Tag: "United States"

‘Too Short to Survive in Prison’

A US judge has handed a lenient sentence to a man convicted of sexually assaulting a child, because he’s short. A US judge has sentenced a man convicted of sexually assaulting a child to probation instead of jail, fearing he is too short to survive in prison. Nebraska’s attorney-general will appeal the sentence as being [...]

Joining the Big Algebra Equation in the Sky

George Lenchner, the founder of the Math Olympiads, has died at the age of 88.   Well, 88.42 to be more precise.

Not So Subliminal Message

Do you think the Reuters photographer who took this photo was trying to say something?

Try Explaining a ‘Googly’ to Him

It seems that Dubya might have great taste in sports: US President George W Bush said this week “I’m a cricket match person” – and he’ll have a chance to show it at a cricket event during his brief upcoming trip to Pakistan.   Details were hard to come by, but White House aides said [...]

Not Just Allies

They love us. They really love us. According to a US poll conducted on Thursday, Israel was considered one of the five most loved nations in the world by US citizens. Right back at ya. The results of the survey held that 68 percent of American citizens completely support Israel, while 23% do not. And [...]

Another Thing to Blame on Bush

Why did Lance Amstrong and Sheryl Crow break off their engagement? According to one tabloid, it was all the fault of Chimpy McHitler Halliburton. Lance Armstrong and Sheryl Crow have said all the right things so far as the speculation for their break shifts gears. One tabloid even examines that it may be President George [...]

What a Wonka

I know this news is days old, but it’s refreshing to know that Israel is not the only place with politicians who say really dumb things. Mayor Ray Nagin on Tuesday apologized for urging residents to rebuild a “chocolate New Orleans” and saying, “You can’t have New Orleans no other way.”   “I’m really sorry [...]

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?” [...]

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 [...]

Bill O’Reilly vs Phil Donahue

Video   Show transcript   Of course, I think that Donahue is way off base, and moonbat extraordinaire. But my agreement with O’Reilly’s position is almost overshadowed by the fact that he comes across as an unbelievably pompous ass.