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Last night on the news I heard the anchor here at our local FOX affiliate say " . . . arrested for sick sexual acts with young boys" or something similar. The important part is the "sick acts" part.

Now, stipulated, pedophilia is sick and this guy, if truly guilty needs to be taken out of society. However, newspeople are not supposed to editorialize. Lady, *I* can decide it is sick without your help. Just give me the facts, ok?

One more nail in the coffin of the news media.

How I get my news

My last post made me think about how I divide my news-seeking.

World News: San Francisco Chronicle print and online versions, BBC News, NPR

Local News: Sacramento Bee at work (I never buy the damned thing), local news shows.

SFGeek News: Sci Fi Weekly, Starlog magazine, USENET (either verified before relaying, or given as "rumor")

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Ever had Pocari Sweat?

I've tried it, and I didn't think it was THIS bad.

From Crazy Asian Drinks. They risk death so you won't have to.

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From Dumb Laws:

In Oregon:

Dishes must drip dry.

The "Peer Review Statute" prohibits you from finding out details of any written or oral discussion about your medical treatment. Not even a court of law can. All you can access is what the doctor or nurse voluntarily records in your chart.

It is illegal to whisper "dirty" things in your lover's ear during sex.

Ice cream may not be eaten on Sundays.

It is illegal to buy or sell marijuana, but it is legal to smoke it on your own property.

One may not bathe without wearing "suitable clothing," i.e., that which covers one's body from neck to knee.

Canned corn is not to be used as bait for fishing.

(And they call Californians weird!)*


* Yeah, I know these aren't enforced. The very act of making them laws says they're insane. Even California's dumb laws aren't that silly.

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Well, it's happened.

The game that would convince me to get XBox Live been made (but not yet released). And it is Crimson Skies.

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click here to find out which asian action superstar you are!

You are Jet Li. You are a star crossed lover. Your tastes for women (or men) are sometimes beyond your reach. You like to break all the rules and yet honesty is one of your main priorities. you sometimes hurt yourself. You even kick the living *bleep* out of yourself, but dont worry -- it's only yourself from an alternate-parallel universe.

I had to edit the text; it was awful, spelling "your" "ur" and the like.

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If you're a Sci-fi geek, you'll like this.


Thanks to dancingshaman for the link.