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Archive for the 'In a Jocular Vein' Category

Europe according to Estonians

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

I know very little about Estonia, but I still found this video hilarious.
h/t: Edward Lucas

How to keep politicians away from your door

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Matt Pritchett of the London Telegraph shows us what does the trick in the UK.

We find that, around here, Atlantic Frank has the same effect.

Napolitano: Swine flu smuggled through Canada

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

I bet it’s coming in through Nova Scotia.
Napolitano: Talibans Smuggling Swine Flu Through Canada on Stolen Cruise Ships
Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano urged that we take action in order to stop “Talibans from smuggling swine-flu tainted bunnies through Canada on stolen cruise ships.”
The announcement came at a press conference Napolitano called for 8:00 am this [...]

Why is this man smiling?

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

This has got to be the strangest video by a prominent politician that I’ve ever seen. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown grins inanely, jerks back and forth, and even flaps his arms a bit while delivering a message to bolster public confidence in Parliament by tightening up MP’s expense allowances.
One wonders if this tomfoolery [...]

Patrick Henry updated

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Cartoon: Michael Ramirez

You gotta evolve!

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Tyrannosaurus rex lives.

Cartoon by Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner.

News you can use

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Stun gun shock to head may cause seizures, doctors warn — CBC Health News, 17 March
h/t: Darcey at Dust My Broom

“People are taking animals as husbands?”

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

During a debate in the Florida legislature on making bestiality illegal, someone made the mistake of mentioning animal husbandry.
Rich’s legislation would target only those who derived or helped others derive ‘’sexual gratification” from an animal, specifying that conventional dog-judging contests and animal-husbandry practices are permissible.
That last provision tripped up Miami Democratic Sen. Larcenia Bullard.
”People are [...]

Steven Crowder and Michael Moore on guns

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

Not the real Michael Moore, but Steven Crowder does a great imitation.
h/t: Clayton Cramer

Robots learn another human activity

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Robots demonstrate their pole-dancing skills at the Kinetica Art Fair in London.
Source: BBC Day in Pictures
Joe Walker has another odd BBC photo.

Paved with good intentions

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Cartoon: Bruce MacKinnon, Halifax Chronicle-Herald

Ottawa gets on Apple bandwagon

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Buy Apple, analyst says — Forbes, 20 Feb.
Apple research gets $218,000 from Ottawa — Halifax Chronicle-Herald, 21 Feb.

What could possibly go wrong?

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Dow-Jones Industrial Average, as at 12:53 PM EST 20 Feb.

Cartoon: Michael Ramirez
Dow-Jones chart: Google finance

Thomas Sowell’s thought for the day illustrated

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Here is the first item in this morning’s Thomas Sowell column, “Random Thoughts“:
One of the most important skills for political success is the ability to make confident assertions of absurdities or lies.
And here is today’s editorial cartoon by Michael Ramirez:

Superman hit by recession

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

Source: Shortpacked! by David Willis
h/t: Christian Adams at Telegraph Blogs