Showing posts with label Water-cooler. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Water-cooler. Show all posts

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Headlines o' the day

 
Stuffington Roast: Kerrey Says Obama Attended A Secular Madrasa

What's a 'secular madrasa'? Isn't that an oxymoron? And are you surprised that Bob Kerrey is shilling for Hillary? You shouldn't be. Read "Is the New School a cutout for a hidden China-Clinton relationship" for some troubling information on the ties between Kerrey, China, satellite reconnaissance and the Clintons.

Columbus Dispatch: Roof-company billionaire falls through own roof and dies

You know, that just can't be good for business.

Senate Report: U.S. Senate Report: Over 400 Prominent Scientists Disputed Man-Made Global Warming Claims in 2007

Let me guess: Al Gore will say every one of 'em is on the payroll of Exxon-Mobil... as we dig out of yet another freak December snow storm.

The Onion: Thousands Wait Overnight At Microsoft Stores For Second Generation Zune

Bill Gates introduced the sexy new device while wearing a turtleneck and a goatee.

BusinessWeek: Chávez's Growing Economic Trouble

Let's give centralized economic planning under Socialism or Communism a few more years. Ninety years of failure just means we haven't tried hard enough. Oh, and does anyone have some milk or eggs that Marianela Velasquez can buy in Caracas?

Thursday, December 20, 2007

It's a Hillbilly Christmas!

 
PVC and Mountain Dew: a powerful combination.






The sheer beauty of this holiday spectacle brings a tear to my eye.

Hat tip: Chris

Monday, December 17, 2007

I wouldn't recommend drinking from hotel glasses

 
Be warned. The following hidden camera video exposes the disgusting practices that some hotels have employed to "clean" drinking glasses.

It wasn't just one hotel.

It wasn't just one set of cleaners.

It happened over and over again. Drinking glasses squirted with toxic cleaning fluids, handled by folks washing toilets, dried with dirty towels and then rinsed and placed on a doily as if they were sanitized.

I think I feel nauseous.

Hat tip: TR

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Headline o' the Day

 
Dead lawyer allegedly shot by two wives (December 8, 2007) -- A Colorado lawyer whose second wife has been charged with shooting him dead was also shot by his first wife.
Ann Tatum has been charged with the ... > full story

Sunday, December 09, 2007

Photo o' the Day: Impeachment

 
Newsbuster's caption-fest has today's winning image.

Hillary Rodham (C), a lawyer for the Rodino Committee and John Doar (L), Chief Counsel for the committee, bring impeachment charges in 1974 against President Richard Nixon in the Judiciary Committee.

Wow. When Hillary was young, she was simply stunning. Stunning. It's easy to see what Bill saw in her.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Does this strike anyone else as odd?

 
So I get a text-message from my wife yesterday -- during a heavy rain -- that reads:

      i need new tires!!! i am hydroplaning!

Hmmm. Let me think about this for a moment. Something -- I can't quite put my finger on it -- strikes me as odd about that message.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Politically Incorrect Toy Firearms

 
Suitably Flip tags the Nerf N-Strike Longshot CS-6 as the next hot Christmas toy certain to be banned by Chuck Schumer.

This is the season when a boy's thoughts turn to gifts and my thoughts turn to the one gift I never got. I was jealous of the kid next door for a whole year because he had a Johnny Seven OMA.

In the sixties, Johnny Seven OMA (One Man Army) was the ultimate toy firearm. It integrated seven distinct weapons (thus the Johnny Seven) into a single chassis:

* Grenade
* Anti-Tank Rocket
* Armor-Piercing Shell
* Anti-Bunker Rocket
* Repeating Rifle
* Tommy Gun
* Automatic Pistol

All of the firing mechanisms were attached to the main rifle assembly - the pistol inserted from the bottom to provide the rifle grip (the pistol also held caps for authentic firing sounds). The main ammunition included various sized white bullets that would "shoot" from the barrels via spring-action. The rockets and grenade also fired via spring-action. The weapon featured a working bipod that provided stability for the various rockets and grenade. The stock could be removed to shorten the weapon while in Tommy Gun mode. The toy when fully assembled is over three feet long.

Decades later, I still remember the Johnny Seven and how my parents never bought me one. But I'm not bitter. *Sniff*

That's what I'm talking about, Nerf people! When you can beat the Johnny Seven, then we'll talk!

Honestly, though, if you saw a kid walking around with a Johnny Seven these days, someone would call in a SWAT Team, a hostage negotiator and the police psychologist.

Monday, November 19, 2007

I'm a Uniter, not a Divider

 
I can die happy. I've been linked by the incomparable Rush Limbaugh, The Spectator and Randi Rhodes all on the same day.

See, I am a uniter and not a divider!

