Monthly Archives: June 2009

The Late, Great Britain

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Phil Kadath

I’m having trouble believing this is true. OK, I’m lying. Due to many recent developments, I’m not having much trouble believing it at all. Armed cops patrolling Heathrow Airport have been banned from wearing tiny Union Jack badges in support … Continue reading →

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Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Alaska

Amazing fisking (with graphs!) of some global warming garbage played in the media as real science. Look at the actual numbers and it turns out not to be science (or real) at all.

Posted in Academia and Other Nonsense, The Global Warming Death Cult | 1 Comment

RNS Quote of the Day 06/13/09

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Alaska

From Farhad (change for Iran) on Twitter. Most media’s been shut down by the regime, but the new Iranian revolution is being Twittered. # my eyes are burning hard to keep them open #iranelection15 minutes ago from web # tear … Continue reading →

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Guitar Solo

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Phil Kadath

With scary looking rifle bonus! Coworker Paul sent me this vid I thought y’all might like to check out. Track: Gitsum Artist: Hogjaw As if the multiple rifles with standard capacity magazines that look like assault rifles weren’t bonus enough, … Continue reading →

Posted in Kewel! | 10 Comments

What a week

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Alaska

It’s been nonstop for me since returning from Boomershoot. A big mess at the office that’s finally pretty much straightened out, but that’s kept me from addressing some larger issues that can’t be put off. Cutting off my fingertip didn’t … Continue reading →

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I Like This Finding

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Alaska

An interim finding from my wife’s doctoral thesis: the Latino kids she’s interviewing are universally reporting that their parents strongly discouraged them from taking on student loans. “If you can’t pay for it….” And so they didn’t — they worked … Continue reading →

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Getting Testy

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Phil Kadath

Recent polls are showing the Congressional Republican’s approval ratings are drawing even with the Democrats. Other polls are showing a preference for Republicans when it comes to the economy. Maybe some Democrats are more inclined to ignore polls than we’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Order of the imperial upraised middle finger. | 4 Comments

RNS Quote of the Day: 06/12/09

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Phil Kadath

Knute Berger posted up a list of Six Things You Cannot Say in Seattle. It’s a pretty good list, though it could be whittled down to five, because #5 is a rather large exageration. I’m going to excerpt #6 because … Continue reading →

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Lots of used imports coming to the market soon

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Phil Kadath

Because it seems as though the only way to be a “patriotic American” in the near future will be to buy a GM product. Earlier this week, Hugh Hewitt spoke about boycotting GM products in protest of the goverment takeover. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dare To Be Stupid | 8 Comments

The Soundboard: Rock Solid Edition

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Phil Kadath

The chiropractor visit yesterday went well. I discovered that my lack of caution while lifting wasn’t the problem. It was my balls. After walking around for 35+ years with that much mass moving about, I guess that I should have … Continue reading →

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