Archive for November, 2005

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Hipofilia in Enumclaw

SEATTLE
- A
man has pleaded guilty to trespassing in connection with a fatal horse-sex
case.
James Michael Tait, 54, of Enumclaw, was accused of entering a barn without
[…]

More on Buddha Boy

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Authorities in
Nepal urged religious groups and scientists on Sunday to help solve the
mystery of a meditating teenaged boy who some believe is an incarnation
of Buddha.
[…]

Tactical Preview

Miami police announced Monday they will
stage random shows of force at hotels, banks and other public places
to keep terrorists guessing and remind people to be vigilant.
Deputy Police Chief Frank Fernandez said officers might, […]

Avian Flu Over the Cuckoos Nest

After a lifetime surrounded by some of
his generation’s biggest frauds, psuedos, pretenders and scam artists,
the Dowbrigade has a finely attuned Bullshit Detector. Some would say
this is an example of the "It […]

Language Arts: Buzzwords

Tomorrow, we plan to introduce the following
paragraph in class as part of the language component of the Science and
Technology section we are currently teaching.
”Yo! It’s the buzzphrases, stupid. Is this
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Whatever Happened to Inflation

One
of our failings as a pseudo-intellectual is our inability to believe
something that we read, no matter how logical it seems, no
matter how
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Free Christmas

Evokative photo. Not sure what it evokes, exactly. Santa a captive of Christmas? Santa a captive of childhood? Christmas a captive of Capitalism? Christmas gets more surreal every year….

Grandmaster of the Iron Crotch

A
50-year-old Californian man pulled a truck with his penis for a British
film crew.
Martial arts grandmaster Tu Jin-Sheng attached himself to the truck and
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Mr. Natural Rides Again

Connecting with nature can improve your health and wellbeing,
say researchers in this week’s BMJ. The theory is known as ecotherapy:
restoring health through contact with nature.
Use of wildlife in some therapies is […]

Law of the Jungle Reigns in Malls

ORLANDO, Fla. — Security guards wrestled a man to the ground
this morning in a Wal-Mart.
Channel Nine has learned that the man cut in line to get laptop computers
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Feline Friday from Dowbrigade South

Feline Friday - As previously announced, we are writing today from the Dowbrigade South, our mountain redoubt high in the Andes mountains, 8,858 feet above sea level, in a lush valley between a glacier and a volcano.
We are typing this from the Villa Maria eco-hostal (whatever that means) our son Joseph has created […]

Dowbrigade Does Video

Never
one to let a lack of talent or good looks stand in the way of naked ambition or a free meal,
the Dowbrigade delves into the Hall of Mirrors which
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