Jerry Nadler is soon to be a planet?

Panel says solar system has 12 planets, including Pluto - The Boston Globe: "``I am thrilled,' he said."
So science is now about renaming and not discovery? Oh, and it's "so diverse".
Are my "Isles of Langerhorn" gonna be the next continent?
Gimme a break...dude....ya no watti meen...?

Judge: Boys can serve sentence after football season

Football been so good to me....
Sure woulda sucked if those dudes hadda taken rithmitik or reedin' instead of football....
AP Wire 08/16/2006 Judge: Boys can serve sentence after football season
KENTON, Ohio - A judge decided two teenagers can complete their high school football seasons before they serve 60-day jail sentences for a car crash caused by a decoy deer placed in a country road.
Judge Gary McKinley, a retired Union County juvenile judge hearing the case in Hardin County Common Pleas Court, said he knows his decision will be criticized.
When Robert Roby Jr. of Kenton swerved to miss the decoy, he crashed his car into a pole and fence. His neck, collar bone, arm and leg were broken, and he has undergone 10 surgeries. His passenger, Dustin Zachariah, has brain damage, Bailey said.
McKinley also placed the two teens on house arrest. They must pay fines and restitution, perform community service and write a 500-word essay titled "Why I should think before I act."
Zachariah now has the cognitive ability of a sixth grader..... The teens' medical bills have reached $700,000 and are expected to top $1 million...
The superintendent said he doesn't foresee any problems at football games, which typically draw about 4,000 fans. He expects the season opener Aug. 25 against defending Division IV state champion Coldwater to attract a large crowd.

Actor Bruno Kirby Dies at 57 - TMZ.com

Actor Bruno Kirby Dies at 57 - TMZ.com: "Bruno Kirby, a veteran character actor who costarred in 'When Harry Met Sally,' 'City Slickers' and many other films, has died at age 57, his wife said Tuesday. "

Chicken question?

Another cute E-mail from a friend. I liked Rummy's response the best....
Subject: Fwd: Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?
DR. PHIL: The problem we have here is that this chicken won't realize that he must first deal with the problem on "THIS" side of the road before it goes after the problem on the "OTHER SIDE" of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not takingon his "CURRENT" problems before adding "NEW" problems.
OPRAH: Well I understand that the chicken is havingproblems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.
GEORGE W. BUSH: We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here.
DONALD RUMSFELD: Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road.
ANDERSON COOPER/CNN: We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed to have access to the other side of the road.
JUDGE JUDY: That chicken crossed the road because he's GUILTY! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks.
PAT BUCHANAN: To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American.
MARTHA STEWART: No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer's Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. DR SEUSS: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told.
ERNEST HEMINGWAY: To die in the rain. Alone.
JERRY FALWELL: Because the chicken was gay! Can't you people see the plain truth in front of your face? The chicken was going to the "other side." That's why they call it the "other side. Yes, my friends, that chicken is gay. And if you eat that chicken, you will become gay too. I say we boycott all chickens until we sort out this abomination that the liberal media whitewashes with seemingly harmless phrases like "the other side." That chicken should not be free to cross the road. It's as plain and simple as that!
GRANDPA: In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.
BARBARA WALTERS: Isn't that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its life long dream of crossing the road.
JOHN LENNON: Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together - in peace. ARISTOTLE: It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.
BILL GATES: I have just released eChicken2006, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your check book. Internet explorer is an integral part of eChicken. The Platform is much more stable and will never cra...#@&&^( C \..... reboot
ALBERT EINSTEIN: Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?
COLONEL SANDERS: Did I miss one?

Monica!

An E-mail that made me laugh.
A Special Birthday This Week ---
Can you believe it? Monica Lewinsky turned 31 this week. It seems like only yesterday she was crawling around the White House on her hands and knees.
They grow up so fast.

WSJ.com - Welcome to Club Fed

WSJ.com - Welcome to Club Fed: "The closest thing to a lifetime sinecure in America is a federal government job, and now it turns out that it's also a very lucrative way to make a living.
New data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis confirm that the average federal civilian worker earns $106,579 a year in total compensation, or twice the $53,289 in wages and benefits for the typical private worker. This federal pay premium costs taxpayers big bucks because Uncle Sam's annual payroll is now $200 billion a year. No wonder that, with a per capita income of $46,782 a year, Washington, D.C. is the fourth richest among the nation's 360 metropolitan areas."

Eatin' heathy?

I just saw, on TV, a cholesterol ad where the drug sellin' chick asked me if I was "eating healthy?"
Can I buy "healthy" or do I "thank a teacher" for the corruption of our language?

I'm wondering...

