The C.I.A Fake Vaccination Program…
…and why it was a horrible idea. From The Guardian: “The CIA organised a fake vaccination programme in the town where it believed Osama bin Laden was hiding in an elaborate … Read more
Blogs
Various blogs, featuring humor, oddities, news and interesting items.
Lost Journal: He’s Not an Animal, He’s the Elephant Brother
by Tim Mollen Journal entry: November 16, 1980 (age 11) I’ve been to a few PG-rated movies, but I had to talk my parents into letting me go … Read more
Please Put a Penny In The Old Man’s Hat
This afternoon a facebook friend remarked with scorn upon seeing a homeless person talking on a cell phone.* Immediately several people piled on with supposed anecdotes … Read more
Trial and Acquittal
“Better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer” William Blackstone There is a lot of talk on the internets today about the acquittal of Casey … Read more
Today’s Fallacy of Argument, II
Presented as a public service to empower the reader with defense mechanisms before the election season’s deluge of bovine fecal matter. Argumentum ad Hominem To attack the person … Read more
The New Golden Bough
Many of the people of the Sacramento Valley in California have been found to engage in a strange seasonal religious practice involving the worship of the goddess Diphenhydramine. … Read more
What’s this about a free ride?! We PAID for our Social Security!
I saw this rant in an email making the rounds, and it got me thinking: Remember, not only did you contribute to Social Security but your employer did … Read more
Bunch a wienies
Ok, we’re including a couple pages on “Wienergate,” even though everyone is probably very tired of the story by now. Due to the timing of our monthly issue, … Read more
Lost Journal: Paperboys Wanted for Grand Theft Auto
By Tim Mollen Journal entry: February 17, 1985 (age 15) Sunday is not a day of rest for a paperboy. The Sunday Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin is three … Read more
Ding Dong the Wicked Witch is Dead
The wicked witch is dead! Alright, wicked warlock. Terrorist. Whatever! He’s history. Now can we get out of Afghanistan? Pretty please? And Iraq? And while we’re at it, … Read more
