If laughing is good for you, intelligent design must have created the fart.

"only authorizes the Attorney General to pursue civil remedies for copyright infringement"

On first read I saw: "pursue EVIL remedies for copyright infringement"

Muah ha ha ha.

Guns are cool, but only in the hands of smoking hot Israelis. I can feel my manhood rising, but Darfur still makes me sad in the pants.

and mental note to delay the snark until I watch the end of the video. thought this was "serious" for a minute

File this under "no shit sherlock"

"Why do the two men look so much more realistic than the woman? She looks botoxed to the max and way more cartoonish than the other two."

Wrinkles and crows feet?

"CFR means what? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFR"

Also appears as a frequent "talking point" primer on the nets.

Terror in Eurasia. Victory in Oceania.

@ Troy "(and that's a big "IF" at Gitmo)"

Yes, because he was already tortured in Morocco by a "Canadian" agent. No need to further break him down. He's already seeing five fingers.
-----------------------------------------
"'How many fingers, Winston?'

'Four.'

The needle went up to sixty.

'How many fingers, Winston?'

'Four! Four! What else can I say? Four!'

The needle must have risen again, but he did not look at it. The heavy, stern face and the four fingers filled his vision. The fingers stood up before his eyes like pillars, enormous, blurry, and seeming to vibrate, but unmistakably four.

'How many fingers, Winston?'

'Four! Stop it, stop it! How can you go on? Four! Four!'

'How many fingers, Winston?'

'Five! Five! Five!'

'No, Winston, that is no use. You are lying. You still think there are four. How many fingers, please?'

'Four! five! Four! Anything you like. Only stop it, stop the pain!'

Abruptly he was sitting up with O'Brien's arm round his shoulders. He had perhaps lost consciousness for a few seconds. The bonds that had held his body down were loosened. He felt very cold, he was shaking uncontrollably, his teeth were chattering, the tears were rolling down his cheeks. For a moment he clung to O'Brien like a baby, curiously comforted by the heavy arm round his shoulders. He had the feeling that O'Brien was his protector, that the pain was something that came from outside, from some other source, and that it was O'Brien who would save him from it.

'You are a slow learner, Winston,' said O'Brien gently.

'How can I help it?' he blubbered. 'How can I help seeing what is in front of my eyes? Two and two are four.'

'Sometimes, Winston. Sometimes they are five. Sometimes they are three. Sometimes they are all of them at once. You must try harder. It is not easy to become sane.'
"

This is wonderful. Props to the music selection also.

OK! I found one of the terrorists. But he's only 16 and Canadian. Hope that meets DHS requirements.

"A videotape of a detainee being questioned at the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay has been released for the first time.

It shows 16-year-old Omar Khadr being asked by Canadian officials in 2003 about events leading up to his capture by US forces, Canadian media have said."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7507216.stm

Am I the only one wondering WHERE these REAL terrorists are? Do they even exist? What is the conviction ratio of these terrorist? (never mind the accusation ratio). I think I've perhaps heard of 5 or 6 convictions (or rather 'determinations' by the military courts).

It would be interesting to see what the capture & conviction ratio of 'true' terrorists today is compared to the pre-9/11 ratio.

And no, going by government criteria, I am not certain what a 'true' terrorist is.

Thanks. I have some clarity now:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disemvoweling

From wiki:

"Regarding the use of disemvoweling to police internet blog comment sections, Xeni Jardin, co-editor of Boing Boing, says of the practice, "the dialogue stays, but the misanthrope looks ridiculous, and the emotional sting is neutralized."[2] Also, Boing Boing producers claim that disemvoweling sends a clear message to internet forums as to what behavior is unacceptable.[3][original research?]"

What is the purpose of using this? Please explain. Is it supposed to be difficult to read? (yes, I know all the vowels are missing) An inside joke?

"wn't sy thr rn't thngs t dslk bt FS bcs thr r f crs... bt th vry fct tht y wrt tht Cry, tr pnly, nd hv yr mg nd s yr nm shws tht Bsh s n fct NT dcttr. Gd grf... srly mn f yr trvls dsn't hv hs hd s fr p hs kstr t nt th dffrnc. Shw m whr ny nt-wr prtstr hs bn rrstd fr nythng thr thn crm lk dsrdrly cndct -- ftr vltng th prmt thy prmsd t bd by. Shw m whr dssnt s bng crshd. Y cn't bcs t n't tr. Dslk th mn ll y lk, bt chck th wssy vprs...."

Back on topic: a torrent of email and phone calls have started. I'm ready to be annoying!

Wow. My former boss must have read, studied and gotten a degree based on this manual.

We once had a one-hour(!) meeting about a new flow-chart the boss' secretary had created (with errors!).

Of course the flow-chart showed him at the top. Is there a term for when the literary plays out almost verbatim in real life?

Life imitates art?

I tried logging in with 'jesuschrist' as the username. Entry denied? What's going on?

"Nearly all tattoos are ugly and stupid. They destroy the natural beauty and symmetry of skin tone. The fact that they have become temporarily popular is simply a nightmare"

Check this link to confirm your theory that they are indeed "temporarily popular."

http://history-nz.org/maori3.html

Yes, I also lie awake at night due to the nightmare of tatoos.

congrats! thanks for your great work on and off-blog.

And I'm awake. No coffee needed this morning. Cheers