Boston Globe editor Martin Baron acknowledges his paper’s mistake in running a staged porn photo and identifying it as a particularly egregious example of Iraqi prisoner abuse, but in a surprise twist to the story, Baron has demanded an apology for the gaffe from Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld: “This photo should not have appeared in the Globe. First, images portrayed in the photo were overly graphic. Second, as the

…the Titi monkey as its annual “New World Monkey of the Year.” Congratulations to the winner and to all the nominees, a group that this year included the Spider monkey, the Red Howler monkey, the Squirrel monkey, the Saddle Back Tamarin monkey, the Lion Tamarin monkey, the Owl monkey, the Marmoset, the Saki monkey, and the Ukaris monkey. The judging was based entirely on which New World monkey sounded most

…the Titi monkey as its annual “New World Monkey of the Year.” Congratulations to the winner and to all the nominees, a group that this year included the Spider monkey, the Red Howler monkey, the Squirrel monkey, the Saddle Back Tamarin monkey, the Lion Tamarin monkey, the Owl monkey, the Marmoset, the Saki monkey, and the Ukaris monkey. The judging was based entirely on which New World monkey sounded most

Sonny: “I’m robbing a bank because they got money here. That’s why I’m robbing it.”

eg. “Are those your tweezers?” “Yes, those tweezers belong to me.” **** *courtesy, the bride of protein wisdom; in an alternate universe, #31 would likely be filled by, say, “turnip” or “parsnip.”

eg. “Are those your tweezers?” “Yes, those tweezers belong to me.” **** *courtesy, the bride of protein wisdom; in an alternate universe, #31 would likely be filled by, say, “turnip” or “parsnip.”

Q: What do you get when you cross “60 Minutes II” and a plate of roast duck with Chilean pepper sauce? A: There’s a “60 Minutes II“…? Hunh. Who knew. **** related: Oh lord. update: this covers things nicely. Which reminds me: you know what I’d really like to see? Ordinary people demonstrating outside of the headquarters of various major news agencies. No puppet heads, no scarves over their faces,

McKay: “I don’t think we have a shit in common.”

“The Symbol” – variations on a theme   When I was hitch-hiking down to Boulder, Peter Pan stopped and picked me up. He was driving a truckload of Angus beef cattle to Denver.   “Do you like being a truckdriver better than you do a lost boy?” I asked.   “Yeah,” Peter Pan said. “Hoffa is a lot better to us forever boys than Captain Hook ever was.   “The old fart.”

Well now. My crayon box only cost me $4.99. For 64 colors. And it came with a built in sharpener. Somebody’s getting screwed, I’d say… **** update: link “fixed”