Friday, August 20, 2010

Stories that make you go WTF?

Prince Charles is telling his peasants to take short showers, not baths, saying it will save you 15 British pounds a year if you do.
Yes, but it's hard to play with your rubber ducky in a shower
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Weirdest part of the article:Prince Charles' 40- year-old Aston Martin uses bioethanol made entirely from wine.
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Sarah Palin, wordsmith?


I don't know about her "death panels", but there seems to be a lot of propaganda in the news lately telling us it's better if we just lay down and die instead of using taxpayer money to live.

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Medical saga of the week: Surviving decapitation....
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The original Cordoba mosque in Spain was a Catholic church, St. Vincent's.
Lots of debate in the comments about the "golden era of tolerance" back then.But the Santo Nino of Atocha legend suggests it wasn't as rosy as some intellectuals claim...

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Saddest story of the week
The problem of aid going into the pocket of corrupt politicians is slowing down donations to Pakistan flood victims.
Yes, and the problem is not only in Pakistan, alas.

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