September 25, 2013 – 11:26 am
No, this is not from The Onion (NY Daily News) A “sexist” male gorilla at Dallas Zoo is being evicted and sent for therapy after he bit one female companion and belittled others. Patrick — a 430-pound Western lowland born at New York’s Bronx Zoo in 1990 — will be moved to Riverbanks Zoo and […]
September 19, 2013 – 12:29 pm
This one’s a pip (LA Times) File this under “Things that make you go ‘Huh?,’ California sectionâ€: The city of San Juan Capistrano has banned flip-flops at two city parks. And better yet: City officials apparently didn’t know they’d done it. And even better yet: It’s a rule, but no one is enforcing it. OK, […]
September 14, 2013 – 4:46 pm
Seriously, folks, what could possibly go wrong? (Washington Examiner) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau officials are seeking to monitor four out of every five U.S. consumer credit card transactions this year — up to 42 billion transactions – through a controversial data-mining program, according to documents obtained by the Washington Examiner. A CFPB strategic planning document […]
September 7, 2013 – 7:14 pm
August 19, 2013 – 1:13 pm
Because nutjobs hell bent on murder can’t shoot around them (via John Hawkins) (BizPacReview) While some say arming teachers or placing armed guards in schools is the best way to keep students safe, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is taking a different approach to security — by purchasing bulletproof whiteboards. “UMES is the first university […]
August 16, 2013 – 9:53 am
Seriously, a rodeo clown mocking POTUS Obama is what liberals get upset over. Not Benghazi, IRS abuses, NSA spying, Fast and Furious, etc. No, a rodeo clown. Look, I will say that it was a dumb stunt. Inappropriate. Leave the politics out of non-political things. I don’t want to see politics while watching sports or […]
August 6, 2013 – 3:05 pm
A desperate plea for someone to by this “car” so Chevy can lose more money or something (USA Today) The Volt is getting a jolt — at least when it comes to price. The slow selling newfangled plug-in car, which is supposed to the star of General Motors’ portfolio, is going to have $5,000 knocked […]
July 31, 2013 – 9:29 pm
Thanks, PETA! (WRAL) A Superior Court judge has ordered the state Wildlife Resources Commission to pay almost $75,000 in attorney fees to PETA in the legal challenge to the annual New Year’s Eve Possum Drop in Brasstown. OK, it’s not all PETA’s fault: all the NC General Assembly had to do was pass a law […]
July 17, 2013 – 11:18 am
When conservatives talk about the Nanny State, Big Brother, Big Government, the over-arching intrusion into our affairs, etc, this is what we mean (Washington Post) This summer, Marty the Magician got a letter from the U.S. government. It began with six ominous words: “Dear Members of Our Regulated Community . ..†Washington had questions about […]
July 11, 2013 – 12:48 pm
Not too mention not wanting the details in the story Hamilton man arrested for having sex with pool raft
