Oh, and John Howard is deluded. Does anyone on earth still think that WMDs are still going to be found and that they were and still are a legitimate reason for the the war? [/quote] John Howard is stark raving bonkers.
That is all.
mjforty
Jul 15 2004, 02:14 PM
QUOTE Does anyone on earth still think that WMDs are still going to be found and that they were and still are a legitimate reason for the the war? Bush43 has refused to back off from the belief that WMD were a legitimate reason for going to war and still believes they will be found. Perhaps they're reading those intelligence reports with the same brand of rose-colored glasses (or whatever color it is when you want to see the worst of things -- maybe brown-tinted glasses).
ejg25
Oct 19 2004, 02:43 PM
So unfortunate... U.S. Navy makes skirts optional for women. And men everywhere rejoice.
Claudia
Oct 19 2004, 02:51 PM
NCIS take note.
(Although they're not actually *in* the navy. It still annoys me how often Kate is running around climbing onto or into things in impractical skirts.)
jenelope
Oct 19 2004, 04:12 PM
Why would men rejoice? They're being told that they don't have to wear skirts with their dress uniforms, correct? I'm guessing that most sailors would choose to wear pants, just to avoid the pantyhose issue alone.
This is a good thing for women.
ejg25
Oct 19 2004, 04:27 PM
They'd rejoice because of all the women walking around bottomless.
Heatherbelle
Oct 19 2004, 04:49 PM
| QUOTE (jenelope @ Today at 10:12 pm) | I'm guessing that most sailors would choose to wear pants, just to avoid the pantyhose issue alone. [/quote] Your comment reminded me of something that happened to Dad, just before he came out the Army.
Traditionally, there were certain regiments that were purely female, and others that were mostly male. My dad, as a male nurse, served the majority of his time in the RAMC (Royal Army Medical Corp) - which was formed of both Doctors and nurses. A restructuring less than a year before he left resulted in all male nurses being moved from the RAMC (which I *think* became Doctors/surgeons etc only) to the 'Queen Alexandra Royal Army Nursing Corps'. Problem was, it was up to that point a female corp, uniformed mostly in grey dresses, stockings, and frilly hats....
Oh the jokes they had to put with.
Claudia
Oct 19 2004, 05:59 PM
Shades of Cary Grant in I Was a Male War Bride.
(He's a French officer who marries an American officer during WWII. The only way to get him to the US when she is recalled there is by invoking the law allowing the spouses of military personnel into the country: the War Brides act. The scheme involves drag at one point, to get him onto an otherwise all-female ship.)
Piranha
Oct 20 2004, 10:30 PM
This series of headlines on ninemsn today cracked me up: QUOTE Downer seeks clemency after death sentence Fraser appeals for hostage's release Travolta and wife receive threats
Meowcat
Nov 9 2004, 12:19 AM
This headline from E!Online cracked me up Britney vs. Chucky
ejg25
Dec 2 2004, 08:48 PM
I just love this one, for some reason: Angry Greek Lawyers To View "Gay" Alexander MovieAngry Greek lawyers! Watch out! Beware of Angry Greek lawyers!
Pandrea
Dec 2 2004, 08:56 PM
Heh.
And I saw a good one today: Love Cheat Tried To Kill Wife With Giant Firework, Court Told. Unfortunately I didn't see the actual story, but how do you kill someone with a giant firework? Strap them to it and launch it? Get them to stand still and aim it at them?
jenelope
Dec 3 2004, 02:54 PM
Okay, so not a headline, but the way this phrase is constructed just made me giggle: "In October, a parliamentary bill to criminalize adultery also raised questions about Turkey's commitment to European values"
I immediately thought, So they're saying that adultery is a European value?
