Daily Archives: August 6, 2008

Short takes…

By Frank Paynter | Published: August 6, 2008

Bowling, it’s the new bowling… who knew they do this in SoCal? Milwaukee, yeah, but Anaheim? * * * One out of four isn’t bad, is it? Half of youngsters aged nine to 11 were unable to identify a daddy-long-legs, oak tree, blue tit or bluebell, in the poll by BBC Wildlife Magazine. * * [...]

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Social Networks

By Frank Paynter | Published: August 6, 2008

I was walking past the mental hospital the other day and all the patients were shouting, “13….13….13…” The fence was too high to see over but I saw a little gap in the planks, so I looked through it to see what was going on. Some bastard poked me in the eye with a stick. [...]

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New Energy for America

By Frank Paynter | Published: August 6, 2008

Sincere Republican voters, led by Rep. John Culberson (R Texas), professional campaign operatives and right wing geeks initiated a category on twitter called #dontgo to urge Congress to consider the Bush domestic (offshore and ANWR) drilling proposals. The movement has legs and is at this moment generating more conversation on the messaging service than Freddie [...]

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