Stupid Is As Stupid Does

Nagin Looks to Mend Divides in New Orleans

By MICHELLE ROBERTS
Associated Press Writer


NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Newly re-elected Mayor Ray Nagin expressed confidence that political opponents and business leaders would unite to rebuild this hurricane-stricken city.
[...]

At first I thought it was just a joke. Then I realized it was real.
I've gotta hand it to him. If he can sweet talk his way back into office after all the shit he's pulled, he is definitely a godo politician. He still sucks as a mayor, but he's a good politician.


GuyK put it quite well:

"I figure that people generally get pretty close to what they deserve and I reckon the people of New Orleans deserve Nagin."

EeeeYup.

Good For Them

From WKYT 27 NEWSFIRST & WYMT Mountain News:

May 20, 2006 05:35 PM
Judge Blocks Prayer at High School Graduation

RUSSELL SPRINGS, Ky. (AP) - The senior class at a southern Kentucky high school gave their response Friday night to a federal judge's order banning prayer at commencement.

About 200 seniors stood during the principal's opening remarks and began reciting the Lord's Prayer, prompting a standing ovation from a standing-room only crowd at the Russell County High School gymnasium.

The thunderous applause drowned out the last part of the prayer.
[...]

Those are some seniors to be proud of. Standing up for what they believed in. They didn't allow one individual to dictate what the entire student body could or could not do.

Oh, and by the way - fuck the A.C.L.U.

Pot - Meet Kettle

From The Detroit News:

Mexico works to bar non-natives from jobs

[...]
Even as Mexico presses the United States to grant unrestricted citizenship to millions of undocumented Mexican migrants, its officials at times calling U.S. policies 'xenophobic,' Mexico places daunting limitations on anyone born outside its territory.

In the United States, only two posts - the presidency and vice presidency - are reserved for the native born.

In Mexico, non-natives are banned from those and thousands of other jobs, even if they are legal, naturalized citizens.

Foreign-born Mexicans can't hold seats in either house of the congress. They're also banned from state legislatures, the Supreme Court and all governorships. Many states ban foreign-born Mexicans from spots on town councils. And Mexico's Constitution reserves almost all federal posts, and any position in the military and merchant marine, for 'native-born Mexicans.'

Recently the Mexican government has gone even further. Since at least 2003, it has encouraged cities to ban non-natives from such local jobs as firefighters, police and judges.
[...]

Mexico bitches about us cracking down on non-citizens working, even though we're offering to let them become citizens, yet themselves won't let non-natives work in Mexcio?

Nice. Hypocritical fucks.

Yay Me!

You Passed 8th Grade Science

Congratulations, you got 8/8 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade Science?

A Funny

Via email:

A man walked into a curio shop in Galveston Texas. Looking around at the exotica, he noticed a very life-like, life-size bronze statue of a rat. It had no price tag, but it looked so striking that he decided he must have it.

He took it to the owner and asked "How much is the bronze rat?" "Twelve dollars for the rat, a hundred dollars if you bring it back," said the owner. The man gave the shop owner twelve dollars. "I'll take the rat; And I won't be bringing it back."

As he walked down the street carrying the bronze rat, he noticed that a few real rats had crawled out of alleys and sewers, and began following him down the street. This was a bit disconcerting, so he began to walk a little bit faster. Within a couple of blocks, the group of rats behind him grew to over a hundred, and they began squealing.

He started to trot towards the Harbor. He took a nervous look around and saw that the rats numbered in the thousands, maybe in the millions, and they were all squealing and coming towards him faster and faster.

Terrified, he ran to the edge of the water and threw the bronze rat as far out into the Harbor as he could. Amazingly, the millions of rats all jumped into the water after it, and were drowned.

The man walked back to the curio shop. "Aha," said the owner, "You're bringing it back!"

"Actually no," said the man. "I came back to see how much you want for that little bronze Mexican over there.

Spam Subject of the Day

"Rito de los Frijoles: Looking Out from the Ceremonial"

Great. Now I'm getting spam from illegal immigrants?

It's (Crazy) Parent-Teacher Day!

Go check this out.
Nice mama thar.

Rolling-Coors-Wieser-Draft-Stone-Label-Ribbon House

According to a post by Matthew, Anheuser-Busch bought Rolling Rock.

He's a little more shook up about it than I am though:

American beer just took a step backwards…

it is a sad, sad, day.

Maybe because when it comes to the average store-bought beer, meh.
They are all pretty much panther piss. They'll never compete with what a homebrewer can whip up in the kitchen, garage or basement in only a few short months.

All the usual 'lawn-mower' beers (light colored, light flavored like Bud, Coors, Miller, ... and every variant under the sun), were developed shortly after prohibiton was repealed to attract the female populace to the beverage normally consumed by men only. They created the demand for a formerly un-ladylike beverage by making it easier on the more sensitive palates. So they all have common characteristics and none really stand out as what I would call "yummy".

Rolling Rock is o.k. Not bad for store bought. I don't think that much of Bud. It's one of the store-boughts that give me a headache after even one or two servings.

I seriously doubt Bud will go changing Rolling Rock. That would be a mistake. Even changing the packaging could be detrimental. But if they go and try to make some sort of a hybrid, that could be devastating. What would they name it:

Let's see: "Rolling Bud"?
Naw. Sounds like a stoner in the basement.

How about "Bud Rock"?
Naw. That sounds like a 60's band. Remember D.O.A.?

"Rockweiser" maybe?
Sounds too much like the family dog.


Oh well. I'm sure they'll figger something out.

Quote Of The Day

Okay, as I was getting ready for work this morning I was listening to the banter of a the (four) morning DJs on the eff-emm radio. One of them had evidently squeezed out a fairly rank fart, and as the others were wretching and gagging as morning DJs are wont to do, another of them made the following comment:

"You better spray some Lysol or someone's gonna catch a cold from that one."

I got a pretty good chuckle from it.

Bwah!

Dog Survives Fall Off Cliff; Owner Rescued:

AP - Thu May 18, 7:27 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

LOS ANGELES - A dog survived a plunge from an oceanside cliff and his owner had to be rescued when he got stuck searching for the animal. Pepe, a Jack Russell terrier, darted over the cliff's edge in the upscale Pacific Palisades area while chasing a squirrel on Tuesday.

Smart squirrel + stupid mutt = entertainment for the Curmudgen.
Oh, the visualizations I'm getting from that one.

WTF?

Senate Votes Twice for English Language :

By SUZANNE GAMBOA, Associated Press Writer 55 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Whether English is America's 'national language' or its national 'common and unifying language' was a question dominating the Senate immigration debate.

The Senate first voted 63-34 to make English the national language after lawmakers who led the effort said it would promote national unity.

But critics argued the move would prevent limited English speakers from getting language assistance required by an executive order enacted under President Clinton. So the Senate also voted 58-39 to make English the nation's 'common and unifying language.'
[...]

Riddle me this. Why the hell do they even need to vote on something like this?
What a waste of time. If you are in America, learn to sprechen zie American.

Uh, Who Cares?

Rare woodpecker elusive as search season ends
Reuters - Thu May 18, 4:05 PM ET Sent 437 times

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The search for the elusive ivory-billed woodpecker in the swamps of Arkansas has ended for the season with no confirmed sighting, wildlife experts said on Thursday, but they plan to start looking again in late autumn.

Maybe you should check here:

Rare American Chestnut Trees Discovered :
AP - Thu May 18, 10:50 PM ET Sent 155 times

ALBANY, Ga. - A stand of American chestnut trees that somehow escaped a blight that killed off nearly all their kind in the early 1900s has been discovered along a hiking trail not far from President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Little White House at Warm Springs.

After that, get a life.

Fuck You Hamm

NRA Wants Gun Pledge From Police, Mayors:

[...]
Peter Hamm, a spokesman for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, called the issue a 'a non-problem in America.'

