Daily Archives: October 4, 2007

Well, Hello Sailor

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Gaius

The Hill reports that a Capitol Hill lobbyist who will remain nameless but who: represents a chemical company, Clariant. He lives at Hill House, an apartment complex that many lawmakers call home, and has been a registered lobbyist since May … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | 1 Comment

The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Dissenter

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Gaius

There's an old movie, probably forgotten by a lot of people now, named The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. I won't go through the long explanation of the plot, you can read it here if you're so inclined. The closing … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | 2 Comments

Trivialization

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Gaius

Michael Goldfarb links to a post from Andrew Sullivan, once billed as a "gay conservative" but now pretty much just a particularly shrill victim of Bush Derangement Syndrome. He's made yet another charge that President Bush is a "war criminal". … Continue reading →

Posted in War, World news | 5 Comments

We Now Know The Secret Ingredient

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Gaius

They handed out the Ig Nobel Awards for this year today at Harvard. The "Igs", as they are called, honor some of the more creative research done in recent years. For example, one of this year's winners managed to extract vanilla flavoring … Continue reading →

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“The Guy Don’t Have A Leg To Stand On.”

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Gaius

The exact quotation of Captain Tracy Ledford of the Maiden, North Carolina Police Department commenting on the department's decision to return a human leg to its previous owner. (Regular readers will remember the postings about this incident here and here.) The … Continue reading →

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Etruscan Political Center Discovered?

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Gaius

Archaeologists in Italy believe they may have found the long-lost political center of the Etruscan League, that group of city states that fell to Rome many years ago. Fanum Voltumnae is mentioned by the Roman historian Livy as the place … Continue reading →

Posted in History | 1 Comment

Ban Internet Taxes

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Gaius

The temporary Federal ban on internet taxes expires on November 1st, 2007. If the moratorium is not extended, state and local governments will start adding taxes for your access to the internet. While another extension is the absolute minimum that … Continue reading →

Posted in Taxes | 4 Comments

Cohesion At A Real Cost

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Gaius

Rasmussen Reports has a poll result up about the electablity of a possible third party candidate if one is backed by Christian conservative leaders. Bottom line: no chance at all and hand the win to the Democrat. It is 1992 … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Ideas, Politics, Religion | 10 Comments

Pop Culture Hauntings

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Gaius

Benjamin Radford, who thoroughly enjoys poking holes in "mysterious" things, has another column up over at LiveScience that discusses how pop culture media influences the public's beliefs in "supernatural" phenomena. The occasion is the 25th anniversary of the movie Poltergeist. … Continue reading →

Posted in Foto Phun | 3 Comments

Didn’t Get The Memo

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Gaius

Daniel Henninger from the Opinion Journal points out the sad fact that the monks in Burma didn't get the memo from the western elite. It isn't about democracy, it is absolute stability. In the U.S. and Europe, the notion of … Continue reading →

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Unable To Leap A Tomato In A Single Bound

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Gaius

Honestly, we are amazed at how real life is actually stranger than fiction. The Lord-Mayor of Belfast, prompted by photographers at a food festival, attempted to leap over a tomato. Unfortunately, this did not end well for the tomato. She … Continue reading →

Posted in World news | 1 Comment

When Potato Heads Go Bad

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Gaius

We regret to inform our readers that Mr. Potato Head has been busted for drug possession by authorities in Australia. SYDNEY, Australia – Customs officers discovered nearly 10.5 ounces of ecstasy tablets hidden inside a Mr. Potato Head toy sent to Australia … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, World news | 3 Comments

“Principle Is A Terrible Thing”

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Gaius

Those odd words are part of an op-ed by Jonathan Turley in today's USA Today. In it he admits, much to his dismay, that the NRA may have been right all along: there is an individual right to keep and … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal | 6 Comments