G.O.P. Debate – A Broader Party or a Purer One? – NYTimes.com Wow, Michael Reagan is unbelievably offensive: "GOP has been in the closet for 8 years, needs to come out of the closet" (tags: WheelsComingOff Republican RhetoricOfFailure Wingnuttia)
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Somewhere underneath the cottage cheese, grated Jack, avocado, and ground beef, but just above the deep fried tortilla bowl is a layer of Romaine lettuce that makes this taco salad "healthy." Ginny I can has iPhone? Via: Flickr Title: Healthy Salad Not That Healthy, Akshully By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 30 Apr ’09, 12.54pm CDT PST
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Hunt for Gollum: gorgeous-looking unauthorized fan-sequel to Lord of the Rings made for £3000 – Boing Boing (tags: LOTR)
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Dangerous swine flu likely in Chicago :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Metro & Tri-State (tags: Health SwineFlu) BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | 'Etiquette guide' for Thai monks In Thailand, it's apparently to be a gay or transgender Buddhist monk, so long as you're carrying a pink purse or breaking vows. (tags: GayClergy Buddhism Thailand)
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Somebody went through blip.fm and found as many songs as they could that were played on the Chuck soundtrack in Seasons 1 and 2. I think they’re wrong about a classical piece, but the channel itself is great.Blip | Playlist by Megatronics
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As a former archaeology student with an interest in history, I never really thought about how the two disciplines could be combined into one until now. History Today – Beyond the Great Divide : Why do we have history and archaeology? In the light of our understanding of ‘deep time’ Daniel Lord Smail argues that it is high time that the two disciplines were reunited. I’m familiar with the concept of “deep time,” as I’m interested in geology too, thanks to being born in a very geologically interesting place. A lucky encounter with the books of John McPhee introduced me…
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Will try to order one later, website wasn’t working for me today.Chuck Jeffster Raglan T-Shirt, , NBC Universal Store
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He’s a conspiracy nut confused about who actually carried out the OKC bombing (hint: not brown-colored socialists or Islamofascistocommunitariangaylibotards). He would have gone to the rally, but FBI arrested him at his hom. The elderly, non-energetic man he thought was the organizer was also contacted by the Feds on his way to the rally, and quickly disavowed all knowledge of the conservatwit’s activities. FBI Arrests Oklahoma Teabagger For Twitter Threats | Threat Level from Wired.com An Oklahoma City man who announced on Twitter that he would turn an April 15 tax protest into a bloodbath was hit with a federal…
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Series star Zachary Levi went on a Subway run with attendees of Starfury T1, an SF con in Birmingham, UK. Pictures and video atZachary-Levi.Net. He even gets behind the counter, apparently to help #savechuck. Maybe they should have called the order in the day before, though. ;D UPDATE: It was 400 fans according to this item from the SciFi Wire, and the End of Show blog included a photo and noted that Levi did indeed get behind the counter and help out until every fan was served. Not only that, but Jeffster! has a Facebook page, and there’s an event…
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Ex-Illinois gov. still hopes for a part in TV show (tags: blagojevich) Swine Flu May Be Named Event of ‘International Concern’ by WHO – Bloomberg.com (tags: Flu Health Pandemic) Plane diverted to Boston from N.Y. after man rushes cockpit – USATODAY.com (tags: Travel Delta terror)