Daily Archives: March 15, 2007

Global Warming = Hooker Shortage

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Gaius

Bulgarian brothels appear to be running out of employees. The owners are blaming global warming. No, really, they are. They claim their best girls are working in ski resorts because a lack of snow has forced tourists to seek other … Continue reading →

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Ahem

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Gaius

The Senate today could not even muster a majority (Much less the 60 votes it takes to invoke cloture) to pass a "cut and run" measure on a straight up vote. Apropos the previous post, I'd say that pretty well … Continue reading →

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This Is Actually Kind Of Refreshing

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Gaius

Scott Lilly, self-identified as a lifelong liberal, takes serious aim at the one-trick pony anti-war "liberal idiots" who simply ignore the political realities and continue on in their ultimately self-defeating "strategies". I don't agree with everything he says – heck, … Continue reading →

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One Man’s Confession

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Gaius

Is another man's propaganda. I rarely agree with pretty much anything that gets published in Slate these days. Especially since they decided they needed longer sentences and less punctuation by hiring Glenn Greenwald. But hey, even a stopped clock is right twice … Continue reading →

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Miniature Marauding Malaysians Make Mischief

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Gaius

Malaysian police in the central region of the country have made a big – er – small series of arrests. Yes, the midget gang is behind bars. Unless they've slipped between them by now. All eight members of the miniature … Continue reading →

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Your Serve

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Gaius

A diver in the Dominican Republic looking for some adventure got just that. He was invited to play tennis with a member of the Animal Uprising™ Aquatic Olympic Team. The whale served. Unfortunately, the diver was the ball. (Randy) Thornton … Continue reading →

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The Dangerous Dichotomy Of Deadly Deer

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Gaius

Juxtaposing two news articles together is instructive. The number of car-deer accidents in this country is skyrocketing as deer herds grow uncontrollably in many areas. The lack of predators (other than the occasional Ford or Chevy, of course) has led … Continue reading →

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The Real Victims

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Gaius

The six "flying imams" who were taken off a flight in Minneapolis last November have filed a lawsuit over the matter. But the real targets of the action appear not to be the airline or the airport. The target appears … Continue reading →

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And Busted!

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Gaius

We here at Blue Crab Boulevard have assiduously followed the search for the fictional ivory billed woodpecker. Why? We have absolutely no idea other than it gave us a chance to whip out Photoshop and have a ball. But it … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Dead Yet…..

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Gaius

The famous scene from the comedy classic, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, of the old man, who actually isn't dead yet, being carried out to the dead cart comes to mind when I read this column from David Broder in the … Continue reading →

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Say It Ain’t So, Old Sod!

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Gaius

Good Lord. Reuters is reporting that Guinness is falling out of favor in Ireland and *shudder* wine is increasingly popular. But the cliche of the Irish pub filled with Guinness drinkers is giving way to a different picture as new … Continue reading →

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Legislating Defeat

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Gaius

The Pelosi-Murtha engineered attempt to load up a supplemental spending bill for the war in Iraq with massive amounts of pork is, in and of itself, reprehensible. But the actual bill itself is much, much worse. NZ Bear has gone … Continue reading →

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