Monthly Archives: March 2006
Photo of the Day
We know that over time owners come to resemble their pets, and visa versa, but this is ridiculous… A doberman and owner sit together at the annual Crufts Dog Show, at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, Thursday … Continue reading
Last Excuse for Having Countries
Don’t know if any of the rest of you gives a damn, but the Dowbrigade has been really enjoying the World Baseball Classic now being played out on diamonds in the America’s and Asia. It is sports at its best … Continue reading
Subdermal Implants – More Than Skin Deep
Subdermal implants have become popular in the community of extreme body modification. The process creates a raised area on the skin in a shape of the artist’s choosing. The effect is dramatic: Implants can be most any form you can … Continue reading
America’s Secret Treasure
WASHINGTON — The number of illegal immigrants in the United States has grown to as many as 12 million, and they now account for about one in every 20 workers, according to an estimate by an offshoot of the Pew … Continue reading
Cracking Wal-Nuts
A pretty funny parody of the Walmart web site, coming from Cracked.com. We remember Cracked! Upstart rivals to Mad, not as slick but wicked funny. Nice to see them thriving in the digital revolution. Walmart Parody from Cracked.
Batteries Not Included
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Half of all malfunctioning products that are returned stores by consumers work just fine, if only the customer knew how to operate the device, a scientist said on Monday. Such product complaints and returns are often caused … Continue reading
Exercise Your Right to Vote
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Call it the Toilet Bowl. A bathroom supply company sponsoring an online poll aimed at finding America’s best bathroom has narrowed the field to five sparkling-clean, sweet-smelling potties. A Michigan bistro, a Rhode Island seafood … Continue reading
Perfect Gift for Satan’s Spawn
An Italian toy maker has caused controversy by unveiling models of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan. Brumm unveiled its "Little Boy and Fat Man" 1:43 scale model bombs at the Nuremberg toy fair. Critics say the toys are in … Continue reading
Chickens Across America Getting Nervous
PHILADELPHIA — From his poultry shop in Philadelphia’s low-income Kensington neighborhood, Tony Tranh sells about 300 live birds each week, mainly to poor Asian and Hispanic immigrants. He used to sell 600 live chickens, guinea hens, ducks, and pigeons a … Continue reading
Sam Allis Gets It – Sorta
Today’s Sam Allis column in the Globe opens with a maudlin and meandering discourse on the changing meaning of the word "neighborhood". Finally, by the seventh paragraph, he gets to the point: Which brings me to a meeting of a … Continue reading
“Miracle Brigade” Saving Face in Iraq
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday that the Pentagon is reviewing its practice of paying to plant stories in the Iraqi news media, withdrawing his earlier claim that it had been stopped. Rumsfeld told reporters he was … Continue reading
True Face of Shakespeare
"True Face of William Shakespeare" by Prof. Hildegard Hammerschmidt-Hummel (Chaucer Press) A new computer model and a show at the National Portrait Gallery in London reveal how little is known about how Shakespeare looked. It is amazing with the attention … Continue reading