Daily Archives: July 9, 2003

Colorado and Mass Leanest States

According to annual survey done by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Colorado and Massachusetts are the "leanness" states in the union. They defined "leanness" as the lowest percentage of obese citizens, which says something about the shape … Continue reading

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Armed Avocado Outlaws

BONSALL, Calif. — Rising avocado prices may be leading thieves of the prized fruit to become more brazen, according to investigators. A group of thieves who were confronted by grove workers over the weekend fired shots at the men before … Continue reading

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Sports Metaphor

Hey, is it just me or does anyone else find the Miller Time military preening of the Administration more than a bit unseemly? I can understand the prestidigitation on WMD’s – hell, politics and sleight of hand are practically synonymous, … Continue reading

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Spam Plus Sex Makes Money

The fact that penile enlargement products were the single most common genre of spam in my mailbox, and I assume in the mailboxes at least of everybody with a masculine name (or am I being specifically targeted here) has always … Continue reading

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Robotic ‘Semi-Living Artist’

Atlanta (July 8,2003)—Working from their university labs in two different corners of the world, U.S. and Australian researchers have created what they call a new class of creative beings, “the semi-living artist” – a picture-drawing robot in Perth, Australia whose … Continue reading

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