Heatherbelle
Feb 8 2005, 04:01 AM
I've not even read the actual article yet, and I'm snickering...
ejg25
Feb 8 2005, 12:05 PM
I recently came across a DVD press release that touted among the extras "Extended Shaft Sequence." Oh for a different phrasing. Elevator Sequence, perhaps, guys?
kmm56
Feb 8 2005, 02:17 PM
Well, depending on what kind of a DVD it was...
ejg25
Feb 8 2005, 02:23 PM
Family adventure film.
ejg25
Aug 21 2005, 12:03 AM
Amazon.com Starts Selling Digital 'Shorts'Yeah, I know, and I know you were good enough to put those single-quote marks in there. But still, my brain is reading it how my brain is reading it. And my brain is curious.
Pandrea
Aug 30 2005, 06:04 AM
Veda
Aug 30 2005, 06:11 AM
Uh, yeah... Is there really nothing better for him to talk about?
Claudia
Sep 15 2005, 10:33 AM
Pandrea
Feb 7 2006, 06:51 AM
I just love this headline: I Baked A Snickers Pie.
ejg25
Feb 9 2006, 03:43 PM
Jury To Decide If Flying Sizzling Shrimp Led To Man's Death.I was all ready to be sympathetic to this victim of Benihana whimsy, but the pretext seems pretty flimsy.
ejg25
Feb 14 2006, 12:44 PM
U.S. Grant Web Site Does Not Work on Macs.And here I was thinking, "Well, that makes sense. Ulysses Grant is really old and they didn't have Macs in his day."
ejg25
Mar 17 2006, 02:05 PM
Pandrea
Oct 11 2006, 06:49 AM
QUOTE Early days yet, of course, but we can't help thinking it'll take something pretty extraordinary to rob the Australian of our coveted Headline of the Month Award for its quite outstanding effort, Lightning Exits Woman's Bottom. "I was brushing my teeth at the time," a remarkably composed Natasha Timarovic tells the paper, "and had just put my mouth under the tap to rinse away the toothpaste when the bolt must have struck the building. I don't remember much after that." Doctors treating Ms Timarovic for "burns to the mouth and rear" said the accident was "bizarre, but not impossible": she was wearing "rubber bathroom shoes at the time, so instead of earthing through her feet, the electricity shot out of her backside". A warning, we feel, to us all. (Guardian diary today)
Veda
Oct 11 2006, 06:57 AM
Oh my!
Heatherbelle
Oct 11 2006, 07:28 AM
Not much you can say about that, is there?
Except, OW.
ejg25
Oct 11 2006, 11:01 AM
I thought it was good to be wearing rubber shoes in an electrical storm. No?
Pandrea
Oct 11 2006, 11:10 AM
If you go to the actual article, it mentions something about a damp shower curtain and how she could have died if it weren't for the shoes, so I guess so.
Ananda
Oct 11 2006, 12:07 PM
Does it make me weird that, reading that, I was struck by the oddness of someone's putting their mouth under the tap to rinse away their toothpaste? That just seems awkward. I know, I know, overshadowed by the whole lightning-from-tush thing. But still.
ejg25
Oct 11 2006, 12:14 PM
I drink from the faucet too. I just had someone comment on that... but I thought it was pretty normal.
I don't have a shower curtain, though, so hopefully I'm safe from lightning.
Pandrea
Oct 11 2006, 01:28 PM
I also find it weird. I would just cup my hand under the tap and drink from that.
Claudia
Oct 11 2006, 01:30 PM
I tend to catch small amounts of water in my toothbrush and sip 'em. Yay capillary action.
Boliver
Oct 11 2006, 02:00 PM
Under-faucet user here, checking in. The idea of sipping from my hand, and thus probably getting toothpaste on my hands, seems more messy than just sticking my head under the faucet. Same for having a glass there; it's just one more thing to have to clean, and, ew.
Veda
Oct 11 2006, 02:07 PM
QUOTE (Claudia @ Oct 11 2006, 02:30 PM)  I tend to catch small amounts of water in my toothbrush and sip 'em. Yay capillary action. Ditto
Pandrea
Dec 5 2006, 07:46 AM
Possibly my favourite headline ever: Lohan explains stupidity.
ejg25
Dec 5 2006, 11:42 AM
All of it?
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