Musings of a Chicagoan

• “We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience during this time … “
  “‘Til when? FOREVER?”
  (tags: funny chicago subway)
• “The only function of the Suspicious Looking device is to appear as suspicious as possible, whether carried in hand or placed indiscrimately in public places.”
  “The SLD contains LEDs, a LED array, a character display, an optical distance sensor, capacitive touch sensor, buzzer, and motors.”
  (tags: cool funny)
• America’s embassy is welching on a half-a-million-dollar debt to London.
  (tags: whaddafuck dumbass neocon politics government)
• Sha-Hand-Show-Bo.
  (tags: cute funny cool)
• Capitol Hill Blue: “‘Stop throwing the Constitution in my face,’ Bush screamed back. ‘It’s just a goddamned piece of paper!’”
  I’m not sure if I believe that quote, despite what I believe of Bush. It’s just too egregious, even when I think the man does everything else illegally and evilly.
  (tags: politics neocon government)
• CNN.com - Officials: Inmate got ‘Katie’s Revenge’ tattoo by force - Sep 29, 2006
  “Stockelman pleaded guilty to abducting, molesting and drowning Katlyn ‘Katie’ Collman, whose body was found in 2005 in a creek about 15 miles from her home in the town of Crothersville.”
  (tags: photos)
• “No court, justice, or judge shall have jurisdiction to hear or consider any claim or cause of action whatsoever, including any action pending on or filed after the date of the enactment of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 … “
  ” … relating to the prosecution, trial, or judgment of a military commission under this chapter, including challenges to the lawfulness of procedures of military commissions under this chapter.”
  (tags: politics neocon fascist horrifying whaddafuck)
• Ooof. Indulgent excess does have its problems.
  (tags: photos funny)
• Disney issues an Windows-only application and bills it as a Mac-compatible app, because, y’know, you can SEND AWAY for it!
  (tags: microsoft dumbass whaddafuck)
• Alberto Gonzales: “Respectfully, when administrations issue decisions that overturn long-standing traditions or policies without proper support in text or precedent, they cannot — and should not — be shielded from criticism.”
  Oh, no, I’m sorry, he said when COURTS issue decisions. Because, it’s of course perfectly acceptable when Presidential administrations do it *coughgenevaconventions* *coughsigningstatements*. What? Oh, sorry, had a frog in my throat there.
  
  (tags: neocon fascist dumbass politics government)
• ScienceDaily: Didgeridoo Playing Improves Your Sleep
  “The authors conclude that regular training of the upper airways by didgeridoo playing reduces daytime sleepiness and snoring in people with moderate obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and also improves the sleep quality of partners.” (Cool!)
  (tags: interesting health funny)
• Alleged Congressional pedophile Rep. Foley on Clinton in ‘98: “It’s vile. It’s more sad than anything else, to see someone with such potential throw it all down the drain because of a sexual addiction.”
  (tags: whaddafuck sick neocon dumbass hypocritical)
• How a terrorist incident helped change the Republic of Rome into an empire … and Rome’s version of the Patriot Act.
  (tags: fascist government censorship)
• “Due to a fire at the factory, the Chimfex [fire suppressor] product is no longer available.”
  (tags: hysterical funny)
• An amazing Bolivian highway hewn into the side of a sheer cliff.
  (tags: amazing nature photos cool)
• A very cool little joke/anecdote/thought-provoking story about an encounter between a fisherman and an investment banker.
  (tags: insightful funny cool)
• Absolutely amazing Terry Pratchett Discworld *cake*.
  (tags: cool amazing holy_shit)
• “You spent your life expressing animosity for nearly every person you encountered, including your children. Within hours of his death, you even managed to declare your husband of fifty-seven years unsuited to being either a spouse or a father.”
  “Hopefully, you are now insulated from all the dissatisfaction you found in human relationships.”
  (tags: tragic funny images holy_shit whaddafuck)
• .htaccess Code to Install if You’re Being Digged, Slashdotted, Farked, BoingBoinged, and So On
  (tags: useful geekery reference)
• An interview with Rep. Foley, the alleged pedophile Congressman, in which he talks about sick pedophiles with “America’s Most Wanted.”
  Oh, the sheer irony.
  (tags: holy_shit neocon dumbass hypocritical)
• Clever Shopping Bag Designs
  (tags: funny)
• We taste like bacon to robots. Uh oh.
  (tags: whaddafuck geekery funny)
• “‘What’s the danger?’ he asks. ‘Are you saying that people are so damn thick that they watch Fox News and they are automatically going to be brainwashed?’”
  (tags: politics funny neocon)
• Dennis Hastert must resign: “Hastert chose to help the predator to protect the image of his organization instead of exposing the predator to protect America’s children.”
  (tags: whaddafuck politics neocon)
• “$100,000 REWARD! THE MURDERER OF OUR LATE BELOVED PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS STILL AT LARGE.”
  (tags: interesting history)
• Bush Proposes Lowest Pay Raise for Soldiers in 12 Years
  “The President’s budget request includes a 2.2% increase in military pay—the smallest increase since FY1994. Such a paltry increase neglects the value of their service and the very real challenges of recruiting and retaining an all-volunteer military
  (tags: awful horrifying dumbass whaddafuck military)
• Washington Post: “Iceland’s capital and several towns plunged into darkness on Thursday as street lights were turned off for people to get a better view of the night sky.”
  (tags: goodideas space cool)

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