Incredible Implosion In Irving TX April 12, 2010
Posted by Cathy in Ballistics, Entertainment, Heroes, History, Honor, News, Sports, Technology, Terrorist Hemorrhoids.23 comments
Our Big Blast has come and gone. The City of Irving did a lot to prep for it…
The Crowd on the Ground started the party at 2:00 a.m…
Best was the Bird’s Eye View…
The boy shown in the hard-hat won an essay contest sponsored by Kraft Foods, earning the opportunity to push the button. He’s a pastor’s kid who started his own food-ministry to the homeless in his community. He is 11.
Sunday Cartoons April 11, 2010
Posted by Lipstick in Art, Crime, Humor.18 comments
While cleaning out the computer I found some cartoons from Private Eye, a British magazine:
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One more below, for all you francophones:
Movie Review of The Contract April 10, 2010
Posted by Michael in Movies.3 comments
We just watched this. Here is what you need to know about this movie:
1. Morgan Freeman.
2. John Cusack.
3. Lots of shooting and other kinds of violence plus plot twists and good people in danger being hunted by professional killers in the wilderness.
Need I say more?
I think not. It’s a winner. By “winner” I mean, of course, that I did not fall asleep on the couch watching some movie about relationships that Cathy put in our NetFlix queue.
You will have a hard time finding a movie with Morgan Freeman that you don’t enjoy. He (or his agent) is a genius at picking scripts.
Well, to be objective, I probably should say that the movie lacks even a fleeting glance at a pair of bare boobs. There is not even a wet hooter-stretched T-shirt with nipple bulges clearly discernible. But the movie is otherwise interesting enough that this omission is forgivable.
What a Wonderful World April 10, 2010
Posted by daveintexas in News.14 comments
I hear babies cryin, I watch them grow. They’ll learn much more, than I’ll ever know.
A Friend Is Laid Low Today April 10, 2010
Posted by Edward von Bear in Ballistics, Heroes, History, News.Tags: Poland, tragedy
3 comments
Sadly, by now, most of you have heard about the tragic events surrounding the leadership of the country of Poland. These folks have survived the centuries long cycle of tragedy and triumph, only to maintain a hopeful and optimistic outlook on life. They have been one of most vocal, vigorous, and valiant allies of the forces of freedom against the scourges of Fascism, Communism, and Islamic terrorism, all while others have shrunk away and hoped that the troubles would pass.
And today, they are laid low. But the spirit of the Poles is one of resilience, grim determination, and a refusal to lay down and quit. I hope that they find the strength and courage to once again rise up from tragedy, and face the world with the spirit of a truly heroic people.
Lines from a Rural Classroom April 8, 2010
Posted by skinbad in Food, Nature Shit, Stupid shit.54 comments
Time: 10:00 a.m. this morning
Cast
- Young man with arm immobilized, third and fourth finger wrapped together and protruding from cast
- Several young women
Young man enters room–
Young women: Ooooh, what did you dooooo? Does it hurt? How do you type?
Young man shakes head, looks down, turns red.
Young women: Come onnn. Tell us what happened.
Young man: I can’t
Young women: You haaave to tell us. We won’t stop asking. Tell us! Tell us!
Young man (quietly): I punched a sheep.
The Big Issue About the iPad — Will It Blend? April 6, 2010
Posted by Michael in News, Science, Stupid shit, Technology.38 comments
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Zen and the Art of Yelling At Kids from Your Front Porch April 5, 2010
Posted by daveintexas in Ballistics, Gardening, Literature, Personal Experiences, Sports, Technology.68 comments
Complete with beer holder.
The Day Death Died April 4, 2010
Posted by BrewFan in Heroes, Religion.24 comments
C.S. Lewis wrote a book called Screwtape Letters. The book is a series of imaginary letters from a Senior demon, Screwtape, to his nephew, a junior level temptor named Wormwood. Wormwood is busily engaged trying to keep the human to whom he is assigned away from God and following the wrong path. His uncle gives him lots of advice on how to do this. Everything is written, then from the viewpoint of Hell.
…Then Sunday morning came. The Enemy reappeared. Suddenly, he was alive. Death could not hold him. But it was even worse than that. He had become an innocent sacrifice for the sins of all those humans. He had paid their penalty. He had died in their place. Now death could not hold them either. They could be forgiven and reunited with the Enemy. They can now live forever. For all practical purposes, death has died. There has never been a more disastrous day in the history of the universe…
Update: RG linked this in the comments. Enjoy.
Public Service Announcement April 13, 2010
Posted by skinbad in Commenting Tips, Technology.36 comments
Tip of the Day from the Moronosphere:
If you should ever feel the need to call your internet provider and rip them for the glacially slow and intermittent download speeds you’ve been putting up with for the past week, you might want to eliminate the possibility that the whole problem really could be the scroll wheel on your mouse going out on you.
Word to the wise (and to your mother).