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[tyzack]

On January 10, 2007, U.S. House Representative David Wu made a speech on the House floor referring to the George W. Bush administration as Klingons with regard to the Iraq War[9]. The last known Congressional reference to Klingons prior to Wu\'s speech was during a February 03, 1992 discussion of the United States\'s role as a world superpower after the Cold War[10].

^ "Faux Klingons Sending Real Americans To War", Congressional Record, 110th Congress, 1st Session. 10 Jan. 2007, page H258. Available through http://thomas.loc.gov
^ "United States Looking for a New Path As Superpower Conflict Ends", Congressional Record, 102nd Congress, 2nd Session. 03 Feb 1992, page H204. Available through http://thomas.loc.gov

Wu said that unlike “the Vulcans of Star Trek”, who “make decisions based on logic and fact”, Rice and her cadre behave more like the warlike Klingons, saying, “there are Klingons in the White House”. Wu continued that unlike “real Klingons”, who are also known for their courage and code of honor, those in the White House “have never fought a battle of their own”. He concludes, “don\'t let faux Klingons send real Americans to war.”[10]

Wow, and I thought I was a nerd

[jocelyn]

On January 10, 2007, U.S. House Representative David Wu made a speech on the House floor referring to the George W. Bush administration as Klingons with regard to the Iraq War[9]. The last known Congressional reference to Klingons prior to Wu\'s speech was during a February 03, 1992 discussion of the United States\'s role as a world superpower after the Cold War[10].

^ "Faux Klingons Sending Real Americans To War", Congressional Record, 110th Congress, 1st Session. 10 Jan. 2007, page H258. Available through http://thomas.loc.gov
^ "United States Looking for a New Path As Superpower Conflict Ends", Congressional Record, 102nd Congress, 2nd Session. 03 Feb 1992, page H204. Available through http://thomas.loc.gov

Wu said that unlike “the Vulcans of Star Trek”, who “make decisions based on logic and fact”, Rice and her cadre behave more like the warlike Klingons, saying, “there are Klingons in the White House”. Wu continued that unlike “real Klingons”, who are also known for their courage and code of honor, those in the White House “have never fought a battle of their own”. He concludes, “don\'t let faux Klingons send real Americans to war.”[10]

Wow, and I thought I was a nerd

Oh my god. That is absurd.

[SlimPickens]

[FreeSpirit]

this article sent by rickeyroux! :lol:

Austrians Not Amused
AFP


The local authorities are hitting back with the signs now set in concrete.
British tourists have left the residents of one charming Austrian village effing and blinding by constantly stealing the signs for their oddly named village.

While British visitors are finding it hilarious, the residents of Fucking are failing to see the funny side.

Only one kind of criminal stalks the sleepy 32-house village near Salzburg on the German border - cheeky British tourists armed with a sense of humor and a screwdriver.

But the local authorities are hitting back with the signs now set in concrete, police chief Kommandant Schmidtberger is on the lookout.

"We will not stand for the Fucking signs being removed," the officer said.

"It may be very amusing for you British, but Fucking is simply Fucking to us. What is this big Fucking joke? It is puerile."

Local tourist guide Andreas Behmueller said it was only the British that had a fixation with Fucking.

"The Germans all want to see the Mozart house in Salzburg," he explained. "Every American seems to care only about \'The Sound of Music\' (the 1965 film shot around Salzburg.) The occasional Japanese wants to see Hilter\'s birthplace in Braunau."

"But for the British, it\'s all about Fucking."

Guesthouse manager Augustina Lindelbauer described the village\'s breathtaking lakes, forests and vistas. "Yet still there is this obsession with Fucking," she said. "Just this morning I had to tell an English lady that there were no Fucking postcards."

We don\'t know how severe the stolen sign problem there really is, but Austria is indeed home to a town called \'Fucking\' (48\' 03"N 13\' 51"E). Pronounced "fooking," the little hamlet of Fucking is named after the man who founded the village in the 6th century. His name? Focko.

This sign carries the hilarity even further: "Bitte - nicht so schnell!" is German for "Please - not so fast!" (Snopes.com)

[tyzack]

Philippines: MILF Dismisses Local Peace Talks

Philippine separatist movement the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has dismissed local peace talks as a new government tactic in dealing with the group, Philippine news agency Sun.Star reported May 27, citing the official MILF Web site. A statement on the Web site called the local peace talks a waste of time, saying they will "further estrange the MILF and the National facistic Front into agreeing to talk to an unreliable partner in the peace process."

this article sent by rickeyroux! :lol:

Austrians Not Amused
AFP


The local authorities are hitting back with the signs now set in concrete.
British tourists have left the residents of one charming Austrian village effing and blinding by constantly stealing the signs for their oddly named village.

