Basil’s Blog

From CBS News:
Military Jet Crashes Near U.S. Base
Ninth Circuit Court claims shoot-down
From CBS News:
Whale Injures Trainer At SeaWorld
Trying to get away from Spock
From CBS News:
Pope Prays At Turkish Mosque
Asks Lord to let him get out of country alive
From CBS News:
GOP Rep. Calls Miami ‘Third World Country’
Doesn’t like being compared to Georgia*
From CBS News:
Gator Attacks Naked [...]

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Items of interest from the blogroll.

Chuck (Redneckin) says the sales pitch for new taxes never tell the whole story.
Richard Burkard (The Blog of Columbus GA) isn’t impressed with the updated local TV new Websites.
Jo (Jo’s Cafe) says we haven’t made progress.
Wild Bill publishes Deborah Tainsh’s latest column.
Redoubt (Sin City) isn’t impressed with Newt’s latest.
Public Eye [...]

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This showed up in my spam filter Tuesday. And I was shocked — Shocked, I tell you!
No, not that I got spam. I get lots of spam. But read it carefully. Click on it for a larger version.
Yes, it says:
i am collect any idea of home business, if you have - please, add to my [...]

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From CNN:
Democrats eye rebirth of vetoed stem cell bill
As long as bill is only thing to complete a birth
From CNN:
Crosses for fallen soldiers stir debate
Only time left doesn’t oppose a cross
From CNN:
‘Grunts and squeaks’ wins Bad Sex Award
Just ahead of ‘being Ted Kennedy’
From CNN:
Obesity a big problem in Africa
Starvation a small problem
From CNN:
Brazil inmates stage [...]

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Items of interest from the blogroll.

Don Surber says the reasons to fight are simple.
La Shawn Barber looks at the other non-White meat.
ALa (Blonde Sagacity) looks at the likability poll.
aTypical Joe says Nissans are gay.
Steve H. (Hog On Ice) fires the first volley of the Weblog Awards season.
Weblog Awards nominations are closed … almost.

If you’d like [...]

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“He rode a Blazing Saddle, He wore a shining star, His job to offer battle …”

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“C’mon boys. The way you’s lollygaggin’ ’round here with them picks and them shovels … you’d think it was a hunnert and twenny degrees…”

“Cain’t be more’n a hunnert ‘n fourteen!”

“Ohhh!”

“Dock that Asian-American a day’s pay for nappin’ on the job.”

“How [...]

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From ABC News:
Mom on Trial for Drowning Kids in San Francisco Bay
9th trimester abortions not yet legal in California
From ABC News:
Cops Crack Possible Nut-Nabber Syndicate
Tittie-twisters still at large
From ABC News:
Clark Wants to Avoid Late Campaign Start
Eager to get on November ballot
From ABC News:
Imams Stage Airport ‘Pray-In’ As Protest
Plan ‘Fly-Plane-Into-Building-In’ for December
From ABC News:
‘Nativity’ Booted From [...]

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Items of interest from the blogroll.

WuzzaDem says we just experienced another great moment in American history.
Cao (Cao’s Blog) follows Chicago’s opposition to Christmas.
Matt Hurley (Weapons of Mass Discussion) finds two conflicting AP reports.
Buckley F. Williams (The Nose On Your Face) reports a blasphemer was turned in.
Heidi (Euphoric Reality) says the facts won’t get in the [...]

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We’ve looked at Blogger, WordPress.com, and Blogsome as possible free platforms for starting up a blog. All three have their good points and bad points.
But those aren’t the only free services there are. But they are the only ones I like.
But that doesn’t mean they are the only good ones. And I’d like to hear [...]

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From ABC News:
Men’s Biological Clocks Start Ticking in Their 30s
Urge to mate occurs at 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30 …
From ABC News:
South Korea Plans Mass Dog, Cat Slaughter
Large barbecue planned
From ABC News:
Man Shoots Doe With Well-Developed Rack
Porn star Jane Doe mourned
From ABC News:
19 Men Detained for Impersonating Monks
Tony Shalhoub sues
From ABC News:
Man Seeks Record for Arm [...]

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