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Comments by YACCS

 
The European Union has a plan for middle-eastern peace, a bare, not-very-well-thought-out framework that totally avoids the issues that are currently holding up the negotiations. The plan essentially says "let's just declare a Palestinian state, and worry about the details later..."
Yeah, great plan.

In other news, France has offered to surrender to anyone if they think it would help the process.
so wrote Leper around about 6:35 PM

 
"Canada has a warship?" asked U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. "Like for war?"
so wrote Leper around about 4:08 PM

 
Today's Times has a piece on Love. Interesting.
so wrote Leper around about 3:59 PM

 
I'm currently watching "The Producers" on TCM. Mel Brooks was a genius when he was younger. "Springtime for Hitler & Germany....." I'm curious to see what he's done with it on Broadway.
so wrote Leper around about 3:51 PM

 
For those of you with a morbid need to watch very drunk people from all over the country converge on New Orleans for Mardi Gras, check out this site. I went to Mardi Gras a couple years ago. I'm glad I have a bladder of steel, as all of the bars on Bourbon Street require you to buy a drink in order to use the bathroom. It turns into a vicious circle, drinking & peeing....drinking & peeing....ahhhh, sweet alcohol......
so wrote Leper around about 3:49 PM

 
Those of you with handheld devices will enjoy these pictures. Apparently, an idiot tried to dry out his Palm VII in the oven and accidently baked it alongside a pizza. (via Fark)
so wrote Leper around about 3:11 PM

 
This one made me laugh so hard I choked. 'Star Trek' Crew to Compete at the Olympics? (via WilWheatonDotNet)
so wrote Leper around about 2:41 PM

 
Another story from The Times states that King Abdullah of Jordan has exposed Iranian-backed attacks in which 17 mortar and rockets were launched on Israel from Jordanian territory. This fact was apparently the key info in Dubya including Iran in his "Axis of Evil".
so wrote Leper around about 1:58 PM

 
The Times has a story about how the Palestinian Authority released 25 militants from two detention centers in Nablus after an Israeli air attack on the town. All those released were members of Hamas & Islamic Jihad. They were released to "keep them out of harm's way". Interestingly, 103 suspected Israeli informants in those same centers remained locked up. Either Arafat is quickly losing control of his own people, or he just doesn't care anymore. Both spell Trouble (with a capital T).
so wrote Leper around about 1:51 PM

 
"Good morning, sir. I can tell by looking at you that it must be cold out today..."
so wrote Leper around about 6:09 AM

 
Two student have embezzled $100,000 from the Harvard theater. The funniest part of the story is further down.

"Hasty Pudding is known for some of its alumni, including the actors Jack Lemmon and Fred Gwynne. Its awards ceremonies invariably require the honoree to do something outrageous. Mel Gibson had to recite a soliloquy from "Hamet" while escaping from a straitjacket. Tom Cruise had to wear a bra and red stiletto heels."

Unfortunately, Mr. Cruise wore them on Mel Gibson's night....
so wrote Leper around about 6:02 AM

 
(Man, the NY Times is chock full 'o' goodies today!)

"Did I say sabotaged? I mean to say I aided the Nazis in their attempt to build the atom bomb..."

Are you certain, Mr. Heisenberg? BWAHAHAHAHAHAhahaha...haha...ha...eh, hm.
so wrote Leper around about 5:46 AM

 
This just in: Republicans are afraid that without their "soft money", they can't keep their jobs.

Your Honor, I rest my case.
so wrote Leper around about 5:39 AM

 
Warning: oncoming rant!
Subject: campaign finance reform

Let's all hop into our Wayback machines, back to the last election. No, before the whole Florida thing. Remember the candidates in favor of campaign finance reform (McCain?) being blasted by their opponents for taking corporate money? Why didn't they just not take the money? Because these days, principles don't win elections--money does. Is any sane politician going to willingly give his opponent a huge advantage over himself? Hell, no! Resting on your principles in such a situation will give you a fine place to sit while you watch someone else getting sworn in to the office for which you were running.

Until both sides are prevented from accepting "soft money", any group with the cash will have an inappropriate influence in our government. Here's what I propose: not only do we abolish the accepting of "soft money", but we also abolish Political Action Committees and any other candidate fundraising groups aside from the national party (Democratic, Republican, etc.) and the individual candidate's campaign committee. In addidion, to prevent rich asshole from simply buying their way into office, candidates should not be allowed to use their own money. They should be able to use only those funds donated to them by individual citizens (sums not to exceed $x amount). By doing this, candidates will be forced to actually listen to their constituents, as opposed to paying them lip service while accepting big, fat envelopes of cash from their corporate benefactors. Money talks, and those with the most money unfortunately have the loudest voices.

