Bisexual Species: Unorthodox Sex in the Animal Kingdom: Scientific American
Topic: Miscellaneous
12:43 pm EDT, Jul 13, 2008
They entwined necks, called to each other and mated. They then built a nest together to prepare for an egg. But no egg was forthcoming: Roy and Silo were both male.
Myspace.com Blogs - Orwellian Los Angeles - Keith MySpace Blog
Topic: Miscellaneous
10:38 am EDT, May 15, 2008
Well last week here in Los Angeles, I was waiting to board the redline (subway) and snapped a picture with my cell phone camera. Not the best picture in the world, but I was just putzing around, waiting for the train, holding a quizno's to-go bag. Almost immediately, a vest wearing man with METRO emblazoned on his back who had been mopping the area nearby rushed up to me and the exchange went something like this: Him: Hey! It's against the 9-11 Law to take pictures down hear man! Me: You mean the Patriot Act? Him: No pictures. Me: Could you explain? What law do you mean? Him: You are lawyer? Me: No. Him: No pictures. You could be a terrorist. Very strict! Me: How about I take a picture of you? Him: F**k you...(I couldn't believe it either) He then proceeded to huddle in the corner and speak into his radio. Next thing I knew, a booming female voice very loudly announced over the loudspeaker "Attention to the gentleman in the plaid shirt: You are not allowed to take photographs in the Subway. You will be arrested if you continue to take photos and harrass the metro worker."
Photos are harassing..?? The paparazzi's are gonna be pissed. Good thing for terrorists they know how to use spy cams and cell phones to photograph their vacations. Hopefully they'll never find out about google earth.
Saddam Hussein feared catching venereal diseases from U.S. guards - On Deadline - USATODAY.com
Topic: Miscellaneous
9:54 am EDT, May 6, 2008
While Saddam Hussein was being held in Baghdad, he wrote about his fear of catching AIDS or other "young people's diseases" from his U.S. military guards.
Did he actually think he was going to get out of there alive? Disease was the least of his problems.
Apr 30 - Muslims in western India have been observing a bizarre ritual - they've been throwing their young children off a tall building to improve their health.
Last week, federal, state, and local police in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas conducted a massive sweep dubbed "Operation Sudden Impact."
The operation included raids of businesses, homes, and boats; traffic roadblocks; and personal searches. They say they were looking for "terrorists." If they found any, they haven't announced it yet. They did arrest 332 people, 142 of whom they describe as "fugitives." They also issued about 1,300 traffic tickets, and according to one media account, seized "hundreds" of dollars.
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The FBI along with hundreds of officers said they are looking for anything out of the ordinary. Agents take computers and paperwork from businesses.
"What we have found traditionally is that terrorists are involved in a number of lesser known type crimes," said Mark Luttrell, Shelby County sheriff.
There you have it. All law enforcement is anti-terrorism. The police cannot legally establish "anti-terrorism" roadblocks that essentially serve as forums for random search and seizure.
Ah, Dora the Explorer. So innocent. So carefree. So NSFW. The number one puzzling toy on our list has to be the Dora Aquapet. Did anyone run this design past a kid over the age of ten?� And do any of the Aquapet's owners wonder why it keeps ending up in Mommy's nightstand? The rest of the puzzling toys after the jump.� 2) Mmmmm...Dora's eyeballs sure are tasty after you bake them in the oven.� 3) For the parent who wants to ensure her kid is beaten up every day at recess, there is the Dora fanny pack.� 4) Sometimes, the jokes write themselves: The Fantasy Swirl Castle with Balls.� 5) The Dora Knows Your Name Cell Phone. It gets its information from the CIA.� 6) A 3-foot tall doll with an enormous head? Sure. That's not creepy at all. 7) The Dora Bounce Buddy Talking Trampoline. When you care enough to induce a head injury.� 8) Oral or rectal? The Dora digital thermometer goes both ways. � 9) Dora's Talking Cash Register says "Gracias for all of the dough! Have some more crap with my picture on it!"
