I always though he was good in the movies he’s been in (especially The Shawshank Redemption, probably my favorite movie ever), but I have found a new-found respect for the man. He gave a wonderful speech to the National Press Club where he spoke about his views on the war, the current administration, and how journalists could be the key to changing this whole mess around. Bravo, Tim, and I agree with everything you said. Link via beerdrinker.org.
Stay away from plutonium
If you do decide to inhale the stuff, you more likely to get lung cancer. If you get near the stuff in the first place, you’re a moron.
Unfortunate product names
Ikea names children’s bed with German words for “good f*ck”. Full Story.
Need a quick grammar guide?
Here’s a good guide to using the apostrophe
At least one tobacco company is honest
Licensed to Kill, Inc. is a tobacco company that was officially incorporated in Virginia on March 19, 2003. And they’re brutally honest: “We knowingly kill people for profit. And we’re proud of it. In fact, it is the explicit aim of our corporation.” Granted, the domain was registered by Essential Information, a Ralph Nader groups, so it’s obviously meant to be humorous. But they’re still getting media coverage, just the same. A very nice farce, this is.
Why not drug test teachers?
If it is OK to drug test student athletes, band members and even after school club members, why is it such a problem to test teachers? Oregon teachers hate the idea, but why would they? I think it’s only fair that they get tested, too, considering the students are getting drilled with drug tests. They claim that they test further when there is a “reasonable suspicion” that an employee may be using illegal drugs, but is that enough? Random drug testing is common in many professions, and I feel that teachers are one of the most important groups of people in the world, and should be setting the right example for their students. Instead, they practice the “Do as I say, don’t do as I do” attitude.
I’m not dead
I’m getting better…I think I’ll go for a walk. From Al’s Morning Meeting, The Smoking Gun snagged a bunch of CNN canned obits that got posted online by mistake.
So you mean Ronald Regan isn’t dead? I’m checking the dead people server to find out.
Like cats?
Even if you do, this video is still funny as hell.
Shoplifter bolts Target store and leaves baby girl behind
Target employees changed the baby’s diaper and another employee fed her with a bottle that the father left behind in a baby bag. He ran out of the place while being questioned about shoplifting. Full Story.
Ruminations
From Ruminate.com:
After the failure of our birth control method and my girlfriend’s subsequent pregnancy, the absurdity of it all hit me: Why do white people even *try* to use the rhythm method?
Our guide in Africa warned us that he had just spotted a leopard. I told him to quit clowning around, that leopards are spotted at birth. Three hundred stitches later, I realized the magnitude of my error.
As I swept up the latest round of shards, I began to wonder if vending machines were the best way to sell ceramic figurines.
I used to think that eating a package of Oreos before I went to the dentist was a pretty funny joke to play on the hygienist. Then I realized that with a little ingenuity, I could play the same joke on my gynecologist!
Ever wonder why they spend so much money recycling paper? Why not just simply photocopy a blank sheet over and over and over again?