'For the NRA to be waving their arms and screaming that the people are about to have their firearms taken away, it's sheer nonsense,' he said.
[...]

In case you've forgotten, it's one of those little ditties mentioned in the constitution.
Try taking away someone's right to vote, or their right to a trial, or their right to say whatever they want and see how many arms start flailing, you fuck.

Search Phrases From The Dark Side

Someone stumbled onto my blog googling this:

"can damage be done to eye when receiving novacaine injection in mouth"

Sometimes that needle feels like it's getting mighty goddamn close.

Spam Subject of the Day

"Turkeys care nothing about you," he retorted. "It is nothing to them"

I knew it!

This Made Me Guffaw

Roland at Brutal Truth says:

"My mailbox is being flooded with mail concerning gas prices and illegal immigrants. To boycott oil companies or not; to provide amnesty to illegal immigrants or not, etc.

Since I have become jaded to the various solutions proposed by the Republicans, Democrats, Sierra Club, ACLU, etc. I have elected to solve the problems as they affect me. It solves both my gas and illegal immigrant problems.

I have hired illegal immigrants to push my car. They're plentiful and cheaper than buying gas."

Fucking OW!

6abc.com: Wife Accused in Attack

[...]
Howard says his 40-year-old wife Monica, who he says is bi-polar, somehow conceived the notion that he was cheating on her. So while he was asleep last night, she attacked him.

Howard: "I mean she just grabbed me all down there and yanking and yanking and tearing me up with those fingernails."

Police and paramedics rushed to the man's row home in the 3800 block of Pulaski where they found him bleeding profusely. He was rushed to Einstein where doctors first labeled his condition critical. He was later upgraded to stable after having reattachment surgery and a few doses of morphine. Howard still cannot believe his wife of 11 years would allegedly do this him.
[...]

Okay, I don't know about the rest of you men out there, but my privates are reminiscent of a hermit crab right now.

Uh Huh

No nudity, but if you're at work, you may want to look over your shoulder.

On top of that, not very real, enticing or erotic.

A Funny

Pamela's secret:

BRB - LOL!!!

Friend left as deposit at gas station:

2 hours, 38 minutes ago

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German woman left her friend as a deposit at a gas station because she did not have enough cash to pay for her petrol, police said Wednesday.

'She didn't have enough money to pay the bill, so her friend stayed behind as a human deposit while she went to withdraw cash,' said a spokesman for police in the southern town of Muenchberg. 'Unfortunately, the woman did not return.'

Two hours after the 20-year-old driver left, the gas station called the police, who interrogated the stranded 'deposit' before releasing her. Police are investigating the driver on suspicion of fraud.

Some pal.

I'm sure a solid ass-kicking ensued.

That Ain't Shea Stadium

FBI searching farm for Hoffa's body: paper
Thu May 18, 6:37 AM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - FBI agents may be on the trail of new clues to the 30-year-old mystery disappearance of legendary former U.S. union chief Jimmy Hoffa, a Detroit newspaper reported on Thursday.
[...]

Uh, why? Is that the best use of resources they can conjur up these days?
Who gives a fuck. He's been dead for 30 years. Even if they do find him, there won't be anything left. Definitely not enough to prove anything significant.

They're looking near Detroit by the way.

He Said A Funny!

Hayden says CIA needs to restore public trust

24 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gen. Michael Hayden, U.S. President George W. Bush's nominee for CIA director, said on Thursday the spy agency needed to restore public trust but should also be less of a political football to do its job effectively.
[...]

Trust the CIA? Yeah. That'll happen.

This Day in History

From HistoryChannel.com:

1980 Mount St. Helens erupts

Mount St. Helens in Washington erupts, causing a massive avalanche and killing 57 people on this day in 1980. Ash from the volcanic eruption fell as far away as Minnesota.
[...]

Go here to see the St. Helens web cam, and here to see what sort of tremors are happening now.

1908 Congress mandates use of "In God We Trust"

In a move that seemingly flew in the face of America's founding belief in the separation of church and state, Congress passed legislation on this day in 1908 that made the maxim "In God We Trust" an obligatory element of certain coins.
[...]

I wonder how long it will last.

Quote Of The Day

Via email:

"My wife says I never listen to her. At least I think that's what she said."

Spam Subject of the Day

"Take sinusoidal the butadiene"

...and shove it up your ass.

One Of My Last Conversations With An 8-track Player

This post by 60 and counting made me chuckle when I read it:

For the last week I have been watching TV.

What I have found, is that all this business about being a nice person is full of it.

I have seen people trapped in a Gold Mine. A bloke and his kids lost at sea for 12 days. A little girl hit by a car and now in a hospital induced coma. Untold people killed in car accidents. Three people killed when a factory blew up and the list goes on.

Not one of these people was described as an asshole. Every one was the nicest person alive who did everything for everybody.

So why is it these things only happen to nice people. Bugger being nice. It hurts. If you don't believe me, watch TV. I am qite happy to be an asshole thank you.

It reminded me of a Billy Joel 8-track I once had:

8-track: "They say there's a heaven for those who will wait"

Curmudgeon: "That's what I hear."

8-track: "Some say it's better but I say it ain't"

Curmudgeon: "With 72 virgins waiting? You got 72 virgins here?"

8-track: "I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints"

Curmudgeon: "You have plenty of company then! Bwahahaha!!!
"But you're being a little judgmental, aren't you?"

8-track: "Sinners are much more fun..."

Curmudgeon: "I'll give you that."

8-track: "And only the good die young"

Curmudgeon: "Oh? Then why am I still around?"

[...]

There were much better songs on that tape than this one though.
Take this one for instance...

The Queen's Jihad

I can't help it. Every time I hear of some pissed off islamofacits wanting to behead someone for some trivial infraction, I think of the Queen of Hearts from "Alice In Wonderland":

"Off with her head!"

Apparently, Harper's Magazine has reprinted the Danish Mohammed cartoons originally printed a few months back.
You remember? The ones most chicken-shit American newspapers dared not print for fear of retribution? The ones which served to rattle the bees in the turbans of some crazy, sabre swinging psychos?

Quoting Michelle Malkin:

"No, the real travesty is left-wing refusal to comprehend the Islamic threat that predates the Crusades and runs through 9/11, Bali, Madrid, London, nuclear Iran, and the insane murders of 50 people by jihadists over a bunch of damned cartoons."

Let's see how long it takes for the proverbial shit to hit the proverbial fan this time.
Let's also see how many Americans support printing these cartoons. Let us not offend anyone, even though we have our freedom of the press and all that.

Greedy Bastards. Hogging The Limelight

Miami Tops Auto Club List for Rude Drivers:

AP - Tue May 16, 7:02 PM ET Sent 1,024 times

Stressed Miami drivers speed, tailgate and cut off other drivers so frequently that the city earned the title of worst road rage in a survey released Tuesday.

I can't believe Las Vegas didn't even make the list:

1. Miami

2. Phoenix

3. New York

4. Los Angeles

5. Boston

6. Washington/Baltimore

7. Detroit

8. San Diego

9. Houston

10. Philadelphia

11. Dallas/Ft. Worth

12. Denver

13. Chicago

14. Cleveland

15. San Francisco

16. Atlanta

17. Seattle

18. St. Louis

19. Nashville

20. Minneapolis

A Funny

In Pharmacology, all drugs have two names, a trade name and generic name.
For example, the trade name of Tylenol also has a generic name of Acetaminophen. Aleve is also called Naproxen. Amoxil is also called Amoxicillin and Advil is also called Ibuprofen.

The FDA has been looking for a generic name for Viagra. After careful consideration by a team of government experts, it recently announced that it has settled on the generic name of Mycoxafloppin. Also considered were Mycoxafailin, Mydixadrupin, Mydixarizin, Dixafix, and of course, Ibepokin.

