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One more pissed off soldier A letter to the editor in Stars and Stripes puts it fairly well. We salute Capt. Jeff Pirozzi for this: War bas...

The Rules Rule No. 2: Old people always have exact change Rule No. 3: Never trust a man who calls the bathroom "the little boys room...

As they say in Japan "Conglatulations on your erection" Election time in Canada again, just a year and a half after the last one ...

You can always tell an engineer - you can't tell'em much, but you can always tell one I went to school at a university famed or per...

I'll take nefarious bastard for $600 Alex Colin Powell's former chief of staff speaks: "Wilkerson blamed Vice President ...

And I want the the f---king murderous bigot in jail Interesting news out of Ontari-ari-ari-o. Seems Mike Harris, one of several reasons ...

Bush's other victims Those who oppose, speak out or even question the decisions of the fourth reich are regularly shafted. Over at Tom...

Harry Potter and the onset of puberty Kevin Wood / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Three and a half stars ou...

Not so fast, Tubby If he had killed his parents, he would beg for clemency on the grounds he was an orphan. If they give this feculent, thei...

No Caption Necessary Thanks to the photographer, who shall remain nameless in order to keep him from having an "accident," and to...

the weakest (missing) links well, there should have been a posting of my review of "Harry Potter and the Onset of Puberty" -- than...

Gobble Gobble It's Thanksgiving in the United States and I for one am thankful that Thanksgiving in Canada was weeks ago and that the m...

Tough Luc Robatille returns to the LA Kings after being on the injured list with a fractured ankle, an ankle he played eight games on afte...

"In the begining, God made the light. shortly thereafter, God made three big mistakes. The first mistake was called "man." th...

The Rules A new feature here at the woodshed. I will be featuring installments on an irregular basis from Esquire magazine's regular fea...

No exit strategy A short series of photo showing Bush can't get off the stage, much less out of Iraq (via Atrios)

Journalistic privilege Arthur Sibler has a great piece on just what journalistic privilege is and is not. Once Upon a Time...: The Privile...

'A Long, Long Way': Harrowing but elegant tale of World War I Kevin Wood / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer A Long, Long Way By Sebastian ...

His Lordship, Prisoner 543647 I think Christmas may have come early this year And all I wanted was an ipod -- a sweet, sweet kiss on the...

The legacy of Negroponte When the U.S. finally does leave Iraq, we can be sure it will leave a rich legacy worthy of former U.S. Ambassad...