Archive for April, 2011
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Thursday, April 14th, 2011That’s the claim of a new study, anyway. Hollywood’s hottest may get paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to plug a product over Twitter or Facebook, but according to a new study released Wednesday, people are more influenced by the opinion of a blogger (yes, just a regular human being) when it comes to learning [...]
Overnight Thread
Thursday, April 14th, 2011We’re a couple weeks into the new Overnight Thread thingy, and as long as I keep finding things to post about, it should continue. That being said, if you folks think the overnight post is overkill, let me know. I mean, I’m nothing if not responsive. Let’s roll . . . Guns: They Aren’t For [...]
Humpday History Highlight
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011April 13, 1360 – Hail Kills English Troops On so-called “Black Monday” in 1360, a hail storm kills an estimated 1,000 English soldiers in Chartres, France. The Hundred Years’ War began in 1337; by 1359, King Edward III of England was actively attempting to conquer France. In October, he took a massive force across the [...]
CA Teachers Vote To Support Cop Killer
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011After the debacle in Wisconsin, I have lost all respect for teacher’s unions. In my opinion, America’s teacher’s unions make the Teamsters look like legitimate. Sadly, the good teachers rarely – if ever – speak out against their unionized overlords, so the cycle of goonery and corruption continues ad nauseum. The result is stories like [...]
Canada Has Its Priorities In Order
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011Note to American politicians: You need to follow Canada’s lead here. In Canada, hockey trumps politics every time. And don’t the politicians know it. Certain to come out on the losing end in a battle for television viewers, political parties have agreed to move the date of Thursday’s French language leader’s debate — and avoid [...]
Overnight Thread
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011Good evening, folks! Welcome to your regularly scheduled late-night bloggy goodness. (“Goodness” here is a relative term, but if nothing else, the first topic is interesting.) Did you know Iceland has a Phallological Museum? They do, and if you don’t know what that is, I suggest you read on. It’s pretty whacked, even from the [...]
1:64 To Yuma
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011The Yuma Police Department is about to achieve immortality. In 2012, Mattel will be producing a line of its toy vehicle replicas to honor hometown heroes. Fifteen law enforcement agencies from across the country have been selected to have their patrol vehicles replicated as Hot Wheels vehicles. Yuma Police Department is among them. The toy [...]
LaSalle Prof Suspended After Hiring Dancers
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011LaSalle University is located in North Philadelphia. It’s a pretty good school. (Not as good as Saint Joseph’s University, but pretty good.) Of course, after this story, enrollment will probably quadruple next semester. If I may offer a word of advice: Seek out information on the university’s business school. Oh, and bring a lot of [...]
Christina Hendricks In Her Underwear
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011I’d explain further, but I am temporarily paralyzed. You missed your last chance to see Christina Hendricks in her underwear and Neil Patrick Harris shirtless in the New York Philharmonic production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center on Saturday night (April 9). Christina showed off her more than ample cleavage [...]
Caption Contest Winners
Monday, April 11th, 2011The George Washington, Zombie Killer caption contest is now over. Thanks to everyone who enjoyed the photo. It’s quickly becoming one of my favorites. Here are the results. Top Six Entries: 6. Washington crossing the River Styx” was much more difficult to paint than “Washington crossing the Delaware. – Picky 5. “The administration of justice [...]
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