They’re proof my dad discovered the internet.

I have seen the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Arctic Ocean.  That was before the year 2000, when “they” created a new ocean where none was seen before, the so called Southern Ocean.

Of the Seven Seas, it is a somewhat arbitrary list.  But of those, I’ve seen the Mediterranean, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, and the Adriatic Sea.

Big hoohah over at Stop The ACLU

US university reviews rules over Sikh student’s rights

By Jyotirmoy Datta, New York: A Detroit university is reviewing its public safety norms after a judge ruled in favour of a Sikh student arrested for carrying the kirpan, a short dagger, as enjoined by his religion.

Sikh student Sukhpreet Singh Garcha, 23, was arrested on the campus of Wayne State University on Aug 14 last year for carrying a 10-inch kirpan on his hip. He was charged with violating Detroit’s knife ordinance, which prohibits carrying knives with blades longer than three inches.

Detroit 36th District Court Judge Rudy Serra ruled last month that the knife ordinance was intended to apply to people carrying a knife as a weapon or for some unlawful purpose”.

As Garcha was carrying the kirpan for religious reasons, the ordinance did not apply, the judge said, The Detroit News reported.

There is no question that forbidding him from wearing the kirpan imposes a burden,” the judge said. It would be similar to an ordinance that made it illegal to wear a cross or a Star of David.”

Following the ruling, Wayne State Public Safety Director Anthony Holt was quoted as saying that campus officers will not arrest Garcha or other Sikh students who carry a kirpan.

Garcha said carrying the knife was necessary under Sikhism. The smaller knife was worn in case the other had to be removed.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the religious group United Sikhs protested Garcha’s arrest, saying the kirpan isn’t a weapon but an ornamental article of faith that baptized Sikhs must wear at all times.

The university’s attorneys are reviewing possible changes to campus weapons policies to ensure that everyone can practise religion freely and feel safe on the campus,” Alexandra Matish, assistant general counsel for the college, was quoted as saying.

What seems so out of character is that person posting the article and most of the commenters are freaking out because someone is carrying a mean scary weapon.

A few of the more non-critical thinking types say they want to start their own religion about carrying AK-47s. I say go for it, and in a few hundred years, once you are recognized as a mainstream religion, you may get the “rights” you think others shouldn’t have.

A few Sikh adherants try in vain to explain the precepts of their belief system, only to be argued with and ignored.

For all those against the kirpan- grow up, you’re being little bastards. It’s an article of their faith. And if someone is carrying a weapon, so what? That should not be a crime. Using it not in self defense is a crime. If a Sikh goes out and starts getting all stabby at people, then you prosecute them for that.

So I searched google news, since of course there should be thousands of articles out there of deaths all over attributed it to kirpans. What I found was this.

I guess even the ACLU can be right twice a day like a broken clock.

From Obnoxious Droppings

Speaking of more than a slap on the wrist, the couple who decided to give Wendy’s the finger got sentenced yesterday - the wife who was the public face of the fraud got 9 years while her husband (who got the finger from a coworker) got 12. Just think - if they would have taken up raping seven year olds instead they might have gotten away with 60 days!

Read on about nuke plants and ecoterrorists.  But not in the same paragraph.

I’ve stayed out of politics lately, just been too busy.  But today, when I get to mercifully work from home, I can pay just a little attention.

Jay Reding backs Stephen Green up on what is wrong with the Dems today.

I’ve called the Democrats profoundly unserious” when it comes to this war, and Yglesias’ comments are exactly why. I know this may come as a shock to the Democratic Party but the world does not revolve around George W. Bush. The Democrat’s singular monomania when it comes to the President is more than just a little disturbing. In fact, it’s become an absolute Ahab complex, with Bush taking the place of the White Whale. The Democrats can’t have a reasonable discussion of foreign policy because everything becomes a vehicle for their fixation with the President.

Reminds me of the moonbat from the other day.  They’re not talking policy, or ideas.  Its all about George Bush.  The old saying is that the President of the US is the most important person in the world.  Well, even if he was lower than I on the totem pole, he’d be raised up on high by what every left wing wanker and the media says he’s responsible for.

