Britain is all a-twitter with news of the parrot that died of the avian flu - there are a lot of unanswered questions, such as “was it infected before it entered the British quarantine facility, or did it pick up the virus there?”
I was considering doing the obvious “dead parrot sketch” comparison, but the staff [...]
Entries from October 2005
The Dead Parrot Lives Again (Inevitably)
October 24th, 2005 · No Comments · Funnies
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Bookses Good and Middling
October 23rd, 2005 · No Comments · Books
The Sunday Philosophy Club : An Isabel Dalhousie MysteryBy: Alexander McCall Smith
Finished this one a few days ago. I had really loved the “Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency” novels by the same author, and I hope to encounter a new favorite series with this one. That wasn’t the case, but I did enjoy meeting [...]
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Shark In Sight, Ramp May Still Be Avoided
October 23rd, 2005 · 4 Comments · Funnies
You may disagree, but the current storyline at PVP sure looks like a classic shark-jumper.
In a nutshell, Brent is dreaming about a possible future, because Jade thinks she might be pregnant.
I’m hoping it’ll turn out to be a false alarm, with some plotty goodness that makes it all just a scary side-issue. But it [...]
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The Disillusionment of Alton Brown
October 23rd, 2005 · Comments Off · Clan: McTiVo
If you were thinking about sending a picture of your open refrigerator to Alton Brown, don’t bother:
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Some of you may have noticed that the “contact” button is gone from my web site and that my rant calling for refrigerator pics is gone. Here’s why: although [...]
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Worthy Choise
October 20th, 2005 · Comments Off · Uncategorical Weirdness
FEMA Official Says Boss Ignored Warnings - Yahoo! News
A FEMA employee tried frantically to get his superiors, including Michael Brown, to respond to his emails warning the agency of the first levee break in New Orleans and the desperate need for supplies for the Superdome.
Meanwhile, a few hours after he again warned Brown that “many [...]
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