Livid Clinton Supporter at the Dem. Delegate Meeting over MI/FL

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Steve Miller, What exactly is the “Pompatus of Love?”

The word pompatus  is a neologism used in the lyrics of Steve Miller‘s 1973 rock song “The Joker“.

“Some people call me the space cowboy.

Yeah! Some call me the gangster of love.

Some people call me Maurice,

‘Cause I speak of the pompatus of love.”

Are you a Yankee or a Rebel?

Speech Test: Where are you from?

Thanks to SoHo

Price of oil expected to rise on news that busy hurricane season in Gulf of Mexico will push cost of barrels to $150

A direct hurricane hit could push oil to $150

“The Gulf is home to hundreds of oil and gas drilling platforms and pipelines which are typically shut down when a storm approaches. Hurricanes can damage platforms or scatter pipelines, and that can take months to repair.”

These 10 guys aren’t earning their paychecks

These 10 guys aren’t earning their paychecks

Phantom time hypothesis

Phantom time hypothesis: It proposes that there has been a systematic effort to make it appear that periods of history: specifically that of Europe during Early Middle Ages (AD 614–911) exist, when they do not. Proponents believed that this was achieved through the alteration, misrepresentation and forgery of documentary and physical evidence

Can Wii Fit get your sorry, lazy ass in shape?

Meet Your New Personal Trainer (wii fit)

“It keeps you coming back. Like a real personal trainer, it graphs your progress, giving lots of positive feedback along the way. It knows how often you’ve been playing and gently chides you if it thinks too many days have passed since your last session. Should you step off the balance board in the middle of a routine, your trainer needles, “Hey, your muscles aren’t going to train themselves!” Since the game keeps a history of your scores in each exercise, you can track exactly how much you’ve improved. Your effort is constantly refueled by your desire to post a new high score.”

Why Do Cranes Fall Down?

What Makes a Crane Fall Down?

“According to one estimate, the rate of crane “upsets” is about one in every 10,000 hours of use.”

The Mathematically Constructed “Perfect” Female Voice(w/audio)

Judge for yourself: The ‘perfect’ female voice (Audio)

Article: Researchers say they have worked out a mathematical formula to find the perfect human voice.

Does the perfect male voice sound really gay or just British?

“Vocal traits associated with positive characteristics, such as confidence and trust, scored highly with listeners.”

Celine Dion Guzzles Millions of Gallons of Water a Year

Songstress Guzzles Millions of Gallons of Water a Year

“It’s outrageous for an individual to be using that much water,” said Wendy Graham, the director of the U.S. Water Institute. “Clearly, they either have a huge leak in their irrigation system or an outrageous landscaping regime.”

Anger at ‘slutty’ Starbucks logo

US coffee chain Starbucks has come under fire for a new logo that critics say is offensive and overly graphic.

“It says the chain’s new logo has a naked woman on it with her legs “spread like a prostitute… The company might as well call themselves Slutbucks”. Starbucks says the image – based on a 16th century Norse design of a mermaid with two-tails – is not inappropriate.”

The Deepest Swimming Pool In The World

The Deepest Swimming Pool In The World

The Ding Hai Effect

Ding Hai Effect: A sudden drop in the stock market that follows whenever Hong Kong actor Adam Cheng stars in a new TV show

“The only time that the Ding Hai Effect did not occur was in late 2006, when a cultural and educational programme about the Forbidden City hosted by Cheng was aired in the US and did not cause a stock market crisis.”

Hillary concedes to splitting the delegates in FL and MI 50/50. Game over

Clinton campaign accepts MI/FL broke rules

“The Clinton campaign declared that, unlike Iowa, NH and South Carolina, Florida and Michigan did indeed break the DNC rules and without justification.”

Why automakers don’t sell a car that gets 50mpg

“If you want better fuel economy, it’s just a question of when auto companies want to do it and when consumers decide they want to buy it. Auto companies can deliver it within a year.”

Video Of Alleged Alien Shown To Reporters

Video Of Alleged Alien Shown To Reporters

(look veeeery closely at the peeping tom)

Was it real or fake?

Government investigating possible Enron price manipulation of crude oil

Ex-official: Enron probably a focus of oil inquiry

“”There is a theory that has gained momentum among economists and market observers that the price of crude oil is being driven up not by supply/demand principles in whole but by speculators who are using what are called dark markets, markets that can’t be watched by the public or regulators, to manipulate the price of crude oil and, therefore, gasoline and heating oil in an upward direction,” he said.”

May 31st, 2008

Higher food prices coming: for the first time, China will be a food IMPORTER

China on the brink of becoming a net importer of food for the first time in history

“It is a trend repeated across the most populous nation that is affecting global prices of grain and dairy products, and raising the risk of hunger among the world’s poor as grain is diverted to fatten up animals.”

Principal & valedictorian BOTH plagiarize commencement speeches.

Plagiarism allegations jolt school

“School District 203′s superintendent moved to reassign Naperville Central High School Principal Jim Caudill next school year, while student Steve Su is being asked to return his valedictorian’s medal, after each plagiarized portions of speeches they gave during commencement events last week, the district announced Thursday.”

Oil Prices and Economic Reality

Reason Magazine: There’s no reason to panic about rising costs. Once we had expensive gasoline. Then the market responded, and gas became cheap. Have faith, it will happen yet again

“Michael Lynch, head of an energy consulting firm in Massachusetts, told the Associated Press the current price of gasoline “is the peak or very close to it.” Analysts at the investment bank Lehman Brothers say we are just as likely to see oil at $80 a barrel as at $200.”

Fred Astaire in “Smooth Criminal”

The inspiration for Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal

R-Rated Trailer for Coen Bros’ “Burn After Reading”

Today’s Political Press

GOP goon writes WWII vet to try and find dirt on Obama’s uncle. Response: “Please crawl back under the rock you came out from.”

Remember the 10 Million Dollars Hillary Clinton raised after winning the Pennsylvania Primary? Turns out it was (yet another) big fat lie

Scott McClellan continues says that the President authorized the leak of a covert CIA agent’s identity

Good Lord: Clinton campaign releases general election campaign schedule

Obama on his first 100 days: “I would call my attorney general in and review every single executive order issued by George Bush and overturn those laws or executive decisions that I feel violate the constitution”

Free wireless internet for the entire US may be on the horizon

FCC mulling free high-speed Internet network plan

Under the plan, the winning bidder would provide free high-speed service on a small portion of the spectrum that potentially could be available on millions of Americans’ phones and laptops.