Mouse Farts in a Wind Tunnel

March 1, 2003

Organic chemistry: Just Like Cooking! Okay, I'll admit that I actually like the design of this one

If you have set yourself on fire, do not run

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Photoshopping the Terror at Fark.com

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Be Informed

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Tom the Dancing Bug

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Airtoons

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TerrorReady.net

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Ready.gov

posted by el goose on 3/1/2003 01:20:35 PM | link

Okay, yes, I paid attention to the New York Times today.

Fanning Mass Puritan Hysteria, in the Salem Style

What most Americans know about the 1692 trials, in which at least 19 innocent people were put to death (most of them hanged while their neighbors looked on), probably comes from Arthur Miller's 1953 play "The Crucible." Mr. Miller's play, which was made into a 1996 film starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Joan Allen and had a Broadway revival last year with Liam Neeson and Laura Linney, was viewed as a metaphor for the so-called witch hunts for Communists led by Senator Joseph R. McCarthy in the 1950's. In 2003 it's easier to take the events at face value.

Okay, now say that with a straight face.

posted by el goose on 3/1/2003 01:09:08 PM | link

Online Library Wants It All, Every Book

Sometimes, I feel hope for humanity. And orgasmic desire for books!

posted by el goose on 3/1/2003 01:03:52 PM | link

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