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why rock guys get all the girls

“For years, scientists have pondered why attractive women throw themselves at rock stars and not, well, scientists. It’s about the music, writes Nicholas Wade.”

this scientist suggests that it may be the music, or then again, it may be because rock stars are on stage and within “throwing range” while the scientists are in labs and thinking about it.

this just begs for linkage.

in an amazing precedent set by the president of the united states, i apparently now have the right to screen the material that the attorney general might use against me in a criminal case.

apparently, the white house counsel’s office is reviewing the documents collected in the cia leak investigation before they are handed over to the department of justice.

this is a huge reversal, considering the erosion of civil and criminal rights in this country over the term of president bush. and if you think i’m kidding, it’s all in the press briefing

“Q Under what circumstances would information not go over there [to the department of justice]? Why don’t you just send it all?

MR. McCLELLAN: If it’s not responsive or relevant to the request from the Department of Justice — one reason you wouldn’t want to do that is because you don’t want to overburden the Department of Justice with documents that have no relevance or are not responsive to their request. You want to make sure that they have the information they need to get to the bottom of this. That’s why we’re assisting them.

so, for the record, mister ashcroft (and all other potential prosecutors):

i hereby declare my intent to cooperate with any criminal investigation conducted against me. i’ll have my counsel review everything i have, and if my lawyers decide it’s “relevant” and “responsive” then i’ll get it to you right away. i know you’re really busy protecting me from terrorists, so i don’t want to overburden you guys. thanks a lot. keep up the good work.

this is a HUGE expansion of the 5th amendment. rock on!

the scotsman reports that the bolshoi can’t find anastasia volochkova a male partner for performances that require someone willing to lift her.

ice cream and ballet don’t mix?

since i seem to be in an isolated universe where this is a “common metaphor” i shall explain.

the universal problem solving toolkit contains two items:

1) a hammer
2) duct tape

instructions:

a) identify the problem
b) classify the problem in one of two categories
category 1: something has stopped that should be going.
category 2: something is going that should be stopped.
c) apply one of the tools from the universal problem solving toolkit.
category 1: apply hammer until the stopped thing is going.
category 2: apply duct tape until the going thing is stopped.

thank you for your attention.