Wizbang: September 2003 Archives

Carnival Of The Vanities - Week #54

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

How do you get the Carnival up early? Beats me, but Jeannie at Dodgeblogium seems to have the answer. This weeks edition of the Carnival of the Vanites is up early. Good work Dodgeblogium crew.... [Full Story]

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The Baby Zone Diet

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

Laurence points to this horrific article on a two year old left alone in a house for 3 weeks while Mom was in the poke.A 2-year-old left alone for nearly three weeks while her mother was behind bars survived by eating mustard, ketchup, rice and raw pasta, police said.At our... [Full Story]

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How To Get Into UMich

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

Allah points out a peppy little handbook for high school seniors who have to write a *diversity essay*. There's a lot of good advice there, but the code words seem to indicate that there is an easy shortcut for this assignment. I present my abridged version of the "dog ate... [Full Story]

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It's 1982 Again

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

The preppy look is back??? Oh joy, it's high school all over again. Time to dig out the Izods (the Polo's never got put away) and work on the multi-layer interlocking sweater shirt combos. It was cold in Virginia last night. Usually I try to stay in shorts through December,... [Full Story]

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New Phrases

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

Courtesy of a WSJ article on the privacy concerns with the new generation of mobile phones with built-in cameras: Digital Shoplifting - Using a cell phone camera in a bookstore to snap pictures of pages of books or magazines. Especially useful for getting recipes and similar short content. Newer phones... [Full Story]

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Bonfire Of The Vanities - Week 13

Posted by Kevin · Published: September 30, 2003 · Comments (2)

The Bonfire of the Vanities returns for the unlucky 13th edition. It's no coincidence that the 13th edition of the Bonfire burns as the hopes and dreams of Cubs and Red Sox fans crest. This weeks Bonfire is a harmonic convergance of futility. The motto this week is "All Futility,... [Full Story]

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OBL AWOL

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

Kelley and I have been filling in for Kate at Electic Venom. I've got a post up over there about why we can't find Osama bin Laden.... [Full Story]

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A Good Cause

Posted by Kevin · Published: September 29, 2003 · Comments (2)

Wednesday is the big day. It's the Blogger BoobieThon 2003 to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. ... [Full Story]

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Hillary Spam

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

The next grass roots movement will be build via spam. Robert Kunst and his movement must believe that spam is the answer to draft Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Feel free to charge phone sex calls to his phone number 305-864-5110 or hack his website... Anyway here's the secret... [Full Story]

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TV For Moonbats?

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

In what may be the lamest attempt to capitalize on the growing popularity of TiVo and other PVR devices Disney is introducing a crippled DVR that lets you watch movies after they hit the video stores, for the same price. Of course you have to pay $6.99 a month for... [Full Story]

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Recall Debate Followup

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

Remember the candidate debate in California last week? There was a lot of speculation as to which of the 6 candidates "won" the debate. New election polls indicate that regardless of the pundit spin, Schwarzenegger seems to be the real debate winner. The latest CNN shows Arnold at 40%, where... [Full Story]

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The Case Of The Missing Spud

Posted by Kevin · Published: September 29, 2003 · Comments (5)

NEWPORT, R.I. - Mr. Potato Head is missing, and police want to know who took the tourism-touting tater. The 6-foot tall, 150-pound statue was stolen Friday from the driveway of a private estate. James Leach called police after he heard his driveway alarm sounding about 3 a.m. He looked outside... [Full Story]

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Bring Us The Two Heads

Posted by Kevin · Published: September 29, 2003 · Comments (4)

This mornings Washington Post details the current state of the probe (still in its formative stage). Heads (apparently two) will need to roll, and quickly. What this administration does not need is an inquiry that extends deep into the campaign season. The Valerie Plame affair can go one of two... [Full Story]

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Oh, The Places I've Been

Posted by Kevin · Published: September 29, 2003 · Comments (2)

All of these posts are on topics that I wanted to address in individual posts, but I'll instead I'll stand with the work of these other fine bloggers: Kathy Kinsley reminds us that USA Patriot Act is not being used against terrorism exclusively. From the article she linked:"There are many... [Full Story]

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Weekend Caption Contests™ Winners

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

Another strong lot of entrants for this weeks Weekend Caption Contest™. This weeks winning captions: McGehee - "Few people know that Blue Man Group didn't start out blue." Michael Demmons - "WE WERE IN THE POOOOOL!!!" Tiger - "Wow are we ever embarrassed! Someone stole our spaceship and ran off... [Full Story]

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Want To Be In This Weeks Bonfire Of The Vanities?

Posted by Kevin · Published: September 28, 2003 · Comments (0)

E-mail me a link to your worst post of the week and include any extenuating circumstance, humorous commentary, or self serving excuse for your pathetic post. Get your entries to me via e-mail by midnight EST Monday September 29th. Please use BOTV 13 Entry in the subject line. See last... [Full Story]

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New Weblog Showcase

Posted by Kevin · Published: September 28, 2003 · Comments (0)

Pickings are kind of slim this week in the New Weblog Showcase, but I'll add links for these posts: King Of Fools Tom's Nap Room Simon World Since Kate is under the weather and I've got the keys to her site, you'll each have the extra bonus of getting the... [Full Story]

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Do As I Say, Not As I Do

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

Oops...DENVER (AP) - The office phone number of a federal judge who ruled last week that a national do-not-call registry is unconstitutional was among the thousands already on the list. U.S. District Judge Edward Nottingham's number was added in July to the registry, which was designed to block telemarketers' calls.... [Full Story]

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Confluence

Posted by Kevin · Published: September 28, 2003 · Comments (0)

I guess the forces of the Internet are conspiring against me. First my cable modem service stopped working, then my laptop with dial-up access seems to have died. I may be offline quite a bit today....... [Full Story]

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Addicted To Links

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

Kevin McGehee has a big Saturday round-up of blogging goodnes. Spend a little time getting lost in the best of the blogoSFERICS blogroll.... [Full Story]

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Haiku To You

Posted by Kevin · Published: September 27, 2003 · Comments (3)

Kim pointed me to Fritz's entry in my own Weekend Caption Contest™. I usually try not to read the contest entries until Sunday so that I can look at all of them at once and pick a winner. But this was just too funny not to make mention of this... [Full Story]

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Do-Not-Call Placed on Hold

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

Maybe there will be muzak for us while we wait on hold...WASHINGTON (AP) - The operators of the national do-not-call registry have a message for the millions of people who signed up to be free of telemarketers: If you thought the phone was going to stop ringing, think again. After... [Full Story]

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Junky Yard, Go To Jail

Posted by Kevin · Published: September 26, 2003 · Comments (2)

I always wondered what happened to 'ol Crazy Alan...local6.com - The man known as Seminole County's "most annoying neighbor" went before a jury for the first time Tuesday on charges of criminal littering stemming from conditions in his home's yard. Neighbors have complained about Alan Davis, 46, and the piles... [Full Story]

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Live Your Sports Fantasy

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

Want to spend some time with a future Hall of Fame quarterback? Do you bleed orange? Do you idolize John Elway? Game Day with John Elway is any fan�s idea of going to heaven � and in this case, it�s Invesco Field, home of the Denver Broncos. Hours before kick-off,... [Full Story]

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Weekend Caption Contest™

Posted by Kevin · Published: September 26, 2003 · Comments (11)

It's Friday, so it must be time for the Wizbang Weekend Caption Contest™. Winners to be announced Sunday. Winners have been announced. Click here to see the winning entries.... [Full Story]

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