Archive for October 29, 2004

Fans of ‘The Princess Bride’ take note

NewMexiKen, having decided and voted, had also decided to lay off – as one blogger called it – “the liberal political crap” and stick to birthdays and history, [YAWN] etc.

Except Wonkette deserves recognition:

Ooops: He’s alive. And he’s condemning Bush. Which of course means that he wants Kerry to win. Unless he really wants Bush to win and is just by default endorsing Kerry in order to get people to vote for Bush out of spite. But then again, if we’re smart enough to figure that out, then maybe Osama knows that, too and he really wants Kerry to win, and is endorsing Kerry so that people will at first learn toward voting for Bush but then think that’s what Osama wants. . . So confusing. Clearly, we’ve fallen for one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is: “Never get involved in a land war in Asia”; but only slightly less well known is this: “Do not read about goats when death is on the line.”

Toying with the terrorists

After her first contact with a Department of Homeland Security agent, an Oregon toy store owner thought she might be the victim of a prank caller. But a second cryptic call left Stephanie Cox shaky. When the feds descended on Pufferbelly Toys, they showed their badges and made their mission clear: They were investigating a report that she was selling a toy called the Magic Cube, which they said was an illegal knockoff of Rubik’s Cube. Cox removed the offending item from the shelf, then contacted the manufacturer, who assured her there was no patent violation. Now, with the Magic Cube back on the shelf, Cox still puzzles over her Homeland Security experience. “Aren’t there any terrorists out there?” she asked.

Wired News Furthermore

Wait ‘Til This Year

Charles Pierce has a nice, not to be missed piece on the Red Sox victory.