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• Maine topless coffee shop gutted by fire

  Wed Jun 3, 2009
  • I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees a direct correlation between occurences like this (the killing/bombing of abortion doctors/clinics/ and strip clubs/cafes, etc...) and the sort of acts the Taliban perpetrates against those with whom it doesn't agree. Ironic that the U.S.

• Report: N. Korea tests 2 short-range missiles

  Tue May 26, 2009
  • Seriously, who's running North Korea? As far as any of us know, there's been a coup d'etat and Kim is just a heavily sedated hostage kept around to give the impression of stability... if you can call it that.

• Report: N. Korea tests 2 short-range missiles

  Tue May 26, 2009
  • Oh, by the by... Does anybody even know who's actually in charge of North Korea at the moment? Just curious.

• Report: N. Korea tests 2 short-range missiles

  Tue May 26, 2009
  • It's probably a very good thing that we stepped back from the Cold War we almost revived with Russia over those moronic "Iranian Missile Interceptor Missile Bases", or whatever it was Bush insisted they were. We may need their help instead of their subversion on this one. And... ummm...

• Exercise not likely to rev up your metabolism

  Tue May 26, 2009
  • Exactly how was a leisurely half-hour jaunt on the exercise bike supposed to help you burn calories while you sat in front of the TV eating out of the Ben & Jerry's carton the next day? The "commonly held belief", as I understand it, is that you will burn more calories if you increase muscle …

• ‘Missing-link’ primate likely to stir debate

  Tue May 19, 2009
  • Dear people who are in no way surprised, Please stop wasting your time and energy. It could be applied to much more productive endeavours.

• She's still a pin-up after 35,000 years

  Wed May 13, 2009
  • Clearly, this was the work of the Wendol.

• Pilots in Buffalo crash spoke of ice buildup

  Tue May 12, 2009
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• Pilots in Buffalo crash spoke of ice buildup

  Tue May 12, 2009
  • When it was first reported that the pilot tried to climb out of the stall, my intial response was "Even I know that you nose forward to regain speed/control, and I'm not even a pilot!". But if his altitude was too low, I suppose there wasn't much too be done at that point.

• Shaky Pakistan seen as target of Al Qaeda plots

  Mon May 11, 2009
  • Great job, NYT! What a scoop! Was this article printed in the daily "Welcome-back-to-waking-life-decades-long-coma-patient" edition? (just kidding... the sad fact is: this probably was news to a majority of the U.S.)