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Entries from July 2005

Get Down With Your Wacky Space Pants, Rock On

July 29th, 2005 · No Comments · Funnies

I was bombing along the back lane of the company parking lot, which runs like slot behind the building when I looked up and saw this guy crouched down in the roadway fiddling with his shoe.
As I slowed down to a more moderate pace (after all, the posted limit is just 15mph) I [...]

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All Four

July 29th, 2005 · No Comments · Hot Off The Presses

BBC NEWS | UK | ‘All four’ July 21 suspects held

Now that’s what I call a satisfactory outcome, so long as they’ve got the right men. They thought they had a righteous takedown the other day, and we know how sadly that turned out. So I hope they’ve got the July 21 bombers, and I [...]

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Hera The Soothsayer

July 28th, 2005 · No Comments · Clan: McTiVo

From what I hear, they are having a lot of problems with it and it may actually not be a rumor that it all gets canned. (I can’t tell you my sources so don’t even ask!haha) Personally, I think it would be a blessing in disguise because TAR is not meant for children!
Yes, that’s Hera [...]

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The X-Acto Map Collector

July 28th, 2005 · No Comments · Books

Chicago Tribune | Were treasured maps looted?
Check out this guy’s name: E. Forbes Smiley III. He’s a well-known dealer in rare maps - with a name like that, what else could he be? He lives in Martha’s Vineyard (of course). He was wearing a blazer when arrested (no doubt with a monogram or family crest [...]

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Not So Fast: Our Growth Is Mything

July 27th, 2005 · No Comments · Notty Problems: Even Leaving Doesn't Solve Them

Okay, okay, my sister Timmy wanted me to be sure I saw this article. But clever me, I had already stumbled across it elsewhere (names changed to foil “religious extremist” Googlers):
The claim that (Mmnsm) is the fastest-growing faith in the world has been repeated so routinely by sociologists, anthropologists, journalists and proud {Latte-less Aints) as [...]

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