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Who is John Galt?
I was listening to WABC radio this morning and they were talking about the fire at the Deutsche Bank building. Apparently the subcontracting was done by a holding company called the John Galt Corporation. Obviously someone was an Ayn Rand … Continue reading
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No Virginia, Sheep Don’t Bark
Apparently nearly 2000 Japanese were swindled by an company called Poodles as Pets, when they paid $1600 for poodle and received a sheep. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21629305-2,00.html Clues Your Poodle Might be a Sheep 1. It smells like wool 2. It baas instead … Continue reading
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BBC Click likes us, they really like us!
A friend of Lucie, the editor of Powderroom.net, texted her to tell her how good the site looked on the BBC News Click site. Of course Lucie had no idea what she was talking about, but she found this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/6233371.stm … Continue reading
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Saddam says “We will CRUSH your heads!!”
The headline today on CNN said:Â Angered Hussein: ‘We will crush your heads’ So naturally I thought….. Oh, yes Saddam, I will CRUSH your head! Crush your HEAD! I can just picture him in the courtroom intimatidating people with a … Continue reading
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The Osgood File & Plan B
I listen to WCBS 880 in the morning when I wake up. I always like the Osgood file, but there was an especially good one about the morning after pill on Tuesday. The last line is the best. The Osgood … Continue reading
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The land of evil goes organic??
Wal-Mart Eyes Organic Foods – New York Times The debate about Wal-mart’s announcement to start carrying organic foods is certainly interesting. It would become overnight the largest retailer of organic foods. In doing that they would drop prices on organic … Continue reading
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“Ninja” burns down adult bookstore
WBIR.COM – Man says he torched porn store for religious reasons  And here I thought ninjas just did kung fu. I didn’t realize gasoline was part of their arsenal. With “flammable accelerants” they just might be invincible!
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Baseball Hall of Fame Elects First Woman
Baseball Hall of Fame Elects First Woman – New York Times So a woman was “elected” to the hall of fame. Except she wasn’t really elected, she was chosen by a special committee selecting people from the Negro Leagues. However … Continue reading
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al.com: Unseen. Unforgotten.
According to an AP Newstory, an intern found a box of unpublished civil rights movement era photos. You can see them on this website:al.com: Unseen. Unforgotten. They are certainly interesting and worth taking a look at.
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