Daily Archives: November 16, 2007

Web Hoax – Suicide Or Homicide

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Gaius

I first heard about this when it popped briefly on Memeorandum posted at Death by 1,000 Papercuts. The story will make you sick. A 13 year-old girl, with a learning disability and suffering from depression, committed suicide. The cause? A hoax on … Continue reading →

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Slanted Stories

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Gaius

Callimachus at Done With Mirrors dismantles one of the latest heavily slanted Associated Press stories. The AP claims that desertion rates are "soaring" among American troops. Callimachus points out that a huge percentage increase in a minuscule number is still minuscule. … Continue reading →

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Bobby’s Corner: To Heck With That $25,000 Dessert!

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Gaius

Hey everyone, Bobby Mugabe here. I know it has been a while since I sent a letter, but it is hard work making a socialist worker's paradise, you know. The details are endless: what color interior matches the carbon flash … Continue reading →

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Call Any Vegetable

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Gaius

Call any vegetable Call it by name Call one today When you get off the train Call any vegetable And the chances are good Aw, The vegetable will respond to you (Some people don't go for prunes…I don't know, I've … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Video, Weird Stuff | 1 Comment

The Colossus Of Bletchley Park

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Gaius

More than 60 years after the last one was dismantled, a Colossus code-breaking computer has whirred back to life and started cracking coded messages. The ultra-secret Colossus Mark II was designed and built by the boffins at Bletchley Park, the … Continue reading →

Posted in History, War | 3 Comments

Spitzer Vows To Push Gay Marriage

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Gaius

Eliot "Death Spiral" Spitzer has announced that he wants a hard push for gay marriage in New York next year. ALBANY – Gov. Spitzer said at a private fund-raiser that he wants a Democratic-controlled state Senate to legalize gay marriage … Continue reading →

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Kangaroo Koast

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Gaius

Police in Brandon, Florida are searching for desperado on the hop. Reports ave come in about a kangaroo bounding about in the Tampa suburb. BRANDON – After searching an area along Bloomingdale Avenue, deputies were not able to locate a … Continue reading →

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More Media Coverage

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Gaius

Once again, mystery author J.A. Jance deserves credit for putting some pressure on the Seattle Times to cover the story of Lieutenant Walter Bryan Jackson, the soldier who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross earlier this month. Yesterday, the Seattle … Continue reading →

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Spitzer Tries Another Novel Approach

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Gaius

Brian Faughnan over at the Worldwide Standard calls it Eliot Spitzer's death wish. I think he's pretty close to the mark. It seems that Spitzer's tax people have decided to change the rules of residency for tax purposes in New … Continue reading →

Posted in Foto Phun, Politics, Taxes | 3 Comments

China Pulls Out Of Iran Sanctions Meeting

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Gaius

China has withdrawn from a meeting set for next week in London that was to have discussed further sanctions against Iran. The meeting was to have been a response to the latest International Atomic Energy Commission's report that confirmed Iran's … Continue reading →

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Spitzer On A Spit

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Gaius

The Opinion Journal believes it has figured out why Eliot Spitzer has fallen so far so fast: his nasty behavior caught up with him. Given Mr. Spitzer's fall in the polls, it's tempting to say New Yorkers have learned something new … Continue reading →

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When Columnists Attack

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Gaius

Paul Krugman has launched a completely over-the-top attack on Barack Obama for saying that he would raise Social Security taxes. In fact he called Obama both a "sucker" and a "fool." Lately, Barack Obama has been saying that major action … Continue reading →

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Brain Drain

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Gaius

The Telegraph reports a rather stunning statistic about Britain today that indicates that there is something going wrong there. It seems that 400,000 people emigrated from Britain last year – more than at any time in the past 50 years. About half … Continue reading →

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Denial Is Not A River In Egypt….

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Gaius

…But it is the state Democrats are living in these days. The mantra, repeated endlessly, is that America has alienated allies everywhere; that only the Democrats can mend those broken ties. Charles Krauthammer begs to differ: Like Nancy Pelosi and … Continue reading →

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