Daily Archives: July 3, 2007

You(Tube) Have Got To Be Kidding

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Gaius

The European Union has launched its very own dedicated section on YouTube which – and I really wish I was making this up – takes a whole bunch of simulated orgasm scenes from EU-financed films to promote itself. (Brief pause … Continue reading →

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Catching A Bite

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Gaius

A fisherman in North Carolina went out to catch a bite to eat. And did. In fact, he's lucky he didn't end up on the menu himself. The piranha was hungry. MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. – A fisherman looking to catch … Continue reading →

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Novak Tells All

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Gaius

Robert Novak is publishing the details of his involvement in the entire Plame incident. Richard Armitage was Novak's only source for Plame's name. And it appears to have been just an aside by Armitage. Not only was no crime committed, … Continue reading →

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We Can Erase It For You Retail

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Gaius

Tired of remembering your ex-spouse? Have a trauma in your past that you'd rather not recall? Well, researchers are actually working on erasing bad memories. And that should scare the bejabbers out of anyone who has read Phillip K. Dick's … Continue reading →

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And Now For Something Completely Different

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Gaius

In contrast to Anne Applebaum's take on why the attempted bombings in Britain failed – that it was a superior Western culture that is winning – Richard Littlejohn from the Daily Mail says it was superior excessive bureaucracy that foiled … Continue reading →

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Terminal at London’s Heathrow Evacuated

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Gaius

Terminal 4 at Heathrow airport in London has been evacuated following the discovery of a suspicious bag. And authorities now believe that al Qaeda sent at least a dozen people to infiltrate the British National Health Service. Thousands of passengers … Continue reading →

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Resilient In Britain

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Gaius

Anne Applebaum writes in the Washington Post today that London is reacting stoically to the recent attempts at terror bombing. She attributes that to the superiority of Western culture to the tolls the terrorists use. First, the London bombers failed … Continue reading →

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