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Category Archives: Bizarre But Real
The Impossible Has Happened — Speed of Light Barrier Breached (Maybe)
I picture your average physicist walking around with his jaw permanently hanging open at the mindbending discoveries both macro and micro that are emerging almost monthly. If it’s possible to exceed the speed of light, then a nearby galaxy could … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre But Real, New Ideas, WTF?
Tagged Albert Einstein, CERN, Neutrinos, Physics, Science, Speed of Light, Universe
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Troy Davis is Dead, a Victim of Our System of ‘Justice’
Perhaps Troy Davis’ execution will become the cause that finally ends the Dark Ages of state-ordered executions in this country; of course, I thought that about the seven men (of fourteen total) released from death row in Illinois. When half the … Continue reading
Bill Maher and Keith Olbermann Try to Bring a GOP Voter to Reality with the Facts
Yeah, it’s funny because it’s so true. As a poor fool who has tried to penetrate the steel shell of misinformation, illogic and sheer stupidity that surrounds the average Teabagger, I’m acutely aware of the frustration illustrated by the comedy bit below. These … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election, Bizarre But Real, Christopublicans, Conservatives, Humor, Idiots, Media, Politics, Religion, Republicans, Teabaggers, Video, Wingnuts
Tagged Bertrand Russell, Bill Maher, Corporate Media, HBO, Keith Olbermann, Nicolas Chauvin, Reality
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The Jack and the Beanstalk Memo
The possibly apocryphal story is that an unknown number of years ago, a major Hollywood studio wanted to remake the children’s fable “Jack and the Beanstalk” for a modern audience. A script that stuck closely to the original tale was submitted … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre But Real, Humor, Idiots, WTF?
Tagged Hollywood Studio, Jack and the Beanstalk
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Judge Vega on Teabagger Walsh: “He’s No Different Than Anyone Else”
Loudmouthed Republican Congresscreature Joe Walsh (not the guiter-playing rocker, of course) has spent his short career in national politics knocking others for not taking responsibilty for their actions, as well as being a general Tea Party douchebag about everything else. But … Continue reading
What America Did For Entertainment Before the Inner-Tubes Stole Our Brains
All I can tell you is that this video says a band called — ho, ho — ‘The Genteels’ performed this grimace-inducing monstrosity named “Take It Off!” and that looks like the great Mamie Van Doren doing the striptease. I … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre But Real, Humor, Music, Rock, Video, WTF?
Tagged 1950s, Mamie Van Doren, Sex Symbols, Striptease, Take It Off, The Genteels
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Perry is the New GOP Frontrunner by a Wide Margin
Posted in 2012 Election, Bizarre But Real, Cartoon, Christopublicans, Collagatorial, Conservatives, Humor, Idiots, Politics, Republicans, Teabaggers, Wingnuts
Tagged 2012 Election, Cartoon, Christopublicans, CNN Poll, Collagatorial, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Republican Primaries, Rick Perry, RS Janes, Teabaggers, Wingnuts
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Discovering a ‘New Earth’
In a few billion years our sun is going to grow hotter and turn red meaning life as we know it will not be able to exist on our burnt-cinder Earth. Of course, by that time we may be human-robot … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre But Real, New Ideas, Video, Weird Photo
Tagged HD 85512 b, New Planets, Science, Space.com, Super Earths
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Today’s Quotes: Can We Have Some Capital Gains?
Or, You Don’t Know Jack… I once read some emails on the Innertubes authored by MoDo, AKA Maureen Dowd, notorious columnist for the New York Times. Dowd is an intelligent woman and a good writer, even if I don’t always … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre But Real, Humor, Quotes, WTF?
Tagged Capital Gains, Capitalization of Words, e.e. cummings, Maureen Dowd, The English Language
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Mother Tongue-Tied
Multilingual people from non-English-speaking countries say English is the hardest major language in the world to master; as well as the conundrum of why we have words like enough, though, through, thorough, and thought where the ‘ough’ is pronounced differently, … Continue reading