Archive for August 14th, 2008

Conversations With a Plant

Reuters reports on the latest in Israeli brilliance: Scientists “listening” to plants to find water pollution.
Scientists in Israel have discovered a new way to test for water pollution by “listening” to what the plants growing in water have to say.
By shining a laser beam on the tiny pieces of algae floating in the water, the [...]

Indything’s Possible

Patriot Missive wants to know whether Boba Fett is fighting for South Ossentia.

I say why not? If Indiana Jones can fight for the IDF, anything’s possible.

On Her Majesty’s Anti-Semitic Service

Australian actor George Lazenby – considered to be the “Jimmy Carter” of James Bonds (i.e the worst) – might just also be the “Mel Gibson” of James Bonds, if his soon-to-be-ex-wife Pam Shriver is to be believed.
Pam Shriver says Australian 007 George Lazenby is an abusive alcoholic who gave beer to their toddlers and threatened [...]

Weekend At Ahmadinejad’s

Ahmadinejad family vacations will never be the same.
There are some things, Iran’s Parliament has decided, that a public official should simply not be allowed to say — especially in reference to Israel.
Threats of a “crushing response” to Israeli aggression seem to be fine, as a representative of Iran’s supreme leader recently demonstrated. But suggesting that [...]