Month: May 2005

The 138th Carnival of the Vanities is up, over at Cynical Nation.

Even in his last years, Grandpappy had a mind like a steel trap, only one that had been left out so long, it had rusted shut.

A grenade was thrown in front of President Bush during his trip in Georgia; it didn’t go off; no injuries. (h/t The Political Teen)

MORE: MSNBC calls it a ‘device’.

A device, possibly a hand grenade, was thrown toward the stage on which President Bush addressed 300,000 cheering Georgians on Tuesday, but it was not discovered until after the president’s appearance, NBC News has learned.

ABC News:

Local police told the Secret Service the device was thrown as Bush spoke in Freedom Square in Tblisi, the Georgian capital. The device hit someone and fell to the ground about 100 feet away from the stage, the Secret Service said.

The Secret Service said it was unaware of any disturbance until it was informed of the incident by Georgian police.

The greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World announces a new tour. Thumbing their nose at Father Time, Mick (the man is 62 years old), Keith (61), Charlie (63) and Ron (the baby, at 57 years) wowed NYC by playing ‘Start Me Up’ – the first time they’ve performed live at a press conference since 1975.

If you are, be sure to read the 25 pieces of advice posted by John Hawkins. Each point is important.

Just one thing amongst the hundreds of things that don’t exist.

Whiplash, the cowboy monkey.

According to the website, Whiplash is a 17-year-old Capuchin Monkey. Despite his monkey heritage of climbing trees and swinging on branches, Whiplash is a true Cowboy, he rides the range herding and rounding up sheep along with his trusty steed, an imported Border Collie from Scotland. Whiplash loves the Cowboy Way, he travels from city to city displaying his cowboy skills as he demonstrates the “proper” way to herd livestock. Even though Whiplash’s riding skills are unchallenged and his herding skills unmatched, he never misses a chance to let the monkey come out in him. While the dog is running full blast he will hang off to the side, pick up dirt, pet the dog or even take the saddle from side to side mimicking an Indian Hideaway, all the while in complete control of the situation.

They may end up here, at the found footage festival, for all to see. (QuickTime Req.)

The truth finally comes out…PETA Kills!

Anyone familiar with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) knows that its activists complain bitterly about meat eating, livestock farming, biomedical research, and every other sensible use of animals by humankind. Hooking a striped bass, says PETA, ought to be a crime. And raising a chicken for food? Forget about it. PETA’s philosophy is built around the idea of “total animal liberation,” a strange utopian vision that requires us to treat animals as our equals. But PETA, it turns out, doesn’t practice what it preaches. This weekend the Center for Consumer Freedom unveiled a gigantic billboard in New York City’s famed Times Square to announce that PETA kills animals.

What color eyes will your children have? Use the Eye Calculator to find out. I’ve got kids, and this test rightly pegged them.

(BTW: This page enters position # 9 on my list of why the web is sooooo cool.)