Via NavyTimes:
Concerned that the military is selling pornography in exchange stores in spite of a ban, one lawmaker has introduced a bill to clean up the matter.
“Our troops should not see their honor sullied so that the moguls behind magazines like Playboy and Penthouse can profit,” said Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., unveiling his House bill [...]
Posted on April 22nd, 2008 by pwyll
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“Yes I am a pirate, 200 years too late. The cannons don’t thunder, there’s nothing to plunder, I’m an over 30 victim of fate”
Jimmy Buffet, A Pirate Looks at Forty.
There are still pirates, but sea-faring piracy is dangerous work, not nearly worth the risks. You can steal a lot more money with a pen.
Back in [...]
Posted on February 25th, 2008 by pwyll
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Great Britain is many ways a canary in the coalmine for the US. If this does happen in Britain, can we be far behind?
A ban on the sale of cigarettes to anyone who does not pay for a government smoking permit has been proposed by Health England, a ministerial advisory board.
The idea is [...]
Posted on February 21st, 2008 by pwyll
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An modest proposal from today’s BBC News:
Obesity needs to be tackled in the same way as climate change, a top nutritional scientist has said.
The chairman of the International Obesity Taskforce wants world leaders to agree a global pact to ensure that everyone is fed healthy food.
Professor Philip James said the challenge of obesity [...]
Posted on February 18th, 2008 by pwyll
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Sheryl Crow has an an idea.
I propose a limitation be put on how many sqares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting. Now, I don’t want to rob any law-abiding American of his or her God-given rights, but I think we are an industrious enough people that we can make it [...]
Posted on April 23rd, 2007 by pwyll
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A comment by reader Conservative Bias posed a question:
… I do not mean to take a jab at conservatives who do not believe in the theory of global warming or are highly suspect of a liberal agenda - What does the Left gain by trying to persuade this theory?
I’m always suspicious of issues which polarize [...]
Posted on March 1st, 2007 by pwyll
Filed under: eco-catastrophe, nanny state | 3 Comments »
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