Monthly Archives: February 2004

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A riskier-than-usual space walk outside the International Space Station was cut short last night because of a malfunction that left one of the two crewmen with a warm, damp space suit. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri made … Continue reading →

Finally, the day arrives! Parting is such sweet sorrow. The fates conspired to deliver a class for the record books this final, abbreviated six-week semester, one which we will not only not miss, but one which reminded us on multiple … Continue reading →

A security screener at Denver International Airport was reprimanded for sending his body through an X-ray machine. "The screener went through the X-ray machine voluntarily," Fierberg said. "I cannot ascribe any sort of motive to why anyone would do this." … Continue reading →

Hopefully this will not catch on in the United States, at least at the Presidential level. Actually, at the state and local level it might provide revealing insights into some candidates. With this kind of exposure, perhaps more young people can … Continue reading →

A New York priest arrested after allegedly harassing a Brooklyn bishop has confessed to stealing $50,000 from a church. Detectives recovered a bag filled with $88,000 in cash during a search of John Johnston’s apartment in Queens. They also found … Continue reading →

What would motivate a baseball announcer turned restaurant to pay $113,842 for a baseball that represented one of the most painful and frustrating sports moments of his career? And, after paying all that money, what could motivate him to atomize … Continue reading →

Haiti has long seemed an abandoned outpost of the Dark Continent encrusted on the bucolic blue Caribbean. From our studies we know it to be, together with indigenous Bolivia, the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, with all of the … Continue reading →

On Valentine’s Day, nothing says "I love you" like oral sex. It’s a great way to express your appreciation or love for someone. First off, pick a place and a position. Thus begins a graphic "how to" guide on performing … Continue reading →

The Dowbrigade has long maintained that the George Bush Fairy Tale Presidency was just that, and that after George’s bedtime the grownups come over the house and truly do the nation’s bidness. It is clear to us that Dick Cheney, … Continue reading →

When the Dowbrigade was a kid, one of his fascinations was for medieval warfare; suits of armor, the evolution of broadswords,halberds and crossbows, and of course, the WMD’s of the age, the catapult.  Awesome weapons.  In an era when the … Continue reading →

Ever get that feeling that something bad is about to happen? photo from Therion Arms

Anyone with a more than passing knowledge of the US tax system and the Federal budget realizes that the far majority of government spending comes directly from the paychecks of US workers. In fact, businesses and corporations, whose total incomes … Continue reading →