Monthly Archives: May 2008

Gator Pool

Posted on May 18, 2008 by Gaius

The enormous sinkhole in Texas that opened up last week is rapidly becoming a lake – and it has a new resident: an alligator. Houston (AP) – The giant Texas sinkhole that formed last week in Liberty County is now … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | 2 Comments

Visualize Whirled Peas

Posted on May 18, 2008 by Gaius

Veggie Pride! Power to the Pea-ple! There is no shortage of silly puns at the Veggie Pride Parade scheduled to occur in New York City. Rain or shine, the parade is expected to wend its way through Manhattan's old meatpacking district … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor | 4 Comments

Learning To Fly Crash

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Gaius

A student pilot managed to land his aircraft. This would not be news, of course had he landed on the runway in a normal fashion. Instead, he landed his plane directly on top of another plane piloted by his next-door … Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Stuff | 4 Comments

Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart Now, Baby

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Gaius

A 25-year old Canadian woman will be on probation for the next three years for actually taking a little piece of her lover's heart while engaged in drunken "rough sex." OTTAWA (Reuters) – A Canadian man who asked his lover … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Ideas, World news | 3 Comments

Looking Green

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Gaius

As opposed to actually being green. The Washington Post notes that most of the highly publicized ways of "fighting" climate change are completely useless – or very nearly so. Instead they are more of a fashion statement. In March of … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Environment, Junk Science | 2 Comments

Tired And Shagged Out After A Prolonged Squawk

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Rich Horton

More about Norwegian Blue Parrots of Monty Python fame…turn out there actual used to be some: Norwegian Blue parrot really DID exist – but now they are all 'stiff, bereft of life and ex-parrots' Dr David Waterhouse, a fossil expert … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Dumb Stuff, Science | 2 Comments

This Isn’t Important

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Rich Horton

As Gaius seems to have gone off someplace (possibly to help OJ Simpson track down the real killer), I feel I should post something here.  Unfortunately, most of my blogging of late has involved calling people names (I know, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, The Ivory Tower | 4 Comments

How Green Was My……. C-Cup?

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Gaius

Today's utterly pointless invention: the solar-powered bra. Lingerie maker Triumph International Japan Ltd unveiled its environmentally friendly, and green colored, "Solar Power Bra" on Wednesday in Tokyo which features a solar panel worn around the stomach. The panel requires light … Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Stuff, World news | 5 Comments

Computer Bugs On The March In Houston

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Gaius

Not the usual software glitches, either. We're talking about the real deal – the things that computer "bugs" were named for – real bugs. In this case ants - and lots of them. DALLAS – In what sounds like a really … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | 2 Comments

The Dead Parrot Candidate

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Gaius

Dana Milbank from The Washington Post describes Hillary Clinton's West Virginia victory in terms of the famous Monty Python's Flying Circus skit about the dead parrot. This, Milbank states, is an ex-candidate. From his description, Clinton may really be. 11:45 a.m., … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 5 Comments

West Virginia Exit Polls

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Rich Horton

This is more an update on my "Obama's 20% Solution" post than anything else. From the WV exit polls we can see that the black vote came in at 4%.  This gives us a baseline of Clinton 58% – 42% … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 2 Comments

The New Volkswagen: Now With Two Trunks!

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Gaius

A British man and his sister got to test drive the new Volkswagen Golf – the one with two trunks. The regular one and the one the elephant added later. Road rage is bad enough. But what worried the driver … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | 1 Comment

Democrats Racist?

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Gaius

Gee, really? I saw this early this morning but was pressed for time and couldn't post. Now, I'm very late to the party but thought I'd still comment on the Washington Post story detailing whining from Obama workers about the … Continue reading →

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Clinton Supporters In WV Aren’t Necessarily Racist…

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Rich Horton

…or so says Obamanation.  They might only be stupid: I do want to write a little bit more about the notion that West Virginians are racist. The longer version will have to wait until later today or tomorrow. But the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 2 Comments

Democrat’s “American History” Gap

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Rich Horton

First we had Barack Obama's complaint about not being able to visit all 60 states, and now we have another, shall we say, "interesting" take on American history: The special congressional election in Mississippi today is an important one. The GOP … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Politics | 3 Comments