Pfizer Corp. announced today that Viagra will soon be available in liquid form, and will be marketed by Pepsi Cola as a power beverage suitable for use as a mixer. It will now be possible for a man to literally pour himself a stiff one. Obviously we can no longer call this a soft drink, and it gives new meaning to the names of "cocktails", "highballs" and just a good old-fashioned "stiff drink." Pepsi will market the new concoction by the name of: "MOUNT & DO"

Thought for the day: There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them.

Spam Subject Of The Day

" deceptive crypt bertie end gases hanoi murderous deoxyribose bilge antiquity pan..."

Yeah. What he said.

Oh! The Humanity!

Bombers blast beer shops in Baghdad :

Tue May 16, 1:55 AM ET

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bombs damaged three shops known for selling alcohol in a commercial district of downtown Baghdad early on Tuesday in what may have been the latest attack by militants seeking to impose Islamic customs in Iraq.
[...]

Now they've gone too far.
Sheet of glass I tell you, sheet of glass!

The Speech

(Sorry, I had a hosed link all day. More better now.)
Text here.

So I listened to Dubya issue his 'Five Points' on border security last night.
I have to say, I think the plan is good if he can make it work.
He wants to add 6,000 National Guard for a year, until border patrol has increased by 6,000 agents. Fine. I think their should be more like 12,000 or even 20,000, but that's a start. There is 1,200 miles of border in Texas alone. 6,000 guardsmen, over three shifts, scattered over just those 1,200 miles amounts to about 1 guardsmen every mile. The border is still a sieve.
If you get the chance, fire up Google Earth and scan a few miles east of Douglas Arixona. You'll see the fence end abruptly, with a couple convenient turnaround spots for coyotes to load up their cargo.
It's the same along the whole border. There are only fences near the highway crossings. Sure, it may be tought to drive a car across the border, but to walk? Plenty of places, from the gulf to the ocean.

I like the idea of sanctions against companies that hire illegals too. Take away the opportunity and they will go home, right? Let's hope so.
Let's hope they do that rather than turn even more criminal and start taking advantage of Americans.

And as for the point about allowing those already here to become citizens, that may work. If they've lived here a certain amount of time, are established, have a life etc., give them a chance to become citizens. Go through the process just like any other immigrant has in the past. In the meantime, learn english.
I'm getting quite tired of reading the whole fucking label on something to find the part written in english, or listening to the announcements in the hardware store (Lowe's by the way - which I may soon have to boycott) spoken in english and spanish.
Bullshit. When in Rome...

Well, we'll see how it goes. Hopefully more action than talk this go 'round.

This Day in History - WTF?

I had to post this whole thing. I remember it vaguely.
Some people are just amazing.

From HistoryChannel.com:

1975 A nurse steals another woman's unborn baby

Norma Jean Armistead checks herself into Kaiser Hospital in Los Angeles, California, with a newborn that she claims to have given birth to at home. Some staff members were already aware that Armistead, a nurse at the hospital, had a pregnancy listed on her medical charts the previous year, but dismissed it as a mistake because they didn't believe the 44-year-old woman was still capable of getting pregnant.

Examining doctors were even more confused when it appeared that Armistead hadn't actually given birth. The mystery was soon solved when a 28-year-old woman turned up dead in her Van Nuys apartment. The baby she was carrying, and expected to give birth to shortly, had been cut from her body. Doctors quickly pieced the evidence together and Armistead was arrested for murder.

Armistead had planned the strange and horrific crime almost nine months earlier. In October, she managed to sneak into her medical records to create a false report of her pregnancy. Then, in May, she used the hospital's files to find a woman who was due to give birth. Armistead went to the woman's apartment and stabbed her to death before ripping the baby from her womb to pass off as her own.

Armistead, unsuccessfully pleading insanity, was convicted of murder and sent to prison for life.

What a nut!

Then there's this:

1918 U.S. Congress passes Sedition Act

On May 16, 1918, the United States Congress passes the Sedition Act, a piece of legislation designed to protect America’s participation in World War I.
[...]

Aimed at socialists, pacifists and other anti-war activists, the Sedition Act imposed harsh penalties on anyone found guilty of making false statements that interfered with the prosecution of the war; insulting or abusing the U.S. government, the flag, the Constitution or the military; agitating against the production of necessary war materials; or advocating, teaching or defending any of these acts. Those who were found guilty of such actions, the act stated, “shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both.” This was the same penalty that had been imposed for acts of espionage in the earlier legislation.
[...]

I say we need it even more today.

Spam Subject of the Day

"Should declination and bemadden"

And if it does?

For Once, I Agree With Horseface

Sen. Clinton Apologizes for Work Remarks:

Clinton spoke to more than 2,000 graduates days after she criticized young people at a gathering of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. In those remarks, she said young people have a sense of entitlement after growing up in a 'culture that has a premium on instant gratification.'
[...]

She's right. That seems to be the mentality of most kids entering the workforce these days. And why?

Blame the new order of P.C. bullshit. Kids nowdays are taught from day one how everyone is equal - there are no winners and losers. Everyone's a "winner".
And when little Johnny enters the workforce in the real world, he's totally unprepared. He's not pampered like he was in school. He finds out the hard way just how cutthroat it can be.

And you damn kids stay the hell off my lawn!

Willy Wonka's It Ain't

After the suit, the parents will be set for life:

Baby's Hand Severed at Chocolate Factory:

Mon May 15, 6:47 AM ET

HONOLULU - An 18-month-old girl's hand was cut off when it became caught in a conveyor belt at a chocolate factory she was touring with her family, officials said.

The girl's left hand was caught Saturday in a belt at the Menehune Mac Factory Gift Center, fire officials said. By the time firefighters arrived, employees had bandaged the girl and retrieved her hand.
[...]

Now I do feel bad for the girl, but who knows? The docs maay sew it back on and it will be fine.
Of course it's the factory's fault that the parents weren't watching their kid. But that don't matter. They're rich now!
Be careful when bite into those chocolate covered macadamias though. You may still get a fingernail.

Fukken-"A"

Well, here we go, first thing of a monday morning:

Bush to call for National Guard on Mexico border:
Mon May 15, 2:19 AM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush is expected to call for thousands of National Guard troops along the U.S.-Mexico border to help curtail illegal immigration as debate over the divisive issue heats up.
[...]

Hear that? That loud noise?
That was the sound of a million liberals collectively coughing granola all over their bongs.

I can't help it. I'm just a little giddy myself. I like the idea.

Spam Subject of the Day

"Or swat the communion"

Damn right.

Speaking Of Self Righteous Pricks

This asshole is at it again:

Pledge atheist' set to challenge 'In God We Trust'

The fucking moron California atheist known for his legal challenge against the Pledge of Allegiance is in court arguing the national motto "In God We Trust" is unconstitutional.
[...]

Speaking of guns...

So There I Was, Unlocking The Door To My House After A Long Day's Work...

Mr. Sunglasses: "Afternoon sir. May we have a moment?"

Shadow: "Afternoon sir."

Curmudgeon: "Afternoon gentlemen. What's up?"

Mr. Sunglasses: "Sir, we have a couple things we need to clear up."

Curmudgeon: "Like what? It's been a long day, and I was really looking forward to taking up my easy chair, sipping on a cold one and reading the local nespaper. "

Mr. Sunglasses: "This will only take a minute of your time sir, we really need to ask you a few questions. We're from the NSA."

[The badges were retrieved, quickly flipped, and returned to the inside jacket pocket in a motion smoother than Billy's hand up Betty's fuzzy knit sweater, prom night, circa 1965.]

Curmudgeon: "Oh fine then. Care to step over here into the shade?"

Mr. Sunglasses: "Thank-you sir."

