Daily Archives: January 26, 2011

Don’t Forget To Use Protection

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Gaius

I don’t think this is exactly what they meant: Man Seeks Protection From Sex-Crazed Wife In Germany A Turkish man living in Germany with his wife of 18 years went to police for protection from her insatiable appetite for sex, … Continue reading →

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Big Ouch

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Gaius

Alvin Felzenberg, writing at US News & World Report, has a scathing deconstruction of all the lifted lines, stolen ideas and borrowed themes that Obama used in the SOTU address last night. He calls the speech tantamount to plagiarism: Early … Continue reading →

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Son, Can You Play Me A Memory?

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Gaius

Piano Man was Billy Joel’s breakout hit ‘way back in the dark ages of 1973. It told the fictionalized story of Joel’s days performing at a piano bar in Los Angeles. All these years later, there’s a new piano bar … Continue reading →

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Deficit Gone Wild

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Gaius

$1.5 trillion: It seems clearer and clearer that short of a near-death experience, no one is going to do anything about this problem. Our president spent over 5,000 words last night kind of noting, offhand, that we might have a … Continue reading →

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Hey, It’s Green To Recycle

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Gaius

It seems Obama borrowed heavily from failed Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm in his SOTU speech. In fact, he echoed whole trains of thought from a speech Granholm gave five years ago – before her policies drove Michigan into the ditch … Continue reading →

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My Thanks

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Gaius

To William Jacobson over at Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion for declaring Blue Crab Boulevard blog of the day. The Crabitat lost a lot of readership while I was on hiatus, so the additional traffic is greatly appreciated. Funny thing is, I got … Continue reading →

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