Brian Gongol
(8.4.2005)
Dragging Some Old Favorite Quotes from the Cellar
Perhaps the best was from the movie The Newton Boys:
"Last year, they wouldn't even let him in here. But policy's changed.Others that used to land on the front page of this very site and in some e-mail signature blocks affiliated with it might bring the reader some joy, too. This retrospective is brought to you courtesy of voluntaryXchange.
"Yeah? Why's that?"
"He bought the place."
(8.4.2005)
SoundAmerica TV Theme Collection
(8.4.2005)
80's TV Theme SuperSite
(8.4.2005)
Mexico Surpasses Colombia, Venezuela in Kidnappings
(Spanish) Almost 200 so far this year
(8.4.2005)
Up to Nine More Hurricanes This Year
(Spanish) It's an extraordinary tropical storm season
(8.4.2005)
Congress Approves Largest Highway Spending Bill Ever
$286.5 billion. And that's with Republicans in charge.
(8.4.2005)
Palmeiro in Trouble for Lying About Steroids to Congress
Begging the question: Why in the world did Congress get involved in the steroid fiasco to begin with?
(8.4.2005)
Coup in Mauritus
The smaller the government, the less useful it is to take over in, for example, a military coup. The more the government controls (including news agencies and broadcast outlets), the more that is to be gained by taking over.
(8.4.2005)
EU Regulations Now Clinically Insane
"Optical Radiation Directive" would prohibit construction workers from taking their shirts off and ends the dirndl -- that low-cut top that Bavarian barmaids wear in outdoor festivals. It's argued as a regulation to protect people against skin cancer, but isn't it really just a patent absurdity?