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A little rant about this after the jump.

Stand-up comedy seriousness by Robert Newman
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you can't have both

Link: Wombat

Nice photo series...
Yet.. As much as I love our aerospace technology, one thing that always struck me funny was the Nighthawk's "F" designation (fighter), when all I've ever heard about is its successful bombing campaigns.
I'd hate to see this jet actually engage any other modern fighter jet that could see it.. Surviving that would earn its "F" designation; meanwhile, I don't think it could outmaneuver my cat.
That's fine, except we still had to shell out billions more for the actual "B" (B = Bomber) stealth jet, the B2 Spirit, which isn't supposed to maneuver at all.
But whatever, it's just taxpayer dollars, right?
Methinks they're both bombers, but our gov't was too weak paranoid corrupt to deny one large war-mongering corporation (Northrop-Grumman) a contract in favor of another (Lockheed-Martin), and unable to get two "bombers" in the budget, they simply passed this off as a "fighter".
Link: RIAT 2002 F117 display
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*edit 5/1/08 - The F-117 is retiring. I learned about it in this thread, and I agree it's early for any military aircraft; the old carriers still launch planes older than me.
It was a subsonic bomber with a tiny payload with one mission (suppression of air defenses), that it could perform only at night. Everything the F-117 could do, could be done better and cheaper with Tomahawk missiles and GPS-guided munitions, and none of the F-117 technology was used in future iterations of stealth designs (the B-2, the F-22, etc).

Link is entire episode (half-hour), and it calls on the Holy Bible.
Link: A Helpful Hand - Google Video
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Finally!!!
*#%^, we've only waited a couple of decades; way to stay on top of things there guys..
Ugh. I don't want Telemundo. I don't want the Church channels or the Home Shopping crap. I only like about 10 of the 300 stations I hafta pay for...
What's that thing called that America is supposed to be built on? Free enterprise? Competition?
Why the &#&@ do I have to pay to not watch Country Music Television?! I'm sure they have a market, but I'm not it.
Just like adult diapers. Some people have to have them, but I don't. Yet.
Link: WSJ: FCC expected to back "a la carte" cable pricing - Nov. 29, 2005
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Wait. You know, while I'm at it, here's a couple of other things that have been bugging me:

Mispronunciation of the schnapps "Goldschläger" - See the umlaut over the "a"? It's a long a, just like "Jägermeister" (Yay-grr-my-stir). Why Americans can say one and not the other is beyond me. It's German; Goldschläger means gold striker, and Jägermeister means master hunter. People say Kindergarten, Gesundheit, and Rindfleischetikettierungsäberwachungsaufgaben all the time, so what's the big deal?
Misuse of the word "ignorant". Example: "Well you don't have to get all ignorant with me," as in "Your attitude offends me."
Ignorance is not an evil thing; in fact, ignorance is bliss. It just means unaware/uninformed. I'm ignorant about astrophysics, but rocket scientists aren't going to get angry and come kick my ass for it.

Ok, I'm done.

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In pictures: How the world is changing

Earlier this week, scientists announced that carbon dioxide levels are higher now than they've been for at least 650,000 years.

Meh, I don't see what all the fuss is about.

Today's game was crooked.
Like the coach said, we do a great job playing against the other side; we don't play against umps.
Bad calls all over the place lately; this name keeps popping up..

At least this is somewhat satisfying. Here's the image - save it to your desktop, and then click the link below...

Link: shoot it!
*note - I do not mean in any way to advocate any kind of violence - this is purely a virtual expression of outrage.

Dear Houston:

I hope this doesn't get taken the wrong way, but please prepare to be spanked. The Cardinals are on a tear, unlike the end of 2004, and I doubt that a team that went 5-11(including 2-6 at home at precious Minute Maid park) against them in regular season will be able to withstand a beating. Now, I'm not saying that it won't go to 7, everyone loves drama, but WE WILL ROCK YOU!!!!! Busch Stadium is gonna be rockin' by the end of the week, and as much as I respect Roger Clemens, if you can't get some hits when he's hurling, your ass is in for it.

As I said before, I don't want you to take this the wrong way. But, we are unstoppable, and I wish you luck in 2006!

The Cardinal Nation

If you don't click anything else, at least check out this video (windows media version here)... It sums it all up rather well.

I'm finding it really hard not to type a lot of profanity to express myself, so I'll try to keep myself cheery with this rap song, and thank heavens that at least Halliburton is on the job.. (they're so lucky! they get all the contracts!)
Excuses for the incompetence...
Oh hey, look, a National Geographic article from last year.
Too bad the Bush administration slashed the funding! Too bad he shattered the record for most vacationing president ever, and took his sweet time to get back to work, unlike that one time he raced back to Washington to intervene with the Terry Schiavo case!

Here's a timeline of events so far.

Ugh. Here's a short synopsis, in pictures.

Here's an open letter to Bush.

His mother Barbara's quite the sensitive one, too:
"And so many of the people in the arena here, you
know, were underprivileged anyway, so this--this (she
chuckles slightly) is working very well for them."

Video and article - Louisiana Senator Landrieu:
"Touring this critical site yesterday with the President, I saw what I believed to be a real and significant effort to get a handle on a major cause of this catastrophe. Flying over this critical spot again this morning, less than 24 hours later, it became apparent that yesterday we witnessed a hastily prepared stage set for a Presidential photo opportunity; and the desperately needed resources we saw were this morning reduced to a single, lonely piece of equipment."

I have to go spit.

I'm trying to catch up on some classic novels on my must-read list. I finally read Fahrenheit 451, and now I really want to burn it. I can't bring myself to do it, but I think it'd make for a funny photo. read more

Why the Fantastic 4 Human Torch ATV (with Light-Up Headlights!) is the Worst Movie Tie-In Toy Ever
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