How Twilight Works Source: theoatmeal.com
A few weeks ago I had the miserable experience of reading Twilight. A friend bought it for me and I took it with me to read on a long flight from Seattle to Houston.

Dateline: Washington, DC 12/08/2009
Breaking News!!
The Onion - Labor Dept: Available Labor Rate Increases To 10.2% Source: The Onion
WASHINGTON—In what is being touted by the Labor Department as extremely positive news, the nation's available labor rate has reached double digits for the first time in 26 years, bringing the total number of potentially employable Americans to an impressive 15.7 million.

Recently while attending the annual meeting of the Southern Historical Association, I happened to stop by a booth belonging to New South Books.
Biden "Out-Bumpkins" PalinSource: deadbrain.com
An MTV / Reuter's poll shows Biden slightly ahead of Sarah Palin with "likely voters having little or no interest in world affairs." This is in stark contrast to a similar poll following their earlier debate that found Biden trailing Palin with "registered voters who have little …
Obama Tells Nation He's Going Out For Cigarettes Source: The Onion
WASHINGTON—During a nationally televised address Tuesday, a visibly tired and worn President Obama informed the country that he was going out for a pack of cigarettes and would be back in 10 minutes or so.
Wishing there was a Christian version of Lady GagaSource: Stuff Christians Like
Can we please put TobyMac in a laboratory somewhere and get him on top of this already? Seriously, lock him and Kirk Franklin and Mandisa and maybe Barlow Girl in a room in Nashville and don't let them come out until they've figured out how Christianity can have their own ver …
Rep. Pelosi & Sen. Reid Letter to President. No New Troop Surge 2007Source: usliberals.about.com
Rather than deploy additional forces.. we believe the way forward is to begin the phased redeployment of our forces in the next four to six months, while shifting the principal mission of our forces there from combat to training, logistics, force protection and counter-terror.
Newtongate: The Idiocy of ClimategateSource: CarbonFixated
If you own any shares in companies that produce reflecting telescopes, use differential and integral calculus, or rely on the laws of motion, I should start dumping them NOW.

In preparation for the holiday season, the International Guild of Chimneys makes a simple request: lose the gut or find a new way in this year.
Cat Care | Cracked.comSource: CRACKED.com
Owning a cat is one of the worst things you can do to yourself. Here are some practical tips on how to go about it.
The Knights CarbonicSource: monbiot.com
From: ernst.kattweizel@redcar.ac.uk
Sent: 29th October 2009
To: The Knights Carbonic
Rove: Shift Of Blame To Dems Almost Complete Source:
NEW YORK - (PTSD News) - Karl Rove announced today on Fox News that the Republican strategy to shift the blame for all of America's woes from anything the Republicans may have caused to Obama and the Democrats is a complete success.

Okay I was on Swamijims seed with title suggestions from cookin mama (thank you - humbly bowing) - The Twelve Days Of Palin, modeled after the Twelve Days of Xmas.It was funny so I started posting one of my own rendition of a Spoof on the tune to Gilligan's Isle.