Daily Archives: May 9, 2007

The Mystery Of The “Unknown Englishman”

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Gaius

In a grove of trees near the suburb of Rome named La Storta, a group of captives of the fleeing German forces in Italy were forced to kneel and were then shot. Thirteen of the people executed that day in … Continue reading →

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Still Think It’s A Good Idea?

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Gaius

Seriously, do you really think socialized medicine is a good idea? Do you really believe that the code phrase "Universal Health Care" is anything but socialized medicine? Read this article from the Telegraph before you answer. Read it all the … Continue reading →

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Let’s See, Character Assassination, Check.

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Gaius

The French left has lost no time at all in mounting attacks on President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy. As I mentioned the other day when AFP let go with a broadside over Sarkozy's vacation – which he had announced he would take … Continue reading →

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Save The Planet: Kill Yourself

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Gaius

An electric car being marketed in Britain as "eco-friendly" appears to be less than human-friendly. Quite a lot less, in fact. The car was exempted from British automobile safety standards by classing it as a "quadricycle". When the car was subjected … Continue reading →

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What’s A Greek Urn?

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Gaius

$7.50 an hour, just to update an old, old joke. But seriously, archaeologists in Greece have discovered some very, very old cloth inside a copper urn. That urn also contained fragments of a cremated human body and dates back some … Continue reading →

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Launches With Wolves

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Gaius

A Minnesota man has discovered a new way to levitate: Crawl under a deck and meet a 105 pound gray wolf. THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. – Mike Olson had been working under his dad's deck for about 20 minutes when … Continue reading →

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Sunlight: A Great Disinfectant

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Gaius

You know, if the media would actually start reporting some of the real news in the Middle East, there's no telling how much better things would get. Just turning over the rock and exposing the jihadi Mouse character that Hamas … Continue reading →

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Let Freedom Ring

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Gaius

David Kopel over at the Volokh Conspiracy provides translations of both the prepared speech by Nicolas Sarkozy and the actual spoken version and notes a very significant alteration in the as-delivered speech. In the prepared text, the penultimate paragraph is: … Continue reading →

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Mickey Mouse Games

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Gaius

Michael Goodwin, writing in the New York Daily News, discusses the use by Hamas of the jihadi Mouse character named Farfour(or Farfur). He points out that there is a massive wave of raw sewage spewing from the Arab media and that the … Continue reading →

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Mustering Patience

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Gaius

This is a downright surprise. The Chicago Tribune has just published an editorial counseling patience on the Iraq war. They note signs of real progress in Anbar province that warrant patience on the part of Americans. Al Qaeda's terrorists in … Continue reading →

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Jamestown Turns 400

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Gaius

The Washington Post has an interesting article about the discovery of the location of the original fort at Jamestown. archaeologist William Kelso managed to locate the fort that many others had tried to find in the past century. JAMESTOWN, Va. … Continue reading →

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