…really roll. Drop a bag of them, they’re everywhere.
Go ahead. Try it.
8.30.2014
Next they'll be banning…oh wait, they have?
Mississippi Accidentally Bans Bird Feeders | National Review Online
"The state of Mississippi’s Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks banned bird feeders last week, but the commission is insisting it was just an accident."
News news
Chelsea Clinton quits $600K job at NBC | Page Six
“In a classic holiday Friday news dump, Chelsea Clinton announced she was leaving her cushy $600,000-a-year correspondent job at NBC — after she failed to land the network any special access to her mom Hillary Clinton."
New glasses make him look more serious
What's the deal with Rick Perry's $500 hipster glasses? - CSMonitor.com
"Despite being indicted on two felony counts for abuse of power, Perry is seriously considering a 2016 White House run."
Irony is alive and well
Remarks by the President at a DNC Event -- Purchase, New York | The White House
"And then, you turn your eyes to Europe and you see the President of Russia…encroaching on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of their neighbors, and reasserting the notion that might means right."
Also things would seem a lot better if you would just quit watching the nightly news.
Some dead guy, would be my guess
Human skull donated to Goodwill store in Texas - Yahoo News
"AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police are scratching their heads trying to work out who donated a human skull to a thrift store in Austin, Texas."
8.29.2014
The class war is over, Bunky, and you lost
The Biggest Tax Scam Ever | Rolling Stone
“Last year the IRS finally collected more in tax receipts than it did before the crash in 2007. But dig a little deeper into the numbers and it is clear we haven't returned to normal: Corporations paid nearly $100 billion less in federal income taxes last year than before the Great Recession – down nearly 40 percent as a share of GDP. In fact, corporate profits and corporate tax collections are now trending in opposite directions. Profits were up $93 billion last year – to a high of $2.1 trillion, according to the Commerce Department. Yet corporate tax payments actually fell last year by more than $15 billion."
Elmer Gantry: Meet the Iago of hypocricy
Sinclair Lewis’s novel (once officially Banned in Boston) is a whole lot better than the movie. You’ve seen the movie, right? [Kissing alert]
I can easily avoid eating at Burger King but…
Burger King boycott: How long can you stick to sticking it to BK? - LA Times
"Henceforth, Burger King Worldwide Inc. will be a Canadian company; the fast-food King is taking up official residence in a country with a queen."
…I didn’t know Canada has a queen. Apparently, it does.
What would Socrates have said?
After Uzi death, gun ranges debate safest way to teach kids to shoot - LA Times
"The accidental death of an instructor at an Arizona shooting range, killed while teaching a 9-year-old girl to fire a fully automatic Uzi, has touched off a national debate on whether children should be given access to such weapons."Who knows, right? But me, I’m getting tired of all these national debates. Who has time? I was just getting started with the national debate about police with armored personnel carriers and now it’s girls with Uzis. I don’t know.
Let's you and them fight!
President Obama on protecting our people and supporting our partners who are taking the fight to ISIL: pic.twitter.com/lzKNaBnq9D
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 28, 2014
Dumming down da news (and you)
In Defense of Barack Obama’s Tan Suit | TIME
"It was, in no way, a fashion statement."
Also, he talked about some stuff. Russians, maybe. We’re not sure…
Sounds like a plan
The Tragic Insanity Of Gun Ranges | ThinkProgress
"‘We don’t rent to any white male Florida resident who comes in alone.’"
Gotta love it
Chocolate Chip Mint: I Did Not Make This Up
"According to police, the clowns were driving home in separate cars and not all in one tiny car.'"
8.28.2014
No mom I ever met
Al Qaeda magazine hints of looming attack; urges bombing of Vegas, military targets | Fox News
"In a nine-page spread entitled, ‘How to make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom,’ the magazine details a do-it-yourself, illustrated guide on assembling a pressure-cooker bomb similar to the ones used in the Boston Marathon bombings."
How to feel really, really old pt. 98302
Xbox oral history panel | 102746874 | Computer History Museum
Really? The origins of the Xbox? Isn’t Xbox one of those newfangled toys the kids are playing with these days? In a computer history museum? What? Speak up!
Grim, is what this is
Cheers! Maine drinks more than any other state | #Maine
"In the realm of politics and brews, Republicans prefer Bud Light, Democrats are all about Blue Moon, and Libertarians love their Sam Adams."
Truth is stranger than the Onion
"That’s right — lawyers for Indiana and Wisconsin claimed that because a ‘fleeting moment of passion’ can produce offspring, straight people need marriage as an incentive to stay together and raise their ‘unintended children.’ Gay people, on the other hand, have to think and plan a lot harder if they want to be parents, so marriage doesn’t concern them. In other words, because an ill-considered, alcohol-fueled romp between two straight people can lead to a baby, gays shouldn’t be able to marry."
Exactly
U.S. air strikes on Syria would face formidable obstacles | Reuters
"'There are all kinds of downsides and risks that suggest air strikes in Syria are probably not a great idea…But that doesn’t mean they won’t happen anyway.'"
8.27.2014
If we didn't have this science stuff, where would we be?
Mozzarella Is the Best Pizza Cheese, According to Science | TIME
"Mozzarella is the best pizza cheese because it melts, bubbles and browns better than any other cheese, according to a new study published in the August issue of the Journal of Food Science, titled ‘Qualification of Pizza Baking Properties of Difference Cheese and Their Correlation with Cheese Functionality.’"
