Energy Bill II could reap a bitter harvest While making practically no dent in the energy shortage, both energy bills have gone a long way to deprive America’s huge agricultural exports of the tens of billions of revenues that farm goods provided the U.S. export sector. […] Now we’re finding out that imports of oil […]
Category Archives: farce
Meth country
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Sierra Magazine: Welcome to Meth Country Law enforcement officers […] must wear hermetically sealed moon suits and self-contained breathing apparatuses for protection. Hazmat (hazardous-materials) teams then come in to clean up the mess. And it’s a big mess: For every pound of meth produced, between five and six pounds of highly toxic waste is generated. […]
Dot on letter ‘i’ kills two in Turkey
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
from Gizmodo That day, the lack of a single dot over a letter—product of a faulty localization of the cellphone’s typing system—caused a chain of events that ended in a violent blood bath (Warning: offensive language ahead.)
Corner Brook, Hole of the Universe
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Losing the War on Potholes Don’t miss the comments.
Subprime mortgages explained
Sunday, February 17, 2008
“Sir, as an investor and a concerned citizen, I demand that you force our financial institutions to show greater transparency and openness in their financial reporting!” “Blow me.” (via Metafilter)
Ancient History
Thursday, October 18, 2007
“THE GORE EXCEPTION” A Layman’s Guide to the United States Supreme Court Decision in Bush v. Gore Q: I’m not a lawyer and I don’t understand the recent Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore. Can you explain it to me? A: Sure. I’m a lawyer. I read it. It says Bush wins, even if […]
You couldn’t make this stuff up
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Daily Kos: My Uncomfortable Experience in a Public Mens Room