You may now return to your regularly scheduled websurfing. Thank you.
so wrote Leper around about 5:31 AM

 
Backpedaling furiously, Dubya flew to New York City to reaffirm his pledge of $20 billion in assistance for rebuilding purposes. I wonder if that $20 billion includes the $5 billion in tax cuts for downtown businesses he is also promising? Funny, none of this is in the new federal budget <scratches head>....
so wrote Leper around about 5:05 AM

 
Here's one for the Future Wars file: Japan really, really wants the Kuril Islands back. For those of you who don't remember, in the closing days (literally days) of WW2, the USSR declared war on an all-but-beaten Japan, taking the Kurils as a school bully would take a small kid's lunch money. After the war, they kept control over the disputed territories, thereby preventing the signing of a formal peace treaty. Those wacky Russians....
so wrote Leper around about 4:38 AM

 
Back to the budget: apparently, Dubya forgot to include in the new budget proposal the $20 billion he promised New York City for clean up & redevelopment after 9/11. Needless to say, New Yorkers are pissed. Dubya is quickly turning himself into a one-term president, just like dear ol' Dad...
so wrote Leper around about 12:30 PM

 
A group of Afghans have captured Osama's chef. "Osama's favorite meal is fowl - anything with wings." Insert your favorite chicken joke here. Interesting note: Osama & much of the top al Qaeda have fled to Iran. Is this why Dubya named Iran to his "Axis of Evil"?
so wrote Leper around about 11:52 AM

 
"At home I keep about 10 firearms to protect me, so I feel secure there." Yeah, especially from those damn dirty apes! (via Fark)
so wrote Leper around about 11:34 AM

 
Oh, yeah, like this will help her career....
so wrote Leper around about 11:01 AM

 
"On a very special episode of 'Renegade', Lorenzo Lamas go searching for the former CEO of a large corporation..."
so wrote Leper around about 6:14 AM

 
"Hello? British Airways? How much is a one-way ticket to Edinburgh?"
so wrote Leper around about 5:58 AM

 
"Burning car jumps, death flying somersaults, extreme rollerblading, flying motorbikes, scooter racing, robot fighting, and sword swinging gauntlets of medieval times, breathtaking horse stunts, parachute jumps, highfalls, survivalist races, drag racing, new extreme entertainments for spectators..." No, it's not a typical Saturday night at Charlie Sheen's house. It's the Moscow International Festival Of Stunt Art And Cinematography.
so wrote Leper around about 5:52 AM

 
Screw getting an SUV, I want one of these!
so wrote Leper around about 5:33 AM

 
Given that I hate football (I'm a huge hockey fan instead), I didn't bother to watch the Super Bowl. I did, however, catch a Super Bowl clip on The Daily Show with John Stewart. In this clip, Terry Bradshaw and Paul McCartney were trying to sing "A Hard Day's Night" together. Paul could probably sing that song in his sleep, but Terry was having some problems. Here's what he sang:

"It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a log,
It's been a hard day's night, I should be sleeping like dog..."

It's bad enough that I have to see his face every commercial break with those moronic 10-10-220 ads, but now he thinks he can sing? With McCartney??? What other songs can he maul? "I wanna fold your ham..."? This man desperately needs to be clubbed like a baby seal. Now.
so wrote Leper around about 5:22 AM

 
Speaking of Reagan-era budgets, the NY Times has a piece about Dubya's proposal to Congress. Apparently, guns & tax breaks are in order. He's sneakily cut funding for such "unnecessary" programs such as heating assistance for the poor, public housing, workplace safety, highway spending, and health programs other than those used to combat bio-terrorism.

Gee, I sure missed the 1980's.....<snort>
so wrote Leper around about 5:03 AM

 
Upon reading this headline, my first reaction was "huh???". Alas, the story proves to be much more mundane.
so wrote Leper around about 4:09 AM

 
"It will be the beginning of the end of democracy if soldiers don't carry out the decisions of the elected government." This is very dangerous thinking. Modern day German military officers would say that it would be their duty to not carry out any order they deemed immoral. Who is right?
so wrote Leper around about 2:31 AM

 
Let's see: Dubya has a potential financial scandal brewing, he's bombed terrorists, is fighting with Congress over the release of paperwork, and has called for every American to do voluntary service. Heck, he's only a randy intern away from being Bill Clinton! He's coupled this with a Reagan-era budget, advised by a Bush Sr.'s cabinet, and topped it off by paraphrasing Nixon on the topic of Presidential privilege. Doesn't this guy do anything of his own?
so wrote Leper around about 2:16 AM

 
"Um, yeah, this is Kenneth L. Lay's mother. He's, um, sick & won't be able to appear before the Senate panel today..." Hmmm, hiding massive debts, lying to stockholders, participating in securities fraud--gosh, you'd think he had something to hide...
so wrote Leper around about 2:00 AM

 
"You could say Elton John saved my life." Well, at least it wasn't 'Another One Bites the Dust'....
so wrote Leper around about 1:07 AM

 
e-Bay oddity alert! Anyone from Maine wanna make a road trip for me? (via WhoWouldBuyThat.com)
so wrote Leper around about 6:26 AM

 
Bonus points: can you guess which song (title & artist, please) the name of this blog came from?
so wrote Leper around about 5:56 AM

 
If you were one of those that thought the movie "Alien 3" sucked, you're not alone. The script took all of the cool elements from the first two movies & tossed them out. I recently came across this script online, supposedly written by William Gibson (author of Neuromancer). It's tons better than that piece of crap ever was.....but naturally, YMMV.
so wrote Leper around about 5:40 AM

 
A guest editorial in today's NY Times by Yasir Arafat caught my eye. He talks the talk, but can he walk the walk? Soon, he is going to be forced to make a very difficult choice: clamp down on the more militant groups within the Occupied Territories and thereby erode his popular support, or declare a defacto war on Israel. It doesn't help matters that Israel is acting like that kid at the end of the block that got beat up all the time, all grown up.
so wrote Leper around about 5:32 AM

 
Oh, to be one of these guys. "You have the right to remain silent....you have the right to jump up & down..."
so wrote Leper around about 5:14 AM

 
Woo-hoo! My very first post!
so wrote Leper around about 5:11 AM