I'm wondering when is the last time the AP titled a story "US successes in Afghanistan". And why not!
U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan: " (AP) As of Aug. 14, 2006, at least 263 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department.
Of those, the military reports 162 were killed by hostile action."

Where was this engine made?

MLive.com: Newslogs: "The ferry service has canceled operation through Thursday due to a repair of a broken gear in an engine drive."
I'm wondering how 3 years does it in?

Big surprise!

Luxury Spending Found in Legal Program: "The federal program that provides legal help to poor Americans turns away half of its applicants for lack of resources. But that hasn't stopped its executives from lavishing expensive meals, chauffeur-driven cars and foreign trips on themselves."

Hat trick?

Green Helmet Guy: Macho Mujahadeen

No big deal. He's a democrat....

From his website: Donovan Riley - A Democrat who will vote like one for the 7th District(http://www.rileyforstatesenate.org/)

The more you vote, the better you feel: "State Senate candidate Donovan Riley is a big believer in democracy.
So much so that he rarely misses a chance to vote.
And, in one case, Riley may have gone so far as to vote twice in the same election.
Yep, that's right - twice in the same election.
.......... Riley, a 69-year-old former CEO of the University of Illinois Hospital, voted twice in the 2000 general election, once in Chicago and then again in Oconomowoc (WI). A well-heeled liberal Democrat, Riley is running a vigorous primary campaign against state Sen. Jeff Plale, a conservative Dem from South Milwaukee.
Late Friday, Riley offered this stunning written response to the charges:
'My best recollection is that I was splitting my time between Wisconsin and Illinois, and it's possible I made a mistake. If the Elections Board decides to look into this matter, I will gladly assist.'
Not what you would call a vigorous defense.

They're not just biased. They're lazy morons!

Some wrongs never can be made right: "One apology isn't enough for Eddie Johnson. He wants an apology every day of every week for the next year, if not for the rest of his life. The Chicago Tribune, a national radio show and a number of TV stations have smeared his fine name, mistakenly identifying the Chicago-bred basketball legend and former University of Illinois star as the Eddie Johnson charged last week with sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in Florida."

Together - Team Hoyt

YouTube - Together - Team Hoyt
Another view of this American family.

Grab a hankie....

YouTube - Can
Strongest Dad in the World[From Sports Illustrated, By Rick Reilly]
I try to be a good father. Give my kids mulligans. Work nights to pay for their text messaging. Take them to swimsuit shoots. But compared with Dick Hoyt, I suck.
Eighty-five times he's pushed his disabled son, Rick, 26.2 miles in marathons. Eight times he's not only pushed him 26.2 miles in a wheelchair but also towed him 2.4 miles in a dinghy while swimming and pedaled him 112 miles in a seat on the all in the same day. Dick's also pulled him cross-country skiing, taken him on his back mountain climbing and once hauled him across the U.S. on a bike. Makes taking your son bowling look a little lame, right?
Read the rest and then view the heartwarming video.
http://www.bootblog.org/05-06/great-article-from-si-strongest-dad-in-the-world.html

Not good news

BREITBART.COM - 2 Fox News Journalists Kidnapped in Gaza: "Palestinian gunmen ambushed a car carrying a Fox News crew in Gaza City on Monday and kidnapped two of the journalists inside, according to witnesses and Fox......... said the two kidnapped people were reporter Steve Centanni, a U.S. citizen, and a cameraman from New Zealand. "

Groupthink :: Flat Fatima - Revolution In News Photography

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My non-dirty little secret...

USA Network Monk
I really like the TV show Monk.
I can't really figure out why.....I just like its humanity.
And I'm not all that big on "humanity".
I also think "Natalie" is hot....I don't know why....

Charity Banks On 'Masturbate-athon'

Is Clinton in England again?
Sky News: Charity Banks On 'Masturbate-athon': "Filmed by Channel Four as part of a series of shows dubbed Wank Week, the Masturbate-athon is the first event of its kind in Europe having been exported from the US.

