Daily Archives: January 21, 2008

Mr. Sandman Sends Bubba A Dream

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Gaius

The New York Post has the story and the video. During an appearance at the Convent Avenue Baptist Church in Harlem, the former president was caught nodding off. Clinton was there during a service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King … Continue reading →

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May The Force Be…… Something Or Other….

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Gaius

Last year I posted about a couple of Brits who were petitioning the United Nations to recognize their religion. Said religion being that of Jedi. Yes, Jedi. As in the George Lucas Star Wars movies Jedi. Well, a bit more … Continue reading →

Posted in Insanity, World news | 1 Comment

Jobs Nobody Want

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Gaius

Reuters reports on a weird phenomenon: jobs for highly skilled machinists are going unfilled because American companies simply cannot find enough trained workers. These are relatively high wage manufacturing jobs that the companies are aggressively trying to fill. But they are … Continue reading →

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Glaciers And Volcanoes Don’t Mix

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Gaius

Except sometimes they do: Another factor might be contributing to the thinning of some of the Antarctica's glaciers: volcanoes. In an article published Sunday on the Web site of the journal Nature Geoscience, Hugh Corr and David Vaughan of the … Continue reading →

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Deep Freeze

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Gaius

Temperatures have plummeted even further today as brutal arctic cold has swooped down into the United States. PORTLAND, Maine – Temperatures dropped to breathtaking levels, well below zero, in extreme northern sections of Maine early Monday.   Thermometers registered 34 … Continue reading →

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British MPs Warn That Biofuels Do More Harm Than Good

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Gaius

Close on the heels of the leak of a report by the European Union's own research organization that concludes that biofuels cause more harm than good, a committee of British parliamentarians has reached the same conclusion. They warn of skyrocketing … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Environment, World news | 4 Comments

British Home Secretary Afraid To Walk The Streets

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Gaius

There is quite a ruckus going on in Britain at the moment after the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, admitted that it is not safe to walk the streets after dark. Her aides then compounded an already bad situation by claiming … Continue reading →

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When Bubba Attacks

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Gaius

Fred Barnes points out the extreme disadvantage Barack Obama is laboring under. He simply does not have an attack machine to match the power of Bill Clinton. Barnes calls it the Bubba factor. When every candidate except Hillary wants to put … Continue reading →

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Sex And The…. Airplane?

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Gaius

Some flight attendants in Thailand are upset with a television show that they say paints them in a bad light. The show, War of Angels, depicts the romantic hijinks of fictional flight attendants and pilots. BANGKOK (AFP) – Thai flight … Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Stuff, World news | 1 Comment

Udder Stupidity

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Gaius

(T)Hugo Chavez is threatening to send in the army to seize farms at gunpoint unless farmers sell all their milk to the government. He calls farmers who sell their milk outside Venezuela or to cheese producers "traitors." With the country recently facing … Continue reading →

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