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Friday Follies 2.17

Again, no one should be surprised that “very intoxicated” appears in the next paragraph of this story: “A [Florida] man was arrested Friday after deputies said he called 911 multiple times to complain his mother took his beer away.”

Also in Florida, the family of a 13-year-old home-schooled girl has filed an age discrimination complaint […]

Friday Follies 2.16

Breast enlargement is not a human right (at least in the UK).

About 40 percent of the cases in the court system of the Central African Republic are witchcraft prosecutions.

“A car insurer has asked a Canadian family to pay for repairing a broken bumper after their dog was struck by the vehicle and died.” […]

Friday Follies 2.15

Evidently not having read the “not stealing” part of the Ten Commandments, a British man is being sought for copyright infringement on hundreds of Christian books.

The ads were/are annoying enough but Subway’s effort to trademark “footlong” ensures I won’t eat at any of their restaurants again.

Probably not the headline you want about you […]

Sunday brunch

As I indicated, travel has keep internet access occasional at best. As a result, the weekly installments of Friday Follies and Weekend Edition didn’t make it on their normal days. So, with a bit of down time this morning, I’m offering Sunday Brunch, a combo of the two in one post that hopefully isn’t stale.

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Friday Follies 2.13

Stupid Legislative Trick of the Week: U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman and a couple other idjits are introducing legislation to allow Americans to be stripped of their citizenship if the State Department (not a court) concludes they are associated with a terrorist organization. I doubt it’s coincidence that these guys — who evidently don’t remember McCarthyism […]