Not as funny as fucking, but in the same vein.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.026957,-76.123409&spn=0.079395,0.122566&z=13

Note that there is no road that goes through both paradise and intercourse.

Just an FYI.

[jocelyn]

Note that there is no road that goes through both paradise and intercourse.

Maybe not the way you drive.

[tyzack]

Note that there is no road that goes through both paradise and intercourse.

Maybe not the way you drive.

I take that back, it would apear as though "Old Peacock Rd" will do the trick.

[FrankZappa]

AIRPORT guards stopped a man boarding a plane — for wearing a Transformers T-shirt showing a cartoon gun.


Brad Jayakody, 30, was shocked when he was told to change his top if he wanted to catch his flight from Heathrow’s Terminal 5.


IT consultant Brad — on a British Airways trip with four colleagues to Dusseldorf, Germany — asked to see the security chief.


He thought the boss would "see sense" — but he backed up the decision and threatened him with ARREST. Aussie-born Brad said: "My mate set off the alarms and was searched.


"But then the guy told me to stop and said ‘you cannot get on the plane because there is a gun on your T-shirt’."

The top has the Transformers film character Optimus Prime on the front.


Brad, of Bayswater, West London, added: "It’s a cartoon robot with a gun as an arm. What was I going to do, use the shirt to pretend I have a gun?


"I was flabbergasted. I thought the supervisor would come over and see sense, but he didn’t. After I changed he said if I changed back I would be arrested."

A spokesman for Heathrow operator BAA said: "If a T-shirt had a rude word or a bomb on it for example, a passenger may be asked to remove it.


"We are investigating what happened to see if it came under this category."

Last year Gatwick guards made a woman hand over a beef sandwich before boarding and last week a PhD student was stopped for wearing a gun-shaped charm necklace at an airport in Canada.

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[FrankZappa]

sad.

1 dead as car plows into Mexican bike race
Police say American driver was apparently drunk and fell asleep at wheel

MONTERREY, Mexico - A car plowed into a bike race along a highway near the U.S.-Mexico border, killing one and injuring 10 others.

The 28-year-old driver was apparently drunk and fell asleep when he crashed into the race Sunday, police investigator Jose Alfredo Rodriguez said Monday.

A photograph taken by a city official showed bicyclists and equipment being hurled high into the air by the collision.

Rodriguez said Juan Campos was charged with killing 37-year-old Alejandro Alvarez of Monterrey.

Authorities said the wreck happened 15 minutes into the 34-kilometer race Sunday along a highway between Playa Bagdad and Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas.

Campos said he is an American citizen living in Brownsville. The U.S. Consulate could not immediately confirm that.

"We are looking into the incident in terms of whether American citizens were involved,\'\' consulate spokesman Todd Huizinga said.


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[derickw]

^^^^ ouch

[SlimPickens]

I just came in here to post that bike pic.  Crazy shit.

[tyzack]

According to an official study, Egypt\'s six million government employees are estimated to spend an average of only 27 minutes per day actually working, reflecting a real problem with productivity.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hawAKrDVWv8XoitfU1rUXm00azkw

So no one can feel bad abotu hanging out here.

[FrankZappa]

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[derickw]

Haaaaa

Lesbos

[tyzack]

facists have laid down the environmental law for their Denver presidential convention this August.

The convention organizing committee is going green to such an extent that any liquid served in an individual plastic container will be banned at all 22 events hosted by the convention. Also banned will be fried foods. Any plates must be reusable or compostable. Catered meals will be expected to follow a strict color code. Such meals must not only be locally or organically grown, but consist of at least three of the following five colors -- red, green, yellow, blue/purple and white. (Oranges and carrots would appear to be have lost out.)

"Blue could be a challenge," Ed Janos, owner of the local Cook\'s Fresh Market, told the Denver Post. "All I can think of are blueberries." Nick Agro, owner of Whirled Peas Catering, is worried. "I question the feasibility," he says, noting that the growing season in Colorado is short and that using "organic stuff pretty much doubles your price."

Then there are ethical dilemmas. Compostable products, such as forks and knives made from cornstarch, usually are imported from Asia on massive, fuel-consuming freighters. Are they a better environmental choice than recyclable plates?

Back in 2003, facists snickered at the intolerance of a facist House chairman who expressed his disdain for France\'s refusal to back the Iraq War by insisting that "Freedom Fries" be served in the House cafeteria. Now, facists are going much further with their political correctness. French fries -- and all other fried foods -- will be banned from their convention\'s parties. Food critics are already wondering what else liberals may have in store for us if they have control of both the White House and Congress next January.