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Getting rid of your Vice Presidential candidate was never so easy.

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Another gadget comparison

As with the trains, this is via DailyKos.

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Paul Reiser on the debate

I liked this column about the debate for offering a unique perspective.
Well, for a town-hall meeting, I sure didn’t see a whole lot of “town.” A couple dozen of over-lit, underwhelmed people who got free tickets. As a comic, I have to say, that really looked like a tough house.
Not sure what the much-ballyhooed format [...]

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While we’re on the subject of rail travel…

A conductor’s job is never done in China.

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More in rail travel

Via DailyKos.

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This reads like a Jack-in-the-Box commercial

Via Wonkette.

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Trio - Herz ist Trumpf

According to YouTube this song from German band Trio is
an attempt to translate the deeper meaning from a cool song way back from the 80’s when style did not matter so much..

I’ll be in the fake Bavarian town Leavenworth, Washington this weekend running a half marathon. You can read about Leavenworth from a previous post [...]

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The not so discreet charm of the literati

A few years ago I got into an argument of historic proportions over H. Rider Haggard. To call what was inflicted on me verbal abuse would grossly underestimate the level of this argument. The fact that it was over a difference of opinion over that pulp writer made no difference.
It therefore comes as completely no [...]

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Get ready for the next fad diet

The dolphin diet. Well, not really meant for people…
Dolphins at a Japanese marine park are going on a low fat diet after developing pot bellies and failing to look sharp in their aquatic performances.
Kinosaki Marine World in western Japan said Tuesday that all its 19 dolphins have been on a low fat diet since late [...]

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RIP Paul Newman

1925-2008
Here’s a clip from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

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Putin rears his head

Via BoingBoing.

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Those scary Canadians

As if John McCain insulting Spain wasn’t enough, Sarah Palin’s interview with Katie Couric shows her equating her neighbor Canada with Russia.
Couric: You’ve cited Alaska’s proximity to Russia as part of your foreign policy experience. What did you mean by that?
Palin: That Alaska has a very narrow maritime border between a foreign country, Russia, and [...]

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David Lettermen gets back at McCain

Everyone’s posting it so why not me?

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Quote for the day

Sometimes you read something that you just can’t believe.
The real estate industry expects more weak news Wednesday, when the National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for August.
The housing agency’s director, James Lockhart, suggested Tuesday that mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could loosen lending standards to help more home buyers qualify [...]

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Alexander Godunov and The Smiths

An interesting commercial from 1995 on a number of levels. First of all why is famous dancer Alexander Godunov from the Bolshoi Ballet selling Canadian beer? Perhaps Godunov was more of a household name in Canada? His acting career in America certainly didn’t make him a household name although he was famous for those who [...]

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John McCain caught on tape

Call me juvenile but I found this fake caught-on-tape interview with John McCain rather funny.

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I couldn’t have said it better

I saw this while walking a friend’s dog the other day. So sad but true. You can buy it here.

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Animated Kiwi

I love films that begin with confusion. You watch just to find out what is going on.

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You know your country’s currency is bad when…

…professional athletes make fun of the prize money at the U.S. competitions. Here’s a quote from Andy Murray who was a finalist at the U.S. Open.
And despite the defeat, Murray remained sharp enough to make a joke when asked how he felt about picking up a cheque for US$1m.
“That’s about £10, isn’t it?” he said.
It’s [...]

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Famed movie critic Roger Ebert attacked

This is the age we live in. Disabled people being attacked by assholes.
The audience at the Toronto Film Festival press screening of “Slumdog Millionaire” didn’t know they were also going to get live entertainment Saturday.
There’d been lots of Oscar buzz about Danny (”Trainspotting”) Boyle’s flick, about a poor Mumbai guy who wins a girl and [...]

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Do not taunt happy fun ball

I remember this back in the days when I used to watch Saturday Night Live. But that was many years ago.

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Marketing TSOC (the same old crap)

What do Activa, Retsyn, Quadratein, and Taurine have in common? They are all invented chemical products that do absolutely nothing. Here’s a snippet of what you can expect from this article, and beware marketing. They’re trying to mislead you.
Marketers often have to come up with creative ways to gain a competitive advantage and sell T.S.O.C.—the [...]

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I Kissed a Girl church sign

Via Matt Yglesias.
I’m not sure I understand what the purpose of this sign is. Do they think they are going to bring parishioners to the pews with that kind of sign? Most people go to church because they find it uplifting.

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David Horsey on target as usual

The link is here.

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