Category Archives: General Foolishness

For the Birds

Posted on December 30, 2009 | Comments Off on For the Birds

An environmental group is suing to cancel an upcoming AC/DC concert in Austria because they think loud music poses a threat to birds.

No further comment is necessary, or will be offered.

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Regulation of the Day 88: College Football’s Playoff System

Posted on December 21, 2009 | Comments Off on Regulation of the Day 88: College Football’s Playoff System

“College football is bringing big bucks to K Street as lawmakers take aim at dismantling the Bowl Championship Series,” says a recent story in Politico.

A six-figure sum is being spent lobbying what really shouldn’t be a government issue. Millions more are being spent on other issues affecting college sports.

There’s even a PlayOff PAC that gives money to politicians who take an active stance on college football playoff reform.

True, the BCS playoff system could definitely use an overhaul. But that’s a job for the NCAA. Not Congress.

On the other hand, legislators do considerably less harm when they spend their time on college football instead of, say, health care or fiscal stimulus.

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Brett Favre: Psychological Terrorist Weapon?

Posted on November 23, 2009 | Comments Off on Brett Favre: Psychological Terrorist Weapon?

WTMJ’s headline: Detainees at Camp in Iraq Use Favre To Tease Wisconsin Soldiers

According to a military official, detainees at a Wisconsin National Guard camp in Iraq are using Brett Favre as a manner of getting at the guard troops there.

“They know Favre by name,” said First Lieutenant Tim Boehnen, who is from New Richmond, Wis.

“One of the big words they know now is shenanigan. They’ll constantly talk about ‘Favre shenanigans,’ ‘He’s so good for the Vikings,’ and ‘The Packers have got to really feel bad about that one.’ “

(Hat tip: Ivan Osorio)

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Almost True

Posted on October 13, 2009 | Comments Off on Almost True

Steve Wynn raised a kerfuffle when he recently said that “Government has never increased the standard of living of one single human being in civilization’s history.”

This isn’t quite true. Former Rep. William Jefferson has at least 90,000 reasons to disagree.

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He’s Back

Posted on August 18, 2009 | Comments Off on He’s Back

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Brett Favre is about to sign a contract with the Vikings.

I’ll always root for Brett. But he’s not making it easy.

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A Thought On the Birthers

Posted on August 11, 2009 | Comments Off on A Thought On the Birthers

Of all the people who believe that President Obama is not an American citizen, how many are Obama supporters? Any?

Is this a coincidence?

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Unintentionally Funny Headline of the Day

Posted on August 5, 2009 | Comments Off on Unintentionally Funny Headline of the Day

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D.C.’s new mental hospital ‘too small’

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The World’s Greatest Deliberative Body

Posted on July 16, 2009 | Comments Off on The World’s Greatest Deliberative Body

For fun, try reading this out loud as fast as you can. From p. 26 of the March 1995 issue of Ultralight Flying Magazine (article not online, unfortunately; hat tip to Wayne Crews):

[I]n 1975, U.S. Senators fought aggressively with obfuscation as they voted on the following resolution: “A motion to table a motion to reconsider a vote to table an appeal of a ruling that a point of order was not in order against a motion to table another point of order against a motion to bring to a vote the motion to call up the resolution that would institute a rules change.”

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John Madden to Retire

Posted on April 16, 2009 | Comments Off on John Madden to Retire

One wonders if it’s because Brett Favre isn’t playing any more. Go to about the 4:55 mark in the video below.

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The World’s Greatest Deliberative Body

Posted on March 27, 2009 | Comments Off on The World’s Greatest Deliberative Body

Classy.

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