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Hearsaid Evidence 0

Goat says,


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Depart in Style 0

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Everyone Deserves a Slice of the Pie 0

Having dutifully paid my child support, I have mixed emotions about this.

A court in Padua has ruled in favour of a divorced father who pays alimony to his ex-wife in the form of pizza, Il Gazzettino reported.

He was ordered to pay €300 in child support for the couple’s daughter each month as part of the divorce settlement, and the professional pizza chef chose to make the payments in the form of delicious pizza – something his ex-wife was not happy about.

According to the rest of the story, one factor affecting the judge’s ruling was that the man does not make enough money to pay the full cash amount.

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Honesty among Thieves 0

More stuff you can’t make up.

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And Now for Something Completely Different 0

I found this to have a kind of weird fascination, or fascinating weirdness, or something.

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People of the Book 0

No, no, no. That other book.

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“A Three Hour Tour” 0

Life imitates art Gilligan’s Island.

Officials say three men who had been missing for three days were rescued Thursday from a deserted Pacific island after a U.S. Navy plane spotted a gigantic “help” spelled out with palm leaves.

U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman Melissa McKenzie said Saturday that the men were reported missing Tuesday by their families after they failed to show up at the island of Weno.

Follow the link for the picture. It’s a peach.

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Empty Suit 0

No, not one of the usual empty suits–an empty lawsuit.

This is trolling of the highest order.

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Gird Your Grid for the Big One 0

Image from Hitchcock's The Birds

The tin-foil hat brigade gets all upset about mythical dangers such as EMP.

Meanwhile, the birds got this.

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Dreams in the WitchHouse 0

As I was driving home from dinner with my friend, who had an engagement, I was passed by an SUV (SVU might be more like it) with the word, “T-R-U-M-P,” on its rear window in luminous tape.

That sight would have given H. P. Lovecraft himself the willies.

Afterthought:

My other thought was, “There goes a racist.”

By the company they keep shall ye know them.

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Not All It Krakened Up To Be 0

Science 2.0 explores the origin of the legend of the Kraken.

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Hum or Humbug? 0

This is very strange.

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Creeping Crazy 0

Warning: Language.

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Facebook Frolics 0

Tag. You’re it.

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That “E” Stands for “Exploding” 0

Heh.

A young man from Cologne has suffered severe wounds including the loss of several teeth after the e-cigarette he was smoking exploded in his mouth.

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Police reported on Thursday that they believe he was there to buy an new battery and an evaporator head for his own e-cigarette.

He then tried the two new parts in his device in the shop. But as soon as he inhaled on the device, it exploded, burning and wounding his face and knocking several teeth out of his mouth.

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“Attack of the Giant Goldfish” 0

“Lake effect” takes on a new meaning:

Giant goldfish are becoming a problem in Minnesota lakes, and wildlife officials are warning fish owners who no longer want to care for their pets not to flush them down the toilet or dispose of them in lakes, ponds or waterways.

Piscatorial pictures at the link.

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There’s an App for That 0

Let the snaring economy automate your life. (Warning: In questionable taste.)

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An Arresting Tribute 0

Life imitates art and gets punished for it.

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And Now for Something Completely Different 0

Via The Bob and Chez Show.

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Fangs for the Memories 0

Daniel Ruth notes that Florida is kind of maybe sort of thinking about considering regulating venomous reptiles. The whole article is a gem and joy which also applies to topics other than snakes in locales other than Florida. Here’s a snippet:

Even Brian Yablonski, the FWC (which somewhat unaccountably seems to stand for “Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission”–ed.) chairman, admitted to the Panama City News Herald that he was at a loss to understand why anyone would want to own a venomous snake, adding: “With freedom comes responsibility, and somehow with the responsibility side, the wheels have fallen off a little bit.”

Isn’t that precious? It’s rather doubtful the Founding Fathers ever considered inserting the phrase “life, liberty and the pursuit of cottonmouth moccasins” into the Declaration of Independence.

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