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Contributed by: filbert Wednesday, May 18 2005 @ 11:57 AM CST

Kathleen Sullivan, in the Orlando Sentinel[*1] :

First, we all can agree that flushing a Quran down a toilet, if physically possible, would be both insensitive and rude, though Westerners generally have a higher tolerance threshold for such offenses. Put it this way: You could flush a Bible down the toilet in front of Goober in Kabul, and it’s unlikely that Mayberry suddenly would be awash in blood.

Contributed by: filbert Wednesday, May 18 2005 @ 10:10 AM CST

I’m not exactly sure why this is in “Diet & Lifestyle” but it’s gotta go somewhere.

It’s garage sale time? Our little subdivision has its community garage sale this Saturday, so it’s time to go through the garage and basement and drag out all the stuff that we don’t want any more but is too good to actually throw out.

Contributed by: filbert Monday, May 16 2005 @ 08:34 AM CST

Snookums came across this site[*1] , which caters to the diner who (in part):

Passes by the familiar, bland comfort of the Red Lobsters, Olive Gardens and Golden Arches that have taken over suburbia, insisting on driving a few minutes or hours further – knowing that somewhere down the road is a barbecue pit, a truck stop, a diner, a drive-in. a greasy spoon that may well become the highlight of the journey.

Well worth the time to browse around on the site. It could be a bit better organized, but all in all a good-natured (if somewhat filling) homage to The Greasy Spoon.

Contributed by: filbert Sunday, May 15 2005 @ 07:46 AM CST

Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you:

The World Famous Kansas City Marching Cobras![*1]

Contributed by: filbert Sunday, May 15 2005 @ 07:22 AM CST

Sometimes, the headline writes itself–it certainly did for Stars And Stripes:Sauerkraut triggers alarm at Osan mall, post office[*1]

Contributed by: filbert Saturday, May 14 2005 @ 11:29 AM CST

This is excellent:

A Challenge (the Second Amendment)[*1]

A well regulated Intelligentsia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and read Books, shall not be infringed.

What part of “shall not be infringed” do you not understand?

Contributed by: filbert Friday, May 13 2005 @ 11:18 AM CST

If you’re using Firefox as your web browser, an update (to 1.0.4) is available – – click the little red triangle update button at the upper right corner of the screen to download and install the update.

Just remember to unclick the “Use Firefox Home Page As Your Home Page” or whatever the heck it says. Boy, that annoys the heck out of me that they always want to redirect your home page back to Firefox’s home page. That’s user-unfriendly behavior that’s almost Microsoftian in its hostility, in my opinion.

Contributed by: filbert Friday, May 13 2005 @ 11:11 AM CST

As reported in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader[*1] , Forbes Magazine has for the third straight year rated Sioux Falls, SD as the best small city (under 345,000 population) to start a business or a career. Rapid City, on the other end of South Dakota, ranked sixth.

Sioux Falls is a very, very nice town. Sadly, it’s too cold for Snookums, however.