...

Mr. Sunglasses: "Boy that cold one sure sounded..."

Shadow: "We're on duty."

Mr. Sunglasses: "Yeah, you're right. Anyway sir, your name appeared on our list as 'Requiring Further Investigation'."

Curmudgeon: "Oh? And why would that be."

Mr. Sunglasses: "Apparently, you received a couple calls back in March of 2005 from...sorry, I'm unable to divulge the originating number."

Curmudgeon: "Aaannd...?"

Mr. Sunglasses: "Well, the call contained some key words we've been using computerized systems to monitor since - well, since before the Clinton administraion."

Curmudgeon: "Wait. You're telling me you've been spying on citizens of this country since before Clinton?"

Mr. Sunglasses: "Actually sir, we've been 'monitoring' phone records and conversations - might I add, with full cooperation from public utility companies long before that. But that is when we finally completed the software to do our ... wait a minute. Why am I telling you all this? Forget I said any of that.
"Anyway, according to our warrant, key words and phrases such as 'refridgerator running' and 'prince albert in can' were used. These usually indicate transportation of nuclear materials and improvised explosive ... "

Shadow: "You're saying too much again..."

Mr. Sunglasses: "Dammit! I've gotta quit doing that. The fact is, you received calls with certain words, which implicate you in terrorist activities."

Curmudgeon: "WHAT!?!? I get a crank call and I'm flagged as a terrorist?"

Mr. Sunglasses: "Sir, remain calm please. We are only investigating the poss..."

Curmudgeon: "You're out of your fucking ghourd. Some punk-ass kids call me on the phone with a crank call and you think I'm a terrorist?"

Mr. Sunglasses: "Sir - do you own any guns?"

...

The Man

Bush denies spying infringes on privacy:

[...]
But Democrats and Republicans alike demanded an explanation after USA Today reported the National Security Agency was secretly amassing phone records from phone companies to analyze calling patterns in an effort to detect terrorist plots.
[...]

Here's there rationalization: They're not eavesdropping on every conversation, they're only collecting the origination and destination of the call, and electronically listening for 'key words' in the conversation. If the origination or destination number is in their database of suspected terrorists, or a key word is 'heard' by the listening computer program, that call is flagged as worth further investigation by the NSA.

However, those fucking murderous towelheads are like every sneak - they use code words too:

"Hi babes, I'm missing you," one message read, while another said: "How you going love, did Sue want to meet me."

During a bail application for one of the men, Khaled Cheikho, 32, in the New South Wales Supreme Court, a prosecutor said the men used "covert phones" under false names and code to communicate, Australian Associated Press reported from the court.

One message between Cheikho and co-accused Mohammed Elomar referred to the purchase of some insulation tape allegedly used to make explosives, said prosecutor Wendy Abraham.

"Hello darling, could you let me know if you still have rolls of the silver tape,"
[...]

It's impossible to keep track of every possible key word or phrase they could come up with.
I guess what I'm saying, is under the pretense of looking for key words, the NSA is listening to anything and everything they want to. "For our protection". In wartime, they want to use every resource they can. That's understandable. But I don't think they should be able to get away with random wiretapping.

What if for instance, I call a buddy of mine on the cellular and ask if he has any silver tape I can borrow? Yup, I'm flagged.
Just what I need.

Update: Way more elequently put, here.

Let's Dance

Algerian group threatens US facilities in Africa:

37 minutes ago

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian rebels have threatened to strike U.S. military bases in north Africa and the Sub-Sahara region.
[...]

The note was posted by the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC), Algeria's main rebel faction linked to al Qaeda. It was dated May 8 and signed by a top GSPC official, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, also known as Khalid Abu Al.
[...]

[My emphasis]

Bring it on, motherfucker!
Some of the shit going down in Algeria is getting out of control anyway. They need to be stopped.

What A Concept [Pun?]

New 'Anti-Abortion Pill' Kills Mother, Leaves Fetus Alive:

NEW YORK—UR-86 is intended only for situations in which the mind-set or politics of the mother threatens the life of the fetus.
[...]

Too bad this is only a spoof.
There are definitely some mothers who should use this.

Spam Subject of the Day

"Geraldine schizomycetes"

Never heard of you either.

Golf Funnies

Stolen from Patty:
(Thanks, by the way)

Ten Best Caddy Replies

# 10 Golfer 'Think I'm going to drown myself in the lake.'
Caddy 'Think you can keep your head down that long?'

# 9 Golfer 'I'd move heaven and earth to break 100 on this course.'
Caddy 'Try heaven, you've already moved most of the earth.'

# 8 Golfer 'Do you think my game is improving?'
Caddy 'Yes sir, you miss the ball much closer now.'

# 7 Golfer 'Do you think I can get there with a 5 iron?'
Caddy 'Eventually.'

# 6 Golfer 'You've got to be the worst caddy in the world.'
Caddy 'I don't think so sir. That would be too much of a
coincidence.'

# 5 Golfer 'Please stop checking your watch all the time. It's too much
of a distraction.'
Caddy 'It's not a watch - it's a compass.'

# 4 Golfer 'How do you like my game?'
Caddy 'Very good sir, but personally, I prefer golf.'

# 3 Golfer 'Do you think it's a sin to play on Sunday?'
Caddy 'The way you play, sir, it's a sin on any day.'

# 2 Golfer 'This is the worst course I've ever played on.'
Caddy 'This isn't the golf course. We left that an hour ago.'

# 1 Best Caddy Comment ..
Golfer 'That can't be my ball, it's too old.'
Caddy 'It's been a long time since we teed off, sir.'

Just Die!

Here's the headline:

"'American Idol' Shocks With Latest Cut"

Uh, I don't give a fuck. This is not newsworthy. Just go the hell away, would you? Please?
I've never seen an episode save for like, the first five or so minutes - to see what all the hubub was about. That was pleny. More than enough. Pure, unadulterated shit.

Anyone who watches that show is in the same league as Howard Stern listeners: You pick your nose and smear your boogers on public bathroom walls.

Otay Bu'wheat

Crack US unit duels with Mexico drug tunnelers:

By Tim Gaynor Thu May 11, 9:05 AM ET

OTAY MESA, California (Reuters) - Dug by hand with the help of rogue mining engineers to link warehouses on either side of the U.S.-Mexico border, it was the longest, deepest and boldest drug smuggling tunnel found to date.
[...]

What's the big deal? Throw a couple cases of nitro in there. Problem solved.

Score One For The Pope

Pope attacks gay marriage, some politicians upset:

[...]
He told the group that marriage was between a man and a woman 'who are open to the transmission of life and thus cooperate with God in the generation of new human beings.'
[...]

I'll second that.
I'm sure I'll get all sorts of flack, but I believe homosexuality is a disorder we haven't found a cure for yet.

Many people don't have a problem with it. It has been accepted by many as an 'alternate lifestyle', or "it's not my cup of tea, but as long as they don't bother me, who's it hurting?". Or even "If two people love each other, what's the problem?". Well, you may love your cocker spaniel, but that doesn't mean it should get coverage by your insurance company.

Say what you will, but people are made differently for a reason - to continue making more people. There are traditional families for a reason. Because historically, most of them work. Most of them make more families.

Never say never, but it will take more convincing than what's been thrown at me so far to change my mind.

Old Fart

I got this via email and thought I would go ahead and make a post out of it. Sure, it dates me but what the hell. It's been around the block a few times, but I figgered I would do some commenting on it:

Do You Remember When?