In all seriousness, credit goes to the earliest leaders on this story. Instapundit, Dan Riehl, Gateway Pundit, Jammie Wearing Fool, and the indomitable Larwyn were the first folks calling attention to it.

And Suitably Flip wins the headline award: Botanical Explosion Among Cnnium Genus.

If you missed the back-story, see 'All six of CNN's "undecided voters" were Democratic operatives' and 'CNN's purges its "Protect CliNtoN" debate transcript'.

* * *

Other great lines from CNN's debate meltdown (aside from the easy out of using the phrase Wolf Blitzer as an all-purpose punchline):

* Dan Riehl: "You can't spell Clinton without C-N-N."

* Dinah Lord: "You practically needed a machete, the plants were so thick on the ground in the Dem's Vegas debacle debate."

* Information Dissemination: "This strikes me as business as usual for the Clintons, as I sit and observe entitlement in America in action enabled by the media supposedly intended to protect the citizens from people in power, but has become the vehicle for those in power to do as they please.."

* SnafuBar: "That they would all be Democrats would be unsurprising, that they would all be party operatives just shows you how hollow are the positions espoused by those on the left.."

Monday, November 12, 2007

Flags attack Hillary on Veterans Day

 
Some call it an omen.

Hillary Clinton had just finished an interview with reporters in Waterloo, Iowa. She turned to walk away and maybe a half dozen American flags just started falling down. As if touched by some unseen spirit, they simply. Fall. Down.









ABC has the video.

Hillary called it a "Vast Flag-Waving Conspiracy." She blamed it on Rush Limbaugh and talk radio. She said it happened because she's a woman. Or perhaps she was just thinking those things. Certainly they don't seem out of character.

Thursday, November 08, 2007

Animator vs. Animation

 
A very cool, very creative Flash presentation by Alan Becker.

Check it out. Macromedia Flash fans will love it.

Saturday, November 03, 2007

A shortage of smart-alecks in the family

 
While waiting for our 15 year-old daughter to finish preening before going out to dinner with us, we urged her to hurry up. Her response?

Daughter (voice dripping with sarcasm): You knew what you were getting into when you had me.

Dad: The heck we did! You didn't come with a warning sticker.

Friday, November 02, 2007

My Recommendations for the Weblog Awards

 
The following are my recos for best blogs in their respective categories:

Best Blog: Michelle Malkin (honorable mention: Captains Quarters)

Best New Blog: Jammie Wearing Fool

Best Individual Blog: Anchoress (honorable mention: Glenn Reynolds, Suitably Flip)

Funniest Blog: The Nose on Your Face

Best Online Community: Little Green Footballs

Best Conservative Blog: Powerline (honorable mention: Ace of Spades, Newsbusters, Sister Toldjah)

Best Political Coverage: Real Clear Politics

Best Military Blog: Michael Yon (honorable mention: Blackfive)

Best Business Blog: BizzyBlog

Best LGBT Blog: Gay Patriot

Best Science Blog: Junk Science

Best Photo Blog: Zombietime

Best UK Blog: EU Referendum

Best Middle East/Africa Blog: Michael J. Totten (honorable mention: Iraq the Model)

Best Australia/New Zealand Blog: Tim Blair

Best of the Top 250: Gateway Pundit (honorable mention: Red State)

Best of the Top 251-500: Fausta (honorable mention: Israel Matzav)

Best of the Top 501-1000: Betsy's Page

Best of the Top 1751-2500: Texas Rainmaker (honorable mention: A Blog for All)

Go ye therefore hence... and vote!

p.s., I've fallen way behind in my category (best of the top 5000-6750). Please help make it look respectable. My self esteem is down over 17.2% since I saw the most recent results.


Hey Mister and Missus, can you spare a vote? Nominations for the 2007 Weblog Awards are now open. If you have a spare second, click on over.

Thursday, November 01, 2007

Sometimes even a blind squirrel finds a nut

 
Scientists have struggled to unravel a series of mysteries over the last few decades: where matter goes when it is sucked into a black hole; the structure of gravitational waves; and how this blog was named a 2007 Blog Awards Finalist.

Yep, it happened again. Thanks to my loyal cadre of six regular readers (thanks, Mom!), I've hit the blog jackpot again this year. Endorsements, award shows, and a steady stream of bribes from the Vast Right-wing Conspiracy aren't in the cards. But chicks seem to dig it.

In all seriousness, I'd like to say thanks to Kevin Aylward and the entire Wizbang gang for slogging through thousands of blogs to pick all of the finalists.

Polling begins in a few days. If you'd like to throw a pity vote my way, bookmark my site and visit every 24 hours (that's the maximum frequency that folks can vote). Your reward? On your deathbed, you'll achieve total consciousness. So you've got that going for you.

Update:


Brothers and sisters, can you spare a vote? Nominations for the 2007 Weblog Awards are now open. If you have a spare second, click on over.