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Sunday, July 1. 2007

A few Sunday Links

You can either believe the officials, or you can believe that Cheney and the CIA are behind the UK bomb attacks. Right on cue, Red Ken jumps to defend Moslems. I don't mind his defending innocent Moslems, but he might mention defending his country first. Well, he would never do that.

Global warming claims melt under scrutiny. Sun-Times. Yes they do.

Adding to Blogroll: Jon Swift

Moscow is now the most expensive city in the world. How did that happen? Here's their new Ritz-Carlton

Smaller high schools seem to work better in NYC. Not surprised.

Can you pass an 8th Grade Science Test? Could Al Gore? (h/t, Ace)

Photo: A view of Wellfleet Harbor, Cape Cod, right across from Harbor Freeze. There was a time when "Nothing happens on Cape Cod until July 4th." I happen to be fond of June on the Cape, but you can have some chilly, foggy days, and swimming in the ocean in June is not for weenies. You can tell how cold the ocean water is by how far a guy's testes recede. In June, they go up to your neck. By August, only about to your belly-button.

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I want to stay in that $16,000.00 per night room in Moscow. And I want that $700 breakfast. I deserve it. I'm not sure why yet, but I'll come up with a deservement factor.

Could that NYT's article about small schools have had any more whining in it? Good grief. Something good happens, people are working very hard to fix things, and all some people can do is whine. Why would anyone want to work in the public sector is beyond me. Too many fools out there.
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#1 Phoenix on 2007-07-01 11:09 (Reply)
Whining is what New Yorkers do. If they aren't bitching, they wonder if they've died.
#1.1 BD on 2007-07-01 11:29 (Reply)
Oy. That science test. :) I am not telling my score because I just know the test is a trick.

Would someone please explain the question about the red rose? That one stumped me. The rest I got right except for the ones I didn't.
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#2 Phoenix on 2007-07-01 11:21 (Reply)
well, I made a 65, a D, and barely passed. "Transpiration" my ass. I protest.
#3 buddy larsen on 2007-07-01 22:22 (Reply)
Never go skinny diping with the ladies in the ocean in June. The testicles aren't the only things that recede. Makes it hard (no pun) to impress the women.
#4 sean on 2007-07-01 23:35 (Reply)
Luckily enough, I did an eighty. So take that, BL. :-)

Sean, that's why those are 'manly' adventures. Females stay way up on the shore.

Well Phoenix, I answered, on the "Red Rose", absorbs all but 'red', at least I think I did, mostly forgotten it all now :-)
#5 Luther McLeod on 2007-07-01 23:49 (Reply)
EIGHTY!

Did not. You were going through a Lutherism and the answers came to you from the Wichita Lineman who was zenning your ism. I don't know why he'd know all the answers, but them linemen is smart.

I have to Google that rose one. I can't remember what I put.

Buddy. I beat you. nyah nyah.

(By two points. :)
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#6 Phoenix on 2007-07-02 00:34 (Reply)
Got a 73%. So much for good guessing. Did much better than on my HS chemistry regents-37%.
#7 sean on 2007-07-02 23:34 (Reply)
Well, some of the 'right' answers were wrong. The elbow, frinstance--they said it was a 'lever' but really it's more of a pulley.

Think about it--a lever needs a fulcrum, for one thing. For another, contracting/stretching muscles DO duplicate the lengthening/shortening lines of a pulley.

So my 65% is under dispute. Dammit.
#8 buddy larsen on 2007-07-03 07:18 (Reply)
I agree. 'Zactly my thoughts. I knew that fulcrum stuff. I contested the red rose in my mind and Googled it. Got Robert Burns' poem, 'Whoa, my luuuv is liak a rid rid roaz...' Whut a wee slikeette mousie he eth.

Sean, you must be from NY state. I think they're the only state that has Regents exams. That's where I went to high school. I remember those tests.
#9 Phoenix on 2007-07-03 13:08 (Reply)
Zen and Luther Maintenance.

I can't believe I just noted two Jimmy Webb songs in less than 12 hours. I did not plan that.

Cool, really. I idolize him. He wrote my favorite song of all time: "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"

(That has nothing to do with my screen name - I have loved that song since a hundred years ago.)
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#10 Phoenix on 2007-07-03 13:12 (Reply)
oops. I'm zenned out. I mentioned only one song - the other was something he said.

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#11 Phoenix on 2007-07-03 13:16 (Reply)

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