If you’ve ever had to watch a training video for a job, you know that by about minute five you’re looking for sharp objects to jab into your own eye to get out of continued viewing. A German training video for forklift drivers guessed that the attention span of their intended audience was 3 minutes and 40 seconds. Up to that point in the video, the instructional seems like standard fair. After that point, it gets damn entertaining (and a bit gory). 

(Thanks, Ben)

It is amusing to watch the Fox News anchors refer to McCain’s campaign suspension as if it was anything other than a stunt with “epic fail” stamped on it. I know they’re Fox, but doesn’t it seem like they might be screwing with him a little? 

The House rejected the $700 billion bailout plan yesterday, sending the DOW into an impressive dive of over 700 points. 218 votes were needed for the plan to pass but only 205 were secured. The affirmative votes consisted of two thirds of the Democrats and one third of the Republicans. 
The Republicans are blaming their non-votes on a speech given by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. The speech (full transcript) was slightly partisan but…so what? The Republicans get their feelings hurt by a few (accurrate) words and decide to go …

Alaska based Doggy Decadents is a bakery devoted to creating fresh, preservative and additive free treats for canines. Products range from cinnamon flavored “dessert” bones to veggie or cheese snacks. Each product page includes the full list of ingredients so you know exactly what your dog will be eating. 

Cinnamon Delights, $8.00 

Friday night, a chemical irritant was sprayed into the Islamic Society of Greater Dayton (Ohio) where three hundred people had gathered in celebration of the last ten days of Ramadan. The unknown chemical caused some inside the building to have coughing fits, tearing and shortness of breath. Two individuals had to be taken to the hospital while the rest received treatment on site. A child witnessed two men spraying the chemical into the building through a hand held can. 
Ismail Gula, ISGD secretary, said people were praying during the weekly service …

The Particle Zoo sells plush toys based on subatomic particles (with a subset based on antiparticles). A perfect gift for your incredibly nerdy child or physicists that are still children at heart. The toys are handmade and aren’t recommended for children under five because of small parts that are attached. The toys filling depends on the weight of the particle. The heaviest are stuffed with polished gravel, the middle weights with poly beads and the lightest with polyfill. 
The subatomic plush toys are divided into quarks, leptons, force carriers, nucleons and …

Herein lies a quandary:
In an election campaign notable for its surprises, Sarah Palin, the Republican vice- presidential candidate, may be about to spring a new one — the wedding of her pregnant teenage daughter to her ice-hockey-playing fiancé before the November 4 election.
Inside John McCain’s campaign the expectation is growing that there will be a popularity boosting pre-election wedding in Alaska between Bristol Palin, 17, and Levi Johnston, 18, her schoolmate and father of her baby. “It would be fantastic,” said a McCain insider. “You would have every TV camera …

Fort Mill, South Carolina was the site of the last Confederate Government Cabinet meeting. It was also home to a Christian theme park opened by Jim Bakker. So it isn’t shocking to find out that their current mayor, Danny Funderburk, is a complete moron:
Fort Mill Mayor Danny Funderburk says he was “just curious” when he forwarded a chain e-mail suggesting Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama is the biblical antichrist. “I was just curious if there was any validity to it,” Funderburk said in a telephone interview. “I was trying to …

Still taking a bit to get back into the swing of things, as they say, but with a tip o’ the hat to Daily Kos I just had to share this:

(As the title would suggest, this post is mildly NSFW. I’ve put the more blatantly NSFW stuff under the fold but don’t play the video if you have a conservative boss standing over your shoulder.)
I found out about All About Sex- a Belgian sexual education website- via this advertisement that Flea posted at One Good Thing.