Category Archives: found on web

Now we just call it “hour”

Posted on November 24, 2008 by jhbutcher

British may ban ‘happy hour’ as drink deaths rise What is the world coming to? I don’t think I want a sober Britian.

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Dibs on Jessica Rabbit

Posted on November 23, 2008 by jhbutcher

“Japanese launch campaign to marry comic book characters” That’s a real headline. And no, not from The Onion. It’s from a real newspaper. Words fail me. This is why I stopped reading comic books. Like, you know, when I was … Continue reading →

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I hate business cards

Posted on November 23, 2008 by jhbutcher

Business cards are normally so damned boring and unimaginitive. I understand that sometimes that is on purpose. Nobody wants to see a gynecologist’s business cards with cute cartoony drawings of the doctor’s area of expertise. That being said, it’s nice … Continue reading →

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Meghan McCain

Posted on September 4, 2008 by jhbutcher

This is a cool blog – mccainblogette.com. It’s John McCain’s daughter’s blog and she has some interesting photos of what it’s like “behind the scenes” of a presidential campaign. And, wow, she is pretty.

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When storm sewers attack

Posted on August 31, 2008 by jhbutcher

Damn.

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You want to do what with a nuclear bomb?

Posted on August 25, 2008 by jhbutcher

One of the dumber ideas in modern military history – the atomic cannon a.k.a. “Atomic Annie”. I’ve seen one of them at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.

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Head to toe CT scan (video)

Posted on August 22, 2008 by jhbutcher

An interesting video of a head to toe CT scan. Play spot the liver like I did!

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Why are there so many non-profit organizations?

Posted on August 18, 2008 by jhbutcher

How many non-profit organizations do you think there are in the United States? Go ahead, take a guess. According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics there are… 1,496,773 as of June of 2008. Holy crap! Each one with an … Continue reading →

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From Georgia with guns

Posted on August 17, 2008 by jhbutcher

Russian army: “Yeah we’re leaving now. Well we’re packing. Well we’re planning for it. First thing Monday for sure. Yeah, we never invaded Georgia, and we’re supposed to be here and anyway what are you going to do about it?”

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93% Male – What a relief

Posted on August 15, 2008 by jhbutcher

This site tries to guess if you are a male or a female based on your internet browsing history. Mine came up “Likelihood of being a male: 93% – female 7%”. That’s something of a relief. Basically it gives each … Continue reading →

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