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Is there some sort of rumor I don't know about? I mean c'mon now. Garcia's Gay Lover Pick of the Week? Well, the picks have been good, apparently, but still... (Page includes disclaimer that it is not a betting site and that Jeff Garcia is not actually gay, but even the disclaimer sounds pretty tongue in cheek).
posted by Bixby23 at 10:40 PM PST - 11 comments

Osama Bart Laden This is from the Simpsons Folder, simply the best of its kind, in my opinion, and home of my favorite wallpaper. The Bert Is Evil post has inspired me: What I'd like to see are your links to any and all the other post 9/11 cartoons, jpegs, gifs and so forth.
posted by y2karl at 8:42 PM PST - 7 comments

Kylie Minogue's anthrax link? You'll have to scroll down to the 'KYLIE SHIPS PLATINUM' piece, but police are investigating an envelope sent to EMI in London. The envelope contained soil as well as a note claiming the soil was tainted with either anthrax or foot and mouth disease.
posted by skinsuit at 7:27 PM PST - 13 comments

Bert 'n' Osama As near as I can figure it, the guy who made the Osama poster everyone is waving happened to download from the "Bert is Evil!" site...look behind Osama's left ear. Sorry, but I had to post this.
posted by Kafkaesque at 6:43 PM PST - 130 comments

The paranoia continues....... Any other local, non-national scare stories?
posted by Espoo2 at 5:33 PM PST - 12 comments

Michel Chossudovsky, Professor of Economics, University of Ottawa: "The main justification for waging this war has been totally fabricated. The American people have been deliberately and consciously misled by their government into supporting a major military adventure which affects our collective future."
posted by arf at 3:55 PM PST - 29 comments

"Man's Body Left on Front Porch After Funeral Home Isn't Paid for His Cremation." Ah, American Death Inc.--gotta love 'em. Any other stories like this out there? Not that all funeral homes are so um efficiently run.
posted by aflakete at 3:39 PM PST - 20 comments

Who ya gonna call?! *cue scary 80's music*
posted by xyzzy at 2:19 PM PST - 20 comments

Celebrities Can't Escape the Dotcom Drama: "The Internet startup that built and maintained fan sites for the Paltrows and Travoltas of the world tanks -- knocking the stars offline and making Hilary Swank a link to an Armenian porn portal." Excuse me while I laugh my ass off. :)
posted by donkeyschlong at 1:17 PM PST - 12 comments

U.S. Supreme Court denies Microsoft's appeal. Is anyone else surprised how long these U.S. v. Microsoft trials have gone on? Is there an end in sight? The longer the courts (and both parties) drag this on, the more moot this case will become.
posted by misterioso at 1:04 PM PST - 6 comments

OK, this is yesterday's news, but this airline incident happened Monday over the skies of Chicago. I heard the sonic boom as the F-16's scrambled to intercept the plane, which at first gave me a false sense of security. But now I'm wondering about 2 things about this incident; First, how the hell did this guy get in the cockpit? Haven't they fixed the doors yet (at least with a deadbolt)? Secondly, if this plane was indeed a threat, what would the F-16's do? Shoot the plane down over a very populated area? It seems our new airline security plans still have some major holes!
posted by Sal Amander at 12:31 PM PST - 16 comments

Chemicals used in DC? It's pretty new still, anyone seen anymore info on this?
posted by Snotty at 11:15 AM PST - 14 comments

Piss on Osama bin Laden- Literally! "In fact, I opened the package containing this thing at the office, and not one of my female co-workers knew what it was."
posted by ideola at 10:47 AM PST - 22 comments

Those Crazy birds The birdwatchers of Ireland were atwitter Tuesday after spotting a Baltimore oriole in a seaside village named Baltimore.
posted by aj100 at 10:43 AM PST - 7 comments

Welcome to my weblog. I hope you enjoy it. I just got fired for it.
posted by Bluecoat93 at 10:42 AM PST - 68 comments

WTC Widow May be deported A British widow who was married to a victim of the terrorist attack may be deported. Their children will be allowed to stay.
posted by goneill at 9:40 AM PST - 62 comments

MetaFilter in six lines. In order to know things well, we must know them in detail, and detail, being infinite, makes all our knowledge superficial and incomplete. François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld
posted by y2karl at 9:17 AM PST - 8 comments

Find out how good someone is in bed
This site can tell you what someone is like in bed, by
you telling it what they are like out of it.

"Using sophisticated neural network processing, HowGoodInBed.com is able to determine which are the most relevant factors in determining a person's likely performance in bed and analyse your responses accordingly."

