why Sandy "Socks" Berger is not in jail? The Washington Post has more details about the way the Berger document stealing was mishandled at the time it occurred. Even the head of the 9/11 Commission is extremely unhappy about how … Continue reading →

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Senator Tim Johnson Discharged From Hospital

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Gaius

South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson has been discharged from the hospital and has entered a rehabilitation facility. His family is not telling the media where that facility is located. More than two months after suffering a brain hemorrhage, Sen. Tim … Continue reading →

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With Friends Like These

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Gaius

The Washington Post has an article describing the onslaught that the left has launched on Representative Ellen Tauscher, the leader of the centrist New Democrat Coalition. It details the the outright intimidation tactics, including threats to occupy one of her … Continue reading →

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