Archive for December 22nd, 2004
Quote of the Day
“It’s embarrassing enough being an actor for a living – it’s a worthless, pointless job. But when people know you earn a thousand times what a nurse earns it’s f&*king embarrassing.”
- Ricky Gervais, star of The Office
White Men Can’t Sue
Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes is suing New York city.
Action film star Wesley Snipes sued the city Monday, charging that it had no jurisdiction to seek his DNA in a paternity suit filed in Indiana by a woman he said was crack-addicted and mentally ill.
The federal suit seeks to nullify a March arrest warrant [...]
Some Links for the Season
With Xmas fast approaching, here are a couple of Xmas-related links that even my Jewish readers will appreciate.
Ho ho ho..this is going to make you chuckle: the Scared of Santa photo gallery (hat tip: Wizbang). (Afterthought: maybe these are some of those children getting their own back on Santa years later)
Those bunnies are back, this [...]
It’s Just Not Cricket
For those who don’t already know, the Pakistani cricket team, like most teams before it, have been annihilated by the seemingly invincible Australian team. The Australians have been performing so well, in fact, that people have lost interest in the game. People prefer to see close, exciting contests, rather than the one-sided romps to which [...]
AP Top Stories for 2004
Here are the top 10 stories for 2004, according to the Associated Press. See if you can guess the correct order (write your answers in the comments). I will post the correct answer later today.
Florida hurricanes
‘Gay’ marriage
Reagan dies
Russian school seizure
Madrid bombings
U.S. elections
Iraq
Abu Ghraib scandal
Sept. 11 report
Arafat dies
Update: Here is the correct order:
1. U.S. elections
2: [...]
Likely Terror Attack in the Neighborhood
This happened reasonably close to where I live.
Police have determined that the murder of an Israeli woman in Moshav Nehousha near the border with the West Bank on Tuesday was in fact a terrorist attack, Israel Radio reported Wednesday. The body of Ariela Fahima was found at the entrance to her home by her 10-year-old daughter. The [...]
