Daily Archives: July 25, 2007

Driving Short

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Gaius

I cannot remember now where I picked up this term. It may have been in a long-forgotten driver safety film that you were required to watch before getting a license. You know, the "Mechanized Death" or some such film. (If … Continue reading →

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It Isn’t Easter, So It Must Be Erie

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Gaius

A literal plague of little white bunnies is invading a grocery store in Erie, Pennsylvania. Workers there have no idea where the pasty pests are coming from, but they have found them everywhere. ERIE, Pa. – A grocery was hopping … Continue reading →

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Tour De Farce

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Gaius

Amid almost non-stop doping scandals, the Tour de France bicycle race is continuing along its merry way. But they are seriously losing any semblance of dignity and are now facing what may be a fatal blow: the media is losing … Continue reading →

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Life Line

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Gaius

Robert A. Heinlein's first published science fiction story was named Life Line. In it, Dr. Hugo Pinero invented a machine he called a "chronovitameter". The device could tell an individual the exact hour of his or her death. Dr. Pinero … Continue reading →

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Just Say Naaaaaa To Nerve Gas

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Gaius

American scientists, with funding from the US Department of Defense, have found a new way to produce an anti-toxin for nerve agents. Initial testing of the new drug shows that it would be more effective than the current drugs that … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Medicine, Science | 3 Comments

Fluffy Is On The Loose!

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Gaius

Fluffy is on the loose in Memphis. Dana Shields, Fluffy's owner, lost track of her pet a few weeks ago and is running ads in local papers trying to locate him. She's very concerned that someone might try to hurt … Continue reading →

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Exhibitionist Hedgehogs Perform Porn

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Gaius

And if you think we're making this up, you don't really know us very well at all. German police were called to investigate a disturbance in a garden in Bremen recently. The homeowner heard a bunch of loud noises out … Continue reading →

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Giant Squid Eat Calfornia Swimmers!

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Gaius

That looks like the type of headline you'd see in the National Inquirer, doesn't it? We'd like to point out that it is absolutely true. Huge squid are rampaging around in the waters off the California coast, dining on swimmers. … Continue reading →

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The Occult Hand

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Gaius

Kathleen Parker takes a look at the "Scott Thomas" controversy. The New Republic is on the hot seat right now for the lurid stories that the anonymous diarist has been sending to that magazine. Many people have called TNR's article … Continue reading →

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Thug Tactics

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Gaius

Gee, for all the screeching coming from the left about the supposed thug tactics of the right, why is it that the real thug tactics on the left are routinely ignored? Hmmmm? Projection, maybe? Michael Goodwin, writing in the New … Continue reading →

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False Gods

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Gaius

Robert Samuelson devotes his column this week to debunking the Prius politics of many of the true believers. The Prius is described as a "hippie car" by Samuelson's son. The description is apt. WASHINGTON — My younger son calls the … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Junk Science, Left Wing | 6 Comments

Feeding Frenzy

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Gaius

She came down from Cincinnati It took her three days on a train Lookin' for some peace and quiet Hopes to see the sun again Lives down by the ocean Takin' care to look for sharks They hang out down … Continue reading →

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