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Heh
In my copious spare time (!), I'm reading the late Willard Bascom's autobiography 'The Crest Of The Wave'. He was one of the pioneering scientists in the field of oceanography, and had many...
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Not all it's quacked up to be?
Outdoor Hub reports:An enterprising Subaru owner decided to hook a duck call up to his turbo blowoff valve. Instead of the distinctive “whoosh” sound this car makes an extremely loud quacking sound.Say...
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Pocket-knives for those with very deep pockets
I appreciate art, within reason, and I appreciate a good pocket-knife as much as any man . . . but I'm stunned by the prices for William Henry pocket-knives. How about this Monarch 'Les Annees Folles'...
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The 2016 presidential campaign: echoes of 1828?
I've been watching the unfolding of this year's presidential campaign with great interest, not because I find any of the candidates particularly convincing, but because so many oxen are being gored,...
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A heartwarming, unusual bond
I was surprised to read of a lion, a tiger and a bear - predators from three different continents who'd normally never encounter each other in the wild - living together at a Georgia animal rescue...
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Russia, Syria, the 'refugee' crisis and Europe
I was interested to see that NATO's military head is blaming Russia's President Putin for the 'refugee' crisis that's threatening to overwhelm Europe.Vladimir Putin is purposefully creating a refugee...
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A circular firing squad?
The concept of a 'circular firing squad' is well-known. Basically, it's when critics of a particular person or idea damage themselves by their criticism. The Republican establishment doesn't seem to...
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Anatomically correct advertisement?
Received via e-mail, original source unknown:Note the stick figure . . .Peter
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Third World idea, First World execution?
I was amused to read about this invention.Students at the Dalian Nationalities University in China have designed a bike washing machine that will wash your clothes while you pedal. The invention is...
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Doofus Of The Day #888
Today's award goes to all the politically correct students and staff at Bowdoin College in Maine.Some students wore sombreros to a tequila-themed birthday party at Bowdoin College — and others were so...
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A new development in vertical takeoff and landing?
I was very interested to learn that Aurora Flight Sciences has won the Phase 2 award of DARPA's X-Plane vertical takeoff and landing project. Here's an artist's concept of its proposal.DARPA said in a...
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Always read the fine print!
A Reddit poster shows us why the fine print in a contract is so important. His landlord sent him his lease by e-mail, in MS Word format (which was editable) rather than a non-editable format like...
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Math tests and Scoville units
Dr. Grumpy's wife, who's a school nurse, describes how schoolkids' attempts to get out of a math test went wrong. Since the world's hottest pepper was involved, I'm not surprised!Peter
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The (almost) naked truth?
This news report from India shows one way to make it almost impossible to cheat on an exam.It seems the precautions were necessary. The Guardian reports:A year ago police in Bihar said they had...
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The disconnect
Many conservatives and libertarians have long been baffled that President Obama's approval ratings have remained at or around the 50% mark, even though they would argue that the USA has seldom been...
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The beer wars continue . . .
. . . with advertising tongue firmly in cheek!We've mentioned Scottish craft brewer Brewdog in these pages before. It looks like their ongoing feud with Guinness and its parent company, Diageo, is...
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Tilting at the sky
After my article on Friday about DARPA's X-Plane contest, a few people asked how many tiltrotor and tiltwing aircraft had been developed. I thought I'd answer their questions in this blog post. It...
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"The Sound Of Silence" reinterpreted
My buddy Lawdog recently posted a video of Disturbed's rendition of the Paul Simon classic, "The Sound of Silence". I enjoyed it very much.Let me say at once that in the past, I haven't liked...
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Doofus Of The Day #889
Today's award goes to a gormless selfie taker.A good selfie isn’t all about angling the camera to hide your excess chins - a carefully considered backdrop is also key to any picture’s success.One poor...
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Did drug money help save the world's banks?
An article in Taki's Magazine suggests it did - and may still be a factor. Here's an excerpt.... illegal narco monies apparently rescued the banking industry from collapsing due to a calamitous lack...
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Getting its goat?
I had to laugh at this video of a baby elephant that was quite curious about human beings, but very afraid of a baby goat.Mommy!Peter(P.S.: Overseas readers who may not know the expression "To get...
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Is Libya becoming the next Syria and/or Iraq?
According to Strategy Page, it may be.Officially ISIL describes their Libyan operation as just another “province” in their Islamic state. But in fact Libya is the largest concentration of ISIL...
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I bet someone would actually pay it . . .
A few days back, I posted a video clip titled 'If McDonald's advertised like Apple'. Reader Hammerbach, in a comment to that post, provided the link to this one.That's great - but I'm willing to bet...
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