Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Stuff below the fold

Professor Bob has a report on the shroud of Turin's scientific studies. as part of his "souvenir" series.

more recent podcasts on his archive page (Civil War, Julius Caesar, Cold war and Napoleon).

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Need to cook but have trouble reading the fine print?

Librivox to the rescue: American Cookery, or the art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, and vegetables, and the best modes of making pastes, puffs, pies, tarts, puddings, custards, and preserves, and all kinds of cakes, from the imperial plum to plain cake: Adapted to this country, and all grades of life

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with the middle east going up in smoke, isn't it nice that we can be distracted by some juicy scandals?

Law and Order, SVU vs rich guy. and the French are aghast that he is being treated like...a common criminal.


Mr Strauss-Kahn was not being singled out for degradation: he was just being treated like any American suspect in any criminal case. Fans of the US television series “Law and Order: Special Victimes Unit” will have recognised the drill: famous and self-important person is unceremoniously arrested and frog-marched off the scene in the presence of his shocked colleagues and underlings

the UKMail editorial cartoon can be seen HERE.

Scandal two: the only surprising thing about Arnold is that the "love child" is that the mother is an employee who has been with the family for 20 years...what's the matter, Arnold, can't find a younger woman? or was it a long term affair?

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links from Joe Carter:
Jane Austen's guide to being a man

See also: Jane Austen and Game Theory;
Jane Austen and Baboon Metaphysics; and
Jane Austen’s Guide to Being a Gentleman.

not to be confused with: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

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and from DaveBarry:

SCIENCE FACTS YOU CAN USE

Why zombie ants infected by mind-controlling fungus always kill themselves at high noon

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