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Medical Care in Britain

Dr. Godfrey Charnley quit his job at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, England over an incident where hospital managers asked him to perform a hip replacement ...

Free cars for Saddam...

Thursday, February 20, 2003   (1 post)
The AP reports today that New Jersey car dealer Brad Benson has offered to give Saddam Hussein a new car every year for the rest of his life, if he leaves ...

Okay, now you have two wishes left...

Thursday, February 20, 2003   (1 post)
The AP reports today that an Indonesian mother, identified only as Ineng, was cooking breakfast when she heard her 10 month old son Riyan crying.  When she ...

Quote of the Day

Thursday, February 20, 2003   (2 posts)
"It's all about politics." - Sami Al-Arian, USF professor accused by the FBI of being the US leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

No more french fries

Wednesday, February 19, 2003   (1 post)
Cubbies, a restaurant in Beaufort, North Carolina, has removed french fries from their menu.  According to the AP, they now serve "freedom fries" instead.

If you build it...

Wednesday, February 19, 2003   (1 post)
North Korea has just opened a new four-lane highway running through the heart of the country, according to Reuters.  Only problem is, no one is using ...

Quote of the Day

Wednesday, February 19, 2003   (1 post)
"I think Senator Miller didn't get enough caffeine this morning." - Iowa state senator Mary Lundby, responding to a proposal from fellow state senator ...

The Penalty for Accessory to Murder in Germany

Wednesday, February 19, 2003   (1 post)
Mounir el Motassadeq was convicted in Germany of 3,045 counts of accessory to murder in connection with the 9/11 terrorist attacks.  According to Reuters, ...

Quote of the Day (and then some)

Tuesday, February 18, 2003   (1 post)
"These countries have been not very well behaved and rather reckless of the danger of aligning themselves too rapidly with the American position. It is not ...

From Russia With Love...

Picture of Russian pop duo Tatu.  Now why can't we get acts like that over here... ...

Studies of the clueless...

Monday, February 17, 2003   (1 post)
Researcher Elizabeth Loftus, a psychologist at the University of California-Irvine, asked subjects if they recalled from their childhood a time when they met ...

Studies in the Obvious

A new study by the Columbia University School of Journalism concludes:  Local TV news sucks. Full story:  http://story.n

This has to be a bad idea...

Monday, February 17, 2003   (1 post)
Yoko Ono and the Pet Shop Boys are releasing a re-mixed dance version of the late John Lennon song "Walking on Thin Ice", according to Reuters.

Quote of the Day

Monday, February 17, 2003   (1 post)
"Baghdad should have no illusions. It must disarm and cooperate immediately and fully. The Iraqi regime alone will be responsible for the consequences if it ...

Quote of the Day

Monday, February 17, 2003   (1 post)
"[The Simpsons] is one of the few, if not one of the only masterpieces, that the last half century of television has produced," - Professor Robert J. ...

Other shows that debuted with the Simpsons...

Monday, February 17, 2003   (1 post)
"The Simpsons" just celebrated their 300th episode.  Other shows that started the same year (1989)... Doogie Howser, MD Major Dad Quantuum Leap ...

Carol Moseley-Braun press conference less than successful

in case you're wondering, she's running for president... ...

Capitalism at work...

Monday, February 17, 2003   (1 post)
Mikhail Kalashnikov, world famous as the inventor of the ubiquitous AK-47 assault rifle, will soon be lending his name to a variety of other consumer ...

Website Pick - Camouflage Duck Tape

For all you survivalist types out there, just in time for the war on terror... http://www.tapemonster.com/ducttapefashion/master3.cfm?WhichOne=170&ca

Tired of all this talk about war?

Well, how about a nice picture of a panda on a slide... [IMAGE]

Bork! Bork! Bork!

The latest version of the Opera web-browser has a unique new feature.  According to Reuters, if Opera users surf over to MSN.com, the page will be ...

Okay - This is REALLY today's Quote of the Day

Saturday, February 15, 2003   (1 post)
"You all know I am a caught-out Martian and clearly nuts" - Einars Repse, Prime Minister of Latvia

Quote of the Day

Saturday, February 15, 2003   (1 post)
"You made a pathetic spectacle of yourself, splayed naked on the ice for six minutes until you were covered." - Provincial court Judge Cheryl Daniel, ...

 

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