• All the girls had ugly gym uniforms?
• It took five minutes for the TV warm up?
• Nearly everyone's Mom was at home when the kids got home from school?
• Nobody owned a purebred dog?
• When a quarter was a decent allowance?
• You'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny?
• Your Mom wore nylons that came in two pieces?
• All your male teachers wore neckties and female teachers had their hair done every day and wore high heels?
• You got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped, without asking, all for free, every time? And you didn't pay for air? And, you got trading stamps to boot?
• Laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the box?
• It was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents?
• They threatened to keep kids back a grade if they failed. . and they did?
• When a 57 Chevy was everyone's dream car...to cruise, peel out, lay rubber or watch submarine races, and people went steady?
• No one ever asked where the car keys were because they were always in the car, in the ignition, and the doors were never locked?
• Lying on your back in the grass with your friends and saying things like, "That cloud looks like a ...."
• Playing baseball with no adults to help kids with the rules of the game?
• Stuff from the store came without safety caps and hermetic seals because no one had yet tried to poison a perfect stranger?
• When being sent to the principal's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited the student at home? Basically we were in fear for our lives, but it wasn't because of drive-by shootings, drugs, gangs, etc.
• Our parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat! But we survived because their love was greater than the threat.
• How about Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, Laurel and Hardy, Howdy Dowdy and the Peanut Gallery, the Lone Ranger, The Shadow Knows, Nellie Bell, Roy and Dale, Trigger and Buttermilk.
• Summers filled with bike rides, baseball games, Hula Hoops, bowling and visits to the pool, and eating Kool-Aid powder with sugar.
• Do you remember what a double dog dare is?
  

How many of these do you remember:

• Candy cigarettes
• Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water inside
• Soda pop machines that dispensed glass bottles
• Coffee shops with tableside jukeboxes
• Blackjack, Clove and Teaberry chewing gum
• Home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers
• Newsreels before the movie
• P.F. Fliers
• Telephone numbers with a word prefix...(Raymond 4-601)
• Party lines
• Peashooters
• 45 RPM records
• Green Stamps
• Hi-Fi's
• Metal ice cubes trays with levers
• Mimeograph paper
• Beanie and Cecil
• Roller-skate keys
• Cork pop guns
• Drive ins
• Studebakers
• Washtub wringers
• The Fuller Brush Man
• Reel-To-Reel tape recorders
• Tinkertoys
• Erector Sets
• The Fort Apache Play Set
• Lincoln Logs
• 15 cent McDonald hamburgers
• 5 cent packs of baseball cards - with that awful pink slab of bubble gum
• Penny candy
• 35 cent a gallon gasoline
• Jiffy Pop popcorn

Do you remember a time when:

• Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-moe"?
• Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "Do Over!"?
• "Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest?
• Catching the fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening?
• It wasn't odd to have two or three "Best Friends"?
• The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was "cooties"?
• Having a weapon in school meant being caught with a slingshot?
• A foot of snow was a dream come true?
• Saturday morning cartoons weren't 30-minute commercials for action figures?
• "Oly-oly-oxen-free" made perfect sense?
• Spinning around, getting dizzy, and falling down was cause for giggles?
• The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team?
• War was a card game?
• Baseball cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle?
• Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin?
• Water balloons were the ultimate weapon?

Well, I remember most of them.
Newsreels were gone but they played a cartoon or two before the movie. (Which cost me 50 cents. A pop was $.15 and a "Lucky Sucker" was $.05) Now all you do is sit there and watch previews or advertisements for a half hour before the movie starts. And pay out the ass for a ticket and goodies.

I never saw Laurel and Hardy, Howdy Dowdy, The Shadow Knows, and I've never heard of Nellie Bell, but I remember the rest of those shows. Along with The Green Hornet, Batman, The Monkees, Flipper, and Lassie.

A 57 Chevy wasn't my dream car, but I couldn't wait to grow up and buy a Camaro or Road Runner, and yes. We left the keys in the ignition.
Even when we parked in public areas, just in case someone needed to move the car! You never know, they made need to move it for some reason. We never locked the doors on the house either. What if someone came to visit and we were asleep? We wouldn't want them to be locked out!

The cheapest I remember a gallon of gas being is 25 cents per gallon. Shit - I don't think 25 cents would fill an empty Nehi bottle now.

Weapons in school? My dad always made sure I had a pocketknife to carry. Most boys in my classes carried knives. If not a pocketknife then a lockblade in a sheath on the belt. And the thought of pulling it out and using it on a classmate never entered our minds. It was a tool for cutting things, cleaning grit from under the fingernails, opening a box or playing mumbly peg. That was all. Getting caught with a pea shooter on the other hand carried a penalty. Those were used for spitwads which either ended up on the ceiling or the hair of girls in the class. You were assured of a trip to the principles office or a swat on the ass if you had one of those in the building.

Spam Subject of the Day

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Yeah. That's right.

Fun With GIMP

You didn't know Einstein also taught anatomy, did you?

I Love It

AP:

Ariz. Posse to Round Up Illegal Immigrants:

[...]
A 250-member posse that will operate similarly to the anti-smuggler task force will patrol the area for illegal immigrants who pay smugglers to cross through Arizona, the busiest illegal entry point along the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border.

The posse will be made up of existing sheriff's deputies and members of the department's 3,000-member posse reserve of trained, unpaid volunteers.
[...]

"'I get sued when I go to the toilet. You think I'm worried about it?' [Sheriff Joe Arpaio] said. 'If they think I'm going to slow down because of these threats, I've got news for them — I'm not going to slow down. I'll do more of it.'"
[...]

I sorta clap to myself for Arizona every time I read one of these stories.
At least someone is doing something more than farting around in the legislature on this issue.

Is F.E.M.A. Ready For This?

New York warned to prepare for hurricanes :

By Martinne Geller 2 hours, 45 minutes ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A hurricane with only moderate intensity could wreak havoc in New York City because it has been years since the nation's financial center faced severe weather, government forecasters warned on Tuesday.
[...]

We're doomed! The sky is falling! Global warming! BUSH LIED!!!

I'm Blind!

Gah!

Why? Just...why?

Spam Subject of the Day

"clench cheeky"

Now I'm getting gay spam?

A Lovely Poem

Via email:

I cross river poor and broke,
Take bus see employment folk.

Nice man treat me good in there,
Say I need go see Welfare.

Welfare say "You come no more,
We send cash right to your door."

Welfare checks they make you wealthy,
Medicaid it keep you healthy!

By and by got plenty money,
Thanks to you TAXPAYER dummy.

Write to friends in motherland
Tell them 'come, fast as you can'

They come in U-Hauls and Ford trucks,
I buy big house with welfare bucks.

They come here we live together,
More welfare checks it gets mui better!

Fourteen families they moving in,
But neighbor's patience wearing thin.

Finally, neighbor guy moves away,
I buy his house and then I say,

"Find more peoples for house to rent."
And in my yard I put a tent.

Send for family they just trash,
But they, too, draw welfare cash!

Everything is very good,
Soon we own whole neighborhood.

We have hobby it called breeding,
Welfare pay for baby feeding.

Kids need dentist? Wife need pills?
We get free! We got no bills!

TAXPAYER crazy! He pay all year,
To keep welfare running here.

We think America darn good place!
Too darn good for white man race.

If they no like us, they can scram,
There lots of room in Canukistan.

GODDAMN GUNS!!!

How could those parents leave weapons laying around for children to find!!!

Couple Charged After 13-Year-Old ODs
Mon May 8, 9:19 PM ET

DERBY, Conn. - A woman and her ex-husband were arraigned Monday on manslaughter charges after a 13-year-old Shelton boy was found dead of an apparent heroin overdose in the ex-husband's bathroom.
[...]

Oh. It wasn't a gun. Sorry for the rant.
But wait a minute, they're blaming the parents rather than the manufacturer of the heroin? I don't get it.

By the way, nice parents.

Oh Really?

KCRA Teevee - Sacramento

And under these guidelines by the
Environmental Protection Agency, carmakers are allowed to test miles per gallon by running the vehicle not on the road, but on what's essentially a treadmill for cars.

