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Thursday, January 10, 2008

Memes, Zombies, Republicans and Other Menaces

Why did I wait? You tell me to wait, now he'll never come again!

Pesky missed opportunities for murder.

He Really Likes His Bucket
Poor Walrus.

Ahh, Zombie Spiderman, You're Such a Card
My Marvel Zombies obsession will surely lead to this being printed out and put on my wall someday.

I Ask Again: Are There Any Republicans Who Aren't Deviants?
Larry Craig wisely waited until the primary season was heating up to bury his latest legal ploy to erase his conviction for trying to get a little bathroom sex going on: that the statute says the behavior has to be likely to cause distress in others. Others, as in plural. He says that since he was alone with the cop in the bathroom, it was ok for him to solicit sex.

In a public restroom. In an airport. Where anyone could walk in at any time.

Yeah, good luck with this argument, Senator H-J.

Source: PageOneQ

Fashion Choices Matter, I Guess
So a lawyer is in trouble for wearing an ascot to court instead of a tie. Basically, the judge says he's doing it only when the jury isn't present, and to show his disrespect for said judge.

Yeah. Can't these guys find anything better to do with their time? Like, presumably, the trial?

Source: AZCentral.com

I think I got this from Nidoking. I don't recall.

Cold Reading
Wikipedia article on Cold Reading, the techniques of leading questions used by various spiritualist and mentalist frauds, like John Edward.

Honestly, people are so dimly self-aware you can play them like a violin.

Source: Wikipedia, duh.

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