Daily Archives: July 13, 2007

Sucked In

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Gaius

Yeah, okay, the really rich folks responsible for The Simpsons get me to post about their movie – which will make gobs more money for them. Like they need it. And they get me to do it for free, not even sharing … Continue reading →

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The Family That’s Gored Together……

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Gaius

Goes to the hospital for emergency surgery together. (Darned if we can think of a good rhyme.) Two American brothers were gored by the same bull at the same time in the annual running of the bulls (aka the goring … Continue reading →

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Like You Never Saw This Coming

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Gaius

The globe-trotting personal injury lawyer/tuberculosis patient who ignored warnings to stay off international flights has, as predicted, been sued. Montreal lawyer Anlac Nguyen filed the motion in Quebec Superior Court on behalf of seven Canadians and two natives of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal, World news | 1 Comment

Once A Popsicle Stick, Always A…… Viking Longship

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Gaius

This has got to be the ultimate recycling story of all time. An American stuntman who has worked in more than 400 films has built a 50-foot long replica of a viking longship. Out of 15 million recycled Popsicle sticks. … Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Stuff, World news | 1 Comment

Killer Wasps Seize State Department Headquarters

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Gaius

Oh, you think we're making this up, don't you? Oh ye of little faith. The grounds of the United States Department of State have been taken over by killer wasps. Real killer wasps – their name even says so. Monstrously … Continue reading →

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Democrats: Champions Of Democracy

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Gaius

Or not. DETROIT (AP) – Democrats John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton consider themselves among the top presidential candidates. They were caught by Fox News microphones discussing their desire to limit future joint appearances to exclude some lower rivals after … Continue reading →

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Condemned To Forget The Past

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Gaius

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. – George Santayana This news from Britain indicates that the current crop of "education" bureaucrats there have willfully decided to condemn students to ignorance of the past entirely. They have … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization, History | 4 Comments

Nutty Stories

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Gaius

The proof that Blue Crab Boulevard is widely accepted as an authoritative source came with the revelation that the British examination board in charge of textbooks gets all it scientific information about animals from us. That happened last year when the board … Continue reading →

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Deserting

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Gaius

Charles Krauthammer titles his column this week "Deserting Petraeus". He points out that a betrayal of the general that was sent to Iraq by a unanimous vote in the Senate just a few months ago – and just as that … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, War | 4 Comments

Fisking The Times

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Gaius

Victor Davis Hanson does a sentence-by-sentence demolition of the editorial in the New York Times this past Sunday calling for surrender in Iraq. Make no mistake that the Times was calling for outright defeat of the United States. Hanson tears … Continue reading →

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Is Syria Starting A New Civil War In Lebanon?

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Gaius

A huge escalation in the scope of the battle being waged in Lebanon against an al Qaeda aligned group with ties to Iran may signal that something bigger is going on. The Fatah al-Islam group fired about a dozen 107mm … Continue reading →

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Rising Rudeness

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Gaius

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof – Amendment I to the Constitution of the United States of America I wont indulge in a lot of hyperventilation about three loud protesters … Continue reading →

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