During an EPA spot check, the car ran with no air conditioning, no inclines or hills, no wind resistance and at speeds no greater than 60 mph.
[...]

Duh.

Spam Subject of the Day

"Increase sperm vol 500%"

What?!?! I'd blow the back of her head off!

Quote Of The Day

I got a good chuckle out of this:

Mom Of Three:
[...]
4. Here's a tip: If you get sales calls, simply tell them 'Sorry, but we're putting all of our extra money into our gas tank.' I did this again today with the paper, who wanted me to subscribe. Boy, that deflated their sales pitch. I don't need to mention that we maybe use up $20 a week at the very outside, but still, it's up for us!
[...]

Sad but true.

More Big Brother

I've bitched about 'Big Brother' in plenty of other posts

Big Brother Will See You Now
Public health gets too personal.

By Elizabeth M. Whelan

Earlier this year in New York City, a public-heath regulation went into effect that set a new and very troublesome precedent, one that insinuates government agencies into personal medical matters.

In mid-January, the city began legally requiring laboratories that do medical testing to report to the Health Department the results of blood-sugar tests for city residents with diabetes — along with the names, ages, and contact information on those patients.

City officials are not only analyzing these data to assess patterns and changes in diabetes prevalence in the city, but are planning "interventions." Simply put, diabetics will soon receive letters and phone calls from city officials offering advice and counsel on how to effectively deal with their medical condition. If you wish to keep your medical data confidential, you cannot. If you want to avoid the "interventions," you can go online and fill out forms requesting that you not be contacted — that is, if you even know the program exists, and you have the sophistication and technology to access the government’s "do not contact" forms. (None of the New York City newspapers have done any in-depth coverage of this new regulation and its implications.)
[...]

That's just swell. What ever happened to HIPA? Fuck that. They're the government looking out for your interests. They're exempt from guaranteeing your privacy.
Supposedly, there's an 'opt out' form you can fill out, but then you are pretty much admitting you have a problem, and they can leter say you refused their "help", so you are now not deserving of their aid.
Sweet.

But wait a minute. That's New York isn't it? Where Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton is running the show?

Anyone But Bush

In the comments of my Yawn post a few days ago, shoes said...

the pendulum always swings back. people will voter democrat again and then when they get pissed they will vote republican. the dems wont control congress this coming election day but when bushs term is up it will be dems controlling the white house and congress




oh and by the way republicans, nothing will change for you and the world wont end

While I dread the day, I do believe it is a given that democrats will take the presidency, if not the house and congress.
The media is too quick to point out faults of Bush and/or the current administration, and sheeple mistakenly trust the media to deliver information truthfully and unbiased, rather than do their own research and form their own opinions. So what we end up with is truckloads of opinionated idiots who really have no clue as to whether there are any good people in the administration, or if it's just some uppity club full of liars, cheats and killers.

I know, there are some idiot republicans as well. It just seems there aren't as many as there are democrats.
Folks point at Bush and say it's all his fault towelheads are trying to kill us, oil prices are so high - as is unemployment, tidal waves and hippies, and that he's basically resposible for every flaw or hardship in America today.
Fine. Someone tell me how he is directly and singly responsible for any of these ills, when the people you have elected (senate, house, governor, mayor, etc.,) are the ones ultimately making the decisions? It's because it's easy to point the finger at the scapegoat rather than yourself.

I don't claim to be a republican just because I don't like democrats or even vice-versa. I don't like politicians to start with. They're all a bunch of fucking liars, stating whatever is necessary to get them into the position and further their career. Trouble is, some of them are just dangerous enough with their selfserving issues that they will take away from us every chance they get, whether it be money, rights, or even plain old privileges. (No smoking. No goose liver. No 'mom' and 'dad' in school.)

But at least I hear fewer idiocies from republicans than I hear from democrats. Take the words of the most recent batch of democrats for instance:

Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein told ABC News if she could have gotten enough votes in the Senate she would have gladly confiscated every firearm from every citizen in America.

Senator John Kerry told CBS News it was American soldiers who were terrorizing Iraq women and children in the dead of night.

Democrat Representative Cynthia McKinney called our president the worlds biggest terrorist.

Democrat Representative John Murtha said we cannot win the war in Iraq and he would not join the military today.

Vice President Al Gore wrote the price of gasoline in America should be $5 a gallon.

Senator Hillary Clinton said she was dead set against illegal immigration, then two weeks later she goes to an illegal immigration rally and tells these people how great and important they are to the country.

Senator Dick Durbin stood on the senate floor and compared our soldiers to Nazis or soldiers of Pol Pot or Stalin.

I'm sorry, but these are not the sort of people I want making decisions for me.

Keith Richards Has Head Surgery - Yahoo! News

Keith Richards Has Head Surgery:

2 hours, 23 minutes ago

LONDON - Keith Richards had surgery Monday in New Zealand to relieve pressure in his head following a fall, his representative said.
[...]

I heard he feel from a tree in Fiji.
My question is, what the hell is that old codger doing climbing a tree? He already has tons of brain damage, he don't need any more.
Keith, just set back in your rocker and take it easy. No need to be doing stupid shit on tours.

Bank Lets Drivers Hedge Against Gas Hikes - Yahoo! News

Bank Lets Drivers Hedge Against Gas Hikes:
[...]
First Fuel Banks bills itself as the only retailer in the country where customers can buy gasoline for the future and hedge against rising prices. It advertises no service charge and no storage charge, just a $1 lifetime membership fee.
[...]

Interesting idea. It would have been nice to buy a few hundred gallons at even $2 per gallon.
I would be paying about $40 a tankful instead of $60+.
Ahhh. The good ole' days.

Lesser Of Two, Or Three, Or A Dozen Evils

Tanzania reverses ban on DDT:
32 minutes ago

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania is lifting a 2004 ban on the pesticide DDT so it can be used to fight mosquitoes carrying malaria in the east African nation.
[...]

That's one of the most sensible things I've heard for weeks.
DDT 'may' cuse other problems, but we know for danm sure mosquitos cause problems. Useless little bastards.
Nuke them all.

Spam Subject of the Day

"A reply be aspirin embryonic"

Do ya think so?

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Today is the day Mexico celebrates a victory over an invasion by France many years ago.
Doesn't seem like it would be that much of a victory - worth celebrating. It was France after all. Of course, France turned around and kicked their ass later, but oh well. Us Americans use it as an excuse to get drunk and act mexican for a day. Sorta like when we get drunk and act Irish on St. Patrick's day.

But nevertheless, if you don't celebrate Cinco de Mayo, have a happy friday.

And don't forget to get some classy clothing to wear to your next Mexican celebration.

A Landmark Missed

The sitemeter passed 10,000 when I wasn't looking.
Bummer.

Total 10,001

Oh well. It took me what, a year and a half to get to that point?
Plenty of blogs do that in a month, week or even day.

United 93

Mr. Helpful writes a post on the movie:

"There were maybe five people in the auditorium when I walked in. It was the 11:30am showing...I wasnt expecting much more; especially since the mainstream media has been so aflutter with discussion about how this movie might be 'too soon'.

As if anyone ever posed that question about Michael Moore's flatulent passing of gas otherwise known as Farenheit 911. That movie was praised as a 'courageous' look at 9-11. I guess it all depends on which side of the aisle you're sitting on. Such hypocrisy.
[...]

Well put.

He goes on to give a quick synopsis and review of the movie, but I won't paste all that in. Just his closing thoughts:

"It is impossible to watch this movie and not be affected. As one person put it, you're not just watching a movie...you're reliving a moment in time that has had as much of an effect on our lives as anything that came before. It is a sensational topic presented in an unsensational manner.

At this point in the discussion about what to do with terrorists, it is the perfect reminder of just what kind of enemy we face. And woe to all of us if we EVER forget this..."

