Archive for September, 2005

Dumbass of the Day

…would be this guy A Northwest Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis from Bradley International Airport was detained for more than two hours Thursday evening when a passenger who missed the boarding call but whose bag had been loaded onto the plane, asked an airline gate agent: “What if there was a bomb in my bag?” [...]

Response to Charley

On the Israelisms podcast site, there has been an interesting discussion regarding the synagogues that we left in Gaza, and which were subsequently set upon by neo Pals. While Charley thinks it was a wrong, politically motivated move for us to leave them (with an obvious result), I have contended that it goes against Jewish [...]

Safe and Sounding Off

Best. Plug. Ever.   Israellycool Podcast: The podcast more Texans choose to listen to, in times of great danger.   Meanwhile, Lair has been busy recording his own soundbytes.   We are all just glad he is alright..and that his singing didn’t cause more damage.

Lost

In case your’e wondering, the Eagles ended up losing in the Grand Final..by four friggin’ points!!   Last time the Eagles lost in a Grand Final, I was inconsolable. Then again, my priorities in life were different. But now, while I do enjoy sports as escapist fare, it all seems pretty trivial in the grand [...]

Eagle Eye Howard

I have always been a big fan of Australian Prime Minister John Howard. He has been steadfast in his stance against terror, and has been more understanding of Israel’s position than practically any other world leader. Now I read of another example of his exemplary judgement and common sense. Prime Minister John Howard has tipped [...]

Joey Hearts Chabad

The stars of Joey, Matt LeBlanc and Drea de Matteo, feature in a hilarious promotional video for the 25th Chabad Telethon.   Check it out here.   Update: The telethon will be broadcast live from Hollywood this Sunday, with an all-star cast. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Matisyahu, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James Caan are among those [...]

Lucky to be Alive

Defamer reports that among the passengers on the almost ill-fated JetBlue Flight 292 were Hollywood actors Kelly Carson, DJ Qualls, and Taryn Manning.

Nap Time in the Knesset

Bibi: “Hey! Why did you pinch me like that? You scared me!” Sharon: “You were snoring too loudly” Bibi: ” No, I think that was Shimon.”

When Steve Met Arnie

Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom has met with the Governator Arnold Schwartznegger. Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom met with California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in Los Angeles Thursday, their third meeting in two years.   Schwarzenegger joked that many in California, a state with a large Mexican-American community, accepted the fact that his first international trip as [...]

Stay Safe, Lair

Blogger, podcaster, Israellycool Podcast regular and friend, Laurence Simon was still in Houston Texas yesterday, with Hurricane Rita approaching. His plan was to see how things were Friday morning.   Some commenters are telling him to get the hell out of there, while others say that it is too late, so he may as well [...]