Custom-built from what looks like a Bobcat earth mover:
Apparently the Sheriff's Department wants to use it to get quick access into house trailers:
More images here.
CALL THE SWAT TEAM!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Wow. Gainesville SWAT Team Has Its Own Tank
Custom-built from what looks like a Bobcat earth mover:
Apparently the Sheriff's Department wants to use it to get quick access into house trailers:
More images here.
CALL THE SWAT TEAM!
If You're In the Wilmington, NC, Area Soon...
...you might prepare yourself for people asking, "Hey, guess what I found?" on a frequent basis.
It would probably be a good idea for vampires to avoid the Cape Fear area for some time to come. Just sayin'.
It would probably be a good idea for vampires to avoid the Cape Fear area for some time to come. Just sayin'.
The Mutt of Kiliminjaro
Kilimanjaro is a snow-covered mountain 19,710 feet high, and is said to be the highest mountain in Africa. Its western summit is called the Masai "Ngaje Ngai," the House of God. Close to the western summit there is a scampering, mangy mutt of a dog. No one has explained what the dog is seeking at that altitude.
I doubt that I'll be the only blogger to parody Hemingway today.
I doubt that I'll be the only blogger to parody Hemingway today.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Meanwhile, In Murmansk...
...they apparently have caught a Jeffrey Dahmer-style cannibal serial killer.
An aspiring chef, he liked to render his victims into sausage and meatballs and post his cooking recipes on the internet.
For you students of crime, there are similarities to the crimes of Fritz Haarman, the "Butcher of Hanover."
An aspiring chef, he liked to render his victims into sausage and meatballs and post his cooking recipes on the internet.
For you students of crime, there are similarities to the crimes of Fritz Haarman, the "Butcher of Hanover."
Apt Metaphor
South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint (R), on the political divide in Washington:
DeMint said political Washington is incapable of compromise, comparing it to two opposing teams on a football field.
"You can't imagine a coach saying, 'Go out there, compromise with those guys,' " DeMint said. "You don't do that because the other team has a goal, going in the opposite direction of where you're going, and they are there to beat you."
"And I hate to say it, but in a lot of ways that's where we are in Washington."
DeMint said political Washington is incapable of compromise, comparing it to two opposing teams on a football field.
"You can't imagine a coach saying, 'Go out there, compromise with those guys,' " DeMint said. "You don't do that because the other team has a goal, going in the opposite direction of where you're going, and they are there to beat you."
"And I hate to say it, but in a lot of ways that's where we are in Washington."
He Has An Over-Developed Sense of Vengeance...
...and it's going to get him into trouble some day:
A Washington state fire chief says a man dumped gasoline on a beehive in a tree in retaliation for a bee sting, then ignited the hive, causing an explosion heard throughout his suburban neighborhood just a few miles south of the Canadian border.
Lynden chief Gary Baar tells the Bellingham Herald (http://bit.ly/pBBpg0) that the Sunday night fire caused a large "whoosh," singed the tree and killed the bees but no people were hurt.
Baar says the man's friend had been stung earlier in the day.
Now that's what I call friendship: a man who will wreak vengeance on an entire hive of bees in retaliation for one sting to a friend.
Of course, you know where I got the blog post title:
A Washington state fire chief says a man dumped gasoline on a beehive in a tree in retaliation for a bee sting, then ignited the hive, causing an explosion heard throughout his suburban neighborhood just a few miles south of the Canadian border.
Lynden chief Gary Baar tells the Bellingham Herald (http://bit.ly/pBBpg0) that the Sunday night fire caused a large "whoosh," singed the tree and killed the bees but no people were hurt.
Baar says the man's friend had been stung earlier in the day.
Now that's what I call friendship: a man who will wreak vengeance on an entire hive of bees in retaliation for one sting to a friend.
Of course, you know where I got the blog post title:
Monday, August 29, 2011
New Species of Bird Discovered In US
Unfortunately, the only example is dead and in a museum.
Pic:
Stiff. Bereft of Life.
They've named it Bryan's Shearwater. Since I've already started a Monty Python riff, might as well continue it:
Pic:
They've named it Bryan's Shearwater. Since I've already started a Monty Python riff, might as well continue it:
My Gods. If They'll Arrest People For That...
...then we're all in trouble.
"Pair Arrested For ‘Lack Of Common Sense’ After Rafting Down Main Street In Manayunk."
h/t Drudge Report
"Pair Arrested For ‘Lack Of Common Sense’ After Rafting Down Main Street In Manayunk."
h/t Drudge Report
What If...
...you could legally sell your vote to the highest bidder?
Both in primary elections and State/National elections?
You could set up a system for registered voters to accept bids, with the winning bid getting a guaranteed, certified vote from the voter.
Would "safe" gerrymandered seats remain safe? I doubt it.
Would you vote against your principles if the payoff was high enough? (the old punchline "We already agree what you are, now we're just haggling" comes to mind)
The way it would work best is if the result of pre-sold votes was made public knowledge, because then each political party would know how many votes it would still have to purchase; price of votes would work on the free market principle, being determined by the supply of eligible voters and demand for votes/victories.
Would you have voter apathy and refusal to participate in the civic duty of voting under such a system? I doubt it. You'd probably have close to 100% participation.
How high could payments for votes go? $50? $500? $5000? Higher?
And, just to have an incentive for the government to do this, imagine an instant 5% tax assessment when you cast your vote. "Wait a minute, that's a poll tax!" some dumbass might say. Well, no. It's a tax on money you have been paid for voting, not a tax that deters you from voting.
How about some commentary, here. I don't often come up with brainstorms like this, and I'd like some feedback.
Both in primary elections and State/National elections?
You could set up a system for registered voters to accept bids, with the winning bid getting a guaranteed, certified vote from the voter.
Would "safe" gerrymandered seats remain safe? I doubt it.
Would you vote against your principles if the payoff was high enough? (the old punchline "We already agree what you are, now we're just haggling" comes to mind)
The way it would work best is if the result of pre-sold votes was made public knowledge, because then each political party would know how many votes it would still have to purchase; price of votes would work on the free market principle, being determined by the supply of eligible voters and demand for votes/victories.
Would you have voter apathy and refusal to participate in the civic duty of voting under such a system? I doubt it. You'd probably have close to 100% participation.
How high could payments for votes go? $50? $500? $5000? Higher?
And, just to have an incentive for the government to do this, imagine an instant 5% tax assessment when you cast your vote. "Wait a minute, that's a poll tax!" some dumbass might say. Well, no. It's a tax on money you have been paid for voting, not a tax that deters you from voting.
How about some commentary, here. I don't often come up with brainstorms like this, and I'd like some feedback.
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