Archive for November, 2003

New Carnival

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Setting the World to Rights is hosting this week’s Carnival of the Vanities.

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Cranberry Sauce

Michele asks:
One question before I go: Does anyone really eat that jello-like cranberry thing that comes out of the can or do you all just put it on the table at Thanksgiving because it’s supposed to be there?
I may be wierd, but I prefer the jellified canned cranberry sauce to the stuff where I can […]

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You’re Gone

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James has posted who he wants boot off the HOF island. He’s still looking for other suggestions. I’d have to look at the list but have no time now. I’m just ticked Rush isn’t in there and it sounds like they’re never in the running.
“Rock Hall of Fame, III”

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Cleland Goes Duck Hunting

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Here’s more evidence of Duck, M.D.’s Southern problem. This from former Georgia Senator, Max Cleland:
Now, at a time when young Americans are being killed and wounded by President Bush’s failed policy in Iraq… Our country can not afford to have another leader who took the easy way out like George W. Bush who hid out […]

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HOF Survivor

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James Joyner want readers to suggestions on who to drop from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I’m going to bed and won’t take up his challenge. But what irks me about the HOF is Rush still hasn’t made it.
“Rock Hall of Fame, II”

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Outsourcing and Entrepreneurial Error

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Glenn Reynolds points out that Dell Computer is moving some of its tech support back into the U.S. because “customers weren’t satisfied with the level of support they were receiving.” Because no one has perfect insight into the future, businesses have to be allowed to experiment with new ways of doing things. Dell tried outsourcing […]

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I’m Still Freaking Out

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My latest Freaks of the Week column is up.

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ConAgra Makes One Mean Turkey

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Sara Dickerman did a turkey taste test for Slate (they should do more food articles). After comparing a Butterball with kosher and organic turkeys, Big Agriculture won the contest.
“Turkey Derby”

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Death Cult

Here’s a symptom of the Palestinians turning homicide bombers into martyr-heroes. They could use a Care Bear airdrop.

[via StrategyPage.com]

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New Bonfire

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Feel like your weblog posts just aren’t cutting it? Feel like you just aren’t getting your point across? Don’t fret. Read a few of these bad posts and you’ll start feeling much better.
“Bonfire of the Vanities - Week 21″

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Opus!

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I want to kiss Andrew Baio of Waxy.org or scanning Sunday’s Opus. I laughed at the joke, was impressed with the quality of art Berkeley Breathed used for the strip, and smiled knowing that my favorite penguin is back.
I’m still fuming at the Journal Sentinel, but my Opus need has been satisfied.
[via Wizbang]

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Yee Released

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Military prosecutors must have little else on Capt. James Yee if they’ve now charged him with having pornography on a government computer and adultery. Yee was arrested for handling sketches of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay. Yee was released from the brig and will work at Ft. Benning. Why he had sketeches of Guantanamo […]

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Warren Spahn, R.I.P.

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Milwaukee sports legend and one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, Warren Spahn died yesterday at the age of 82. How good was he? Here’s a few paragraphs from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story:
During his brilliant 21-year career, mostly with the Boston Braves and Milwaukee Braves, Spahn won 363 games, most ever by a […]

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Click Here

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Southern Consolidation

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Howard the Duck, M.D. isn’t the only Dem with Southern problems as James Joyner points out.
“The Solid South”

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