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Monthly Archives: May 2005
On Beauty
Five finalists of the Miss Universe 2005 contest pose on the stage at the final round at Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand Tuesday, May 31, 2005. They are from left, Miss Mexico Laura Elizondo Erhard, Miss Puerto Rico Cynthia Olavarria, … Continue reading
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The Old Negro Space Program
The Shocking-but-False story of America’s Blackstronauts. A video spoof in the style of Ken Burns. Thanks to John D.
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North Korean Seaweed Candy Makes You Wicked Smart
SEOUL (Reuters) – Candy is dandy for North Korean children trying to grow tall, strong and smart in a country battling chronic food shortages. North Korea has developed a candy it claims is good for children and will help them … Continue reading
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Scorned Scientist Believed Behind Bizarre Weather
NEW YORK – The Dowbrigade has learned, from his confidential but strategically placed sources, that the current unprecedented cold, rainy weather affecting the Boston area may not be an entirely natural phenomena. Reports out of the CDD National Emergency Preparedness … Continue reading
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Parking Nazi Innocent of Murder of 97-yr-old Woman on Lesbian Bride Street
Those of us who do not believe in coincidence are doomed to spending significant time looking for the correlations in juxtapositions of events such as the following. First came the case of the Parking Nazi, in Jamaica Plain, a leafy … Continue reading
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Terror in the Trenches of Teaching
WAGGAMAN, La. — A public school teacher fed up with his students’ behavior found a way to berate them in the context of a class assignment. The Jefferson Parish teacher wrote and distributed a two-page essay to … Continue reading
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Terror in the Trenches of Teaching
La. — A public school teacher fed up with his students’ behavior found a way to berate them in the context of a class assignment. The Jefferson Parish teacher wrote and distributed a two-page essay … Continue reading
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A Rainy Night in Watertown
Another Nor ‘easter lashes the recently unwrapped windows and assaults our apartment from all sides. It’s hard not to allow the weather to affect one’s mood, especially when it is nasty. It is sometimes hard to remember that nature is … Continue reading
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American Idle
New Belgian identity cards have been printed with spelling mistakes in a bid to fool forgers. The identity cards include the country name in the three official Belgian languages of French, German and Dutch as well as English. Instead of … Continue reading
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Rise of the Rational Republicans
As predicted in this space as early as last November, the moderate wing of the Republican party ("Rational Republicans") is feeling its way towards a "Middle Path" strategy in preparation for an eventual split with the "Evangelical Republicans" and a … Continue reading
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More Legends of Ancash
On a cold rainy night in Boston, Memorial Day around the corner though Spring hasn’t sprung, let alone Summer, it is nice to remember another world, in its way as different and as fantastic as Star Wars, but in reality … Continue reading
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Basketboarding
Anyone who is into Skateboarding, or Basketball, or outrageous video, should check out this off-the-walls 60-second video clip of what a bunch of professional boarders do when they get bored with spins, flips and catching air. According to Sports Illustrated, … Continue reading
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