Too bad many already have.

At Least There Are Still Some Caring People In This World

Voyeur Concerned About Lack Of Sex In Neighbors' Marriage:

May 3, 2006 | Issue 42•18

EDWARDSVILLE, KS—Local Peeping Tom David Sutcliffe expressed concern Monday that next-door neighbors John and Kimberly Hobsbaum's love life may be in jeopardy.
[...]

If you've never read The Onion, you should.
It comes out weekly.

Send A Brick

Since our legislators are rather slow getting the wall built along the Mexican border, someone has made a web site to help them out.

Take a look at the Send A Brick project.

You can mail your senators or representatives a brick yourself, but why go through all that trouble? All you have to do is sit back in your desk chair from the comfort of your own home - point, click and have them mail a brick for you!

Quote Of The Day

I was doing 'Next Blog' and saw this:

"Jesus is King? Jesus Saves? How weak of a mind do you have to have to be converted by a bumper sticker?"

Bwah!

Yawn

Conservatives Drive Bush's Approval Down:
AP - 27 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Angry conservatives are driving the approval ratings of President Bush and the GOP-led Congress to dismal new lows, according to an AP-Ipsos poll that underscores why Republicans fear an Election Day massacre.

News? Not this.

What A Surprise

Report: Katrina Contractors Bilk Taxpayers:
AP - Thu May 4, 7:26 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

WASHINGTON - While removing enough debris to cover Britain, contractors working on hurricane recovery have overbilled the government in a $63 billion operation that only will get more expensive, according to a House report Thursday.

Contractors taking advantage of the government?
I'm shocked. Aghast even.

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree

Kennedy Blames Crash on Prescription Drugs:
AP - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago Sent 259 times

WASHINGTON - Rep. Patrick Kennedy says he'd taken a prescription anti-nausea drug that can cause drowsiness, but consumed no alcohol, before crashing his car near the Capitol.

Uh huh.
I think the DMV should definitely have second thoughts before issuing a license to any Kennedy.

Spam Subject of the Day

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By the way, notice the date.

Uh Huh. And I Deserve $500,000

Study: US mothers deserve $134,121 in salary:

By Ellen Wulfhorst Wed May 3, 9:11 AM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A full-time stay-at-home mother would earn $134,121 a year if paid for all her work, an amount similar to a top U.S. ad executive, a marketing director or a judge, according to a study released Wednesday.
[...]

To reach the projected pay figures, the survey calculated the earning power of the 10 jobs respondents said most closely comprise a mother's role -- housekeeper, day-care teacher, cook, computer operator, laundry machine operator, janitor, facilities manager, van driver, chief executive and psychologist.
[...]

Right. So many things come to mind here.
First thought - Chief executive and psychologist? Yeah. Right. Don't flatter yourselves. What 21 year-old 'mom' can handle the same complexities a CEO does. And training or brainwashing kids hardly meets the qualifications of an experienced psychologist.
And then there's - Where the hell do you come up with numbers like that? The average baby sitter don't make anywhere near that much. Should we pay them all more too?
Another thought - There are way too many so-called 'mother's who ain't worth the powder to blow them to hell. They don't even deserve the dollar-a-day, or whatever the hell the amount welfare gives them is.
Next - There are plenty of illegal aliens in the country who would work for pennies on the dollar doing the same job.
And - Salary.com did the study, which is located in Tax-achusetts. We can't expect them to reasonable or rational. Otherwise my salary would reflect what they think it should. Hint: It ain't even close.

Yo Ho Ho!

Hungary workers get shock at bottom of rum barrel:

1 hour, 15 minutes ago

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian builders who drank their way to the bottom of a huge barrel of rum while renovating a house got a nasty surprise when a pickled corpse tumbled out of the empty barrel, a police magazine website reported.

According to online magazine www.zsaru.hu, workers in Szeged in the south of Hungary tried to move the barrel after they had drained it, only to find it was surprisingly heavy and were shocked when the body of a naked man fell out.
[...]

According to the website, workers said the rum in the 300-liter barrel had a "special taste" so they even decanted a few bottles of the liquor to take home.
[...]

Special taste indeed.
On top of that, it makes you wonder what this renovated house looked like after these rum-soaked builders were done with it.

Cow Tipping And Body Art

Okla. Set to Lift Ban on Tattoo Industry:
AP - Wed May 3, 7:50 PM ET

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Legislature gave final approval to a bill Wednesday to legalize the tattoo industry in Oklahoma, the only state that prohibits the trade.

Hmm. I didn't know there were any states where tatts were illegal.
Oh well. Good for them. Go waste money and paint yourselves up now.

It's All Good

Moussaoui sentenced to life for 9/11 conspiracy:

By Deborah Charles and James Vicini 11 minutes ago

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) - A defiant Zacarias Moussaoui was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, one day after a jury spared his life and rejected U.S. government arguments that the September 11 conspirator should be executed.
[...]

At first, I thought he should be killed. Unceremoniously and painfully killed. But that would only serve to make him a martyr. A life sentence is probably better all around.

However, I heard he was going to be confined to solitary 23hours a day. He would only be allowed out of his 6'x6' cell for one hour a day to exercise, and then he would not be around any other prisoners.
No one to break his traitorous fucking neck, no 'Bubba' love in the shower, no human interaction at all, save when the guard brought his bread and water.

A good punishment, but too bad we taxpayers have to support his bin Laden loving ass for who knows how long. Fucker.

Spam Subject of the Day

"may precedent, Madge but critter"

Madge? Critter?
Sounds serious.

A Funny

An 80 year old man went to the doctor for a checkup and the doctor was amazed at what good shape the guy was in. The doctor asked, "To what do you attribute your good health?"

The old timer said, "I'm a golfer and that's why I'm in such good shape. I'm up well before daylight and out golfing up and down the fairways."

The doctor said, "Well, I'm sure that helps, but there's got to be more to it. How old was your father when he died?"

The old timer said, "Who said my father's dead?"

The doctor said, "You mean you're 80 years old and your father is still alive? How old is he?"

The old timer said, "He's 100 yrs old and, in fact, he golfed with me this morning. That's why he's still alive, he's a golfer."

The doctor said, "Well, that's great, but I'm sure there's more to it. How about your grandfather? How old was he when he died?"

The old timer said, "Who said my grandpa's dead?"

The doctor said, "You mean you're 80 years old and your grandfather's still living! How old is he?"

The old timer said, "He's 118 yrs old."

The doctor was getting frustrated at this point and said, "I guess he went golfing with you this morning too?"

The old timer said, "No...Grandpa couldn't go this morning because he got married."

The doctor said in amazement, "Got married!! Why would a 118-year-old guy want to get married?"

The old timer shot back, "Who said he wanted to?"

Cha-Ching!!!

Nine states sue Bush over fuel efficiency

Wed May 3, 1:25 AM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nine states have sued the administration of
President George W. Bush for lenient automotive fuel economy standards that they say worsen an energy crunch and contribute to air pollution and climate change.
[...]

BWAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH !!!! ........ Yeah. That'll work.

Some lawyer thinking he or she could make a shitload of money planted an idea into some pea-brained rocket surgeon's head, now we have this.
Thanks asshole. Let's waste more taxpayer money on government court costs now.

Once Again, Responsibility Takes A Dump

Nearly All Sodas Sales to Schools to End:
AP - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago

NEW YORK - The nation's largest beverage distributors have agreed to halt nearly all soda sales to public schools, according to a deal announced Wednesday by the William J. Clinton Foundation.

WTF? Here's a thought. How about you parents instead, get your kids to put down the game boy, get off their fat asses and go outside to play ball or ride a bike. Something.
Then, when they come back in the house, cook them a healthy meal instead of stopping at McDonalds on the way home or ordering pizza. If they get healthy meals at the house, a can of soda pop ain't going to put them over the top.
You parents have no one to blame for fat kids but your own damn selves. The soda manufacturing companies and the school district shouldn't have to be regulated due to your inadequacies.

