And Spock Never Lies…

More Fun with Mind-Melding Gone Wrong: Very Wrong…

Some After-Easter Religious Humor

Bad Lip Readings for the Original Star Wars Trilogy

And they’re pretty amusing. And musical!

Halloween Science: Your Cats Really Are Trying to Kill You

DailyMail[via Whoopie at BlurBrain] – They are well loved for their immaculate fluffy coats and unique personalities but new research suggests cats do have a much darker side.

A study carried out between the University of Edinburgh and Bronx Zoo compared our beloved domestic cat with its wilder relatives.

Compared with the snow leopard, the Scottish wildcat and the African lion, researchers found these larger predators shared similar characteristics of aggression and neurotic behaviour to domestic cats.

‘They’re cute and furry and cuddly, but we need to remember when we have cats as pets, we are inviting little predators into our house,’ psychologist Dr. Max Wachtel told 9NEWS.

‘For a lot of people, it is worth it. Cats can be fantastic, sweet companions. Until they turn on you.’ Only their size prevents the cat from being able to unleash its full predatory qualities.

Read the rest at DailyMail. Stolen from BlurBrain. Posted by Grunt primarily to piss off Bluebird Of Bitterness. Heh heh heh. 🙂

You know you are Catholic when …

Who Wore It Better? (Just Posting This Before Pete Does :P)

Books

Hijacked USS Gabrielle Giffords Located, On Blocks, In New Smyrna Beach, Florida

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Gruntington Post – Only months ago, the newly-christened littoral warship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) was the pride of the US Navy. Launched in honor of Congresswoman Giffords from Arizona (below), she was the first completely gun-free warship in the inventory. As reported at the Duffel Blog, the Giffords was immediately stolen in an armed raid by unknown forces believed to be associated with a patriot terrorist group in the southeastern U.S.

That mystery was cleared up yesterday when the USS Giffords was located by local police in the downtown district of New Smyrna Beach on the Atlantic coast of Florida. The ship was found on the street, supported by cinder blocks, stripped of its valuable electronics and fittings and covered in graffiti.

The Navy faces one more roadblock in repatriating the Giffords to its home port. The town of NSB has insisted that the derelict ship is being used in preparations for their Reggae and Island Music Festival planned for this weekend. This wouldn’t be a problem if the ship were still at sea, but it lies – high and dry – within the town limits, and Volusia County acknowledges the squatters rights of the various Reggae musicians and street people who have taken up temporary residence on board the vessel as they practice and set up for the festival. A pre-dawn raid by Navy SEALs was foiled this morning when local officials appealed to the White House, which immediately issued “stand down” orders to the team. It is now believed that the Navy stands the best chance of recovering the vessel on Tuesday of next week when the crowds, and the pot smoke, finally disperse.

Hat tip for Duffel Blog article to the Bluebird of Bitterness.

Sunday Night War of the Sexes

I think this is how the fight started. For some reason, Gruntessa thought this graphic was absolutely hilarious.

And I retaliated with this photo which is perfectly accurate.

Which led to some back and forth…





Using Mark Twain, huh? That’s serious. I better quit while I’m ahead… or at least not dead.

Clinton’s campaign manager explains strategy