Today’s top headlines.• According to the AP, “Sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad won a surprise request Monday to represent himself at trial.” To make him feel more comfortable, the judge has allowed Muhammad to shout down his opening statement from a clock tower.
Not only is Muhammad an instrument of God, he’s also an incisive debater. Here’s the kind of logic that the poor jury will have to sit through: “There’s three truths,” he states. “The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I always thought there was just one truth.” Bam! Meanwhile the jury is debating how many forms there are of guilty.
• Who would’ve thought annoying pop-under ads are worth $4.3 million. But that’s the amount the beloved X10 company has to pay to three young brothers who created AdvertisementBanners.com and somehow have some special claim on:And to think all I do when I see such an ad is immediately click the
.• In sports, when the football game is 56-14 in the fourth quarter wouldn’t it just be easier to speed things up by not stopping the clock?
That football game was looooooooong.
In sports, when the football game is 56-14 in the fourth quarter wouldn’t it just be easier to speed things up by not stopping the clock?
It would be great if they’d just implement a “throwing in the towel” rule like they have in boxing. It would prevent injuries and get boring lopsided football games off my tv. But I guess with all the ad dollars having already been spent and the players guaranteed their elephantile salaries, they’re going to drag it out as long as possible.