Today's Links
Media Matters' Top Ten Most Outrageous Statements of 2004. Example: Rush Limbaugh on the Abu Ghraib photos: "I'm talking about people having a good time, you ever heard of emotional release? You ever heard of need to blow some steam off?"
Lake Superior State University (Lake Superior is a State?-ed.) 2005 List of Banished Words:
ex. "BODY WASH – “Also known as ‘soap.’”
If you ever wondered who the heck answers the phone when you dial the phone number from the 80's song by Tommy Tutone, "867-5309 Jenny", this guy has saved you the trouble.
US Physicist creates "Rational Calendar" - every date falls on the same day of the week each year. To cover the leap-year situation, a 'leap-week' is inserted every 5 to 6 years, named after Sir Isaac Newton.
BBC News' 100 Things we didn't know this time last year. Crows don't like the taste of windshield wiper blades - and Brussels sprouts have 3 times as much Vitamin C as do oranges.
If it was possible to legislate the use of these in public places... Portable Cell Phone Booths.