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Year: 2009

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That’s going to leave a mark

(Via Say Uncle) A security guard attempts to snatch the gun of someone open-carrying in Georgia. Hilarity ensues. Interesting that I didn’t notice anything in…

December 31, 2009February 13, 2021
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Because it’s easier, you know, than stopping terrorists

The Department of Homeland Stupidity Security is peeved that someone almost immediately leaked a memo about increased air travel security theater after the Underwear Bomber…

December 31, 2009February 15, 2021
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Here’s a pair

From round and about the Intertubz, we have the following: Kentucky sheriff’s department conveniently burglarized after failing to respond to an open records request relating…

December 30, 2009February 15, 2021
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Good news, bad news

Bad News: Couple follows GPS directions, gets lost. Worse News: In the snow on a Forest Service road. Worst News: They get stuck in 6″…

December 29, 2009February 15, 2021
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Nothing on TV to watch?

Well let me clue you in on something that you don’t need the idiot box to watch–Urban Danger. It’s an online movie about several families…

December 28, 2009February 13, 2021
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More evidence

As if we needed any, here’s some more evidence that points out that criminals don’t obey the law, whether it’s about guns or not. Be…

December 28, 2009February 15, 2021
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The very picture of a president

Now at the Whited Sepulchre.

December 26, 2009February 13, 2021
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Just…wow!

(Via the Western Rifle Shooters Assoc.) I’m not sure about the guy’s politics, but with a song like that, I have to be curious.

December 26, 2009February 15, 2021
Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas!

Here’s wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas. On this day, be of good cheer and generous spirit. Let out the person that you always…

December 25, 2009February 15, 2021
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Stille Nacht

December 24, 2009February 13, 2021
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Have a little hope

It’s always good to remember that all is not gloom and doom. Case in point: Today was my last day of work until after New…

December 24, 2009February 15, 2021
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le déluge

(Via the Drudge Report) It would seem that Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson is having some issues with the phone system in his office. Well ain’t…

December 23, 2009February 15, 2021
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Perhaps this time it will be different

As the US Senate prepares to drop a lump of coal in our Christmas stocking, Democrat senators are being forced to defend their actions. With…

December 23, 2009February 13, 2021
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Unsurprising

(Via the Drudge Report) Senate Democrats aren’t even ashamed of being whores and pimps. To those of you who live in states other than Nebraska…

December 22, 2009February 13, 2021
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This may come in handy

How To Wipe Your Hard Drive While you should always wipe the drive/memory of any device your disposing of, you may find yourself in a…

December 21, 2009February 13, 2021
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A Congress of whores

Because there is no other way to explain the health care “reform” bill, soon to be stuffed down our throats–or up our asses, depending on…

December 19, 2009February 15, 2021
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Well, that’s nice

It seems that Haloscan, who I’ve used for commenting on the blog since, oh…like dirt, has sold itself to new owners. No problem with that.…

December 18, 2009February 13, 2021
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

The only White Christmas I ever saw was when I was around 5. There are pictures in a family album to prove it actually happened.…

December 18, 2009February 15, 2021
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Working out rimfire magazine riddles

(Via Ride Fast) Mr. Completely has two of a n-part series on fixing .22 rimfire magazine problems up (Part 1 and Part 2). Right now,…

December 16, 2009February 13, 2021
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Woo-hoo!

It’s coming in March! If you’re an older geek like me, this is your history. I played this on CP/M systems and on DEC VAXen,…

December 16, 2009February 13, 2021
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Socialized medicine

(Via Chaos Manor) In the nascent People’s Republic of Great Britain, one of the darlings of our unAmerican health care “reformers” is falling on hard…

December 15, 2009February 13, 2021
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Linkage

I felt crappy when I got home after work yesterday. I felt crappy when I went to bed and crappy when I woke up at…

December 15, 2009February 15, 2021
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Happy Bill of Rights Day!

And just in case you need a refresher, look here. If you are a statist, you may want to take an antacid before looking.

December 15, 2009February 15, 2021
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Old lies

(Via Random Nuclear Strikes) The Lies of Rachael Carson What a shock–environmental nutjobs that lie. At least it’s a tradition.

December 14, 2009February 13, 2021
Celebrating a meaningless milestone
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Celebrating a meaningless milestone

For the first time in the history of this blog, I have had over 100 visitors per day for 7 days in a row. Well…

December 12, 2009February 15, 2021
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A mother avenged

(Via one of my Intertubz Spies) The Navy SEALs accused of giving a terrorist a fat lip get some love. Now if the Navy brass…

December 12, 2009February 15, 2021
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Hm-m-m

What do you call a DWI checkpoint that nets 63 charges, but only 3 of them are DWI? I like the concept of getting the…

December 11, 2009February 15, 2021
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Glory be!

(Via Of Arms and the Law) A front-desk staffer told authorities that she’d received a complaint from a hotel guest who said the door to…

December 10, 2009February 15, 2021
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OK, so he’s a “liberal studies major”

Which means he’ll soon be asking me if I want fries with that. You still have to admire the kid’s intestinal fortitude. Living in a…

December 10, 2009February 13, 2021
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I don’t want to say this…

But if this story is half accurate, bring the troops home right now, because we’re going to lose too many of them in the name…

December 9, 2009February 15, 2021

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