I don't know what to say about this other than to say, oh my god.

Shatner+Rocketman=ummm...

] This textbook contains material on gravity. Gravity is
] a theory, not a fact, regarding a force that cannot be
] directly seen. This material should be approached with an
] open mind, studied carefully, and critically considered.
]
] This book was anonymously donated to your school library to
] discreetly promote religious alternatives to the theory of
] evolution. When you are fvinished with it, please refile the
] book in the fiction section.

Wow, I never thought I'd say this, but right now I REALLY wish I was back in High School!

Right on!

Textbook disclaimer stickers

] In issuing its annual report card on video games, the
] National Institute on Media and the Family urged the
] industry to educate parents better about ratings and
] asked retailers not to sell such games to younger
] teenagers.
]...
]
] Among those listed as the worst games of the year was
] "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," a game in which the hero
] vows to avenge his mother's murder and restore glory to
] his neighborhood gang. Players rack up points by gunning
] down police, committing carjackings, burglarizing homes
] and dealing in other underworld activities

Well gee, it's got a great big M on it and it's predecessor won Jenna Jameson an award for best voice work. For some reason I don't think "families" are it's target audience. Schmucks.

Yahoo! News - Group Cites Video Games for Violence, Sex

] Nine of the ten states that get the most federal fucking
] dollars and pay the least... can you guess? Go on, guess.
] That%u2019s right, motherfucker, they're red states. And
] eight of the ten states that receive the least and pay
] the most? It%u2019s too easy, asshole, they%u2019re blue
] states. It%u2019s not your money, assholes, it%u2019s
] fucking our money

Beautiful!

Fuck the South

] On Sunday, a US military commander said order was being
] restored in the city, after several days of clashes with
] groups of insurgents.
]
]
] The American military commander in Mosul, Brigadier
] General Carter Ham, said calm was being restored and
] denied the city was out of control.

Yep, we're kicking those rebels out of Fallujah. Except it seems they decided to leave Fallujah first and may have been setting up shop in Mosul...

BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | New attacks on Mosul police posts

] The 21-year-old man, who had chained himself to the
] railway near the city of Nancy, lost a leg after he was
] crushed by the train and died despite receiving emergency
] treatment at the scene.

It takes a long time for a train to stop. Chaining yourself to the tracks is a BAD idea.

Yahoo! News - Anti-nuclear protester killed by waste train

] Israel will permit Yasser Arafat to be
] laid to rest in the Gaza Strip when he
] dies, but will keep the Palestinian leader out of
] Jerusalem, a city "where Jewish kings are buried and not
] Arab terrorists," an Israeli Cabinet minister said
] Friday.

Well this is sure to make the Palestinians happy.

Yahoo! News - Gaza, Ramallah May Entomb Arafat

You know... I'm not really sure I have to say anything about this one, although it does dovetail nicely with the votus interuptus that happened after the votergasm.org party on Tuesday.

MarryAnAmerican - Homepage - No good American will be left behind!

Okay, this is just damn funny.

Votergasm

] The midyear report dealt only with corporate audits. The
] report on 2003, issued last April, found the audit rate
] for all businesses was 2.1 per 1,000 businesses, down
] slightly from the previous year, while the audit rate for
] individuals was 6.5 audits for every 1,000 taxpayers, up
] 14 percent.

If I see this right, the IRS is three times as likely to go after a person as they are to go after a company. Call me crazy, but this seems backwards. Companies, in general, have far more money than individuals and if they're doing something illegal, have people who depend on them. Shouldn't there be more attention paid where it would do the greatest good?

Yahoo! News - Report: IRS Audits of Businesses Decline