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USDA Requires Magician to Create “Disaster Plan” for His Rabbit

Popehat has a good post today about how it is entirely possible the U.S. is becoming a police state without guidance from a conspiracy of “black-mustache-twirling villains.” The road there could be paved mostly with good intentions and rationalizations, although…


Suspect Leaves Facebook Comments Under His “Wanted” Photo

This is not one of those cases, ever-increasing in number, in which somebody is apprehended because of his or her own misuse of social media. According to the report in the Bradenton Herald, they caught this 23-year-old robbery suspect through…


U.S. Pat. No. 1,926,420: Monkey Dog Saddle

The official name is "COMBINED RACING GREYHOUND HARNESS AND RIDER SUPPORTING MEANS," but I like mine better. From the application, filed in 1932: In the sport of greyhound racing, that is enjoyed by dog fanciers and racing enthusiasts, there has…


D.C. City Council Takes Time Out to Honor Spiderman

This report began: "The D.C. Council has a full plate for its last legislative session before a two-month summer recess," but since this is the picture they ran with the report— —I'm not sure the plate was really all that full. The guy…



Be Sure to Look Nice When Planning Your Husband’s Murder

Because it appears that detectives are getting really high-quality undercover video these days. You'll want to be presentable when the jury sees it. I found this interesting because I had not yet had the opportunity to see a 21-year-old woman…


Report: Bin Laden Also a ‘Huskers Fan

Inshallah, it is a first down(Photo: Jeff W.) Not really. Or at least there is no (unclassified) evidence of that, but I think that by the same token we can't entirely rule it out. I'd like to be able to say…