Life Imitates Monty Python

Thieves cut off man's 'holy leg'

Oh come on, I mean do we look like the sort of chaps
who'd creep into a camp at night, steal into someone's
tent, anaesthetise them, tissue-type them, amputate a leg and
run away with it?

Splash!

Care for a swim?

Why We NEED The Death Penalty

This guy needs a quick, fair trial and should be dead by the end of the month. Forgive, yes, but also take him out of society for good, because it's the right thing to do.

Al Gore Is An Ass

Gore hits at US over climate change

Al Gore savaged the US government’s “obstructing” attitude and urged delegates at the UN conference on climate change to ignore Washington if necessary to pursue the “moral imperative” of a new global regime.

That's what this whole thing is all about - a new global regime. They want you to wet your pants over global warming so they can take over the world. Doctor Evil lives!

Global warming is a scam and all the Democrat and most of the Republican nominees buy into it.

Did you see Hillary volunteering to raise her hand at the debate?



Fred shows'em what's up:



And this is too funny:

Why?

Scientists in Japan have succeeded in breeding a mouse that is not afraid of cats. Yes, there's a video.

Fred, Please

Huck, Mitt, Rudy, McCain blame you for global warming

I saw most of this debate Wednesday and when I heard this question asked, and answered, I couldn't believe my ears.

I thought about posting my thoughts on this election earlier but kept putting it off. I'm not excited about any of the front runners at all. I'm not sure why conservatives are jumping on the bandwagon of any of them.

Huckabee - I don't like how he has previously handled (read 'raised') taxes at all, I'm very uncomfortable with that. I'm also uncomfortable with the way he seems to be using Christianity. I could be wrong but he seems more of a huckster than the real deal. I pass.

Romney - Like his business sense. He was Governor of Massachusetts though. That's not a plus. He also seems like a huckster to me. He knows how to put the mask on and say what you want to hear. Sidenote: Don't care a wit about his religion - a complete non-issue. I pass here, too.

Giuliani - I really like what he did for New York, especially after 9/11. He handled that so well. Like the previous two candidates, he's not really a true conservative though. I like him better than the others but mostly that's because of his leadership during 9/11, beyond that he doesn't excite me.

McCain - Doesn't do anything for me.

Fred Thomson - I like Fred. I'm comfortable with Fred. There are no areas I find questionable in him as far as being President. He should be the top guy as far as I am concerned. I like his style, he's not out there giving the song and dance, he does things in his own way, he'll say the unpopular thing when it needs to be said, and he doesn't go along with the crowd. He's the conservative candidate. He's not flashy. That's a major plus for me, but apparently not for most people. Too bad, because there is so rarely substance behind the flash. Vote for Fred.

And then there's this:

Asked about the biggest obstacle to improving education in America, Thompson says, "The National Education Association. The NEA."

Thanks Jim Geraghty for the quote.

Fred Thompson unofficial campaign t-shirt.

Which Way Did They Go?

Here's a picture of trout jumping 3 feet to a pipe to escape a pond. Or is it a picture of trout being dumped into the pond from the pipe? Something fishy about that picture, I say.

Only in Germany

Michael Schumacher may well be the fastest taxi driver in Germany after the seven-times world champion shocked a cab driver by taking over the wheel in order to be on time for a flight.

"He drove at full throttle around the corners and over-took in some unbelievable places."

Best Way to Lose Respect

If you want to be taken seriously as an actress, don't do this

The blonde beauty wants to be taken seriously as an actress and believes baring all is the best way to earn the respect of Tinseltown, even if it goes against her family's wishes.

The best way to be taken seriously as an actor/actress is to be damn good at it. Blow them away with your ability. Yes, they want to see you naked but as soon as you do that, they lose interest.

Brain Damage

Al-Qaida attacks even their friends

The two bombs exploded around 9:30 a.m., and one had deliberately targeted United Nations offices,

Needs To Be Said

What we can't say about black-on-white crime

Welcome to the realm of hate crimes that aren't hate crimes.

This is Why We Need the Internet

So you can watch this.

And you will watch every 'destination,' have fun.

Ground Chicken

A plethora of chickens are currently covering much of I-24 West near the Shelby Avenue exit, having taken a tumble out of a dump truck hauling the dead, apparently unfrozen birds under a tarp.

Why is a dump truck hauling dead, apparently unfrozen chicken? The reporter forgot to ask.

She Died "Peace" fully

Dad charged in teen's death

Friends at the victim’s school said she feared her father and had argued over her desire to shun the hijab, a traditional shoulder-length head scarf worn by females in devout Muslim families.

Island Paradise

Popular Cuban TV presenter defects

Where are all the defectors to Cuba?

In Memory ...

of Michael Sack - of the SackShack blog - who passed away on Dec 1, 2007. I didn't know him personally but always enjoyed reading his blog, he had a wonderful sense of humor and he will be missed. Unfortunately, his older posts are gone, but he left a letter for his family that will bring tears to your eyes.

Excessive Force?

At Last!

People for whom indignation is a way of life -- and there seem to be an increasing number of such people -- repeatedly have outbursts of outrage whenever the police fire a lot of shots at some criminal.

People who have never fired a gun in their lives, and have never had a split-second in which to make a decision that could mean life or death for themselves or others, are often nevertheless convinced that the police used excessive force.

I Love Bob Newhart

Colorado Church Killings

It's horrible to see these shootings, the Omaha Mall and these church shootings, and my heart goes out to the victims and their families. There is a difference in the the second church shooting that is worth a look.

2 Fatal Shootings at Colorado Religious Sites

Wearing combat boots and carrying an assault rifle and at least one pistol, the gunman, apparently without provocation, opened fire in a parking lot and shot four people, one of them fatally, as bystanders dashed for cover. There were about 7,000 worshipers inside the church when the shooting erupted, a church official said.

The Colorado Springs chief of police, Richard Myers, said that after the parking-lot shootings, the assailant ran into the 10,000-seat church with his high-powered rifle, and was confronted by an armed church security guard, who shot and killed him. Neither the gunman nor the victims in Colorado Springs were immediately identified by the authorities.

Security guards in the church were armed and were able to stop the gunman before he could kill anyone else. If not for that fact, the gunman would have had free reign to shoot until he ran out of bullets.

Again, police were not on scene until it was all over. I'm not blaming them, merely pointing out what is true in most cases and why people need to be able to defend themselves. This gunman thought he would meet no resistance in what he thought was a gun-free zone. He didn't go down to the local gun range or police station to start shooting randomly - even crazy people know better.

No-Gun Zones Kill People

Or, at least make it very easy for criminals to kill people.

Firsthand account of mall shooting

Honestly, and as God as my witness, when I saw him shooting and as watched for a few seconds trying to figure out what he was going to do and what I should do, the thought that when through my mind was, “If I had a gun, I have a perfect shot.”

Yes, a perfect shot. I had a full side profile, I was close, and no one was visible behind him execept a wall. I had a clear shot during the second round of fire.

When I realized that I had no gun, fear instantly struck me, along with anger, and severe panic.

I ran hard.

I am very angry at the city of Omaha and the mall for their stupid laws that nearly cost me my life. The laws protected no one, and in my opinion, caused people to die.

It took FOREVER for the cops to get there, I estimated the time as 10 minutes but the news says 6.

It's not their fault, but cops are never there (except by shear luck) until it's too late. You can't rely on them to save you. They will fill out the paperwork, interview survivors, and notify the next of kin - and if the bad guy got away, hopefully they will find him. No guarantees.