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Priorities Lucky for all you folks in the Excited States that your government has its priorities in order. In this time of war and economic ...

New Fish Let's hope his lardship looks good in stripes. Ex-Canadian and media baron Conrad "Lord Tubby" Black has been sentenc...

"Hi, I'm Scarlett and I'll be your waitress this evening..." the flip side of "dollar draft" night Now, admitte...

Violence, while understandably tempting, is not the answer No matter how often one is seized by an urge to literally slap some sense into a ...

Musical Interlude Blogging is likely to be light this week, so feel free to talk amongst yourselves in the comments - I'll give you a to...

Stupid du jour While daytime chat shows have never been a beacon of intellectual elitism or fancy book-learnin' one wonders just how stu...

Sometimes, snark fails me. This is one of those times. "And believe me, no one suffers more than their president" - Laura Bush Pre...

Trent's Lott Hmmmm, radical right-wing social conservative and close personal friend of definitely-not-gay-because-he-persecutes-gays La...

It's Hammer Time December in Japan means much more than just overpriced kitchy Christmas themes at the hotel dining room, skanky hostess...

Indiana Jonesing It's been a while since I've had a fix of Friday Archeology blogging, but now that Bazz is back in business, that ...

Caught in the Crossfire? Good news on the mass media front: The situation for Tucker Carlson is not looking good . In an attempt to cash in ...

Because nothing says "delicious" like an intelligent endangered species Coming soon to a dinner plate near me, the latest bit of ...

The corner of Bedlam and Squalor More like the corner of Genius Ave and Frickin' Genius Blvd. While I think of something useful to say w...

Torch song for my ge-ge-generation (This started out as a comment on Dana's lament for a nation the other day and as any good comment, i...

Welcome to friendly Japan you filthy foreigner criminal terrorists Maybe it's just as well that we aren't going to be spending Chri...

The Man The Economist has an interesting of profile of what I'm up against on a daily basis. I'm not sure how long they will be occu...

I, for one, welcome our new robotic overlor...er...protectors John Rogers has another enlightening lunchtime conversation - although what ma...

Dear Santa... In a lighter vein, there is the list of the 25 most baffling toys

あなたの taser の氏警官との私を撃ってはいけない (Please,don't taze me, honorable Policeman) While I don't travel as much as I'd like to, the new re...

Possibly the funniest thing I 've ever seen I remember seeing this when it first aired back in 1992. Cherry, for all his rampant fear a...