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Saturday, June 28, 2003

Life for squirrels lookin' for a free lunch at the bird feeder has just become more complicated, m'am. There's a new sheriff in town and he's packin' heat. 3:40:54 PM    comment []

But What About Ricky? If your name is David Nelson and you're traveling by plane, make sure to bring along a nice thick book. You may not be flying for a while. While stereotypes and racial profiling may give every run-of-the-mill Mohammad face time with airport security, having a whitebread name like David Nelson is no picnic, either. The name can prompt long waits at the airline ticket counters, repeated searches and questioning by authorities. Just ask South Philly's David M. Nelson, 45. He said he was yanked out of line at Philadelphia International Airport when boarding his flight to New Orleans in April 2002. Eight months later in December when he took his two daughters to Disney World in Orlando, airport officials here said "your name is coming up on a terrorist list," said Nelson, a state legislature aide. "We thought it was funny," he said. 6:32:49 AM    comment []

Me and Kenny Boy Joggin' in Jerusalem I thought I saw Jehosophat Waltzin' on a welcome mat Kenny waits to exhale Wicked windshield woman Thought it was an alley cat Couldn't see what she was lookin' at Now she's in a Texas jail All hail! All hail! Now she's in a Texas jail Joggin' in Jerusalem I tawt I taw a puddy tat Loungin' in a laundromat Now I'm in a Texas jail 5:31:30 AM    comment []

Setback For Democracy In Iraq SAMARRA, Iraq, June 28 —  U.S. military commanders have ordered a halt to local elections and self-rule in provincial cities and towns across Iraq, choosing instead to install their own handpicked mayors and administrators, many of whom are former Iraqi military leaders. 4:22:18 AM    comment []

BBC versus 10 Downing Takes A Squalid Turn   The head of BBC News has accused Downing Street press chief Alastair Campbell of waging a "personal vendetta" against the journalist behind the Iraq weapons row. In a nine-page letter to Mr Campbell, Richard Sambrook firmly rejected claims that the BBC lied about the government's first dossier outlining the threat posed by Saddam Hussein. He refused to give the apology demanded by Mr Campbell over defence correspondent Andrew Gilligan's report that a senior intelligence official told him the dossier was "sexed up". Mr Sambrook's letter produced a swift response from Mr Campbell, who accused the corporation of "weaselly words" and "sophistry". I just love to hear the way those Brits talk when they get pissed off. There is a naïve belief there, which I personally admire, that you can “devastate” an opponent simply by using the proper words. “Sexed up” is trendy and conjures images of Sarah Jessica Parker dusting her nipples with Givenchy, gotta give Andy major points for that, but Alistair counters with more traditional verbiage – “weaselly words,” Oh My God, just the way it sounds - can’t you just imagine them scurrying on the ground and grinnin’ at you as they suck out egg innards? “Sophistry,” however, that’s just too much, it crosses the fine line in the sand between gentlemanly disagreement and outright slander. Take it outside, guys…   (BTW - check out Alistair's defensive hand in the pic. Three Stooges fans know that Curly used this move with mixed success when Moe threatened him with the dreaded double eye jab. It would always stop the first jab but, when Curly let down his guard for a celebratory "N'yuk- n'yuk-n'yuk!", Moe would nail him. Alistair's defense, on the other hand, is actually a disguised offense. Note the carefully positioned pencil. He is demonstrating classic Brit reticence by keeping the eraser end pointed out, but he could very easily turn it around so the sharpened point could stick you if you attempted a double eye jab. Pencil wounds are terrible. They fester, and the lead can break off and leave an ugly subcutaneous black mark that never goes away.) 3:08:55 AM    comment []