Thursday, July 31, 2008

"Did you get rid of the dead flies in the soup?"

Restaurant reopens in Atlanta, after getting the second lowest hygiene score in state history

Ideal for winding up lefties




This could only be better if Fred was driving a Hummer

Government Bailout Roundup



Fannie Mae: Bailed out by US Taxpayer



Freddie Mac: Bailed out by US Taxpayer




Bernie Mac: Not believed to be seeking large sums of federal money

Saturday, July 26, 2008

A trip to the beach

Today the family took a trip to the workers' paradise of Evanston, just north of the Socialist Republic of Chicago.

The local authorities leave you in no doubt as to the risk you run should you head to the beach.



Believe it or not, dear visitor, but there are a lot of places you can go in Chicago which are riskier even than Lake Michigan - mean and terrible though this body of water is.

Later, though, I had cause to wonder if maybe the people who put this sign up were on to something, when I came across this:




I don't know what killed this fish - but maybe it was the same thing which turned it that interesting shade of yellow.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

More news from Europe



Members of the European Parliament step outside to get some air during a break in the proceedings.

Police extinguish burning man

Some news from the land of lunacy.

Apparently some police used their bare hands to extinguish a guy who had set himself on fire after his pit bull was killed.

Personally, I'd have broken out the marshmallows and wieners, but each to his own.