If the looming threat of death is making you amorous, you should at least know what (or who) you're getting into.
posted by otherchaz at 8:46 AM PST - 22 comments

What kind of robot are you? [via Sean Meade]

I'm "Data, the slightly annoying android from Star Trek TNG". Who would have guessed?
posted by silusGROK at 8:24 AM PST - 92 comments

A cultural shift reflected in ads: How to make patriotism cool ... and profitable For example, General Motors commercials tell consumers that its zero-interest financing is helping to “Keep America Rolling.” In Ford Motor Co.’s “Ford drives America” ads for interest-free financing, the car company insists the “spirit is alive.” I've been very skeptical to all of the 'a portion of the profits will be donated...' come-ons of late. This addresses similar issues. What do y'all think?
posted by tippiedog at 8:23 AM PST - 24 comments

Costly habits. Are you broke again? Don't know where your money is going? Take a look at what you're spending your money on. Chances are, if you're supporting bad habits such as smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, or using marijuana or other illicit substances, you're spending quite a chunk of change. If you don't believe it, try out this expense calculator and see how much money you could be spending on something else!
posted by twistedonion at 8:22 AM PST - 26 comments

Four UN aid workers killed in attacks on Afghanistan
I am surprised this hasn't posted yet. Has ennui settled in already?
posted by mapalm at 8:17 AM PST - 86 comments

Four held in Dublin over international terrorism...
Even little old Ireland can't escape from this...
posted by tomcosgrave at 7:43 AM PST - 7 comments

Bush's reading age is improving
posted by redhead at 7:35 AM PST - 12 comments

Doctors Say Third Anthrax Case Unlikely. [The] case rang alarm bells because [the patient] told hospital officials he worked in a building in Fairfax, Virginia, that he believed was affiliated with American Media Inc, the company where the two other men infected with anthrax worked in Boca Raton, Florida. One of those victims, a photo editor for a supermarket tabloid, died on Friday.
posted by ryanshepard at 7:14 AM PST - 10 comments

"What if Terrorists go Nuclear?" Center for Defense Information, Washington, DC. Real threat or excessive paranoia?
posted by Voyageman at 6:50 AM PST - 5 comments

Die, capitalist scum! (But can I have a G-shock first?) In his recent television broadcast, Osama bin Laden appears to be wearing a Timex wristwatch.
posted by werty at 6:48 AM PST - 22 comments

What comes after Afganistan the forward-thinking may wonder. Will the war end, or will it spill over into new states? The linked story describes the recent map orders and purchases made by US government offices.
posted by holycola at 6:43 AM PST - 0 comments - Post a Comment

The web isn't proper hypertext says Ted Nelson, who probably invented the idea.

"I define hypertext as non-sequential writing ... the World Wide Web is not what we were trying to create. The links only go one way. There's no permanent publishing. There is no way you can write a marginal note that other people can see on what's in front of you. There is no way that you can quote freely. "

So is everyone fully comfortable with the idea of a "two way web", or are we still too hung up on picket fence territorialism? And how would it work, anyway?
posted by walrus at 5:52 AM PST - 18 comments

We did it! Jedi Knights achieve official recognition as a religion. OK, it's code is 896 with none coming in at 899, but still... be interesting to see how many of us there are out there
posted by twistedonion at 4:23 AM PST - 20 comments

Ahmed Rashid and Idries Shah have been my best sources as I try to get a real appreciation for the mosaic of Pashtun tribesmen, Tajiks, etc., that is Afghanistan. The former's book (link to long excerpt) is chock full of facts about the background and makeup of the Taliban. The latter's is a page-turning 1986 military romance (no Arabs, no CIA mentioned, but the secret KGB phone number given was, famously correct), by an author better known for works on Sufis and the incorrigible humorist Mulla Nasrudin: a painless way to steep yourself in a (romantically idealized but extremely informative) Afghan worldview. So, you other news junkies, what have been your best sources for the deeper cultural background of this patch of rugged mountains with which the U.S. finds itself at war?
posted by Zurishaddai at 4:01 AM PST - 9 comments

An Alternative War is what we need.... Hell with operation "Enduring Freedom" we need "Operation Mammoth Clown Head". [via Cruel Site of the Day]
posted by DBAPaul at 2:49 AM PST - 5 comments

Hey You! Stop, Drop and Roll Am I going to hell because this made me laugh--albeit briefly and with pangs of guilt? Was it schadenfreude? Frayed nerves? An inherent appreciation of irony where I can find it? Or something far worse? (Are these enough questions?)
posted by Kato at 2:15 AM PST - 16 comments

CNN reports to map error. I received an e-mail today from CNN in response to the Switzerland has moved thread specifically asking me to post this reply to the thread. Since it has been a while I chose to post to the main page.
posted by vowe at 1:37 AM PST - 31 comments

My hangover has now moved into day 2. Last night was cold shakes and sweats. It was great fun with the boys, but still... Any advice would be gratefully received.
posted by Frasermoo at 12:38 AM PST - 27 comments

PostPet Japan's most popular email program. it's NOT outlook, it's NOT notes, it's NOT eudora. it's PostPet. related article here: A Dancing Pink Bear Named Momo. now looking at this pink bear in particular and japanese culture in general, any chance that imode will *really* be popular in Europe and the US?
posted by HeikoH at 12:22 AM PST - 14 comments