November 28, 2004
Poll: Creationism Trumps Evolution
"Americans do not believe that humans evolved, and the vast majority says that even if they evolved, God guided the process. Just 13 percent say that God was not involved. But most would not substitute the teaching of creationism for the teaching of evolution in public schools."CBS News
Everyone is a potential torturer
"All humans are capable of committing torture and other “acts of great evil”. That is the unhappy conclusion drawn from an analysis of psychological studies."New Scientist
US campaign behind the turmoil in Kiev
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | US campaign behind the turmoil in KievNovember 24, 2004
Cheese Sandwich Bought for $28,000
"An online casino said it placed the winning 28,000-dollar bid for a 10-year-old partly eaten grilled cheese sandwich, seen here, said to bear the image of the Virgin Mary, and wants to take it on a world tour"
Oddly Enough News Article | Reuters.com
Dolphins Protect New Zealand Swimmers from Shark
Yahoo! News - Dolphins Protect New Zealand Swimmers from SharkThe Worst Jobs in Science: The Sequel
"Monitoring dumps, extracting worms, lobbying politicians: science's ugly side."The Worst Jobs in Science: The Sequel - Popular Science
The Telegraph's music critics select the 50 best cover versions ever recorded
Telegraph | Arts | They did it their wayNovember 23, 2004
Superman too super a role model
"Superman is too good a role model. Fans of the man from Krypton unwittingly compare themselves to the superhero, and realise they do not measure up. And as a result, they are less likely to help other people."New Scientist
Third of Americans Say Evidence Has Supported Darwin's Evolution Theory
"Only about a third of Americans believe that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is a scientific theory that has been well supported by the evidence, while just as many say that it is just one of many theories and has not been supported by the evidence. The rest say they don't know enough to say. Forty-five percent of Americans also believe that God created human beings pretty much in their present form about 10,000 years ago. A third of Americans are biblical literalists who believe that the Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word."Third of Americans Say Evidence Has Supported Darwin's Evolution Theory
Almost half of Americans voted for George W. Bush.
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G-Cans: massive underground water system in Japan
"Tokyo is an impressive city above ground, but one of the most incredible things about this city is it's mind-bogglingly complex underground. The G-Cans Project is a massive project, begun 12 years ago, to build infrastructure for preventing overflow of the major rivers and waterways spidering the city (A serious problem for Tokyo during rainy-season and typhoon season). The underground waterway is the largest in the world and sports five 32m diameter, 65m deep concrete containment silos which are connected by 64 kilometers of tunnel sitting 50 meters beneath the surface."Boing Boing
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November 18, 2004
An Alternative to the Dewey Decimal System
"For one amazing week in November, Adobe Bookshop in San Francisco has agreed to allow its estimated 20,000 books to be reclassified by color. Shifting from red to orange to yellow to green, the books will follow the spectrum continuously, changing Adobe from a neighborhood bookshop into a magical library—but only for one week."it's my active pa-shun
Virgin Mary In Grilled Cheese
eBay item 5535890757 (Ends Nov-22-04 17:22:07 PST) - Virgin Mary In Grilled Cheese NOT A HOAX ! LOOK & SEE !Virtual Bartender
Beer.com's Virtual BartenderNSFWish
If you need a helping hand: Tammy.xml and TammyClips.xml.
