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Yearly Archives: 2003
You want chills?
Mofaz was inspecting the refitting of an Israeli Dolphin-class submarine, which experts say could be armed with nuclear missiles, giving Israel a second-strike capability if it were attacked with weapons of mass destruction. This is from a Ha’aretz/Reuters report, describing … Continue reading Continue reading
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Psychopathic
The Daily Mail is running a long and savoury hatchet job on George W. Bush this week, based on a biography published last year in America. Today’s episode has a brisk rehearsal of his business career: failing quite lucratively as … Continue reading Continue reading
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Doing it right
TNH on the right patron saint for the Internet: Saint Isidore never had to be told to RTFM. As one who argues long and hard in a newsgroup, he fought against the errors of the Arian and Acephalic heresies. Like … Continue reading Continue reading
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Poor old shoe bomber
CNN’s transcript of the final exchange between Richard Reid and his judge is full of miserable unintentional comedy. According the BBC, who should have known better, the high point was when Reid told the judge “Your flag will be brought … Continue reading Continue reading
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the bastard!
My friend Angus just sent me an email explaining that he can’t come to the book party because his mother-in-law is ill. Fair enough. With the generosity of spirit that really distinguishes him, he adds: On a brighter note: good … Continue reading Continue reading
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i am so ashamed
and so should you be if you find this funny at all. Continue reading
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Sex in the snow,and elsewhere
It’s low on the front page in some very respectable papers, of course: Continue reading
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Making Britain great
The Daily Telegraph carried an obituary of Col. Michael Singleton, the sort of pedagogue you just don’t get from modern teacher training colleges: Long walks, cold dormitories and regular hymn-singing were also an integral part of the education, along with … Continue reading Continue reading
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Potato Wars!
I know it’s serious, and very painful, but you can’t help laughing when you read that “In Bavaria, a 55-year-old woman suffered severe injuries when a potato smashed into her thigh as she walked near woodland with her dog” It … Continue reading Continue reading
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I hate computers
For reasons too complicated to mention in public, I got portscanned by a freind of a friend on Sunday night, and he concluded that I had been completely hacked and there was evidence of two trojans running on my machine. … Continue reading Continue reading