Coleman brought Boo to the club tonight and I just had to rescue her from someone who thought he knew all about snakes. "Well, snakes like me, but their owners don't," he brags. Um. Ok. "I think you're fine," I joked, and continued moseying about ( Read more... )

I was going to write this back at the person at work that forwarded it to me, but it turned into a rant of sorts. *sigh* At least this was based on a real article and I didn't have to whip out the page on snopes.com to disprove it.

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From: someone@somenetwork.com ( Read more... )

I really shouldn't click links that are obviously stupid.. but when ABC says that the way to save endangered animals is to *eat* them, well, ok, that's interesting ( Read more... )

Michelle Bachmann puts her foot in it again:
"I find it interesting that it was back in the 1970s that the swine flu broke out then under another Democrat president Jimmy Carter. And I'm not blaming this on President Obama, I just think it's an interesting coincidence."
Is there anything Obama can’t do? Not that she’s blaming him for anything, she ( Read more... )

I think this woman wins the Dumbass of the Day award.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6365320.html#none
A North Texas legislator during House testimony on voter identification legislation said Asian-descent voters should adopt names that are “easier for Americans to deal with.”

SAY WHAT?

“Rather than everyone here having to learn ( Read more... )

Yes, I actually sent this to the editor.  >:)

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RE:  Grown-up lunches that pack a punch

Was that a three page article about how to pack a sack lunch?  Seriously?  With helpful nuggets of information like, "Pack smart so that the contents of your lunch don't get squashed or leak"?  You're kidding me, right?

Most grownups I know ( Read more... )

I'm leaving in context, because it's just too stupid:

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NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Officials warned Gulf Coast evacuees not to return home Tuesday to assess the damage from Hurricane Gustav, but it appeared that southern Louisiana's levees had passed their first test since Hurricane Katrina ( Read more... )

From the helpful idiots guidelines at tsa.gov

Please keep in mind that these rules were developed after extensive research and understanding of current threats.
    Oh shit!  I heard someone on the Internet in another country may or may not have talked about making a bomb out of water!  Quick!  Cover your asses and confiscate the Starbucks!

We ask ( Read more... )

Oh dear lord, they tracked down the "flag pin" lady from the debate.  http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/34071.html

Turns out that she's a Hillary supporter, has always been a Hillary supporter, and even admits that she's biased.  She got quoted in the New York Times, saying "how can I vote for someone who doesn't wear a flag pin?", which was good ( Read more... )