Category Archives: Snark

Stupid TSA Tricks – Propaganda Department

Posted on September 23, 2008 by alan

I’m not a big fan of the TSA and they’re a frequent subject of mockery here. So I can’t pass up the opportunity to mock a comment left by “George_TSA” on a previous post. well, first of all, the poster … Continue reading →

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Blog Statistics and Stat Counters: Fail

Posted on September 22, 2008 by alan

Since the SiteMeter fiasco I’ve been looking at stat counters and I’ve tried several. There’s a problem though: They all report different numbers. They can’t even agree on a simple thing like page loads. Obviously the ones that rely on … Continue reading →

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End Of World Delayed For Two Months

Posted on September 20, 2008 by alan

The LHC will be offline for two months while repairs are made to a one of it’s superconducting magnets. Those of you who were hoping for the end of the world will have to wait a little longer.

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Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble.

Posted on September 12, 2008 by alan

Oil dropped below $100 a barrel today. Can you say bubble? Sure, I knew you could. POP!

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Biden says Hillary would have been better VP pick.

Posted on September 11, 2008 by alan

Biden’s latest “WTF?” moment. I bet the Obamarama is thrilled with his VP pick now. At a rally Wednesday, Biden said: “Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States … Continue reading →

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LHC Watch – Day Two

Posted on September 11, 2008 by alan

Woke up this morning.  Earth still here. They must be doing something wrong.

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News Flash: World Still Here

Posted on September 10, 2008 by alan

The LHC was turned on , and the world still exists. Of course, this was just a one way test, and nothing happened except for a few gazillion protons whirling around the race track. Doomsday is postponed.

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Only Ones helping you out

Posted on September 5, 2008 by alan

Suicidal woman killed by Fort Worth police The woman tried to kill herself with a .22 pistol but wasn’t successful so the cops helped her out. As one officer placed his hand on her shoulder to console her, Ms. Bivens … Continue reading →

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Got Election?

Posted on August 29, 2008 by alan

My, didn’t the 08 election just get a little more interesting? It’s funny to see all the swooning from people who were complaining about the Democrats loosing their collective panties over Obamarama. Deep breath time folks, the election isn’t over. … Continue reading →

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Diebold confesses that it's voting machines are inaccurate

Posted on August 28, 2008 by alan

Diebold has confessed that it’s voting machines loose votes. According to spokesman Chris Riggall, a “critical programming error that can cause votes to be dropped while being electronically transferred from memory cards to a central tallying point” has been part … Continue reading →

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