I guess that’s why you can’t sue the government.  Because the commercials would start saying “Thinning hair?  Don’t go for plugs or cream.  Sue the President, surely he’s to blame.  You’ll have so much money you won’t need hair!”

via Dane Bramage

ACLU sues to stop domestic spying program
Anti-U.S. organizations wish to destroy American values unobserved

Go see the rest of ‘em… they’ll give you a giggle!

I’m very pleased.

While I’m coming home from work, the idiot who cut me off, can’t handle using turn signals, and hasn’t figured out yet that the left lane is the passing late, also can’t quite grasp the concept that the long line of red lights means that all the people in front of you are stopped.

About a second of squealing tires before the satisfying crunch of his front crumple zone.

I do feel sorry for the guy who got hit.  Up until the point he just stopped where he was and put on his blinker, instead of moving off onto the shoulder.  The accident happened on a very heavily traveled two lane road.  Then he became just as stupid as the guy who whacked him.  It was only about a 10-15 mph crunch, so its not like the cars were disabled.  I can see taking a few seconds to check things out.  But blocking one of the two lanes while making phone calls and seriously causing a traffic nightmare ain’t the way to do it.

Headlines that got past the Editors…

CRACK FOUND ON GOVERNOR’S DAUGHTER
[Imagine that!]

Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
[No, really?]

Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
[That'll stop 'em.]

Is There a Ring of Debris around Uranus?
[Not if I wipe thoroughly!]

Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
[What a guy!]

Miners Refuse to Work after Death
[No-good-for-nothing lazy so-and-sos!]

Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
[See if that works any better than a fair trial!]

War Dims Hope for Peace
[I can see where it might have that effect!]

If Strike Isn’t Settled Quickly, It May Last A While
[You think?]

Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
[Who would have thought!]

Enfield (London) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
[They may be on to something!]

Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges !
[You mean there's something stronger than duct tape?]

Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge
[He probably IS the battery charge!]

New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
[Weren't they fat enough?!]

Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
[That's what he gets for eating those beans!]

Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
[Taste like chicken?]

Local High School Dropouts Cut In Half
[Chainsaw Massacre all over again!]

Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
[Boy, are they tall!]

And the winner is….

Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

My Dad sent me this one, so blame him!

Nothing you can find online unfortunately.  I was at the Barnes & Nobles downtown waiting on the Mrs’s getting cool colors put in her hair.  Its kinda a violet red color.  Her hair, not the B&N.

So anyways, they have the sitting areas.  And right in the middle of the store, in one of these sitting areas, is our featured nutjob.  He’s talking to an old couple who are too polite to get up and leave.  Unfortunately.

He went on for the entire hour I was there.  LOUDLY so it went throughout the entire damn store.  He started out with something like since Bush’s cousin was in the subway under the twin towers, they fell in only 8 seconds, when it took people who jumped almost 20 seconds to hit the ground.  I’m not sure what he meant by that, but it was important to him.  I wanted to suggest he walk over to the physics books to find out that the terminal velocity for concrete is a bit higher than for people.

Every nutjob theory that DU people dream about at night came out of this guys head.  I finally found a somewhat quiet corner to escape.

Time to leave, and I had to walk by him again.  Now, he was letting those poor folks know about how he was upset when he was personally trying to transfer gold to the Hanoi.  It seems they only had the old Bell hueys to fly, and he didn’t trust them to carry that much gold.  But he had to stop in Thailand first… at this point I was out the door, but I swear I heard him say that relief from the cranial implants could be only be found under the Temples of Angkor Wat…

Jonathan Sharkey is going for Governor of Minnesota. He’s a disabled veteran, boxer, amateur race car driver, and satanist/vampire.

At least he has good ideas on crime!

During my time as Governor, drug dealers and users will live in fear. I
will introduce extremely harsh punishment for those who not only use
illegal drugs, I will fight to make dealers serve life in prison, or better
yet, Impalement.

Any Terrorist who is caught in Minnesota while I am Governor, will find
out what the true meaning of my nickname ‘The Impaler’ means.
Right in front of our State Capital. Then Fed’s can take the terrorist’s
body from the impaling stake. If the US Department of Justice (DOJ)
wants to charge me with brutally murdering a terrorist, they may do so.
I do not see an American Jury convicting me.

You should read up on this guys site. He’s had quite a … history…

As seen previously my brother Scott was in a movie called God’s Gun.

That’s him trying to rob the cameraman.

