Wizbang: August 2003 Archives

Bonfire Of The Vanities Reminder

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 31, 2003 · Comments (0)

Bonfire of the Vanities entries are due via e-mail Tuesday September 2th by Midnight EST (due to the holiday). Please use BOTV 9 Entry in the subject line. If the Bonfire of the Vanities is a mystery to you, read last weeks edition to get up to speed. Want To... [Full Story]

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Pornography: The Musical

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 31, 2003 · Comments (5)

From the "What will they think of next?" file...The Independent (UK) - Television has never depicted anything like it. Channel 4 is to broadcast the most sexually explicit TV programme yet - Pornography: The Musical. It is the product of an oddball collaboration between one of Britain's leading poets and... [Full Story]

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Bridezilla Gets Fine

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 31, 2003 · Comments (3)

That peach of a bride, Adrienne Samen was fined $90 for her little rampage. MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) - A woman dubbed "Bridezilla" after police said she went on a rampage at her wedding reception pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced charge of creating a public disturbance. Adrienne T. Samen, 18,... [Full Story]

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Technorati Down Up

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 31, 2003 · Comments (3)

Technorati appears to be down. I went to Dave Sifry's blog and found this, but it's from a week ago. Must be a different problem. Update: Dave details the problem in the comments. Vacations are database problem magnets...... [Full Story]

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Silly Flash Tricks

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 30, 2003 · Comments (3)

Yeli's Flash version of We Didn't Start The Fire. Maybe he'll give REM's "Its The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" a shot next.... [Full Story]

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Greek Justice

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 30, 2003 · Comments (0)

Lest you forget, Greece will be hosting the Summer Olympics next year. Olympic athletes beware of falling or poor performances; you could find yourself in court.An 11-year-old boy in Greece is to stand trial after falling off his bike during a race. The boy on the eastern Aegean Sea island... [Full Story]

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Al-Qaida In Iraq

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 30, 2003 · Comments (1)

I've got lots more to say about this later today, but proof is starting to turn up that Iraq is becoming the summer vacation spot for every Islamofascist bent on destroying America.NAJAF, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi police have arrested four al-Qaida-linked suspects in the bombing of Iraq's holiest Shiite Muslim... [Full Story]

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Voices

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 29, 2003 · Comments (0)

I've been fiddling with templates and CSS for a multitude of different blogs this evening which is always as dangerous gamble, so I've not had much time for blogging this evening. I did want to encourage you to participate in Michele's Voices project. Submit your stories. I've got mine in... [Full Story]

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Snark Is As Snark Does

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 29, 2003 · Comments (0)

Kate at Electric Venom has the 3rd edition of the Hunting of the Snark, featuring the snarkiest posts of the week up for your enjoyment. Feel the sarcasm dripping off every entry, including mine.... [Full Story]

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And Here's Your First Blaster Arrest

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 29, 2003 · Comments (3)

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. cyber investigators arrested a Minnesota teenager Friday who the FBI said has admitted unleashing one version of a damaging virus-like infection weeks ago on the Internet. A court official identified the teenager as Jeffrey Lee Parson, 18, of Hopkins, Minn., known online as "teekid." In an... [Full Story]

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Car Bomb Kills 75 at Mosque in Iraq

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 29, 2003 · Comments (0)

They might want to rethink that bit about keeping coalition troops away from mosques.NAJAF, Iraq (AP) - A massive car bomb exploded at the Imam Ali mosque during Friday prayers in this holy city, killing 75 people, including one of Iraq's most important Shiite clerics, a hospital official said. A... [Full Story]

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Blast Him

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 29, 2003 · Comments (1)

I was running out the door as I posted this... It's nice to know that someone may get nabbed for creating this worm. I still think you will find a minor involved.MSNBC -Government officials say they are closing in on a suspect they believe is responsible for a variant of... [Full Story]

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Weekend Caption Contest™ Extravaganza!

