11/16/2008 10:57:43 PM EST

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Madonna (none / 0)
Hey, you guys gotta check these bitches out. And you thought Madonna's arms turned you off. I wonder if the kegel muscles on these girls are similarly toned.

by desertpear on 11/16/2008 11:34:54 PM EST

oops (none / 0)
bitches ladies

by desertpear on 11/16/2008 11:35:45 PM EST

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mike relm piece (none / 0)

by sfinneganus on 11/17/2008 04:57:10 PM EST

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woah (none / 0)
those are some, um, motivated gals.

by hazmat on 11/16/2008 11:53:19 PM EST

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I have never been more frightened in my life... (none / 0)


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...and I've worked with people who would kill you for a cigarette -- and I never gave them any.


The world is a strange place, but that makes it really fun to watch. -- bfaul

by EveningStarNM on 11/17/2008 04:03:37 AM EST

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yay! (none / 0)
my lobbying paid off. Beautiful.

by hazmat on 11/16/2008 11:51:52 PM EST

some things I did not know (none / 0)

This is really barbaric--can we secede from these states?

14 states have passed abortion-related ultrasound laws. Some of these statutes merely instruct clinics to offer an ultrasound to each abortion patient. Since many clinics do this anyway to help determine the week of the pregnancy, these laws don't intrude all that much on the doctor-patient relationship.

Four states—Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Oklahoma—have taken the galling step of requiring her to have one regardless of need. They recently passed laws that go beyond offering ultrasounds to mandating them. Oklahoma's new statute dictates that either the doctor performing the abortion or a "certified technician working in conjunction" with that doctor do the ultrasound, "provide a simultaneous explanation of what the ultrasound is depicting," and also "display the ultrasound images so that the pregnant woman may view them." The law goes so far as to specify the doctor's script: The physician must describe the heartbeat and the presence of internal organs, fingers, and toes. The patient then has to certify in writing that the doctor or technician duly did all of this before the abortion. She can avert her eyes from the screen, the statute allows. Maybe the legislators should have also thought to mention putting her hands over her ears.

...a South Dakota statute requires doctors to give patients who come for an abortion a mandatory written statement telling them that an abortion includes "increased risk of suicide ideation and suicide," even though there's no good evidence of such a risk. Both laws leave doctors with an ethical quandary. They can either risk criminal prosecution by breaking the law or follow it and either (in Oklahoma) do an ultrasound against a patient's will or (in South Dakota) read a state-mandated script for which there's no solid medical backing.

by desertpear on 11/17/2008 12:06:27 AM EST

We have a long way to go. (none / 0)

But I think of it this way: We've just elected a black man to the Presidency.  That is an incredible feat for such a backwards-thinking nation as ours.  In a hundred years, we might even be civilized.


The world is a strange place, but that makes it really fun to watch. -- bfaul

by EveningStarNM on 11/17/2008 04:10:20 AM EST

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Reminding me of (none / 0)
what Gandhi is supposed to have said when asked:

"What do you think of Western Civilization?"

He answered:

"I think it would be a good idea."


by Arna on 11/17/2008 08:38:51 AM EST

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mighty ironic (none / 0)
considering he was a big old racist.

"The eyelid is a joke"

by richardshort2001 on 11/17/2008 11:35:33 AM EST

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And if we're lucky... (none / 0)
Texas!

by LudwigVan on 11/18/2008 03:41:14 PM EST

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60 minutes (none / 0)

Awwww, that was a great interview with Obama. The difference between him and Bush is so striking.

Some of the comments are so dismaying. Even when Republicans like Bush win, I try to hope for the best rather than stew in hate before they even take office. These folks are not willing to open a book to learn about who Obama is, but they are willing to spread vicious lies about him being a complete mystery. What is wrong with the 26% of Americans? I have to lay some of the blame on McCain and Palin for running such a hateful attack campaign on our first African American candidate. Now they have retards thinking Obama is a Marxist. sigh.

by desertpear on 11/17/2008 01:38:57 AM EST

Insects (none / 0)
I'll see your mantid and raise you a beetle that looks like a Rorschach test.

by OneHitKill on 11/17/2008 03:51:42 AM EST

nice cerambycid! (none / 0)
I love the powder blue color--it's one that you don't see too often on insects. What is interesting too is that the photo seems to have been taken on a beach. There are usually very few insects along ocean beaches.

by desertpear on 11/17/2008 02:55:13 PM EST

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Kissing Bug! (none / 0)
I'll see your beetle and raise you the vector for Trypanosoma cruzi.

by cruzi on 11/17/2008 03:54:04 PM EST

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aha! (none / 0)
your namesake, eh?

by desertpear on 11/17/2008 04:24:17 PM EST

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rarely seen poo finally collected! (none / 0)

"The results of this poo analysis are really exciting!"

Dr. Meekan described the faeces that the team collected as "scientific gold".

by desertpear on 11/17/2008 04:26:50 PM EST

another good reason to buy organic (none / 0)

and to be especially careful what you feed your children.

Melamine poisoning, whether acute or chronic, is not just a Chinese problem.

by desertpear on 11/17/2008 04:33:49 PM EST

Unbelievable (none / 0)
That people would add poison to food to make a profit...

I had no idea that the melamine was added to trick the protein concentration test.  I thought it was an accidental contaminant.  

This will give me trouble sleeping...

by cruzi on 11/18/2008 01:29:38 PM EST

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Breaking: Obama's attorney general (none / 0)
first African-American attorney general?  What will the poor racist hillbillies think???

by desertpear on 11/18/2008 03:04:46 PM EST

Encouragement (none / 0)

"...[Eric Holder] has sharply criticized the secrecy and the expansive views of executive power advanced by the Bush Justice Department."

Sounds promising.


The world is a strange place, but that makes it really fun to watch. -- bfaul

by EveningStarNM on 11/18/2008 04:14:21 PM EST

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"Chupuya" is a real word. (none / 0)

But it's not a Turkish interjection with a meaning similar to "wasiktirlan". It's actually a Quechua word meaning "to develop an abscess".

(That word could be heard on last evening's TYT broadcast in reference to a patriotic bumper sticker. Guess we have a new Cenkism...)

by LudwigVan on 11/18/2008 03:44:07 PM EST

Holy cow. (none / 0)

And I thought that I was picky!  Lud, you outclass me by a mile.


The world is a strange place, but that makes it really fun to watch. -- bfaul

by EveningStarNM on 11/18/2008 04:18:47 PM EST

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can you please use in a sentence? (none / 0)
this will be quite handy when talking to my vet.  ;)

by desertpear on 11/18/2008 04:39:44 PM EST

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