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[das_nut]

No fair, no fair, they never lead with bragging about a *male* scientist's cooking accomplishments. Poor men, neglected again.

LOL.

I'm more upset with the whole "she was a good little wifey and isn't it amazing that she could be a rocket scientist as well!" vibe from the beginning of that article.

 

[yally]

A pioneering rocket scientist dies and the New York Times article leads with her cooking and motherly/wifely accomplishments:

That is very, very weird.

 

[Amy SF]

Batshit righties freak out over Google's Cesar Chavez doodle, confuse Cesar with Hugo.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...aster_n_2989219.html?utm_hp_ref=latino-voices

 

[Second Summer]

Sometimes it's good to see that things have changed for the better. This was in the "40 years ago" section in the printed edition of our local newspaper earlier this week:

Judges disqualify "Little Milton" in last minute rumpus
The Society for Literary Advancement and Gestation announced their decision late last night to disqualify eight year old prizewinner Gerald (Little Milton) Bostock following the hundreds of protests and threats received after the reading of his epic poem "Thick as a Brick" on B.B.C. Television last Monday night.

A hastily reconvened panel of Judges accepted the decision by four leading child psychiatrists that the boy's mind was seriously unbalanced and that his work was a product of an "extremely unwholesome attitude towards life, his God and Country". Bostock was recommended for psychiatric treatment following examination "without delay". The first prize will now be presented to runner up Mary Whiteyard (aged 12) for her essay on Christian ethics entitled, "He died to save the little Children".

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Mr. Bostock said this morning of "Little Milton's" disqualification, "We are heartbroken at the way the Judges changed their minds, and the loss of the prize money and scholarship means we shall find difficulty in paying the instalments on Gerald's Encyclopedia Britannica. I shall have to do Dr. Munson's roses next week after all." When he heard of the decision against him, Gerald went to his room and locked the door. "Mrs Bostock and I are sorely vexed at the way this has turned out", said Mr. Bostock of No. 6 Pollit Close, St. Cleve.

Originally in St. Cleve Chronicle, 27 March 1973.

 

[beancounter]

April fools to you too....​

I knew I had heard that story somewhere..from a Jethro Tull album cover...​

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thick_as_a_Brick​

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"Thick as a Brick is the fifth studio album by the English progressive rock band Jethro Tull. Released in 1972, the album includes only one song, the title track, which spans the entire album. Thick as a Brick was deliberately crafted in the style of a concept album (and as a "bombastic" and "over the top" parody[6]). The original packaging, designed like a newspaper, claims the album to be a musical adaptation of an epic poem by a (fictional) 8-year-old boy, though the lyrics were actually written by the band's frontman, Ian Anderson."

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Sometimes it's good to see that things have changed for the better. This was in the "40 years ago" section in the printed edition of our local newspaper earlier this week:

 

[Second Summer]

Ah, you guys are no fun You have to admit it's a pretty funny story tho

 

[beanstew]

^ Great album too!

 

[Amy SF]

Look, where religion and morals are concerned, nothing is too far out and weird. Very often reality is stranger than fiction. That's why it's hard to tell what's real and what's fake. I thought it was real until I read beancounter's post. (I'm not nor ever will be a Jethro Tull fan.)

 

[Calliegirl]

I believed it. I was wondering what the poem could possibly have said to get him disqualified.

 

[Second Summer]

It makes me happy that someone believed it, somehow

 

[Moll Flanders]

Derby Fire: Philpotts Face Jail Over Deaths - Yahoo! News UK

This has been all over the news today. Six children died in a house fire in Derby and it was started by their parents. I love the way the media are latching onto the point that the parents were on benefits (welfare).

Michael Philpott: The Daily Mail: How the poor die and how the rich die | Left Foot Forward

I was shocked when I saw this footage of Chinese children having to climb ladders up a mountain to return home from school. Look at the dog climbing up the ladder too.

BBC News - Chinese children climb ladders to get home from school

 

[Amy SF]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/sunday-review/the-holocaust-just-got-more-shocking.html

 

[Eleven]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/sunday-review/the-holocaust-just-got-more-shocking.html

That's a mind numbing article and a reminder that starting a Hitler was a vegetarian thread to boost seo hurts a lot of people.

 

[Second Summer]

The truth hurts sometimes. That doesn't mean it should be kept secret or not talked about.

 

[Amy SF]

The truth hurts sometimes. That doesn't mean it should be kept secret or not talked about.

Yes, thank you. I agree.

 

[Eleven]

The truth hurts sometimes. That doesn't mean it should be kept secret or not talked about.

Sure, if it's an honest discussion but you exploited it for a sleazy reason.

 

[Second Summer]

Sure, if it's an honest discussion but you exploited it for a sleazy reason.

I think it's fair to say my motivation for discussing a topic that involves WW2 and vegetarianism is mainly based on my fascination with those topics. History, especially WW2, is a topic I have a long-lasting and deep interest in. The same goes for vegetarianism obviously.

 

[Snowcone]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...college-brawl_n_3022168.html?utm_hp_ref=crime

I just graduated from there!


In my opinion, Calhoun was a shitty teacher and an even shittier city councilman, for the record.

 

[ledboots]

A pioneering rocket scientist dies and the New York Times article leads with her cooking and motherly/wifely accomplishments:

The world really hasn't changed. President Obama said this at a fundraiser when introducing the Attorney General of the US:
"You have to be careful to, first of all, say she is brilliant and she is dedicated and she is tough, and she is exactly what you'd want in anybody who is administering the law, and making sure that everybody is getting a fair shake," Obama said. "She also happens to be, by far, the best looking attorney general in the country."

Edited to.add link, oops.http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/p...ala-harris-the-best-looking-attorney-general/

Edited again:
" After his remark that California’s Kamala Harris was the “best-looking attorney general in the country” sparked controversy, President Obama apologized for what some deemed to be a sexist comment, and what others argued was a dumb, but harmless, compliment.The president called Harris to apologize for the comments hours after he made them on Thursday during a San Francisco fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee, according to White House spokesman Jay Carney.“They are old friends and good friends and he did not want in any way to diminish the attorney general's professional accomplishments and her capabilities,” Carney said Friday at a White House briefing." http://todaynews.today.com/_news/20...or-best-looking-attorney-general-comment?lite

In other newz, the ledboots and dog insomnia saga continues with news reading. 3:08 AM. Fantastic.

 

[Spang]

If there's one thing that I wish regressive blowhards on the radio and television were right about, it's the idea that President Obama would move to the far-left during his second term. But so far that hasn't been the case - he's still well to the right of center. He's been a huge disappointment, really.