17 March 2008
If You Like Lolzcats
Some late-night funny.
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Gals... Want A Free Whistle?
The Tourism Ministry of Phuket is going to distribute free whistles to all female tourists after a recent murder.
How about giving out free handguns for their visit instead? Just sayin'
The whistles are part of a campaign to increase
security on Phuket, one of Thailand's most popular tourist
destinations, after the shocking killing of 27-year-old Hanna Charlotta
Backlund of Sweden, said Tourism Minister Weerasak Kohsurat.
How about giving out free handguns for their visit instead? Just sayin'
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15 March 2008
doubleplusundead's Links Around The Moronosphere
He's made this a regular feature and it's worth checking out. Good stuff for a bunch of morons! (still wish I'd thought of this) Enjoy!
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14 March 2008
Web Surfing
It's funny what we come across on the Internet and how we got there. Likening it to "surfing" is pretty accurate as far as it goes, but when you surf you can't "restart" the very same wave and ride in a different manner or direction. I can have a single starting point branch out into several different "rides", all worthwhile for humor, intelligence, insight, or a host of other reasons. Some will "peter out" as the wave collapses and some will keep going... morphing as I travel from site to site.
I told you that so I could tell you this... I just had one of the wilder rides in my recent memory. I strongly encourage you visit the following links to get the full effect, but if you want to "skip to the end", going here is the entire point of this post.
I started, as I often do, at Patterico's. I follow several threads there at a time because he's always got good stuff and the comments are generally reasoned and thought-provoking. Anyway, this thread about jury nullification has been interesting because I started following this thread about Radley Balko saying that making jurors take an oath before serving is a "perjury trap" (it's not, but that's Balko).
Near the end of the jury nullification thread, I noticed that some very good comments about addiction were made by EW1(SG) and that he has a website. As I often do, I clicked over to see what kind so that putting his comments into context would be easier. This is actually similar to how I found S. Weasel the other day and decided to add that site to the blogroll. In looking through some of the older posts I saw one which talked about "The Prisoner's Dilemma", In that, I saw a link to this site (Eject!Eject!Eject!, which I've seen referenced but never visited before), and then this article, which prompted this entire post. It's not often that I feel humbled by something that isn't smarmy... but it blew me away.
So, that was one of the rides I took today and I'm exhausted. I'm done because I've got too much to think about to post effectively. If you took the whole ride, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. If you bailed out and went to the end, that's ok too.
I told you that so I could tell you this... I just had one of the wilder rides in my recent memory. I strongly encourage you visit the following links to get the full effect, but if you want to "skip to the end", going here is the entire point of this post.
I started, as I often do, at Patterico's. I follow several threads there at a time because he's always got good stuff and the comments are generally reasoned and thought-provoking. Anyway, this thread about jury nullification has been interesting because I started following this thread about Radley Balko saying that making jurors take an oath before serving is a "perjury trap" (it's not, but that's Balko).
Near the end of the jury nullification thread, I noticed that some very good comments about addiction were made by EW1(SG) and that he has a website. As I often do, I clicked over to see what kind so that putting his comments into context would be easier. This is actually similar to how I found S. Weasel the other day and decided to add that site to the blogroll. In looking through some of the older posts I saw one which talked about "The Prisoner's Dilemma", In that, I saw a link to this site (Eject!Eject!Eject!, which I've seen referenced but never visited before), and then this article, which prompted this entire post. It's not often that I feel humbled by something that isn't smarmy... but it blew me away.
So, that was one of the rides I took today and I'm exhausted. I'm done because I've got too much to think about to post effectively. If you took the whole ride, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. If you bailed out and went to the end, that's ok too.
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Iranian Teen May Get Asylum
In an earlier post, I mentioned the Iranian teen who applied for asylum in the UK because he feared being put to death if deported back to Iran. The Iranian government found out he was gay after interrogating his boyfriend (before they hung him). After his initial application for asylum was denied, the teen fled to the Netherlands to avoid deportation. The Netherlands denied his application for asylum on a technicality... because the UK also belongs to the EU and the teen had already applied for asylum with them.
Now, it looks as if the UK may grant the asylum application after all.
