Lightice wrote:

Stormcrow wrote:

Hunh. I'd never heard that, such attacks must not get much publicity.

Like I said, even less common than shark-attacks. How often you hear that one of those has actually happened? Not very often, on global scale. In any case, is there any animal species larger than dog, that hasn't killed an occasional human, either by accident or on purpose?

No I'm a bit sad...

Don't take cuteness as automatic sign of innocence - especially with creatures that weight several hundred pounds.

Too true, too true. Also, I just noticed a typo in my last post, which makes me even more sad...The animal I think of when you say cute but deadly is definitely the killer whale. They even look cute with a seal stuck in their teeth like a bit of spinach!

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'The panel nods, but it doesn't want to stray from Iraq. Robert Bork, Ronald Reagan's one-time nominee to the Supreme Court, mumbles from beneath low-hanging jowls: "The coverage of this war is unbelievable. Even Fox News is unbelievable. You'd think we're the only ones dying. Enemy casualties aren't covered. We're doing an excellent job killing them."'

Zing!

Why isn't Robert Bork dead yet?

Stormcrow wrote:

EDIT: Just found this local gem. Good old fucking Kansas.

That makes me feel down...

I saw that about the Piranha on the news. I live near that lake, too. I've swam there before! Well, never again. Concerning that woman and the boy.... what the fuck? Seriously.

And, the woman in the store... that just makes me sick. This reminds me of a story I saw some time ago, about a woman who was stabbed in a resturaunt by a robber, and no one would try to help her. Given no one took pictures of her , but many stood by her and just watched her life slip away. What is wrong with people? Is compassion not one of the backbones of human nature? People! Ugh! I could literally vomit right now.

Piranha aren't too dangerous, anyway. They eat mostly fruit, and they're scavengers.

That is awesome. I mean, I hope he'll recover physically, but if he loses his faith I won't cry about it.

MMM...cardboard.

Cerise's Article wrote:

Queer gamers have been making strides toward virtual equality for a while now. They've won the right to marry in "The Sims," "Fable" and "Fallout 2."

I can't imagine what it would be like if Maxis decided that Sims could only flirt with their own genders. I've been making my Sims gay before I could even spell, "lesbian."

RavenNightshade wrote:

MMM...cardboard.

I'm always so picky about what I eat, and this certainly isn't going to help.

Dude, that is so cool.

I'm probably the only tennis fan here, but just in case I'm not, I felt the need to post up this week's "Ad In-Ad Out" by Jon Werteim over at CNNSI.  In particular I would like to point out the Ad-out for Maria Sharapova (Russian tennis player who's lived in the US since she was 9 or so and is fairly scorned by Russian players because they don't feel she's truly Russian anymore):

Maria Sharapova
"Russian" pulls out of Fed Cup (with a rare medical condition known as scaredofthe Williams?), and then to pacify her disappointed fans, she writes on her website: "Nothing would [have] made me happier that beating the Americans on American soil." I'm thinking that if only she could spend a little time in the United States -- you know, experience the culture, take advantage of the weather and training facilities, and perhaps reap the benefits of the economy -- she might not be so hostile toward America.

Cracked me up!

Oh, and props to Fabrice Santoro for not only being an Ad-In, but for winning his first tournament in 5 years, and being the old player to do so since the last tournament Andre Agassi won.  For the uninitiated, Santoro is the most entertaining player to watch, ever.  When he plays Roger Federer, he's the one to receive the standing ovation--in defeat--and asked to interview first.  Usually, the loser isn't interviewed on court, but when it's Santoro on Center Court, you better believe he will be.  I wish he weren't so "old," there are becoming fewer and fewer chances of getting to watch him play and do his "magic."  (Pete Sampras nicknamed him the "magician" and hated playing him, he played with such a bizarre, tricky, and entertaining style.)

Hiraku wrote:

It's pretty old news. Dunno if you guys have read about this, but so much for diversity...

Oh that pissed me off. And it makes me sad.. It's reasons why this why I can't stand the majority of Christians. If it weren't for the few respectful, mature Christians I knew, I would hate everything about it. They want to be able to pray in schools, but only if it's to Jesus, right?