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Donkeypuncher: Super Bowl Shuffle, v 2.0?

The Chronic-WHAT-cles of Narnia

Flip Jack Flip

Abramoff Reportedly Negotiating a Deal in Which He Would Plead Guilty, Testify:

"Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, facing trial on fraud charges Jan. 9 in Florida, is negotiating a possible deal with the Justice Department, in which he would agree to plead guilty and cooperate in the wide-ranging political corruption investigation focused on his dealings with members of Congress and executive branch officials, people familiar with the talks said last night."

this.is.anfield: Bush Likes Bald

this.is.anfield: Bush Likes Bald

Weird.

And God shrieked NO!

NECA: The National Entertainment Collectibles Association

Gist: Yoko authorized a John Lennon action figure. All profits go to her wallet.

Save Cory Maye

Beltway Blogroll: A Tale Of Two Killers

Steve Guttenberg?

Metro

There are 100,000 actors in the Screen Actors Guild. Only 2,000 of them make more than $75,000 (£42,000) a year. That means 98,000 actors make less than $75,000 a year. From 1980 to 1990, I shot more films than any other actor in the Screen Actors Guild apart from Gene Hackman. Everyone keeps asking me that stupid question: "What are you doing?" I say: "Why do I need to do anything? I'm rich." Do you want me to be poor again? Do you want me to go back to making tomato soup out of ketchup and water? Or would you like me to be a multimillionaire and be rewarded for all the entertainment I gave you for all those years? I'm enjoying life now. If I was a plumber and I'd done the most plumbing jobs between 1980 and 1990, everyone would be saying: "What a great plumber" - he says "f**k you to the world and he's enjoying himself." But for some reason, as an actor, you're not allowed to say: "I'm f**king rich, bro."

It's enough to make you like the guy.

WWdN: In Exile: WWdN Poker Game Schedule Changes

WWdN: In Exile: WWdN Poker Game Schedule Changes:

"The WWdN Friday game at PokerStars is moving to Tuesday, beginning December 20th. The game will play each week, except in the event of major holidays, starting at 7:00 PM EST. The buy-in will remain at $10+1."

Re "The War on Christmas"

Poynter Online - Forums

It’s no surprise, of course, that this phony call to arms, this “Christmas (ergo, Christians) Under Attack” hysteria, emanates from the bowels of Fox News Channel. The network is, after all, ground zero in the culture wars that polarize so much of America these days. Make no mistake about it: Fox is on a mission. Its slogans say, “Fair and Balanced” and “We Report, You Decide.” But in the six years that I worked there, what I heard most from Fox management were mission statements – about turning things around, taking news back from the liberals, and giving “middle America” a voice long denied it by the “east coast media elite.”

Poker addiction blamed for heist

Poker addiction blamed for heist : The Morning Call Online

Lehigh class president Greg Hogan robbed a bank. He blamed an addiction to onlne poker. Dude, you're must be a crappy poker player.

Chad Johnson sighting

Positively Verisimilitude-esque: CJ Sighting ... sorta

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Doctor Who takes anti-war stance

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Doctor Who takes anti-war stance

Whaaa!!??

ABC News: Pa. Lawmaker Guilty of Conflict of Interest

You skip the news one day and another GOP state legislator goes down on corruption charges, but check what's next for Mr. Habay (R-Allegheny, PA).

Habay faces a second trial next year on 21 counts that allege he concocted a story about receiving a suspicious white powder in the mail and directed his staff to investigate his adversaries on state time.

/snicker

Wish list.

Amazon.com: Philips DVP642 DivX-Certified Progressive-Scan DVD Player: Electronics

I'll buy that.

Seed: The Other I.D.

An engineer and scientists look at I.D. -- no not that moronic Intelligent Design theory -- Incompetent Design. Basically his argument is that if you look at "the design" of the human body, if someone or thing created it, he/she/it is incompetent.

The thing that perhaps is closest to all of us is our own skeleton, and there are certainly all kinds of stupidity in our design. No self-respecting engineering student would make the kinds of dumb mistakes that are built into us.

All of our pelvises slope forward for convenient knuckle-dragging, like all the other great apes. And the only reason you stand erect is because of this incredible sharp bend at the base of your spine, which is either evolution's way of modifying something or else it's just a design that would flunk a first-year engineering student.

Look at the teeth in your mouth. Basically, most of us have too many teeth for the size of our mouth. Well, is this evolution flattening a mammalian muzzle and jamming it into a face or is it a design that couldn't count accurately above 20?...

I mean, evolutionarily all of these things make sense but in terms of a reasonable, intelligent design? They're idiocy. So, the argument is there is no intelligence there in a lot of these things.

Snicker

BREITBART.COM - Some Megachurches Closing for Christmas

At least the war is good for someone

America, United States, Times Online, The Times, Sunday Times:

"The unprecedented number of troops who are returning from Iraq with missing limbs has given the US Paralympic Team an unexpected recruitment boost and the chance to become "unbeatable" at the next Games in Beijing in 2008. More than 60 potential recruits have already been identified in sports as varied as powerlifting, archery and table tennis.
John Register, a veteran of the Gulf War in 1990, who manages the US Paralympic Academy, said: "This has been a shot in the arm of the Paralympic movement and an immediate boost. The Paralympics is a huge motivating factor for injured service members. It exponentially increases the individual's idea of what is possible."

Lemonade I guess.