Of course, the "new circumstances" are not the details of the teen's story so much... they're that the story is now getting attention. The original application for asylum already had the facts and denied the application anyway. If this hadn't gotten the attention it did, this kid could already be on his way to Tehran looking forward to his "day in court".
Now, it looks as if the UK may grant the asylum application after all.
"Following representations made on behalf of
Mehdi Kazemi, and in the light of new circumstances since the original
decision was made, I have decided that Mr. Kazemi's case should be
reconsidered on his return to the U.K. from the Netherlands."
Of course, the "new circumstances" are not the details of the teen's story so much... they're that the story is now getting attention. The original application for asylum already had the facts and denied the application anyway. If this hadn't gotten the attention it did, this kid could already be on his way to Tehran looking forward to his "day in court".
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13 March 2008
You Might Be A Taliban If:
Check this out over at Ace's. It's hilarious and some of the the comments are inspired. Add your own if you're feeling creative.
My favorite so far:
Enjoy!
My favorite so far:
You consider television dangerous, but routinely carry explosives in your clothing.
Enjoy!
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12 March 2008
Reason #28.7M Not To Use Banks
Two sisters in Japan are accused of trying to evade 28.7 million dollars worth of inheritance taxes by keeping the assets from their deceased father's estate in the garage.
So over one third is supposed to go to the government? I'm definitely for getting rid of inheritance taxes now. The government didn't do anything to earn that money and it's already been taxed by the Japanese government. Why should any government profit from someone dying?
You might think the guy would have planned better though... I mean, cardboard boxes in a garage? Come on!! I would have built my own bank and then let the government try to figure out my estate. Heh.
Their father, who was in the real-estate lease business, died in 2004, leaving $72.9 million to his family.
So over one third is supposed to go to the government? I'm definitely for getting rid of inheritance taxes now. The government didn't do anything to earn that money and it's already been taxed by the Japanese government. Why should any government profit from someone dying?
You might think the guy would have planned better though... I mean, cardboard boxes in a garage? Come on!! I would have built my own bank and then let the government try to figure out my estate. Heh.
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Another Case Of "Can This Possibly Be Real?"
A 35-year-old woman in Kansas sat on the toilet for two years and nobody called for help? Even if the boyfriend was stupid enough to let it go on that long, does she not have any family that would have worried about her?
More than "physically stuck"... apparently her skin had grown around the seat which had to be removed with a prybar so she could be taken to the hospital. My wife thinks I sit around too much sometimes... wait until the next time she says something. This is printed and just waiting as part of my defense strategy.
"She was not glued. She was not tied. She was just physically stuck by
her body," Whipple said. "It is hard to imagine. ... I still have a
hard time imagining it myself."
More than "physically stuck"... apparently her skin had grown around the seat which had to be removed with a prybar so she could be taken to the hospital. My wife thinks I sit around too much sometimes... wait until the next time she says something. This is printed and just waiting as part of my defense strategy.
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11 March 2008
The Age-Old Question: Ginger vs Mary Ann
Most guys have asked or answered that question. Now, Mary Ann has a new opponent:
So now it's "The State vs Mary Ann" and it looks like she lost. The 69-year-old actress had several charges dropped as part of a plea agreement, including one for driving under the influence after she failed a sobriety test. Talk about busted images.... sigh.
Exit question: They have marijuana in Idaho? Really?
DRIGGS, Idaho - Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island," is serving six months' unsupervised probation after allegedly being caught with marijuana in her car.
So now it's "The State vs Mary Ann" and it looks like she lost. The 69-year-old actress had several charges dropped as part of a plea agreement, including one for driving under the influence after she failed a sobriety test. Talk about busted images.... sigh.
Exit question: They have marijuana in Idaho? Really?
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All Points Bulletin
Residents of a small town in Argentina are afraid to go out at night because of a short character with a pointy hat. According to this story, the "creature" has only been seen when it's dark out. Check out the video at the link before going below the fold:
Warning: The only known image of the creature captured during the fading daylight hours may be too intense for some readers. Please use good judgment before clicking "more"
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Warning: The only known image of the creature captured during the fading daylight hours may be too intense for some readers. Please use good judgment before clicking "more"
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