Archive for March, 2008
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008I’m starting to feel like this guy. After last week’s weight gain – okay, it was one pound, but a gain is a gain – I buckled down and got back on the hobby horse. The result? I stepped on the scale and saw this staring back at me: 213 poundsSweet! Thank you, Weight Watchers! [...]
Indian "Witch" Tied To Tree And Beaten
Saturday, March 29th, 2008Jesus, and you mean to tell me that this country has nukes? Vishnu help us! NEW DELHI, India (CNN) — An Indian woman accused of being a witch was tied to a tree and beaten by a mob, with television footage of the incident aired in India on Friday. Nishant Tiwari, a police official in [...]
Weekend Caption Contest
Friday, March 28th, 2008Must-See TV Caption Contest(Source: Reuters) Original Caption: A girl stands at the entrance of her house after a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad March 27, 2008. The attack killed four civilians and wounded fourteen others, the Interior Ministry said. U.S. forces have not commented on the attack. Other Current Contests:Blonde SagacityCowboy BlobGone Rick MotelRodney DillRT (I [...]
9.2%? Get Bent!!!
Friday, March 28th, 2008See, everyone? I am a nice, Christian gentleman. Bawahahahahahaha!!! (H/T – Ambulance Driver)
Charges Dropped Against Haditha Marine
Friday, March 28th, 2008I hope there is an apology forthcoming, as well. CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The Marine Corps dropped its case and gave full immunity Friday to a serviceman who was accused of involuntary manslaughter in a squad’s killing of 24 Iraqis in Haditha in 2005. The case against Lance Cpl. Stephen Tatum, 26, of Edmond, Okla., [...]
True Detective Stories
Friday, March 28th, 2008The following conversation is absolutely true, and should be presented at our next salary arbitration hearing as evidence that we don’t get paid nearly enough. An irate man comes to the division’s front window. Wyatt: “Yes sir, may I help you?”Irate Man: “Yeah, y’all came to my house, kicked in the door, illegally searched the [...]
It’s Baby Central In The Earp Family
Thursday, March 27th, 2008The missus is pregnant again. No, no, I’m kidding! She’s not Daisy Dorkelina, for God’s sake! Heh. Actually, there is an addition to my extended family: my cousin Kevin and his wife Michelle welcomed their first son, Connor Michael on Monday night at 6pm. He weighed in at 8 pounds, 11 ounces, and everyone is [...]
Who’s To Blame When Kids Curse?
Thursday, March 27th, 2008How the f*ck should I know? No one expects a 3-year-old who loves to dress like a princess to swear like a sailor. But early exposure is not so uncommon. Who’s to blame? Well, there’s a pretty apt quote from a 1970 Pogo cartoon: “We have met the enemy, and he is us.” The “us” [...]
Goode Relatives Protest Cop-Shooting Death
Thursday, March 27th, 2008You didn’t need to be Carnac to see this nonsense coming. In a city where thousands of homicides go unsolved, Pamela Goode seethes with quiet fury. Seventy-five days have passed since her son was gunned down on a Germantown street. Although police immediately identified the man who blasted two shots into Timothy “Tee” Goode’s back, [...]
Giants Purge Barry Bonds From Stadium
Thursday, March 27th, 2008Is everyone in San Francisco a hypocrite? SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The San Francisco Giants will not reconsider a decision to part ways with controversial home run king Barry Bonds, the team president said on Wednesday. Last season Bonds passed Hank Aaron to become Major League Baseball’s career home run record holder, packing the stands [...]
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