The House approves legislation to shutdown horsemeat industry . . .

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. . . and reveals blatant specism when it comes to animal rights.

One of the authors of the bill, Rep. John Sweeney, R-N.Y., said, “What we are exposing today is a brutal, shadowy, predatory shameful practice that borders on the perverse. It reflects on our culture. It reflects on our priorities.”

Mr. Sweeney, I’m guessing that you’ve never toured a factory chicken, or hog farm, nor seen how they are slaughtered.

Oh, wait, I forgot that you probably don’t → Continue reading “The House approves legislation to shutdown horsemeat industry . . .”

Mr. Bush, are we really safer?

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George W. Bush weighs in today about the airline bombing plot that was uncovered in Britain. He says that America is safer now than it was on September 11th, and indicates that it is a "stark reminder that his [Britain] nation is at war with Islamic fascists.".

It also seems that this is a stark reminder that almost 5 years since September 11th that we really aren’t any safer. We are simply dodging bullets and getting lucky enough not → Continue reading “Mr. Bush, are we really safer?”

LAWS OF THE NATURAL UNIVERSE

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Sent to me by my friend Karen.  Quite funny . . . 🙂
LAWS OF THE NATURAL  UNIVERSE

Law of the Workshop:
Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the  least accessible corner.
Law of Probability:
The probability of being  watched is directly proportional to the stupidity
of your act.

Law of Mechanical Repair:
After your hands  become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch
or you’ll have to  pee.

Law of  the Telephone:
If you dial a → Continue reading “LAWS OF THE NATURAL UNIVERSE”

Current American Idol winner gets more votes than any president in the history of our country has received

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Doesn’t this have the flavor of something that you read in the history books that happened during the decline and fall of Rome?

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Using UltraVNC for Remote Desktop Connection and Support

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The first thing that you’l need to do is download and install the UltraVNC application for the computer that you want people to be connecting to.  It is available on the UltraVNC site.  Look for a link "stable version" or similar.  The file that I downloaded was UltraVNC-100-RC18-Setup.zip.

Unpack and install on the computer on which you’ll do the remote administering.

When you are installing it, you’ll be presented with a screen that asks if you want to "Register Ultr@VNC → Continue reading “Using UltraVNC for Remote Desktop Connection and Support”

New element found – Bushcronium

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Sent to me by Duncan:

A major research institution has just announced the discovery of the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element has been named "Bushcronium."

Bushcronium has one neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 224 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an Atomic mass of 311. These 311 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons.

Since Bushcronium has no electrons, it is inert. → Continue reading “New element found – Bushcronium”

A young ventriloquist is touring the clubs and one night . . .

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A young ventriloquist is touring the clubs and one night he’s doing a show in a small town in Arkansas. With his dummy on his knee, he starts going through his usual dumb blonde jokes when a blonde woman in the 4th row stands on her chair and starts shouting: . . . . "I’ve  heard enough of your stupid blonde jokes. What makes  you think  you can stereotype women that way? What does the color of a  person’s hair → Continue reading “A young ventriloquist is touring the clubs and one night . . .”

Chili Cook Off

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This is one of the funniest forwarded around e-mails that I’ve ever seen.

Enjoy!  🙂

Visitor from up North

“Recently, I was honored to be selected as a judge at a chili cook-off.

The original person called in sick at the last moment and I happened to be standing there at the judge’s
table asking for directions to the Coors Light truck, when the call came in. I was assured by the other two
judges (Native Texans) that the chili → Continue reading “Chili Cook Off”

Social responsibility above the level of family, or at most of tribe, requires imagination – devotion, loyalty, all the higher virtues – which a man must develop himself; if he has them forced down him, he will vomit them out.

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An interesting quote from "Starship Troopers", Robert A. Heinlein 1959.  The movie that came out in 1997 seems to have very little in common with the book; an excellent discussion of the true meaning of citizenship and the scarcity of honor and self-sacrifice among the human race.

Click the "READ MORE" link for more information and links about this book.

An exellent website that discusses the book and the 1997 movie (of the same name but with very little else → Continue reading “Social responsibility above the level of family, or at most of tribe, requires imagination – devotion, loyalty, all the higher virtues – which a man must develop himself; if he has them forced down him, he will vomit them out.”

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