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A 45-year-old woman, charged with ending a domestic dispute by killing her 26-year-old husband of five days, is a registered lobbyist for a group fighting domestic violence.
(Hat tip (“You can’t make this stuff up”): QandO)
“The problem is there are never enough of “the rich” to fund the entitlement state, because in the end it disincentivizes everything from wealth creation to self-reliance to the basic survival instinct, as represented by the fertility rate. In Greece, they’ve run out Greeks, so they’ll stick it to the Germans, like French farmers do. In Germany, the Germans have only been able to afford to subsidize French farming because they stick their defense tab to the Americans. And in America, Obama, Pelosi, and Reid are saying we need to paddle faster to catch up with the Greeks and Germans. What could go wrong?” — When Responsibility Doesn’t Pay - Mark Steyn - National Review Online
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The 2010 Winter Olympics end Sunday evening with the Closing Ceremony at Vancouver’s BC Place. Here are five things to look out for.
Josh Rimer and Craig Weckerle were walking along Pacific Avenue near the LiveCity Yaletown site during the opening ceremonies when they found a Sony HD camera lying on the sidewalk.
The pair have since created a video, including clips from the camera’s footage, in hopes that someone will recognize the owner.
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“We probably should treat curling more like Canada does. They take children when they are very young and train them in nothing but curling. These people are considered gods among the average Canadian and given the choicest maple syrup and moose meat. And when they are no longer able to compete in curling, they are shot in the head to make sure they can’t pass on Canadian curling secrets.” — IMAO » Blog Archive » Curling Update: The Continued Tragedy
“Of course, I don’t mean that all taxation works this way. I want a strong military, competent police and a functioning judiciary to protect our society and individual interests. “All taxation is theft” is fun to ponder, but not reality. Having a civil society will always cost something. It’s when taxation goes beyond what’s necessary to perform those minimal functions that “theft” becomes an appropriate term.” — Final Thoughts | QandO
venomous porridge - A conversation I have every month or so -
On restaurant web sites, mobile web browsers and Flash.
(Hat tip: John Gruber)
“The border between U.S. and Canada is the longest unprotected border in the world. There are plans to mine it, set up video cameras all along it, and not tell Canada for a new Fox special called When Americans Are Bastards.” —
IMAO » Blog Archive » In Celebration of the Olympics…
“Fun Facts About Canada” - If you can take a joke, these are pretty funny.
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