Category Archives: News

Stop Global Warming.org

Posted on April 24 2005 by Mickey

    I just saw the rebroadcast of Real Time with Bill Maher and had to check out the website that Robert F Kennedy Jr talked about: Stop Global Warming.org. They plan to have a virtual march on Washington DC … Continue reading →

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It’s a Fact: The Internet Makes You Stupid

Posted on April 24 2005 by Mickey

    It’s already a common belief that, as stated on Something Awful, “the Internet makes you stupid”.    Now it’s been scientifically proven.    From vnunet.com:     Researchers at the University of London Institute of Psychiatry have found … Continue reading →

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Today in Food (2005-04-21)

Posted on April 21 2005 by Mickey

    KFC to be “Kentucky Fried Chicken” again. Is it safe to use “fried” now or is “drawing on its Southern roots” a way for the company to woo the Christian right? (Maybe they could darken the Colonel’s beard … Continue reading →

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Don’t [TBD] and Drive

Posted on April 21 2005 by Mickey

    The intent of the Fort Wayne law was to tighten up a restriction that allowed open containers of alcohol in a vehicle if the driver’s blood alcohol level was below 0.04. But in not specifying what open containers … Continue reading →

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Best of Motor City Music Conference 2005

Posted on April 20 2005 by Mickey

    The Motor City Music Conference (or MC2) is underway in (of all places) Detroit, for the next five nights. 600 acts playing in over 50 venues, from national acts to local bands. These local bands are being highlighted … Continue reading →

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Alotta Omelet

Posted on March 28 2005 by Mickey

    Don’t just break your fast. Pummel it, stomp on it, and bury it with Burger King’s new Enormous Omelet Sandwich. CNN/Money reports the “sandwich has one sausage patty, two eggs, two American cheese slices and three strips of … Continue reading →

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David Letterman Victim of Kidnapping Plot?

Posted on March 18 2005 by Mickey

      According to the AP wire, authorities uncovered a plot to kidnap David Letterman’s baby son. “The man charged Thursday with hatching the scheme, Kelly A. Frank, worked as a painter at the talk-show host’s 2,700-acre spread near … Continue reading →

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Bush Remembers Bin Laden’s Name!

Posted on March 9 2005 by Mickey

    Quite frequently The Daily Show will run a news clip that is so remarkably funny, even before they skewer it with their own comedy, that I wish I had kept it and archived it. Last night was no … Continue reading →

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Fiction is a Crime

Posted on March 6 2005 by Mickey

    The Thought Police just nabbed another one, namely William Poole, 18, whose heinous crime is apparently possession of an imagination. “A George Rogers Clark High School junior arrested Tuesday for making terrorist threats told LEX 18 News Thursday … Continue reading →

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The Endangerd Sanders Speed Bump Cake

Posted on February 11 2005 by Mickey

    From the Detroit News: “Now that Awrey Bakeries has filed for bankruptcy protection, the fate of a Detroit icon hangs in the balance.    “I speak of the chocolate bumpy cake, which represents not so much a beguiling … Continue reading →

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