29 December 2003
Rubber
band shooting has come a long way from its early and pathetic roots.
Not just a staple of science fiction, other
universes are a direct implication of cosmological observations.
"Is this chicken, what I have, or is this fish? I know it's
tuna, but it says 'Chicken by the Sea.'"
Information on more than 100 different spice plants and their
usage.
The 10 Dumbest Quotes of
2003.
The golden age of moonshine
is now.
The federal government has a new plan for
saving animals outside American borders: Create markets for them and their parts.
The War on Terror has had an unintended, and welcome, side effect;
world
peace.
28 December 2003
In a process called biomonitoring,
scientists are sampling urine, blood and mother's milk to catalogue the pollutants
accumulating in humans.
Office
Diversions : The Productivity Reduction Discovery Center
Bush signs parts of Patriot Act II into law — stealthily.
BSE and CJD Information and Resources from the CDC.
Do people glow in
the dark?
More than 600 sharks lawyers have signed up to defend
captive Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
FAQs
“I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning,
that's as good as they're going to feel all day.” -- Frank Sinatra
Thanks to a joint effort by NASA and the Defense Department, satellite laser technology has
finally been put to good use.
CIA Museum
Finally, a really great use
for USB!
Arachibutyrophobia
(Thanks to Dan)
22 December 2003
As many as 70,000 Americans could die from flu
this winter, almost double the average annual death toll of 36,000.
Farmers have been asked to be alert for big cats that have been seen
roaming the British countryside, killing sheep and alarming the public.
Nothing says Christmas like a colonoscopy.
The key to happiness - and sanity - for women could be to spend
the whole of their lives single,
research has suggested.
Modern Christmas traditions are based on ancient mushroom-using shamans.
For those who have ever wondered why the sky was a lurid red in
"The Scream" -- Edvard Munch's painting of modern angst -- astronomers have an
answer. They blame it on a volcanic
eruption half a world away.
Earth's Final Warning
What are the "cascading
effects" of Saddam’s capture?
How to make bedroom slippers.
Employees in the United States have few privacy protections
at work.
After speed cameras, road humps and mobile phone bans, there could
be more bad news for Britain's motorists. Police are urging Ministers to give them the
power to stop
vehicles by remote control.
21 December 2003
"The
American Soldier" was named on Sunday as Time magazine Person of the Year, giving
credit not to those who formulate the foreign policies of the United States but those who
face bullets and grenades as they execute those policies.
I'm dreaming of an orange Christmas. Please
pass the duct tape.
Terror Alert Levels Explained
Red--Severe: Terrorists have killed you.
Orange--High: Terrorists will kill you soon.
Yellow--Elevated: Terrorists are trying to kill you.
Blue--Guarded: Terrorists are planning to kill you.
Green--Low: Forget it. It will never happen.
Mounted
Police to Patrol Houston Airport.
Don't be afraid. . .be ready!
20 December 2003
Each year less light
reaches the surface of the Earth.
The National Center of Policy Analysis (NCPA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research
organization, established in 1983. The NCPA's goal is to develop and promote private
alternatives to government regulation and control, solving problems by relying on the
strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial private sector. Topics include reforms in
health care, taxes, Social Security, welfare, criminal justice, education and
environmental regulation.
Geeks With Guns
Your mommy kills
animals.
Most people are not nearly as miserable
as they ought to be.
Who will be eaten first?
Women in spacesuits.
How the Internet
made my life better.
Keep Austin Weird.
Marketing Translation
Mistakes
Humans are not alone in suffering the ravages of aging. Cockroaches
endure it, too.
A Texas housewife is in big trouble with the law for selling a vibrator
to a pair of undercover cops.
Do I make myself clear? Keep your hands off my rear!
Kentucky and West Virginia have the highest percentage of older
adults missing all their natural teeth.
Layoffs
Hit Elves at Arctic SantaPark.
America is not a Christian nation.
Ramen Noodle Museum
14 December 2003
"Ladies and gentlemen, we got him."
What is a "spider
hole"?
The absolute most annoying holiday songs of 2003.
Wherever Snot
Freezes, We'll Be There.
Pretty women scramble men's ability
to assess the future.
Physicists say they have brought light to a complete halt
for a fraction of a second and then sent it on its way.
Officials who attended a world Internet and technology summit in
Switzerland last week were unknowingly bugged.
8 December 2003
Here are a compilation of favorite cowboy's cowgirl pinups from the
1930s through the 1960s.
Gestures, signs and body language cues.
Eat worms
- feel better.
Gary Lau's Tesla Coil
Page.
A teacher at a girl's high school in Taiwan is in trouble for
asking students to draw their
own vaginas.
A Texas woman who drove over a McDonald's employee because she
couldn't have mayonnaise
on her burger, faces 20 years in prison.
Twenty Most
Annoying Conservatives of 2003.
The 50 Best Guy Movies Of All Time.
2 December 2003
Resistance is futile. You have 20
seconds to comply.
Ugly Christmas lights
Jesus
Action Figure
Cats
plan World domination.
Pimpadelic
Wonderland
The Gettysburg Powerpoint
Presentation
Pentagon Explores Using Segways
in Battle.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's curious
statement at a press briefing was named on Monday as the year's most baffling comment
by a public figure.
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