Monthly Archives: September 2010

God versus Religion

The results of this survey discover that atheists know more about religion than their religious counterparts. I don’t find that surprising. Atheists ask a lot of questions looking for answers. Religious people tend to avoid those same questions instead using … Continue reading

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FBI Agents Cheat on Civil Liberties Test

A Justice Department investigation has found that FBI agents, including several supervisors, cheated on an important test covering the bureau’s policies for conducting surveillance on Americans. The article goes on to describe the test as ‘open-book’. Why do you need … Continue reading

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Penny Fetches 170,000,000 Pennies

This guy must really, really like collecting coins because he just paid $1.7 million…for a penny! Granted it’s a very rare penny but that price is still a pretty penny. I’d like to offer a penny for his thoughts but … Continue reading

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A New Take on Daddy’s Girl

Seems as though women are looking for a partner who looks like their dad. I hope it’s a younger version of their dad vs. the current balding, middle-aged version. Guys, on the other hand, should be looking at her mother … Continue reading

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How to Replace an American Idol

American Idol is in a mad scramble to try and replace Simon Cowell. To no avail. He is a unique individual and no amount of ‘star power’ will fill that void. Jennifer Lopez is at least nice to look at … Continue reading

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Power to the Party

Here’s a good article about an event from 1965 where a Republican Senator helped President Kennedy to convince other Republicans to support the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Can you imagine any Republican today trying to help President O’Bama? They’d throw … Continue reading

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Reading the Tea Leaves for the Tea Party

Ex-President Clinton thinks the Tea Partiers “have really good impulses”. Maybe so but they also haven’t got a clue. Too many ultra-right wingnuts are leading this menagerie. Most voters are moderates even though you don’t hear their voices (they’re too … Continue reading

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Conservatives Can’t Get Enough Sex

Sex…sex…sex. Conservatives can’t seem to get enough. From bashing gays to lashing out at masturbation,  they’re consumed with the fact that somebody, somewhere is out there enjoying some form of sexual activity. Religion is mostly to blame. Make this life … Continue reading

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Apple Wants Too Much of the Pie

Apple is trying to talk newspapers into a deal to put them on the iPad. The only problem is the onerous terms. They want 30% of subscription revenue and 40% for ads! That’s not even a realistic starting point. For … Continue reading

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Lady Gaga Meats Some Fans

Lady Gaga managed to shock and astound at the MTV Music Awards with a truly outlandish outfit. This latest effort has PETA up in arms about butchering cows. What they don’t know is that the cows in question were all … Continue reading

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Tiger Out of the Tour Championship

Looks like Tiger is out of the Fedex Cup race by failing to qualify for the Tour Championship. He showed some signs of his former brilliance but could never keep it going for long. It remains to be seen whether … Continue reading

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Football Season Begins With Rules SNAFU

The first week of the 2010 football season and already there is a rule controversy. Check out this video. The Detroit Lions were denied a last second touchdown to win the game because the “process of the pass was not … Continue reading

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Woman Faked Cancer for Wedding Gifts

It appears this woman faked cancer to get a bunch of freebies for her wedding. She scored rings, dresses and even a honeymoon in Aruba. Her new husband was also duped and, needless to say, has filed for divorce. No … Continue reading

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Tiger Needs Help to Make the Ryder Cup Team

Tiger is still on the Ryder Cup team although this year he needed to be one of Corey Pavin’s Captain picks. This has been a year of new lows for him and the scrutiny is more intense than ever. He’s … Continue reading

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Cancer Patients Get High to Feel Better

Researchers have ‘discovered’ that hallucinogenic mushrooms make people feel better, especially if they have terminal cancer. Duh! Who wouldn’t want an occasional escape from that condition? How do people get money for these studies? I think the person passing out … Continue reading

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