Remember last month, when the Boston Globe was astonished to discover that its hometown Senator and presidential candidate, John Kerry, wasn’t actually Irish? Kerry’s press secretary said that the senator had corrected every instance he was aware of where people cited his supposed Irish heritage. The Globe isn’t letting the matter rest, and appears to be […]
Continue reading... March 6, 2003
Oh, The Humanity….
Man meets Toy. One of the funniest bits of writing I’ve seen online in a dog’s age. True? Not true? Who cares?
Continue reading... March 6, 2003
Giant Chee-to Takes Over Iowa
A petty officer stationed at Pearl Harbor opens a pack of Chee-tos, only to discover… …the largest Chee-to in the world. Chee-tos Development Manager Kevin Cogan’s job is to ponder such mysteries. He believes that some of the cheddar seasoning in the company’s machines built up and plopped out in big blob. That sneaked past […]
Continue reading... March 6, 2003
A Billion Spams A Day
AOL blocked 1 Billion pieces of spam yesterday to its 35 million users, according to the NYDaily News — up from 780 million pieces two weeks ago: A recent report from independent tech consultancy Ferris Research estimated 30% of inbound E-mail at U.S.-based Internet service providers is spam. Ferris forecast this spiraling problem will cost […]
Continue reading... March 5, 2003
Pink With Envy?
USA Today reports that your $20 bills will be more colorful starting this fall. On March 27, the Bureau of Printing and Engraving will unveil a new remake of the double-sawbuck, adding “one predominant, yet subtle, color that will appear in the background and at least one other color,” along with other new security measures. This will […]
Continue reading... March 5, 2003
Like the Saturday Puzzle Isn’t Hard Enough Already
Crossword aficianados know that the NYTimes crossword gets progressively harder as the week goes on. Saturday’s is generally a cast iron bitch on wheels. This kind of correction, from today’s paper (unlinked because the Times doesn’t archive corrections as such on its site), won’t help: The crossword puzzle on Saturday provided an erroneous clue for […]
Continue reading... February 28, 2003
Jews on Bikes
A friend of mine who rides mostly BMWs swears that Harley riders are the scum of the earth. Me, I don’t care much. I just love the name of this Harley club, reported in the NYTimes. Instead, the guys with the mezuzas on their Harley-Davidsons will be riding for the first time as a group […]
Continue reading... February 28, 2003
But What Would All the Police and Prosecutors Do?
From the New Scientist: Fifty years to the day from the discovery of the structure of DNA, one of its co-discoverers has caused a storm by suggesting that stupidity is a genetic disease that should be cured.
Continue reading... February 28, 2003
Cuba Bans Import of Books by Marx
… Groucho, that is. John Steinbeck, too. Cason showed a waybill for the shipment, which listed Spanish translations of books including “Who Moved My Cheese,” by Spencer Johnson, journalism textbooks, Steinbeck’s “Grapes of Wrath,” and speeches by the late civil rights leader [Martin Luther] King [Jr.]. Wonderful. Bad pop-management books, too. I’m sure the Cuban […]
Continue reading... February 28, 2003
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When I sit in bed, I can see a battery-powered analog alarm clock, the clock on my VCR, and an AC-powered clock radio. I usually wear my watch to bed, and could set the cable box to display the time, too. It makes me nuts when they all display a different time. More than a minute […]
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