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They Didn't Save Lincoln's Brain - Wonkette:

"According to medical experts at the University of Maryland, Abraham Lincoln could’ve survived his disastrous trip to Ford’s Theater - had he merely traveled forward through time 140 years. It wouldn’t have been an easy recovery, though.

If he had lived, he would at the very least have been partially blind, unsteady on his feet, numb in certain regions of his body and inarticulate. Nevertheless, he might have been able to think and, after much rehabilitation, communicate.

In other words, thanks to the many stunning advances in medical science, a gunshot wound to the head merely turns Abraham Lincoln into George W. Bush."

Daily Drew

I need a Daily Drew after that depressing Cutty Sark post. Here's Drew leaving a restaurant in L.A.

Cutty Sark Burns

Damn.

By Peter Griffiths

LONDON (Reuters) - The Cutty Sark, the world's last surviving 19th century tea clipper, was severely damaged in a blaze on Monday.

Flames and thick black smoke shot high into the sky above the dry dock on the banks of the Thames where the boat has stood as a major tourist attraction for more than 50 years.
Photo

Forty firefighters brought the blaze under control. Aerial television pictures showed a mass of charred timbers that was once one of the world's fastest ships.

What she looks like today:


What she looked like yesterday:

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Life in Hell

Dear Ryan Dempster,

Blake from the downtown office would like a word:



Because (say it with me) coffee is for closers Ryan Dempster. Closers.

Daily Drew

The guy that runs one of the best Drew sites on the 'Net requested a high quality version of Drew on Jeopardy! Having stolen countless pics from him in the past, I can't help but oblige.

Here (right click save as) is a 96MB DVD image I threw together. You should be able to burn it with just about any burning software like Nero or Toast.

This is a 42MB 720x480 full quality .mov It's the same as the above, but it looks better on a computer and doesn't have the "padding" that comes with the DVD.

Daily Drew

Jeopardy! and Drew Barrymore! that's just hawt.

Captain of Old Ironsides canned

Navy fires commander of USS Constitution - The Boston Globe


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The commander of the famed USS Constitution was fired from his post yesterday, two months before his two-year term expired, because the Navy lost confidence in his ability to command the 210-year-old ship, officials said.

Thomas A. Graves took command of "Old Ironsides" in July 2005 in a ceremony before hundreds of spectators who gathered at the Charlestown Navy Yard to watch the ship set sail.

Yesterday, a Navy spokesman said that Graves, who lives in Marblehead, was relieved from the post because the department had lost "trust and confidence" in him.

"This was due to an administrative matter," said Commander Jeff Davis , a Navy spokesman at the Pentagon. "We're not able to discuss the details of that. This is not something that is accompanying a disciplinary action. This was based solely upon the senior officers' assessment of his ability to command effectively."

As Robert at Lawyers, Guns, and Money says, "Dude, it just sits there."

The photo above was taken during the Constitution's 200th birthday celebration in 1997. It was the first time she had been alone under sail in 116 years. She has just fired a salute from her starboard battery. She is escorted by the Blue Angels, the frigate USS Halyburton, and the destroyer USS Ramage.

On the whole Poe thing

Ed Felten is clever

Freedom to Tinker � Blog Archive � You Can Own an Integer Too — Get Yours Here

E7 37 A3 D1 D7 0B 0B D3 E6 6D 9D 01 5B CA F5 5A that's my number.
Do you think I would take such an integer with me
And give it to the movie policeman? I wouldn't that.

Bruce Willis -- Forum Warrior

A forum poster over at Ain't It Cool started defending Die Hard 4's PG-13 rating. The AICN crowd thought that meant the movie would suck. Poster "Walter B" said essentially "No I worked on the movie it doesn't suck." Eventually "Walter B" revealed himself to be none other Walter Bruce Willis -- John Mafuckin'Clane. (Note the intelligent use of Apple hardware;)

Link to the thread. Scroll about halfway down "Walter B's" posts are white on black like an admin.

Daily Drew

Drew at the premiere of Lucky You at the Tribeca Film Festival

Online Communities

xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe

Oh Diego...

From this:


To this:


20 years can be hell on a guy.

Happy Mission Accomplished Day

Think Progress � ‘Mission Accomplished’ By The Numbers

edit: Here's one from Wonkette too.