Bettie Page, one of the most notable models of the 20th century, is hospitalized in intensive care after suffering a heart attack in Los Angeles. From all accounts, she’s a pretty nice gal. Some time ago, I mentioned I liked the movie about her, The Notorious Bette Page.
December 5, 2008
December 5, 2008
Researchers Unravelling Connection Between Men’s Brains, Cocks [Dan Collins]
Via Hot Air Headlines: Men of higher intelligence tend to produce better quality sperm, UK research suggests.
December 5, 2008
Wile E. Coyote Blows Self Up [Dan Collins]
conducting elaborate social engineering project: A white social studies teacher attempted to enliven a seventh-grade discussion of slavery by binding the hands and feet of two black girls, prompting outrage from one girl’s mother and the local chapter of the NAACP. After the mother complained to Haverstraw Middle School, the superintendent said he was having “conversations with our staff on how to deliver effective lessons.” “If a student was upset,
December 5, 2008
WTF? [Dan Collins]
Totally harsh. What else don’t I know about the Salvation Army? OSHKOSH, Wis.  The leader of a Wisconsin Salvation Army will lose his job if he goes ahead with plans to marry outside the organization. Capt. Johnny Harsh of Oshkosh is engaged to a woman who’s not affiliated with the Salvation Army. They’re planning to marry in June. Harsh says he’s well aware of the agency’s rule that says
December 5, 2008
Lori Drew May Serve 18 Months in Prison [Dan Collins]
Oh, wait. It’s some shmuck in Colorado: FORT COLLINS, Colo.  A man accused of making unflattering online comments about his former lover and her attorney on Craigslist has been charged with two counts of criminal libel. “It’s not a charge you see a lot of,” Larimer County District Attorney Larry Abrahamson said of the 1800s-era state law that can put people in jail for the content of their speech
December 5, 2008
Headline of the Day? [Dan Collins]
Easy-to-Use ‘Palm Pistol’ Aimed at Elderly, Disabled
December 5, 2008
More On the Racist Stampeders Who Killed the Wal-Mart Employee [Dan Collins]
A line-cutting dispute among shoppers who waited for hours outside a New York Wal-Mart and those who stayed inside their cars led to the stampede that killed a store worker, Newsday reports. Nassau police said Wednesday that the conflict among shoppers who remained in their cars and those who waited in the cold weather fostered a “mob mentality” that led to the death last week of 34-year-old Jdimytai Damour, according
December 5, 2008
Wherein I Am Denominated a Sociopath [Dan Collins]
In the comments section to a post by Instaputz on my post immediately below. I’ll not link it, because there’s nothing of note to see over there, but really, I think that being lectured by a guy who sits in his own piss all day telling other people that they’re stinky, it’s a bit much. The debate (which in this case would be a euphemism for much flinging of monkey