Time flies (or maybe stands still)
Obama Vows Protracted Military Campaign in Iraq, Syria | Global Research
"Thus far, the US has carried out roughly 100 air strikes in Iraq."
If you're using the Chrome browser…
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update
"This update includes 50 security fixes…"
Now would be a good time.
How to know when you're really, really old
" ‘Press pound’ on the phone is now translated as ‘hit hashtag.’"
Beloit College’s annual Mindset List this year seems more than ordinarily inconsequential. But we are amused to note that once upon a time nobody knew what “press pound” meant either, as rotary telephone dials (no “press”) had neither a pound sign nor a hashtag (but did have an “Operator”).
If you stand on one leg, do you weigh half as much?
I’m just looking for an edge here. Anything. That donut looks gooood.
Work avoidance, olé
La Tomatina 2014 Tomato Throwing Tomatina Festival Tours - World's Largest Food Fight
"La Tomatina is a food fight festival held on the last Wednesday of August each year in the town of Bunol near to Valencia in Spain."
[Emphasis added.]
Water, water everywhere…
Southern California prepares as big waves brew - Las Vegas Sun News
"In the city of Long Beach's Peninsula neighborhood, residents watched as bulldozers built huge sand berms between the ocean and their homes. Several took the warning to heart and shoveled sand into bags to place around their garage doors and entryways."
8.26.2014
Buried in the last graph
ISIS Beheading Suspect, 23yr. Old Rapper From London | Fortuna's Corner
"A McClatchy report published last month revealed that the Obama administration has been receiving detailed analysis of the rise of ISIS since 2012."
What a concept!
LG teases a round smartwatch, the “LG G Watch R,” for IFA | Ars Technica
"Over the weekend, LG posted a video to its YouTube account teasing a new watch from the company, and this time, it's round! "
Yes. A round watch. That looks like a…well…watch. Clever!
8.25.2014
Well, there's that
Syrian Rebels to Obama: Airstrikes Will Never Stop ISIS - The Daily Beast
"‘The ISIS killing of James Foley and the threatening of the other American journalists reflects that America didn’t pay much attention to the threat and growth of ISIS inside Syria,’ said Iyad Shamsi, the commander of the FSA Eastern Front, in an interview. ‘We were very clear that we wanted to cooperate with the Americans. They didn’t listen. They paid a price.’"
Weather just too nice
Pleasant summer temperatures a little too cool for some - Metro - The Boston Globe
"‘I like those summers where we get a week where it’s 100 degrees,’ said Annie Carter…"
In Puritan New England, whenever something good happens it just means we’re going to be punished for it some time down the line. In this case, the New Hampshire-based Old Farmer’s Almanac has it covered, predicting a “super cold” (even colder than last year’s record-breaking) winter for (just to be safe) everybody east of the Rockies.
Which does not mean we’ll have an extra-warm summer next year. Oh no.
Buy tents
Mimicking the airlines, hotels get fee-happy - Yahoo News
"The Serrano hotel in downtown San Francisco adds on a $20 per night 'Urban Fee' that includes Internet, local phone calls, newspapers, morning coffee and use of bicycles."
8.24.2014
From the Dull Men's Club
Breaking News: 5-year-old’s snail wins today’s World Championship Snail Race
"The winning snail was ‘Wells’ owned and trained by Zeben Butler-Alldred from London.…Wells completed the course in 3 minutes 19 seconds, a slow time because of the heat."
Have you ever noticed…
…when Congress is on vacation it's sort of like the circus has left town? Where do all the clowns go? (Oh wait, it's an election year.) The one-trick ponies? (Same, I guess.) The guy who runs that ride where you go round and round and then puke? Maybe we'll never know.
But it's a good time to read a book.
But it's a good time to read a book.
We definitelty want to know what you paid for that T-shirt, Dude
Most smartphone users don't download apps; here are 5 worth snatching - LA Times
"You connect it to your credit card or bank account, add your friends, then pay or charge them whatever is owed. …if you're feeling social, you can share [payments] on a feed visible to your friends with a description of the payment, such as 'for the T-shirt…'"
What is this "sing" of which you speak?
Casting calls: Creative opportunities | The Recorder
"THE BOOMERANGS is a highly informal group that meets…to sing ‘oldies’ of every description…no experience (or talent) required."
Can Hillary turn the R's into peaceniks?
Rand Paul: Bring on "war hawk" Hillary Clinton in 2016 - CBS News
"Republicans have traditionally staked out a more muscular platform on national security issues than Democrats, but that script could flip if the Democrats nominate Hillary Clinton for president in 2016, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., predicted… "
I’m not a big Hillary fan (anymore), but it might be worth a vote just to see what happens. Do you think they’d let their hair grow long and stand around in circles singing decaying old folk songs? Wear jeans with American flags on the butt (ok, maybe that’s a stretch, but still…). Wouldn’t it be great to find out?
Can always look it up on Wikipedia
White House cybersecurity czar brags about his lack of technical expertise - Vox
“[Imagine] a surgeon general bragging about never having set foot in an operating room."
Chasing the cheap
‘Made in China’ Now Being Made in Africa - The Daily Beast
"The cost of labor in China is going up, so Chinese manufacturers are moving to Africa…"
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