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Monday, March 20, 2006

March Madness This Year Is Underdog Heaven

If you've been keeping up with the Madness of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, then you already know what's going on. If you haven't, crawl out from under the couch and click the damn remote onto something other than Lifetime, Oxygen, Hallmark, or the Food Channel. Oh, and get a life, for crying out... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 17, 2006

I Hope You Got Your Green On

And I'm not talking about that silly tradition of wearing something green so you won't get pinched. Hell, no. I'm talking about being a wee bit Irish on St. Patrick's Day (no drunken jokes, please, you green beer swilling Blarney kissers). And if it's one ethnic group you might want to be, it's... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 16, 2006

Unpimping Za Ride

There is a new series of commercials being aired by Volkswagen that simply knocks me off the sofa every time I see one of them. They star a veteran actor who seems to always play a German or an Eastern European in everything you see him in (I do not know his name). The idea behind them is to unveil... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 13, 2006

Another Case Of B.S.E. In B.F.E.

On an undisclosed farm somewhere in Alabama, another cow has been 'put down' because it has bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or Mad Cow Disease. It is the third such case discovered in the United States since 2003, when a cow in Washington state was found to have the disease. The second case... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 12, 2006

Blonde, Blind, And Hot -- World's Newest Sensation

A new type of lobster has been discovered living along the thermal vents in the South Pacific. some 2500 meters below the surface. It is causing quite a sensation among marine scientists the world over, considering that it is so different a new family and genus had to be created for it. Kiwa... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 10, 2006

Two Contract, One Dies In North Carolina Of Flesh-Eating Bacteria

A 44-year-old woman in Dunn, North Carolina died after three days of being diagnosed with a rare and invasive form of flesh-eating bacteria. After jamming her finger in a wheelchair and seeing it swell, Sharron Bishop had her arm amputated in an emergency surgery (it later swelled to twice its... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 6, 2006

Jon Stewart Saves Oscars From Complete Snoozefest

I mean, if it weren't for Stewart and his digs at his own religious traditions, the entire night would have been a bust. His constant jabs at the Hollyweird crowd were great. The mock mudslinging campaigns were excellent. And his call for more film clips from viewers about halfway through was... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 25, 2006

Remember, Girls, Ricin Is Not A Fabric Softener

A University of Texas co-ed found a cake-like powdery substance in a roll of quarters she was using to do her and her roommate's laundry. Tests have shown that the substance is ricin, a highly toxic substance. Both students have been treated for potential exposure, but as yet fail to display any... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 16, 2006

United States Does Not Corner Childish Renaming Of Food Market

Not since a North Carolina congressman came up with the idea of "freedom" fries in retaliation against the French for not backing the U.S. in its war against Iraq have we seen such a childish lashing out as has been seen in Iran. The confectioners' union in Iran have outlawed the name 'Danish' in... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 10, 2006

For Just How Much Would You Sell Your Brother?

The lone survivor of the Sago mining disaster in West Virginia, Randal McCloy, has had his photograph, complete life support machinery, wires, and tubes in attendance, plastered on the cover of the National Enquirer. It is nothing new to see such undignified blatant disregard for human suffering on... Sign in to see full entry.

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