November 16, 2004
Drinking ban proposed for England
"Drinking could be banned in every cafe, restaurant and most pubs in England in four years under plans unveiled by the government on Tuesday."BBC NEWS | Health | Drinking ban proposed for England
November 15, 2004
New claim on location of Atlantis
"American researchers claim to have found convincing evidence that locates the site of the lost kingdom of Atlantis off the coast of England."BBC NEWS | Europe | New claim on location of Atlantis
November 14, 2004
Ugly sign misses the mark in subway
New York Daily News - Home - Ugly sign misses the mark in subwayLink thanks to Cliff
November 13, 2004
The Debut of RoboDump 1.0
"RoboDump is a robot. Sort of. And it poops. Sort of. Forever. A horrible, never-ending bowel movement complete with straining grunts, horrific gas, splashes, and pee sounds."RoboDump 1.0
November 11, 2004
Sorry
"Some of us — hopefully most of us — are trying to understand and appreciate the effect our recent election will have on you, the citizens of the rest of the world. As our so-called leaders redouble their efforts to screw you over, please remember that some of us — hopefully most of us — are truly, truly sorry. And we'll say we're sorry, even on the behalf of the ones who aren't."Sorry Everybody
"I'm not sorry for one millisecond that I voted for George W. Bush. May God bless America!"
We're Not Sorry
Shut up and live with it
Michelle Malkin: MOST CHARITABLE STATES--RED OR BLUE?
Michelle Malkin: MOST CHARITABLE STATES--RED OR BLUE?Fuck the South
"Fuck the South. Fuck 'em. We should have let them go when they wanted to leave. But no, we had to kill half a million people so they'd stay part of our special Union. Fighting for the right to keep slaves - yeah, those are states we want to keep."Fuck the South
November 9, 2004
Free States vs. Slave States ~Oh How Far We've Come...
Sensory Overload: Free States vs. Slave States ~Oh How Far We've Come...November 8, 2004
100,000 Iraqi civilians killed
People's Weekly World Newspaper Online - 100,000 Iraqi civilians killed10x10
"10x10 ('ten by ten') is an interactive exploration of the words and pictures that define the time. Every hour, 10x10 collects the 100 words and pictures that matter most on a global scale, and presents them as a single image, taken to encapsulate that moment in time. By Jonathan J. Harris / Number27"10x10 / 100 Words and Pictures that Define the Time / by Jonathan J. Harris
Small Mac and skinny fries
"McDONALD’S has been accused of super-sized hypocrisy after banning fat people from new TV ads."The Sun Newspaper Online
PA investigating Ground Zero suicide
"A source said Veal may have been suffering from some personal problems, though his family has told authorities that he was very upset about the war in Iraq and President George W. Bush's re-election."Newsday.com: PA investigating Ground Zero suicide
Believe it or not, it wasn't just rednecks who voted for Bush
Telegraph | Opinion | Believe it or not, it wasn't just rednecks who voted for BushNovember 6, 2004
bush.jpg
This is a screen shot of a now-removed page from CNN, which shows the name someone gave to the jpg of Pres & Mrs Bush.bush.jpg
Link and description thanks to Cliff.
November 4, 2004
Man tries to convert lions to Jesus, gets bitten
MSNBC - Man tries to convert lions to Jesus, gets bittenElecting to Leave
"So the wrong candidate has won, and you want to leave the country. Let us consider your options."Electing to Leave (Harpers.org)
U.S. lefties look north for 'Mr. Right'
TheStar.com - U.S. lefties look north for 'Mr. Right'MarryAnAmerican
Links thanks to Jan.
November 3, 2004
November 1, 2004
The Hierarchy of Blogging
The Hierarchy of Blogging
Link via Random Acts Of Reality.
Thanks to Vanessa.
Kitten's washing machine ordeal
BBC NEWS | England | Hereford/Worcs | Kitten's washing machine ordeal
100,000 civilians may have died in Iraq conflict
"Study suggests most of those killed were women and children."news @ nature.com - 100,000 civilians may have died in Iraq conflictbreaking science news headlines
Winning Tradition
"The outcome of Washington Redskins home football games has correctly predicted the winner of every U.S. presidential election since 1936."Urban Legends Reference Pages: Sports (Winning Tradition)
Bush defeat for sale
eBay item 5531248808 (Ends 03-Nov-04 18:38:40 GMT) - GEORGE W BUSH ELECTION DEFEAT, VALUE : PRICELESSLink thanks to Tristán