Daily Archives: February 23, 2007

Formerly Red Herring

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Gaius

The former Soviet-conquered territory of Estonia has decided to name the herring as their national fish. We here at Blue Crab Boulevard were not particularly fond of kippers when we tried them. But the folks in the Baltic regions have been inflicting … Continue reading →

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A Message For Muggers

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Gaius

A 70-year old cruise ship passenger was taking in the sights at Limon, Costa Rica. Pretty typical day trip from one of the cruises, right? Well, a mugger made it a very unusual trip. Wearing a mask the 20-year old street … Continue reading →

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New York City Beaver Hunting Intensifies

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Gaius

We reported on the (completely serious, mind you) report of beaver not being spotted on Long Island. That's right, they wrote articles on not seeing any beavers waddling about. But there is, it turns out, a perfectly logical reason why … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Humor | 2 Comments

Animal Uprisingâ„¢ Orders Takeout!

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Gaius

The animal overlords of the Animal Uprising™ appear to have had a yen for some nice takeout chicken. So they sent their loyal minions to get some. This backfired on them when they got a little too much publicity, however. … Continue reading →

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Vilsack Dropping Out

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Gaius

Iowa Democrat Tom Vilsack is reportedly dropping out of the nomination hunt for 2008. Considering the two 800 pound donkeys in the race, he's better off not wasting his time or the voters. (Put in the names of whomever you … Continue reading →

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See?

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Gaius

Some people seem to think that our calm, reasonable warnings about the Animal Uprising™ are meant to be humorous. Others take out restraining orders and make us stop calling them. (We suspect they have gone over to the animals.) We … Continue reading →

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Dell Linux?

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Gaius

Dell Computers new blog is tabulating votes for the most popular changes to Dell products. The leader? Put Linux operating systems on Dell machines instead of Windows. The management of Dell is seriously considering that as well as several other … Continue reading →

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Ahmadinejad Rattles Saber

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Gaius

Mad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continues to escalate his saber rattling in the face of de facto Western weakness and American political disarray. He promises no weakness on his part. TEHRAN (Reuters) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday Iran should not … Continue reading →

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But It Is A Way To Lose

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Gaius

Charles Krauthammer looks at the two separate approaches the Democratic party politicians are floating as methods to defund the war. One is the execrable approach proposed by Unindicted Abscam Co-Conspirator John Murtha. The other, championed by Carl Levin in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, War | 2 Comments