Archive for January, 2008
Friday, January 11th, 2008
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Venezuelan President and Bosnian/BRM Formula One driver Hugo Chavez
waves to the fans after his first place finish at Spa, Belgium.
AFP/Juan Baretto
Image: (BRM logo) scaleracing.com
Posted in Automobiles, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez |
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
Malaysia’s urban monkeys pose disease threat: report
Mon Jan 7, 1:15 AM ET
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KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia’s monkeys are being forced out of their forest habitat into cities, carrying diseases that could infect humans, veterinary experts warned in a report on Monday.
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Images: (#1)-(poster) bp0.blogger.com via noiroftheweek.com; (microscope) global.b2b.network.com; (monkey) rsvandermolen.eu;(Petronas Towers) z.about.architecture.com; (#2) (biohazrd symbol) wikipedia.org;(monkey […]
Posted in Nature, Movies, Health, Malaysia |
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
The New Republic
Selections From Ron Paul’s Newsletters
Post Date Tuesday, January 08, 2008
The Newsletters: Since at least 1978, Ron Paul has attached his name to a series of newsletters–Ron Paul’s Freedom Report, Ron Paul Political Report, The Ron Paul Survival Report, and The Ron Paul Investment Letter–that frequently made outrageous statements:
Posted in African-Americans, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Ron Paul |
Monday, January 7th, 2008
and the engineer was Ignatius Loyola. The Society of Jesus–Jesuits to you and Jebbies to me–was the formal name for his Soldiers of Christ (a.k.a Jesus). And–dare I say it–Ignatius wasn’t running for president in a land which has a constitutional clause against the establishment of a state religion.
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Huckabee Steps Back Into the […]
Posted in 2008 Presidential Campaign, Roman Catholics, Mike Huckabee |
Monday, January 7th, 2008
January 6th, 2008
Taser party invitation may be in the mail
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* Woman sells Tasers at parties in homes
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* She says women need to use them before wanting to buy them
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* New, smaller model comes in pink
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GILBERT, Arizona (AP) — Before she lets them shoot her little pink stun gun, Dana Shafman ushers her new friends […]
Posted in Society, Cuisine, Crime, Consumer Safety |
Monday, January 7th, 2008
Why I Believe Bush Must Go
Nixon Was Bad. These Guys Are Worse.
By George McGovern
Sunday, January 6, 2008; B01
As we enter the eighth year of the Bush-Cheney administration, I have belatedly and painfully concluded that the only honorable course for me is to urge the impeachment of the president and the vice president.
After the 1972 presidential […]
Posted in Bush, Cheney, Impeachment |
Sunday, January 6th, 2008
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al-Qaida’s American Seeks Bush Attacks
By ANNA JOHNSON – 3 hours ago
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Al-Qaida’s American spokesman urged fighters to meet President Bush with bombs when he visits the Middle East, according to a new video posted on the Internet Sunday.
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U.S.-born Adam Gadahn also tore up his U.S. passport as part of a symbolic protest […]
Posted in Television, Movies, Al-Qaeda |
Sunday, January 6th, 2008
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“OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNIN’!”
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UNCLE JOE–THE GEORGIA PEACH–WAITS FOR JOHN THE BAPTIST.
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HUCK STALIN GUIDING THE SHIP O’ STATE
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Images: (Stalin pix) via stel.ru; (Steamboat) & (Cathedral) imagesofanthropology.com; (Steamboat-long view) savannahvisit.com;
Posted in Stalin, Georgia |
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
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Images: (Orang) holidayinbrazil.com; (Cig & Smoke)tobaccocoffee.org via anti-smoking.org; (Coffee) mexfiles.files.wordpress.com;(Cop pix) (Hazmat) (Luggage) img-srv,dtcbuilder.com via turtlecreekwholesale.com; (Zoo) baixaki.ig.com.br;
Posted in Nature, Crime, Brazil |
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
Does Romney’s Ad Against McCain Contain A Subliminal Message?
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Hedline and Image via the Huffington Post
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Because I was under the impression that the Mittster would shy from negative ads, I refuse to believe the headline.
For example, the following is an ad in which he praises his Arizona opponent.
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I realize thief is incorrectly spelled, […]
Posted in John S. McCain III, Advertising, Politics, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Mitt Romney |
Friday, January 4th, 2008
Laugh if you wish, but I find this kind of talk refreshing.
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Senator McCain gnashes his teeth because he had forgotten
Satan’s ability to fly walk on acoustic ceiling tiles.
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Images: (Main) Exorcist III via scaredstiffreviews.com (Osama) (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) via asapblogs.typepad.com via farandwide by AP; (McCain) via michaeltotten.com
Posted in Religion, John S. McCain III, Movies, Osama bin Laden, War, 2008 Presidential Campaign |
Friday, January 4th, 2008
Believe it or not,
the mouth of the Crest bottle
may actually be
slightly larger than that of the
BUCKET o’ LISTERINE bottle.
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Not really to scale.
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Images: (Listerine) via coroflot.com via designdirectory.com via metaphase design group, inc.; (Crest) via pics.drugstore.com; (RC) movinwithnancy.fsnet.co.uk; (Engineer) metrowater.co.nz;(Mask) (Standpipe) joebarillari.org via wikipedia.org
Posted in Business, Personal Products, Cuisine |
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Entertainment >> Guess The 70-Something Body
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This was my wild guess.
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As usual, I was wrong. Beldar is not old enough and
prefers not to expose himself to the sun.
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Images: (Original) C. Goff via huffingtonpost.com; (Beldar) members.fortunecity.com via ronfez.net;
Posted in Movies, Fashion |
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
Hey, It’s Still Me in Here
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Pej Behdarvand for The New York Times
YOU DID WHAT? Pat Casanova of Los Angeles had a face-lift two years ago. Some friends were a bit shocked.
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This is NOT Pat Casanova.
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By MIREYA NAVARRO
Published: December 30, 2007
LOS ANGELES
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Lois W. Stern interviewed more than 100 women for “Sex, Lies and Cosmetic Surgery: Things […]
Posted in Books, Medicine, Beauty |
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
Woman Escorted Off Bus For Reading Bible Aloud
Reporting
Carol Cavazos
Dec 30, 2007 10:45 pm US/Central
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FORT WORTH (CBS 11 News) ― A passenger on a Fort Worth bus says the T. Bus Service discriminated against her religion.
Christine Lutz says she was reading her Bible […]
Posted in Law, Constitution, Religion, Texas |