Now you have a rare chance to profit from the corruption of one of America’s politicians if you can make it to the auction where his ill gotten gains will be sold…is it any ownder that the U.S. is such a screwed up place? I read an essay by Howard Zinn today at Smirking Chimp.com…
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Update: Chef returns sans Hayes
This little fight makes me want to start watching more TV. Plus, mentioning Chef makes me hungry. Plus, it’s been raining a lot so I haven’t been excercising much. Result? I’m going to get a ‘big john’ and sue Scientology for turning me fat in five years! cd NEW YORK – “South Park” creators Matt…
Wad of Cash Found in New Orleans Home
This story just goes to show that you never know what is in your walls. I also like the fact that the students turned the money in. I know it may sometimes seem that I am cynical, but I actually beleive that most people will usually do what they think is the right thing. If…
Razor Curves
Do they even make a razor with one blade anymore? I love when economists start thinking about things they aren’t supposed to think about! (Thanks Chuck!) agrumer: Nine years to the Singularity Nine years to the Singularity Someone at The Economist with a bit of extra time on his hands was looking at the recent…
The first sign of the Sha-na-napocalypse!
Many of you may have been leading quiet lives of desperation and oblivion. In your countless hours of toil and tedium you may have never heard of the Sha-na-napocalypse….Now that you have…you shall know that the sacred book of Sha-na-narmageddon says that the first sign of the end drawing near shalll be a lamb born…
Naked wedding photo trend shocks rural China
Forget the Mao suits of a generation ago. Actually, forget about any clothes at all. Naked wedding photos are the hot new trend among young couples in once deeply conservative China. Even in Anhui, a largely rural province in the east, many newlyweds are having their pictures taken in the nude, to the fury of…
Naked Venezuelans surround Bolivar's statue
From the land of Hugo Chavez… More than 1,500 people have gathered around a statue of 19th century liberation hero Simon Bolivar in Venezuela and posed nude for a US artist famous for his photos of naked crowds in public spaces. Spencer Tunick organised the Caracas photo shoot along downtown Avenida Bolivar, a frequent spot…
Happiness is a Great John Toilet
(Thanks, Terry!) The Great John is a toilet for “big” people. The website painstakingly avoids any words that might suggest this is a problem or that they are TOO big. Regular toilet seats are described as “terribly small.” And, the site notes that the Great John can also be used by “a small person or…
A Guest Blogger, and an Unwritten Law – New York Times
What is a blog or a blogger? Arianna Huffington has gotten herself in hot water with HuffPo fans after “manufacturing” a blog entry for George Clooney from past interview responses, giving readers the impression that Clooney wrote the posting just for HuffPo. At The Huffington Post, the colors, logos, headshots, bios, rubrics and timestamps visually…
Fat Virus, Ad-36 Blamed For Obesity Epidemic In Australians
As a side note to this story, other scientists were not surprised to find out that in addition to having the fat virus, fat people also had the ‘eat too much’ virus and the ‘not be very active’ virus. This news was shocking as no one really believed there could be a connection between obesity…