Daily Archives: September 7, 2007

Bearly A Crime

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Gaius

A gas station in Connecticut displays and sells some chainsaw bear statues produced by a New York artist. This little sideline has been satisfactory for both parties for a while now. The artist sells bears, the gas station owners makes … Continue reading →

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A Letter From General Petraeus

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Gaius

General David Petraeus has written a letter to the troops serving in Iraq: Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and Civilians of Multi-National Force-Iraq: We are now over two-and-a-half months into the surge of offensive operations made possible by the … Continue reading →

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La Doncella

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Gaius

This is amazing but very sad at the same time. The perfectly preserved, frozen body of a 15-year old Incan girl has been put on display in a museum in Argentina. She died more than 500 years ago, but the hairs … Continue reading →

Posted in History | 8 Comments

Democrats Are Against Big Business, Right?

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Gaius

That's the meme. The Democrats are the brave resistance against the big, mean, nasty corporations. We get treated regularly to that particular meme. So why did a lot of them just vote for a huge benefit for some of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal, Politics | 2 Comments

Digital Cameras And Squeaky-Clean Images…..

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Gaius

…..Don't mix well. A young actress who has been doing rather well in the Disney "High School Musical" franchise is in a spot of bother after nude photographs of her surfaced on the internet. Vanessa Hudgens, who is 18 years … Continue reading →

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DWI As A Team Sport

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Gaius

Well, this is a novel defense. Two men were picked up and charged with drunken driving in Marshfield, Wisconsin. What's odd about that, you ask. Well, they were driving the same pickup truck. At the same time. MARSHFIELD, Wis. – … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Weird Stuff | 1 Comment

Who Are You? Hsu, Hsu, Hsu, Hsu?

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Gaius

It would appear that Democratic fundraiser, international man of mystery and two-time fugitive from justice Norman Hsu is even more of a mystery. ABC News cannot get a handle on this guy at all, just more questions. The latest puzzle: … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Politics | 2 Comments

New Osama Video

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Gaius

Well, there's supposed to be a new Osama video coming out. All the stories are reporting the miraculous change in appearance, with Osama looking younger than ever. The jihadist Web site announced the tape with a banner, showing a still … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, World news | 4 Comments

Derangement

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Gaius

Well, this is a sign of the times, isn't it? KIRKLAND — Are you still fans of Matt Hasselbeck and Mack Strong after they visited President Bush last week in Bellevue? Or have their political leanings turned you against them? … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 3 Comments

Free Speech For Me, Ketchup For You

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Gaius

Yep. You gotta love left-wing protesters. They are all about free speech. Unless you oppose their point of view. Then you need to be silenced – or garnished with condiments. POLICE have arrested a man at a rally in Sydney's … Continue reading →

Posted in World news | 2 Comments

Taking Temperatures

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Gaius

The Gallup Poll has released their "Feeling Thermometer" rankings of candidates for President in 2008. It's actually an interesting way of ranking them. PRINCETON, NJ — Using a "feeling thermometer" rating scale, Gallup recently tested the public images of several … Continue reading →

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Casting Some Light

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Gaius

KC Johnson provided the best and most thorough coverage of the case of the false prosecution of the Duke lacrosse players. The Durham in Wonderland website always had very detailed information, I linked it a number of times. Well, Johnson, … Continue reading →

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