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 28, 2003 · Comments (21)

Pull out your beach towels and work on your "captioning skills" if that's what you want to call it. This weeks Weekend Caption Contest™ just couldn't wait until Friday, for obvious reasons. From the MTV Video Music Awards Britney, Christina, and Madonna share intimate, if calculated, moments. Enter your best... [Full Story]

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Erective Surgery

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 28, 2003 · Comments (1)

A Texas man woke up after surgery to find his penis missing. He was very pissed.DALLAS (Reuters) - An out-of-court settlement has been reached in the case of a North Texas man who woke up from bladder surgery only to find that doctors had amputated his penis without permission, lawyers... [Full Story]

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Go Visit SportsBlog

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 28, 2003 · Comments (1)

Things are heating up at SportsBlog. New contibutors are signing up daily and there is a motherload of information already available. Sure we will be adopting a new look soon, but the site is already humming. Now we just need to get those phpBB forums hopping with trash talk... If... [Full Story]

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Just Say No

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 28, 2003 · Comments (2)

The Washington Post has the story of college programs aimed at incoming freshman warning of the dangers of P2P file sharing. It's sort of like Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaign. I'm sure the results will be just as stellar...... [Full Story]

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Molestathon

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 28, 2003 · Comments (3)

$5,000 for your childs innocence? The sycophants will be drooling to ship their kids off to the home of the poster boy for repressed pedeophiliphic tendencies.The Arizona Republic - Like a real-life Willy Wonka, Michael Jackson has announced plans to open his carnival-style Neverland Ranch estate to 500 guests for... [Full Story]

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Zap Went The Power

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 27, 2003 · Comments (5)

Parts of Northern Virginia and Maryland are still without power this evening as a second day of intense storms rolled through. Tonight my neighborhood joined the list. I'm at the office now to get some work done with intermitent blogging to break the monotomy.... [Full Story]

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President Schwarzenegger?

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 27, 2003 · Comments (4)

Today's biggest waste of time poll comes from CNN. They asked a nationwide sample about voting for Arnold Schwarzenegger in their state and amending the constitution to allow non-native US citizens to hold the Presidency. The results are as boring as the premise... Schwarzenegger is running for Governor in California,... [Full Story]

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InstaBirthday

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 27, 2003 · Comments (1)

Happy birthday to the fearless leader of the Axis, Glenn Reynolds. As a small token of our appreciation, we offer proof that Frank J. (now known as "Ethel") willingly supports the work of Michael Moore. Expect an endorsement for Howard Dean any day from Ethel. Just in case it changes,... [Full Story]

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Carnival Of The Vanities Week 49

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 27, 2003 · Comments (0)

Creative Slips hosts this weeks Carnival of the Vanities. Rhesa has done a fine job of steering the steamliner that is the Carnival away from the icebergs. Set sail for the Carnival.... [Full Story]

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Anthrax Update

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 27, 2003 · Comments (0)

Apparently we're not getting any closer to arresting anyone, but we may be destroying the lfe of one suspect. Anyone remember Richard Jewell? Could it be happening again?(Reuters -WASHINGTON) - The germ warfare expert who has been investigated in connection with the 2001 anthrax attacks sued Attorney General John Ashcroft... [Full Story]

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The Travails Of Threedom

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 26, 2003 · Comments (0)

Kate shares a story of a very young man's rite of passage. Don't let anyone tell you, little man, that they don't have cooties...... [Full Story]

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Bonfire of the Vanities - Week 8

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 26, 2003 · Comments (1)

The Bonfire of the Vanities returns to illuminate your tranquil summers evening! The motto this week is "Pimps and Ho's" for reasons that will soon be obvious. All of this weeks entries have been gladdy offered up to the raging inferno that is the Bonfire... If you want to be... [Full Story]

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Zero Tolerance

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 26, 2003 · Comments (0)

At what point did the human race decide to cede its critical function of reason? There is nothing wrong with strict codes of conduct and rules, but if people cede their right to examine situations and make determinations then we have become machines ourselves. Read the Heartland Instituter's 13 Zero... [Full Story]

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