Browsing archives for November 22nd, 2008

Grammar Police

Fluff Stuff, Random 22 November 2008 | 1 Comment

Photo taken by Ivan Kristic on the campus of University of California at Berkeley. 

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Truth in Advertising: Tough Times

Economy, Society & World 22 November 2008 | 4 Comments

It was announced this week that the recession is going to last longer and dip lower than was originally predicted. To say the economic climate is dire is like saying Bush had a small problem with human rights issues- a bit of an understatement. 
The situation is so bad that University Dodge in Miami is offering [...]

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Web Comic: Basketcase Comix

Arts, Web Comics 22 November 2008 | 0 Comments

Knight Moves 
I discovered Basketcase Comix through a link on Reddit. I went for the chess joke and stayed for the puns. The comic is created by Kelly Ferguson,  who also publishes political comics at Liberal Angst (which was wiped clean due to technical difficulties but is in the process of being restocked). 

Gulliver 

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Help Sexually Assaulted Women in the Military Find Justice

Action Alert, Featured, Military, Society & World 22 November 2008 | 0 Comments

I apologize for placing such a serious matter amid a day of posts that are much lighter in tone but I wanted to post this ASAP so anyone who wants to can go sign the petition. 
The text: 
Target: The Next U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Sponsored by: Care2

Women in the military are silently struggling. In 2007, there were 2,688 [...]

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AU Man Caught With Penis in Pasta Sauce Jar

Fluff Stuff, Random 22 November 2008 | 1 Comment

I’ve been poking around Reddit this morning (which you’ll figure out once you’ve seen the randomness of today’s posts). This one had me literally laughing out loud so hard I teared up. 
A 46 year old man from New South Wales (Australia) was parked in a no stopping zone and caught the attention of the police, [...]

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