A Funny

I recently picked a new primary care physician. After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing "fairly well" for my age. A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking him, "Do you think I'll live to be 90?"

He asked, "Do you smoke tobacco or drink beer or wine?"

"Oh no," I replied. "I'm not doing drugs, either."

Then he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?"

I said, "No, my other Doctor said that all red meat is very unhealthy!"

"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?"

"No, I don't," I said.

He asked, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?"

No," I said. "I don't do any of those things."

He looked at me and said, "Then why do you give a shit?"

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Now why the hell would I open an email like that?
Stupid fuck.

Yeah. What He Said

Velociman says:

[...]
There was real sympathy for wetbacks before these demonstrations, I tell ya. Nobody gave a shit, we all looked the other way. Trim my hedges, put my roof on. But it's like the gays. I think most people for the last 15 or 20 years were pretty much ambivalent about gays, tolerant as it were. You do your thing, I'll do mine. But then they started the whole Gay Pride Parades, and taking over Disney World, and insisting their agenda be mainstreamed into elementary schools, and a lot of people say you know what? I was wrong about you. Thought you could be a good neighbor. Mind your own business. Now you're sticking it in my face, and, pardon the expression, shoving it down my throat. And words like faggot rose again within the national dialogue. Not to mention rump ranger, queer, cocksucker, and polesmoker. Why? Because the gay community could not take their victory of tolerance and go home and play nice. They pushed the envelope, way too fucking hard, and the backlash is palpable. A real shame.

So it is now with the wetbacks. What was totally off the radar two months ago now has normally docile Americans ready to lynch a damned person who can't produce a temporary visa. And all this talk of Aztlan. Lookit, my little brown brethren: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, that shit is not reverting to you. Ever. You have, in your attempts to sway the discussion, managed to infuriate 75% of the populace here. I, for one, won't buy a Subway sandwich a fucking mestizo makes without they shows a green card. We let you in here, we tolerated you, now you have pissed us the fuck off. Real bad. Again, a real shame. But you must understand the average American is a working stiff themself, and struggling to make ends meet. Why should you get a pass on paying income taxes, whilst leeching our welfare state? And all the while sending your filthy lucre back to Little Mexico? Fuck you!
[...]

A Challenge

There are references to 75 Bands in this picture. See how many you can pick out.*
I guess it was some sort of challenge from Virgin Records at one time.


*There is a translator on that page too, if you don't want to easily cheat.

Here's a clearer picture.

You Need To Know

Embalming Tips:

You probably already know that Clostridium perfringens, better known as “true” tissue gas, is one of the biggest nightmares for all embalmers. I would say most embalmers are never sure if they have a case with tissue gas or not, but the wise thing to do is to treat each case as if it may have Clostridium perfringens.

I thought you may need this information.

I Seem To Remember Mentioning This Somewhere

Robberies and drug offences up:

Guardian Unlimited | UK Latest

Press Association
Thursday April 27, 2006 5:03 PM

The number of robberies and drug offences recorded by the police jumped according to new crime figures published, piling further pressure on beleaguered Home Secretary Charles Clarke.

Violent crime rose by 1% in the final three months of last year compared with the same period in 2004, Home Office data showed.
[...]

Shadow home secretary David Davis said: 'It is alarming that the crimes which strike the most fear into the hearts of our communities - violence, robbery, sexual offences and drug-related crime - continue to rise.

Of course, you fucking morons. The boogy-man knows that good, honest citizens won't have any sort of weapon for defense, so they're easy targets.

Too bad sissified, gun-fearing sheeple here in the states haven't caught on to that yet.

Anna Nicole v. SCOTUS - II

"Thhassss righth guddammitnnnn. Sh-Showme th' fukkin' moneynnnnn - goddammit.
Ish muh money. MY mmmoneynnnnn.
Y'olennn sunza-bbbitchezznnnn got that?-nnnnnn"

Immigrants Try to Extend Boycott Momentum - Yahoo! News

Immigrants Try to Extend Boycott Momentum:

By GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press Writer 34 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES - Illegal immigrants and their supporters vowed to keep up the pressure on Congress for reforms after more than 1 million people stepped out of the shadows and poured into the streets in a nationwide show of economic clout.

From Los Angeles to Chicago, Houston to Miami, a 'Day Without Immigrants' Monday meant a day boycotting work and school in favor of rallies and marches with waves of red, white and blue filling streets for miles.
[...]

[My emphasis]

Poured? Hardly.
Yeah, you had your vacation day. Now go home.

I'm Shocked!

Oscar-winner Dreyfuss campaigns against "shaped news":

[...]
"We don't build into our system of thoughts the need to explain, the media doesn't build that into its transmission of knowledge and information."

That creates what Dreyfuss calls 'shaped news' -- a version of events according to how the mainstream media want audiences to see what happened, and a violation of journalism's core value of objectivity.
[...]

You're kidding me? Biased reporting? Say it isn't so.

Dreyfuss is still an idiot entertainer, but I like his stance here.

This Day in History

CIVIL WAR

1863 Jackson flanks Hooker at Chancellorsville

At first glance, I thought Michael had been at it again.

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Today, we get the sender:

Hoodwinked P. Upstate

"I help property of customer by mitigated examination standard sharply."

Yeah, whatever.

A Funny

Esta Bien Mamacita

The Gringo de Mayo News:

Nearly 2,000 people are taking part in the Southern Nevada rally in support of fair immigration laws.

[...]

Hundreds of people, mostly Hispanic, began gathering this morning at Jaycee Park to start their march to the downtown George Federal Building. By noon, the number of people taking part in the march grew to about 2,000.

As the march grew so did emotions. Two women carrying signs suggesting illegals go home were surrounded by angry protestors. The confrontation lasted several minutes before organizers were able to break it up.

[...]

A big local immigration rally is planned for tonight. It will start at the Fremont Street Experience at 6 p.m.. There is a silent candlelight march starting at 7 p.m. that will end at the New York New York Casino and Hotel.

Oh, whatever you do, don't let anyone else have their opinion on this holy day.
Silent march? Not much of a rally.

Terrible

Saudi King Slashes Domestic Gas Prices:

Sun Apr 30, 8:01 PM ET

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - With gasoline prices at historic highs in the United States and some other Western countries, Saudi King Abdullah issued a decree Sunday lowering domestic gasoline prices by about 25 percent.

The decrease will reach 30 percent by year's end, according to a government statement.

The drop in prices means Saudis now will pay 60 halalahs per liter of regular gasoline. There are 100 halalahs in the Saudi riyal, which is worth about 26 U.S. cents.
[...]

What? They pay roughly fifty cents for a gallon of gas there?
Must be rough.

Pervs

Corruption Trial Bares Vegas Secrets:

By KEN RITTER, Associated Press Writer Sun Apr 30, 2:14 PM ET

LAS VEGAS - Even in a town used to baring it all — where gangster Bugsy Siegel is considered a founding father, showgirls are a way of life and old-timers fondly recall when the mob ran the casinos — the revelations in a political corruption trial have been shocking.

Tough-talking strip club owner-turned-government star witness Michael Galardi says he tossed bags of cash to put politicians and others in his pocket. And when blue velvet Crown Royal bags stuffed with cash weren't enough, say Galardi and prosecutors, he traded sex — using strippers, dancers and other club employees to keep elected leaders happy and voting his way.
[...]

What? There's corruption in government? In Las Vegas? Unbelievable.

So what? You get your dick sucked so you'll ensure the opening of a titty bar.
Works for me.

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This shit is getting so convoluted I don't even know if I want to buy it or not now.