Daily Archives: September 16, 2007

Pinching Off The Times

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Gaius

Well, it would seem that Arthur Ochs "Pinch" Sulzberger Jr., publisher of the New York Times, has been really wracking up the big bucks with his enormous business acumen! Why, his grand leadership has led the Times to post a decline … Continue reading →

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All In All, It Was Just A Brick In The Wall

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Gaius

All in all it was just a brick in the wall. All in all it was all just bricks in the wall. "You! Yes, you! Stand still laddy!" (Roger Waters (Pink Floyd), Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1) You! … Continue reading →

Posted in World news | 3 Comments

Spam Siege

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Gaius

The Crabitat has been under another very concerted siege by the spammers for a few days now. I have just had to change a few script permissions because they were managing to get through all the defenses. I'd appreciate it … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere | 9 Comments

Green Acres

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Gaius

Green acres is the place to be Farm living is the life for me Land spreading out, so far and wide Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside. (Vic Mizzy, Green Acres Theme) Well, it isn't exactly acres. Okay, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, News | 1 Comment

France Warns Iran – And The World – Of War

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Gaius

The French government has issued a warning to Iran and to the rest of the world that it should be ready for a war in the near future. France will not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon and appears … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, World news | 8 Comments

OJ Simpson Arrested

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Gaius

OJ Simpson has been arrested, apparently on armed robbery-related charges stemming from an alleged incident at a casino in Las Vegas.  LAS VEGAS – O.J. Simpson was arrested Sunday on charges related to an armed robbery involving sport memorabilia, police … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Letter From Robert Mugabe

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Gaius

Hi again, loyal readers! I've been telling all my good fiends about what a blast I've been having getting the real word out to the world about Zimbabwe. (I suspect Kim and Hugo envy my mastery of the English language.) … Continue reading →

Posted in Bobby's Corner, World news | 1 Comment

Preventing Poppy-Picking Pythons In The Park

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Gaius

A British woman living in Hong Kong managed to thwart a plot by one of the reptile minions of the Animal Uprising™. The nefarious scheme involved a poppy-picking python in a local park. Which sounds kind of harmless until you realize … Continue reading →

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Tripping Squirrelly

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Gaius

We were above You standing underneath us We were not yet lovers Dragons were smoked Bumblebees were stinging us I was soon to be crazy Eat, drink and be merry For tomorrow we die cause were tripping billies (Dave Matthews, … Continue reading →

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All You Need Is Hate

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Gaius

Mark Steyn looks at the offensively lame speech by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick at the 9/11 commemoration ceremony last Tuesday. He is very amused, while not really being amused at all. This year I marked the anniversary of Sept. 11 … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization, War | 1 Comment

Nuclear Cache In Syria Destroyed?

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Gaius

The Sunday Times is reporting that the Israeli raid into Syria earlier this month was a highly successful attack on a secret cache of nuclear material in that country. There is some indication that it may have been a nuclear … Continue reading →

Posted in War, World news | 3 Comments

Suspect Captured

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Gaius

US authorities report that they have captured a suspect in the murder of Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Reisha in Iraq. BAGHDAD (AFP) – The US military in Iraq said it has captured an insurgent believed linked to the killing of … Continue reading →

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Hsu! Gesundheit!

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Gaius

My guess is that there will be more than a few politicians developing a severe allergy to Norman Hsu and the bundling tactics he used in the next few days. Because the Washington Post is now starting to run down … Continue reading →

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