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Portland Oregon and A Sloe Gin Fizz

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Did I Miss a Memo?

January 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Where did this wind come from?

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Your Moment of WTF

January 4th, 2008 · No Comments

105 years ago today, Thomas Edison electrocuted an elephant to prove a point. Alternating current, if allowed to spread, would surely kill us all. To make sure his point got across, Edison filmed the exercise.

Awesome!
In order to make sure that Topsy emerged from this spectacle more than just singed and angry, she was […]

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Early Campaign Advice for Obama

January 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

TeacherRefPoet, the genius behind the Underdog Pool that’s driven Jack Bog insane (I made a late-season run and will probably finish in third…if only I’d remembered to turn in my pick the week the Bears beat the Pack), has a fantastic idea for an opening salvo in the potential Obama-Huckabee campaign. What if Obama […]

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Tags: Politics