(via WTF Is It Now??) An actual headline from UC Santa Barbara’s Student Newspaper, Daily Nexus Online.
Month: October 2003
HAFNIUM-178 BOMB: SOME BELIEVE IT, BUT FEW HAVE SEEN IT
(via APS – What’s New by Bob Park – October 24, 2003) Some in the Pentagon apparently choose scientific beliefs the way they choose to be Methodists, or Democrats or Chicago Cubs fans. Claims that the Hf-178 isomer can be triggered to release its stored energy by irradiating it with X-rays found plenty of fans … Continue reading “HAFNIUM-178 BOMB: SOME BELIEVE IT, BUT FEW HAVE SEEN IT”
Yet another reason to hate people
Spam has e-mail by the throat, study says: The report is based on a randomized, national phone survey of 2,200 adults. It defined spam as “unsolicited commercial e-mail” from an unknown sender. That said, spam is not universally hated. About a third of people responded to a spam, seeking more information. And 7 percent actually … Continue reading “Yet another reason to hate people”
Sounds like a bunch of New Age hippie crap to me
Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy (via Eschaton): Rush’s Rehab From “psychodynamic role-playing and yoga” to “adventure therapy,” “Climbing Wall,” “the desert experience” and “equine-assisted therapy” (yes, bonding with horses), Limbaugh may just think he died and went to “feminazi” hell. The website depicts photos of people with a decidedly Berkeley look sitting around on … Continue reading “Sounds like a bunch of New Age hippie crap to me”
Only 29% Evil
Saw this on Musings of a Philosophical Scrivener… and decided to give it a try: I was really hoping to be more evil…
Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Drug Addict
(Thanks to Al Franken, these headlines write themselves) Rush Limbaugh reportedly involved in pill investigation: Wilma Cline, 42, says Limbaugh was hooked on the potent prescription drugs OxyContin, Lorcet and hydrocodone – and went through detox twice. Then there’s this gem (via Eschaton): A few people (including Tresy) have suggested the new street name for … Continue reading “Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Drug Addict”
SPACE RACE: SHENZHOU-5 VERSUS MERCURY-5
(via APS – What’s New by Bob Park – October 17, 2003) On Wednesday, China successfully launched the Shenzhou-5 space capsule into orbit with taikonaut Yang Liwei on board and returned him safely to Earth after 14 orbits. The first American to reach orbit, John Glenn, circled Earth a mere three times in the Mercury-5 … Continue reading “SPACE RACE: SHENZHOU-5 VERSUS MERCURY-5”
The Wit and Wisdom of Randal Graves
Randal: Can I ask you a question? If you were Steven Tyler from Aerosmith for one night, and you could pretty much get any woman alive, who would you pick? Dante: Oh, Caitlin. Randal: Her? See me, I’d pick Liv Tyler. — Clerks (“The Last Episode Ever”)
Mr. Krabs would not approve
This would never have happened if Mr. Eugene H. Krabs was in charge of Red Lobster. From Joe Bob’s Week in Review: Edna Morris was booted as president of the Red Lobster restaurant chain after her all-you-eat crab dinner promotion triggered a sell-off of shares and wiped out $405.9 million of stock value in one … Continue reading “Mr. Krabs would not approve”
George W. Bush’s Medieval Presidency
I always thought Bush was just the leader to lead this nation into the middle ages… (From the Los Angeles Times) It should have been an embarrassing admission for him and a flabbergasting one for us: President Bush told Fox News recently that he only “glanced” at newspaper headlines, rarely reading stories, and that for … Continue reading “George W. Bush’s Medieval Presidency”