this ought to knock the air out of those truthers!

al qaeda says knock it off, dinnerjacket
i guess they cannot continue to "blame bush" for this too. oh wait - they will say al qaeda is only joking!

happy birthday marvin lee aday

couldnt have said it better
i wont do that


thanks pig for reminding me

its really not that difficult

union jobs killing manufacturing
why should they stay here when union demands and federal taxes cut into profitability. and no, profitability is not a dirty word.

the dog lion

This is the true story of a farmer in Saskatchewan (VIC ROGERS) who gave his dog a haircut. He was sick and tired of thugs breaking into his farm house to steal tools, etc.
So he came up with this idea to give his "Woofter" a haircut. He put the word out that
he had a new Saskatchewan Lion that would attack anyone that tried to break in, or climb his fence. Would-be thieves saw the "Lion" from a distance and fled the scene.


from a friend

another "you know you're scottish" list

lIT'S A PURE DEAD GIVE-AWAY THAT YOU'RE SCOTTISH IF :- 1. You consider scattered showers with outbreaks of sunshine as good weather. 2. The only sausage you like is square. 3. You were forced to do Scottish country dancing every year at secondary school. 4. You have a wide vocabulary of Scottish words such as numpty, aye, aye right, auldyin, baltic... 5. You destroyed your teeth when you were young using Buchanan's toffee, Wham bars, Penny Dainties, MB Bars, Cola Cubes etc 6. You have an enormous feeling of dread whenever Scotland play a 'numpty' team like the Faroe Islands. 7. You happily engage in a conversation about the weather with someone you've never met before. 8. Even if you normally hate the Proclaimers, Runrig, Caledonia , Deacon Blue and Big Country, you still love it when you're in a club abroad and they play something Scottish. 9. You used to watch Glen Michael's Cavalcade on a Sunday afternoon with his side kick Lamp Paladin. 10. You got Oor Wullie and The Broons annuals at Xmas. 11. You can tell where another Scot is from by their accent - "Awright, pal, gonnae gies a wee swatch oa yur Sun ? Cheers, magic pal." Or "Fit ya bin up tae ? Fair few quines in the nicht, eh ?", etc 12. You see cops and hear someone shout 'Errapolis'. 13. You have participated in or watched people having a 'square go'. 14. You know that when someone asks you what school you went to they only want to know if you are catholic or protestant. 15. You have eaten lots and lots of random Scottish food like mince 'n tatties, Tunnock's Caramel Logs, oat cakes, haggis, Cullen skink, Lees Macaroon Bars, etc. 16. A jakey has asked you for money. 17. You think nothing of waiting expectantly for your 1p change from a shop keeper. 18. You know the right response to 'Ye dancing ?' is 'Y'askin?' followed by 'Ahm askin' and finally 'Then ahm dancin'. 19. Whenever you see sawdust it reminds you of pools of vomit as that's what the jannies used to chuck on it at school. 20. You lose all respect for a groom who doesn't wear a kilt. 21. You don't do shopping... you 'go the messages'. 22. You're sitting on the train or bus and a drunk man sits next to you telling you a joke - and asking 'Ahm no annoying ye ahm a?' and you respond 'Naw, not at a', yer fine. This is ma stoap, but'. 23. You can have an entire phone conversation using only the words 'awright', 'aye' and 'naw'. 24. You have experienced peer pressure to have an alcoholic drink when out - regardless of the circumstances. 25. You know that ye cannae fling yer pieces oot a 20 storey flat, and that seven hundred hungry weans'll testify tae that. Furthermore you're sure that if it's butter, cheese or jeely, or if the breid is plain or pan, the odds against it reaching earth are 99 tae wan. 26. You know that going to a party at a friend's house involves bringing your own drink. 27. Your holiday abroad is ruined if you hear there is a heatwave in Scotland while you're away. 28. Your national team goes 2-0 up again the Czechs in a qualifier in Prague and your mate says we'll end up losing 3-2 here and you think "Probably". 29. You can properly pronounce McConnochie, Ecclefechan, Milngavie, and Auchtermuchty. 30. Your favourite pizza is deep fried and battered from the chippy. 31. You're used to 4 seasons in one day. 32. You can't pass a chip shop or kebab shop, without drooling, when your drunk. 33. You can fall about drunk without spilling your drink. 34. You measure distance in minutes. 35. You can understand Rab C Nesbitt and know characters just like them in your own family. 36. You go to Saltcoats because you think it's like being at the ocean. 37. You can make a whole sentence out of just swear words. 38. You know what haggis is made with and still eat it. 39. Somebody you know used a football schedule to plan their wedding day date. 40. You've been at a wedding where the footie results were read out. 41. You aren't surprised to find curries, pizzas, kebabs, Irn Bru, nappies and fags all for sale in one shop. 42. Your seaside holiday home has Calor gas under it. 43. You know that Irn Bru is an infallible hangover cure. 44. You understand all the above and are going to send it to your pals. 45. and, finally, you are 100 per cent Scottish if you have ever used these terms - "How's it hingin'?", "clatty", "boggin", "cludgie", "dreich", "bampot", "bawheid", "baw bag" and "dubble nugget"..

stolen from a friend off facebook!

the so called arab spring

bobs musings
he is really spot on

can we turn the clock back

classroom discipline
i think we can and i think we should. this article is from the UK but i think it speaks to the US as well. regardless of parental responsibility, discipline in the schools was sacrosanct and parents did not appose it. until the litigation society took hold. we really need to reel in lawyers and civil suits. especially when it comes to schools. we say our teachers are to be commended, and almost hallowed, but how can they teach when anarchy reigns in the classroom.
it was my generation that brought about this anarchy and i say it is my generation to admit this loathsome social experiment did not work
ht to theo again
note: my daughter became unresponsive in middle school. i phoned her teacher and told him that he had full authority to deal with her as needed, and i would back him. i also told my daughter that he had full authority in the classroom and she had none. he ended up being, not only her favourite teacher, but the only one she respected. when i tried to do the same with her high school teachers, they said no.

this was scary reading

michelle obama really hates america
i thought this was scary reading until i realized it was written almost 10 months before odumer was elected. i knew he was shady and shouldnt be elected but if the MSM had done their job, maybe he wouldnt have. but then again, if mcain had been elected (not my choice but i voted against obama) we, well, who knows.
ht: theo

10 reasons NOT to travel to cuba

fodors travel guide
1 Expect public restrooms to be sketchy (bring toilet paper, and don't flush it; that's what the small trash cans in stalls are for).
2 but, alas, those coveted Cohibas and Montecristos, as well as rum, are not allowed.
i hear its quite nice there, but there was nothing in this article that compels me to go!

a simple explanation of the economy

ht: gavin

this is where i was for a few days this week

never forget

brosnachadh
ty theo

anti science?

And yeah genome web... Knock it off. Save it for the Times!/a>

Submitted by curt on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 16:20.
Yeah, According to the way I was taught science, evolution is a theory and although extrmely solid... it still does and I suppose always will have gaps in it. While I doubt I would vote for Perry, he has this one correct... Scientifically speaking. Those who think otherwise might be better off in careers where they can just make stuff up... Like liberal arts!

a website promoting the news in genome technology should stay out of politics, imho. stick to the science and don't call me ignorant because i disagree with you. that, dear ones, does not promote healthy and skeptical debate that is crucial to science.

how can there not be a God?

New research shows that bacteria developed genes for antibiotic resistance thousands of years ago, long before antibiotics came about. /

my favourite australians

inspired by paco






two of them are the real working heroes -guess