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I loved this show in the 90s and I still love it now. I suppose I have the writers' strike to thank for it. The packaging is really cheesy, but the games look like a lot of fun. Tonight, one of the contestants (there's always two men and two women competing) was introduced as having a former Olympic-class swimmer for a mother, a former major-league baseball player for a father, and an uncle

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Mucho blog buzz lately about the Democratic National Convention's menu micromanagery. You've heard, right? "A 28-page contract requested by Denver organizers that caterers provide food in "at least three of the following five colors: red, green, yellow, blue/purple and white." Garnishes could not be counted toward the colors. No fried foods would be allowed. Organic and locally grown foods were

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So says Darleen Click at Protein Wisdom. She's exercised over a WaPo article: "The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening to sue the U.S. Naval Academy unless it abolishes its daily lunchtime prayer, saying that some midshipmen have felt pressured to participate." The article quotes one anonymous midshipman: "'It became very obvious that you aren’t participating.' [She] said she went

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[If only because I haven't heard it anywhere else. Caveat Emptor.] Sarah Palin will not be the Republican VP nominee, okay? She won't. Maybe in '12 or '16 (depending on who wins in '08), but not now. She just had a baby in April. The baby has Down's Syndrome. She is not running for vice president this year. I know: fiscal conservative, strong anti-abortion bona fides, well-named husband,

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"Hey, $3.99 a gallon! I should fill up here...."

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He doesn't respond to emails. He doesn't respond to comments on his blog. What does he do? He mentions it in a short post at Badger Blog Alliance. Like anyone even reads that. Mentions what, you ask? Well... Every weekend I pick up a copy of the Sunday Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Mainly for the crossword and weekly TV listings, but the comics and opinion section are good too. Page 2 of the

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New blog in my sidebar. It's been making me chuckle pretty consistently since I found it (I have no idea where that was), so its getting the Official Mister Pterodactyl Seal Of Approval. And when the owner sees me in his visitors list it'll give him great satisfaction to mutter "who the #$^&#$ is Mister Pterodactyl?" Sample post here. With sample caption: "Rex, do your impression of Vista!

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[Hint: it has something to do with the frequency of my posts.] I suppose I've just been distracted with the whole becoming-a-productive-member -of-society thing. Not that I haven't had post ideas. Here's a couple: -How Islam is like prostitution -What's right about Jeremiah Wright -What's wrong with the political class and how to fix it (just kidding about the second part) -Why we should ditch

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Hey, don't worry where it came from, it's free! I wasn't too impressed with the plan to 'stimulate' the economy. Just another example of politicians trying to look like they're doing something. So I suppose if I were really going to stand on principle, I'd send it back. But then I'd have to decide which principle to stand on. Lower taxes? Or good fiscal policy? Can't have both. [Kantian

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my office's NCAA pool, in case you were wondering. Haven't watched a game all year. There's the value of expertise for you. I'm the Al Gore of basketball. [Except for the being right part.] But that's not my point. Later today, North Carolina will play Louisville for a chance to go to the Final Four. [I've got NC.] Right now, North Carolina's women's team is playing Louisville's women's

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[My last post being about Favre's retirement and all..] Gary Gygax, creator of Dungeons and Dragons and friend to all who never had a date on Saturday night, has missed his final saving throw. He's now on his way to the big Gen Con in the sky, where the beer is always cold and the fireballs always roll sixes. I call dibs on his Sword of Wounding!

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[Yeah, I've been waiting for about three years to write this post.] I have two. I don't recall exactly what year they happened, but they were both pre-Super Bowl. Red zone: Robert Brooks runs a slant pattern. As he crosses the goal line he turns and raises his hands at the last possible second, just in time to catch the ball Favre had already thrown. After the game, when asked how he knew the

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In North Korea.

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He liveblogged the Democratic debate yesterday. Which is good, I guess, because then at least we know that somebody watched. Right? Anyway... "6:22pm: Meeting with the President is not a privilege to be earned, says Obama. Wonder what President O would think if I showed up on the White House lawn one morning, demanding a meeting?" He'd think, 'gee, my Secret Service guys are kicking the crap out

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Next year, the pregame Superbowl hype cannot last longer than the Superbowl. Everybody got that? I wonder if anyone is liveblogging. I'm not. P.S. I'm not rooting for the Giants, so much as I'm rooting against the Pats. This logic will probably come into play again for the November election. Stay tuned.

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Okay, so recently I ranted about my disillusionment with the presidential primary process. Well this week I had reason to revisit the matter. Did I mention that Giuliani was my guy? The thing is, between South Carolina on Saturday and Florida on Tuesday, all I heard from the media was 'Rudy needs a big win in Florida,' 'Rudy's almost over,' 'Rudy's way behind,' et cetera. Giuliani's campaign

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Today Instapundit linked to Simberg's post on the Challenger anniversary. I hadn't realized that happened on this day, but I remember the day itself very well. January, 1987. Lance and I were high school seniors. Dad told us he would give us a ride to school so we could linger at home and watch the launch on TV. Sadly, the launch was delayed, so off to school we went. I didn't even think of

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I'm really just posting this so I can save the link and watch it again. It reminds me of the Loony Tunes cartoon with Daffy Duck arguing with his animator.

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"Of course the whole 72 virgins scenario has become something of a comedy staple, with good reason. But it does have one serious problem. That is, the virgins are likely to be good wholesome Islamic virgins (because there won't be any infidel riffraff in heaven) so, presumably, they'll have brothers and cousins and uncles who are all determined to defend their honor by killing anyone who makes

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I mean this. Let it load, then wait a few seconds. Via Instapundit a couple days ago.

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Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles. It wasn't bad. I predict around a dozen episodes before it jumps the shark. So what's the over/under on how many episodes before Arnold makes an appearance? If the writers had any brains, [er, ............] they'd set the show in California.

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refrain from observing that they "taste like chicken". I can't stop chuckling over that line. IMPORTANT: before looking, try to guess where the link goes, and what the topic is. It's fun!

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I'm not usually a cynical person [shaddap] but this interminable presidential campaign is really getting on my nerves. So as a palliative, here's a partial response to all the pundits, commentators, and bloggers who have been bloviating, predicting, speculating and analyzing Iowa to death. One: IOWA DOES NOT MEAN JACK SHIT. Who wins in Iowa doesn't (shouldn't) affect the outcome any more than

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I was hoping it would be Driver. 61,366 and counting.

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Really? You're thinking. An email? You? Holy $^&#! Tell us quickly! Well OK. It came from packers-html2@list.packers.com. Which is curious since the Packers newsletter I get (available from the official website) comes from packers-html@list.packers.com. It did have a Packers.com banner at the top, and since ... well, just read the text: "Finally, someone is standing up for the fans!

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