Captain's Quarters

Captain's Quarters: "The New York Times' public editor, Byron Calame, publishes a startling admision from Bill Keller regarding the publication delay of the most explosive story in his short reign as managing editor. Earlier, when Keller told people that the NSA surveillance story got delayed from December 2004 based on requests from the White House, speculation circulated that the story had actually gotten shelved before the presidential election. Now Calame confirms that Keller lied about the publication history of the Lichtblau/Risen effort:"

Cookie blaster from KimKomando

From Kim:
The recent release of AOL subscribers' search history should be a warning. Our searches often are archived.
Unfortunately, these searches could be tracked back to us. They could reveal glimpses of our private lives.
Which brings us to Google. This popular search site uses cookies. An ID number can link the searches you make over any period of time. But, you can do something about it.
Download G-Zapper. It will show you if you have a Google cookie on your machine. I did. But I was able to remove it and block future Google cookies.
When you visit the site, just click the download link. This will install the basic version of G-Zapper. There's also a Professional Edition that requires a payment; it will look for cookies from other search sites. It works on Windows 95 or later running Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, or Firefox 1.5 or higher.
http://www.dummysoftware.com/

MSU's kicking battle wide open -- for now

MSU's kicking battle wide open -- for now: "Neither sophomore Todd Boleski nor freshman Brett Swenson has taken the lead in Michigan State's competition to find its next placekicker.
According to coaches, they've been about even over the first week of practice.
'It's college football and his leg is about to drop off,' coach John L. Smith said of Swenson on Friday. 'It happens to all guys who come in for the first time, so we've kind of had him lay off a little bit. But I like what I'm seeing so far.'
As for Boleski, Smith said the 6-feet-6, 214-pound standout from spring workouts hasn't fallen off from his performances a few months ago.
'He doesn't know how good he can be,' Smith said. 'He just has a big leg. He's competing. I like how the two guys are handling everything.'
Smith said he could wait until the season opener to decide which player will kick if both remain competitive. Another option is using both during the season -- Swenson for short-yardage situations and Boleski for longer distances."

Interesting... if true...

Columnist Says Barack Obama 'Lied To The American People;' Asks Publisher to Withdraw Obama's Book: "'It is time for Barack Obama to stop presenting a fantasy to the American people. We are forgiving and many would still support him. It may well be that his concealment is meant to endanger Israel. His Muslim religion would obviously raise serious questions in many Jewish circles where Obama now enjoys support,' Martin states."

Victor Davis Hanson on War on National Review Online

Victor Davis Hanson on War on National Review Online: "When I used to read about the 1930s � the Italian invasion of Abyssinia, the rise of fascism in Italy, Spain, and Germany, the appeasement in France and Britain, the murderous duplicity of the Soviet Union, and the racist Japanese murdering in China � I never could quite figure out why, during those bleak years, Western Europeans and those in the United States did not speak out and condemn the growing madness, if only to defend the millennia-long promise of Western liberalism. "

Kinda dumb...

...OK, real dumb. But kinda true....
A man scanned the guests at a party and spotted an attractive womanstanding alone. He approached her and asked her name."My name is Carmen," she told him."That's a beautiful name," he said. "Is it a family name?""No," she replied. "I gave it to myself. It reflects the things I likemost - cars and men." "What's your name?" she asked."Beertits", he said

Liberals eating their own....

Huffington Post Shows Joe Lieberman In Blackface
Here's the link to the photo the left made up and now doesn't want you to see.

"rolling" fast

This is liberalism, folks....
BREITBART.COM - US stars align in anti-Iraq war hunger strike: "Other supporters, including Penn, Sarandon, novelist Alice Walker and actor Danny Glover will join a 'rolling' fast, a relay in which 2,700 activists pledge to refuse food for at least 24 hours, and then hand over to a comrade. "
I'm thinkin' Mikie has been fasting with Cindy...."Cindy, you fast for one minute and then I'll fast for one minute, then you, then me. Got it? Hey, don't take the whole bucket of chicken...."

Liberal fasting?

This chubbo was fasting for a month? Right.....
Sheehan Treated for Dehydration in Texas: "Anti-war demonstrator Cindy Sheehan was hospitalized Friday evening for dehydration and exhaustion after fasting for more than a month and protesting earlier this week in 100-degree weather, friends and relatives said. "

The new meme

Last night on Chris Matthews, the NYT (unbiased!) reporterette called Lieberman "the Republican candidate". When Lieberman wins, is he gonna forget what the demos and the media are doing to him?
Ankle Biting Pundits Um, the Bush Candidate Got 48% in a Dem Primary [!]: "There is very little Democrats should be happy about regarding this debacle. The party's 2000 Vice Presidential nominee has bolted. The white rats are running the laboratory. And the pro-Bush candidate just got 48% in a Democrat primary."

Olden times

A friend sent this. The rest of it is posted in "Comments" below.
Older Than Dirt Quiz: Count all the ones that you remember not the ones you were told about Ratings at the bottom.1. Blackjack chewing gum2. Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water 3 Candy cigarettes4. Soda pop machines that dispensed glass bottles5 Coffee shops or diners with tableside juke boxes6. Home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers7. Party lines8. Newsreels before the movie 9. P.F. Flyers10. Butch wax11. Telephone numbers with a word prefix (OLive-6933) 12.