June 29, 2006
Quote of the Day
"Unfortunately, they've got two and a half years left. Two and a half days is too much, in my opinion. I must confess I'm beginning to lose my objectivity with Bush and Cheney. I regret that, but I must be candid with you."
-Al Gore
Tired and Poor Need Not Apply
In a desperate and expensive bid to rival Memphis' Belleview Baptist Church for tackiest, most ostentatious display of theocratic intent, the World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church at Winchester and Kirby Parkway in Memphis has errected a $260,000, 72-foot copy of the Statue of Liberty called the Statue of Liberation. Instead of a torch for the world, the statue holds a giant cross. Instead of Lady Liberty's invitation to the tired, poor and hungry, The Statue of Liberation holds a book inscribed with ten Roman numerals representing the Ten Commandments. Why the actual commandments couldn't be written out for all to see is not addressed in the Commercial Appeal article linked above, but surely that would have been useful in these days when so few can remember them.
June 25, 2006
Meanwhile, in Space...
Last week, NASA administrator Mike Griffin cleared the space shuttle Discovery to launch for the space station on July 1, despite the fact that foam loss from external tank, despite almost two years of work on the problem, is still classified as "probable/catastrophic" on the risk matrix. Both the Shuttle Program Manager and NASA's cheif safety officer voted "no-go" because of the continuing problem, saying that while they believed the astronauts could get home safely in the event of heat shield damage, the vehicle--as well as the entire space shuttle program--would have to be abandoned. "If we were to lose another vehicle, I would tell you right now that I would be moving to figure out a way to shut the program down," Griffin said. The decision comes after vigorous internal debate. "I will tell you that it was an interesting discussion," said program manager Wayne Hale.
June 22, 2006
"I figure you could cast Steve Buscmi, or maybe a real retard for the role."
A Socratic dialogue on the art and science of the follow-up call. via Kung Fu Monkey
June 21, 2006
Badass of the Day
Alvin M. "Tex" Johnston (YouTube link via MeFi)
June 16, 2006
Bubble Trouble
If, like most of us here, your age begins with a 3, you probably count as one of the formative events of your childhood the November 12, 1976 viewing (or subsequent reruns) of The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. We laughed... we cried... we even wished that we, too, could be suffer from a rare disorder so that we could play pranks on the teacher and make chicks feel sorry for us. Well, guess what? It was all a fraud.
Like so much else in this world, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble is a massive fraud that has been unreported (or perhaps even covered up) by our MSM. As this footage from the movie shows, baby John Travolta was briefly exposed to the environment as his incubator rounded a corner in the hospital. It may seem like only a brief exposure, but we were all led to believe that even the slightest contact with the environment could kill poor bubble boy. Tragic... or so it seemed.
That he was exposed to the environment almost immediately after birth cannot be disputed. The question is why all the coverup? Did his doctor know? Did his father know? And, even more important, did his mother know that his father was Mr. Brady?
Image of the Day
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