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This has to be the greatest thing I’ll see all day. That’s pretty sad, actually.

Of course, I feel better after watching it again.

[Thanks Laughing Squid]

While waiting for the bus this morning I saw what has to be the absolute worst ad for anything I’ve ever seen.

While “lots of people” may win, many more lose. I honestly think that this may border on deceptive advertising.

A soon-to-be internet sensation: John Cleese comments on the absurity of Sarah Palin running for VP of the United States.

[From John Cleese on Sarah Palin: "Monty Python Could Have Written This." - Boing Boing]

I love that flickr is so friendly.

It’s the end of summer here in Washington. It’s never as nice as the beginning of summer. At least in May we have a short respite from the pedigree school students and the interns.

As the nights get longer, my patience gets shorter. I know it will be a matter of weeks before some vapid AU sorority girl nearly hits me with her daddy’s car (with an odds-on favorite New Jersey licence plate).

Sigh.

Welcome to crazy town. Population: These Guys

Seriously? I’m pretty sure that “Paulville” is founding the same way that most anti-government militias start: going “off the grid”, forming their own currency (which, of course, is of no value), not being “forced to do or pay for other people’s life styles you may not agree with.”

I do approve of their use of solar and wind power, though.

UPDATE: I just read the description of this fine metropolis-to-be. From the website:

Average temps range mid 90′s in the summer and low 30′s in the winter due to it’s 4,000 foot elevation, making for not too hot of summers and not too cold of winters.

I used to live in southwest Oklahoma, and I can tell you that “mid 90′s” means “low 100′s”, and “low 30′s” mean “water freezes”. Also, the “arid climate” means that a hot, burning wind will destroy you skin without even thinking about it.

[From A Gated Community for Ron Paul Supporters? - The Lede - Breaking News - New York Times Blog]

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Link to the KQED Page

Via [Boing Boing]

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