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You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 10^12 to 1. — Ernest Rutherford
Summertime in the ol' Midwest
Via Elf: 10:26am: Things I Saw Today… Iowa city has stopped an old-fashioned book burning, pointing out that there’s a burn-ban going on within the city and that it’s illegal to transport materials across city lines specifically to burn them– air quality controls are in force. A city fire inspector suggested shredding the offending CD’s, … Continue reading Summertime in the ol' Midwest
Perfect sentences, and the shrub.
Some days, just leafing through blogs, I come across one perfect sentence. Like this one from Lileks… Believing in Bush’s perfidy gives some people the same comfort and emotional nourishment others get from believing in Jesus. Wakes me up better than a cup of tea, it does.
Only in Britain.. ?
Seen in Miu’s A Socialite’s Life: A British man who accidentally shot himself in the testicles after drinking 15 pints of beer was jailed for five years on Tuesday for possessing an illegal firearm, a court spokesman said. Serves him right.
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