You can now view the trailer here… (.mov quicktime format)

Let me say this though… the version of the trailer I saw before was much better. This version has been way over edited.

I just found this site:  CARSTUCKGIRLS.com

Do you realize what this means?  ANYTHING can make money on the internet!!!  No matter how stupid or outlandish.

via Thoughts of a Regular Guy

Sci-Fi Heaven is reporting that Tom Hanks may appear in the next Star Trek movie (H/T: Trek Today):

Rumours have been dropped into the Sci-Fi Heaven news box today of a possible Tom Hanks appearance in the next Star Trek movie. According to our source, should Erik Jendresen’s script be chosen for production (Paramount executives are rumoured to still be analysing the script), Tom Hanks has been penned in as a possible star.

No word on if Peter Scolari will be co-starring.

I had a nice bowl of grits for breakfast this morning. A little while later my wife comes down and asks if I want belgian waffles for breakfast, I say no, that I already ate.

Of course, now I can smell them throughout the house… and it smells sooooo good.

Update– So I walked into the kitchen, and sure enough, there was an extra.  Oh yeah, good day for me!

Socialists in the Maryland Legislature

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Reuters) - A bill that would force Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to spend more on employee health care in Maryland won approval from state lawmakers Thursday, overriding Gov. Robert Ehrlich’s veto.The House of Delegates voted 88-50, with one abstention, in favor of the bill after the Senate voted its approval 30-17. Both margins were large enough to override Ehrlich’s veto issued in May of 2005.
Maryland becomes the first state to pass a law forcing big employers to pay more for health care. CNN’s Andy Serwer explains.

“I hope personally all 49 (other) states will do this. The states are backed up to the wall on this one,” said Democratic Sen. Gloria Lawlah, chief sponsor of the bill in the Senate.

The measure would require companies with more than 10,000 employees to spend at least 8 percent of their payroll on health benefits, or pay the balance into a state low-income health insurance fund.

Hehheh… If I was running Walmart?  I’d lay off enough employees tomorrow to bring it in line with only having 9,999 employees.  Let Maryland frickin’ pay them unemployment then…

From The News Journal letters to the Editor

Most baby boomers don’t care about WoodstockI was gratified to see a Jan. 1 article about baby boomers included recollections of people who have been living normal, productive lives, rather than fawning over musicians of the era and drug-addled hippies. As the article noted, hippies were just a “small sliver” of that generation.

I am fascinated by the media’s insistence that the baby boom generation was defined by Woodstock. No one I know remembers it that way. Woodstock had no effect on my life.

The history of the second half of the 20th century as covered by popular media appears to rely mostly on the hazy recollections of rich, white college types. People with jobs didn’t take a week off to go lie in the mud in upstate New York, smoke dope and listen to bands. The indulged children who returned from Woodstock to the perfumed salons of Northeastern academia regale us about the importance of everything they did. They could not face its overwhelming unimportance.

These people tell us that Bob Dylan spoke for the generation, while I personally don’t remember anyone listening to his music. Yoko Ono was a clown whose 15 minutes of fame expired around 1972.

The great majority of baby boomers have spent their lives working, raising families, studying or defending their country while the effete leisure class had time to sit around coffee houses nostalgically looking back on their college antics and imagining them to be defining moments for the rest of us.

While the rest of us admire such traits as reliability and honesty, their ultimate aspiration is to be thought of as cool and to belong. These people have become influential in media. Consumed with guilt about their affluence and having generally done nothing of importance in their lives, it is small wonder that they make showing up at a rock concert seem important. They have never grown up.

Scott M. Lehman, Newark

Thanks Scott, you rule…

Has anyone, anywhere, ever had the Door Close button on an elevator actually… close the door when you press it?

New Jersey selects new slogan

Hoping to draw more tourists to New Jersey’s vacation spots, officials on Thursday unveiled a new slogan that aims to change outsiders’ views of a state often associated with traffic-choked highways, oil refineries and odors that cause drivers to roll up windows on the way through.The new slogan is “New Jersey: Come See For Yourself.”

For such a damn meaningless slogan.  What the hell?  Howzabout “Chances are you won’t get mugged.”

Or my favorite:  “New Jersey, because you have to pay to get out” which is in reference to all the roads out of the state being tolls…

Over at Dodgeblogium, one hell of a Blonde Joke!