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Patapsco Jack sent this article along with a question about weaponizing Limburger cheese.

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Indian military to weaponize world’s hottest chili
By WASBIR HUSSAIN, Associated Press Writer
GAUHATI, India – The Indian military has a new weapon against terrorism: the world’s hottest chili.
After conducting tests, the military has decided to use the thumb-sized “bhut jolokia,” or “ghost chili,” to make tear gas-like hand grenades to immobilize suspects, defense officials said Tuesday.
The […]

Posted in Military, India, World War II, Cuisine, Weapons, Korean War, Technology, World War I |

Little known facts of American History…

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

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Image: (John Brown) via pbs.org; (hat) inhausdatabase.com

Posted in Baseball |

Rep. Steve King (R-IA) Floats Secession As Possible Response To Health Care Reform.–Think Progress headline, 2/22/2010

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Of course, this follows the Texas governor’s
moronic discussion of the same. 
Patapsco Creek Jack came up with a solution.

“What would be fun is if contemporary America found its Sherman and sent him and three divisions into certain states and Congressional districts.“
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Images: (1) via iacmusic.com (2)by Matthew Brady via civilwargazzette.wordpress.com […]

Posted in Republicans, Health, Iowa, Texas, Civil War, Treason, Gen. W. Tecumseh Sherman |

This is a depressing story which only reminds me of the thin line between stupidity and righteousness. I did not include mug shot because I already know why eating in restaurants has lost its cachet.

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Drunk, high dad leaves baby in oven overnight, police say
By Jason Kessler, CNN

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(CNN) — A Kentucky man high on marijuana and drunk on whiskey put […]

Posted in Kentucky, Parenting |

BENNY ‘n the JETS…

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Church Sex Abuse Scandal ‘Has Now Reached’ The Pope: AP
NICOLE WINFIELD | 03/12/10 06:24 PM | AP
VATICAN CITY — Germany’s sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese acknowledged it transferred a suspected pedophile priest while Benedict was in charge and criticism is mounting over a 2001 Vatican directive he penned […]

Posted in Pope Benedict XVI, S-E-X |

It may affect his slider.

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

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Jim Bunning Gets Cheers At Home In Kentucky
ROGER ALFORD | 03/13/10 10:40 PM | AP
HEBRON, Ky. — Irascible Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning has been a pariah among his congressional colleagues. Back in the conservative swath of northern Kentucky he calls home, though, he’s being heralded as a hero.
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Images: (Bunning) democralypsenow.com via huffingtonpost.com;  […]

Posted in Baseball, Cong-SENATE, Kentucky |

From King Farouk Studios in Television City…

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

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The story is here.
Special thanks go to Vincenzo Kolchak and Patapsco Jack.
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Image: (Jihad Jane) tolerance.ca via huffingtonpost.com; (King Farouk) Time Magazine cover via thisdayinbadhistory.com; (Terminator 2) via neoseeker.com

Posted in News Media, Terrorism, USA, Holier Than Thouists--Muslim Arm, Cartoons, Sweden |

Why doesn’t that self-promoting ignoramus shut the %$#^ up?!

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

guardian.co.uk home
Badge Michael Tomasky Blog
The hand of God
You have to hand it, as it were, to Sarah Palin sometimes, no? Last weekend at a pro-life fund-raising event in Ohio, she noted that other people wrote on their hands, too. Notably: God.
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Her wink always reminded me of those
post-middleweight fight photographs
which appeared in Ring, Life […]

Posted in Holier Than Thouists-Conservative Evangelical Arm, Prize-Fighting, Sarah Palin |

Sunday’s Iraqi Elections Bring Out Crowds.

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

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Hadi Mizban / AP
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Khalid Mohammed / AP
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Images: via the huffingtonpost.com

Posted in Iraq, Elections |

Huge Head of Pharaoh Unearthed in Egypt–BBC NEWS headline, 3/01/2010

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

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Here is the story.

Images: (Top) Yul Brynner as Ramses in Moses via images.bloguez.com via omurtlak.com; Pyramid via;
(Middle)  Wences’ man in the Box via povonline.com: Senor Wences’ arm and Johnnie 2.bp,blogspot.com via historiasdeiregatecha.blogspor.com: Senor Wences & Johnnie via magicposters.net: Head of Amenhotep III via bbc.co.uk;  (Bottom) Land Rover via vismod.com; Omar Sharif s3.hubimg.com via hubpages.com; […]

Posted in Movies, Egypt, Archaeology |

Frank Gehry gives the term “Visionary Architect” a whole, new meaning.

Monday, March 1st, 2010

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The Rasin Building, also known as the Dancing House
or the Fred and Ginger Building,
designed by Frank Gehry in Prague, Czech Republic.

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Frank Gehry’s Stata Centeer, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA.
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Building in Conception, Chile after an 8.8
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Images: (Stata) via foxnews.com (Rasin) via architecture-student.com (top caption) via academyofachievement.org

Posted in Architecture, Chile, Czech Republic, Earthquakes, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA |

Sen. Alexander: Using Reconciliation To Pass Health Care Reform Would ‘End The Senate’–Think Progress headline, 2/28/2010

Monday, March 1st, 2010

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Posted in Republicans, Society, Health, Cong-SENATE, Tennessee |

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