Yearly Archives: 2012

TSA Terrorists

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Uncle reports on this story. Short recap a little girl gets sexually molested by the TSA. A coworker just got back from a vacation in Paraguay. He goes through the scanners, I did point out that our business would be … Continue reading →

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You Are a Threat!

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Weerd Beard

McThag has an interesting post on law enforcement officers discussing Stand Your Ground. Overall I have had no negative experiences with Police officers, and I know several who are wonderful people. I know there are bad apples, and I have … Continue reading →

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Bank of Unamerica

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Sean is spearheading this story After receiving two bailouts totaling over $25 billion of OUR dollars, plus untold numbers of “sweetheart deals” like dumping worthless loans on taxpayer-backed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is Bank of America continuing to pillage … Continue reading →

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Social Engeneering

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Weerd Beard

They think this will work. In an attempt to discourage smokers from lighting up, New Zealand is considering raising the price of a pack of cigarettes to as much as $100 by 2020, Sky News reported. The suggested measure is … Continue reading →

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Morning Tom

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Weerd Beard

It has been a DRY spring. Very little rain, and we got virtually no snow all winter. Been raining for two days now, and I’m frankly happy to see it (I have grass seed on my lawn that should be … Continue reading →

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“Gun Death” Divorce

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Weerd Beard

here’s an ugly one A 51-year-old retired NYPD officer was stabbed to death and his ex-wife jailed, police said, after an argument Tuesday night at a south Charlotte apartment….He had been in recent divorce proceedings with Carole LaRossa, 48, of … Continue reading →

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Dad and the Crash

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Jack in an unintentional discussion of home-gaming in the 1980s linked this story of the Video game crash of 1983. I’m a massive “Classic Gaming” geek, given that I cut my eye-teeth LITERALLY on a four-toggle wood veneer Atari 2600. … Continue reading →

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Think About the Scope

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Weerd Beard

I might as well weigh in on this. History is littered with murderers inspired by art: Charles Manson believed the lyrics to the Beatles’ “Helter Skelter” were a prophecy that ignited a killing spree. John Lennon assassin Mark David Chapman … Continue reading →

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“Gun Death” TV Epidemic

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Woah, this story wasn’t just a one-off… KETV NewsWatch 7 has learned that another child has died due to a falling television. Two-year-old Sulma Ambrocio-Avalos died last week. An older model television hit her in the head at her family’s … Continue reading →

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“Gun Death” Wood Chipper

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Weerd Beard

How many more must die? A 6-year-old boy helping his father on a landscaping job during school vacation was killed Tuesday after getting pulled into a wood chipper, state police said. Jeffrey Bourgeois was putting a branch in the chipper … Continue reading →

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