>May I See Your Burner’s Permit?

>I know we tend to rag on Britain a lot around here, but think for a few minutes about the idea ofcharging people £200 a year for a smoking permit,and then try telling me that you honestly don’t think they deserve it. I doubt this idea is going anywhere considering that the brains behind it …

Shall We Head To The Graveyard Of Bad Ideas?

I need somebody to explain thisAnti-Groping Applithing to me, because I’m just not getting it. Snip from the article, which is trying but failing: The application flashes increasingly threatening messages in bold print on the phone’s screen to show to the offender: “Excuse me, did you just grope me?” “Groping is a crime,” and finally, …

Finally Some Good News

Not-So-Horrible Thing Happens In Iraq BAGHDAD—In a development Pentagon officials are calling not nearly as horrifying as usual, three car bombs ripped through a Baghdad marketplace Monday, killing fewer than 15 innocent civilians, severely injuring no more than 30, and merely maiming one U.S. soldier. The car bombs, which were detonated by Iraqi insurgents at …

Wacky Word Fact Of The Day

Irregardless, the almost universally hated bit of English that it is, is a real word that is recognized by more than one dictionary. But before you start thinking that all those people who ever called you stupid for using it are the dumb ones, consider that the dictionaries that list it actually all but tell …