Daily Archives: June 21, 2007

Law And Order

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Gaius

One is almost at a loss as to how to take this particular article from the German newspaper der Spiegel. Quite obviously, Hamas is trying to curry favor with the Western press – like that's hard. But the reporter also … Continue reading →

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The Latest In Fashionable Smoking Accessories

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Gaius

Well, the anti-smoking zealots will have to come up with a whole new campaign after news of this hits the circuit! The very latest in ultra-fashionable smoking accessories. No, not a humidor full of smuggled Cuban cigars. A pipe made … Continue reading →

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Shipwreck

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Gaius

At 1:30 in the morning of April 27, 1850, the sidewheel steamboat General Anthony Wayne suffered a boiler explosion and sank in Lake Erie. 38 people lost their lives. Now an amateur underwater detective, Thomas Kowalczk, has located the wreck … Continue reading →

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The Drunks Of Cardiff

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Gaius

Yesterday we reported on the drunks in Patna, India and their besotted revelry. The police there are quite sick of drunken rats. Well, it isn't just India that has a problem with inebriated rats. Wales has its own population of … Continue reading →

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“He’s Already Got One, You See.”

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Gaius

King Arthur: Go and tell your master that we have been charged by God with a sacred quest. If he will give us food and shelter for the night, he can join us in our quest for the Holy Grail. … Continue reading →

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About Those Problems

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Gaius

Irshad Manji, writing about the same subject as Victor Davis Hanson in the last post names the problem with Islam right now. That problem is Islam – or rather, the extremist, fundamentalist version of Islam that threatens, bullies and terrorizes … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization, World news | 4 Comments

Temper Tantrums And Thin Veneers

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Gaius

As a follow-up to his column about the thin veneer of civilization, (and if you have not read that one, now is a good time) Victor Davis Hanson writes today about what is going on in the Middle East. And … Continue reading →

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