Daily Archives: July 5, 2007

The Ultimate “Man Bites Dog” Story

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Gaius

The phrase "man bites dog" is usually attributed to a former editor of the former New York Sun newspaper, John B. Bogart. He supposedly said: "When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often. … Continue reading →

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Parsing The Eye Of The Needle

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Gaius

Media Matters spends an inordinate amount of time splitting hairs. Their gyrations to "prove" things have reached the point of the ridiculous, though. Because they are attempting to attack Neal Boortz for saying that Bill Clinton was convicted of perjury … Continue reading →

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The March Of The Frogs

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Gaius

The overlords of the Animal Uprising™, not content with unleashing just two or three plagues of animals on Florida, have sent in the big guns. No, this is in addition to the mice, the pythons and the giant rats. This … Continue reading →

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Pennies From Heaven

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Gaius

That's what storms were made for And you shouldn't be afraid for Every time it rains it rains Pennies from heaven. Don't you know each cloud contains Pennies from heaven. You'll find your fortune falling All over town. (Johnston/Burke, Pennies … Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Stuff, World news | 2 Comments

Sturgery

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Gaius

We here at Blue Crab Boulevard have been reporting on the psycho sturgeon of the Suwannee for some time now. These are the evil, armor-plated, flying attack fish that have been targeting boaters with precision airstrikes. Shock and awe with … Continue reading →

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Brave Jihadis Use Children As Human Shields

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Gaius

After their gutless. "fiery" cleric leader dressed up in women's clothing to escape, the pusillanimous holdouts still inside the Red Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, have taken women and children as human shields to protect them from the authorities. The level … Continue reading →

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Simple Yet Deadly

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Gaius

The Washington Post reports on the use of simple, easy-to-get ingredients for bombs. Such homemade kitchen chemistry bombs are the weapon of choice for terrorists operating in Western countries. So far, however, al-Qaeda and its affiliates have relied almost solely … Continue reading →

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Heisenberg Would Be Miffed

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Gaius

Mike Murphy and Mark Mellman invoke the Heisenberg uncertainty principle to describe the ridiculously long presidential primary process that has started an absurdly long way out from the elections. Heisenberg would not be amused. It is reminiscent of the Heisenberg … Continue reading →

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Force

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Gaius

John Stossel, in his column over at Real Clear Politics, points out a fact that appears to completely elude the folks on the left: government is force. The fact that we get to elect a few of the people that … Continue reading →

Posted in Left Wing, Politics, Taxes | 6 Comments

Yet Another Brave Jihadi

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Gaius

Yet another case of a "fiery" islamist cleric who cheerfully preaches jihad then dresses up in women's clothing to try to run away when surrounded. The leader of the "Red Mosque" in Islamabad, Pakistan, Maulana Abdul Aziz, attempted to flee … Continue reading →

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