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Deborah Wolfe, a Canadian citizen who was just breast-feeding her son and changing his diaper while en route between Houston and Vancouver, says her “subversive” actions led to her being threatened with detainment, RCMP involvement and legal charges for terrorist action against a U.S. citizen in international airspace while on an American flight during a Continue reading →

Ages ago, I saw a sketch on The Two Ronnies, a British comedy show of the 70s (I think I saw the sketch in the 80s, but I can’t actually remember now). The sketch has “words” made up of letters. Example: F U N E X? when said with the correct “accent” is “Have you Continue reading →

“These antispammers should get a life,” she said. “Do their fingers hurt too much from pressing the delete key? How much time does that really take from their day?”

After 30 years, a gynecologist decides he needs a change of profession. He looks around at different employment options and decides he wants to become a mechanic, since he’s good with his hands. He studies hard for three long years and spends three solid months cramming for his final exam. As he’s something of a Continue reading →

Here’s an odd bit of Australia. Eggs here are brown. I’ve only once seen white eggs in any store. Brown is the normal, usual color. In the States, of course, eggs are primarily white, and brown eggs are something of a specialty item. I actually know of (American) people who swear brown eggs taste better. Continue reading →

“They that give up liberty for safety deserve neither.” – Benjamin Franklin