Daily Archives: August 11, 2002

CNN.com – Crocodiles tear apart Thai suicide woman…

CNN.com – Crocodiles tear apart Thai suicide woman – August 11, 2002

She decided to commit suicide by jumping into a crocodile pit. Yikes. If you’re going to commit suicide, don’t you normally want it to be less painful? Though this was at least showy, I’ll give her that.

Reuters Wire | 08/11/2002 | Republicans say Bush c…

Reuters Wire | 08/11/2002 | Republicans say Bush can justify attack on Iraq

Boy, that sure is a surprise. Senators from his own party are backing the President? I guess Clinton really is out of office.

Fun With Referrer Logs Google Search: address o…

Fun With Referrer Logs

Google Search: address of frenchpeople

Yeah, I think that’s another one of those searches I don’t want to know about.

washingtonpost.com: Iran Is Said To Give Up Al Qae…

washingtonpost.com: Iran Is Said To Give Up Al Qaeda Members

To our “friends” the Saudis, of course.

Iranian authorities handed over the al Qaeda fugitives, all Saudis, knowing that whatever intelligence was obtained from them during interrogation in Saudi Arabia would be passed on to the United States for use in the war against terrorism, Saud said.

Of course it will. Never any doubt about that, nope.

Coming home Temple Emanu-El thanks Baptists; ren…

Coming home

Temple Emanu-El thanks Baptists; renovation done

With protection from the FBI, the leaders of Birmingham’s Temple Emanu-El carried their Torah scrolls back to the temple yesterday. They had been worshipping at Southside Baptist Church during renovations.

Mercury News | 08/11/2002 | Flesh-eating bacteria …

Mercury News | 08/11/2002 | Flesh-eating bacteria kill fisherman, 69

Oh, boy. Said flesh-eating bacterium lives in — you guessed it — fish. Now, if a snakehead got its fins on this we might all be in for it.

The fish strike back

Mercury News | 08/11/2002 | Flesh-eating bacteria kill fisherman, 69

Oh, boy. Said flesh-eating bacterium lives in — you guessed it — fish. Now, if a snakehead got its fins on this we might all be in for it.

Oh, Those Wacky Americans! US parents to teache…

Oh, Those Wacky Americans!

US parents to teachers: Pass my kid or I’ll sue you – AUG 11, 2002

Singapore’s Straits Times rather naively is basing a story on something in the Washington Times based on Heritage Foundation stuff. You know, the usual conservative lawyer-bashing.

washingtonpost.com: Triumph Of the Lawn First M…

washingtonpost.com: Triumph Of the Lawn

First MoDo had a snakehead column. Now Ellen Goodman tries to bait the hook for one of hers with a DCSWF reference, though it soon moves on to less interesting things like crabgrass and dumb movies.

In related news… Raytheon gives boost to chil…

In related news…

Raytheon gives boost to children’s organization

Company is donating $100,000 to center for assisting abused kids

That’s nice; always good to see us get something out of the money we give defense contractors.