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The Obligatory Conrad Black Joke

While I have not been following the details of the Conrad Black case, the fact that such questionable characters such…

17 years ago

Adios, Pendejo!

It's nice to start the working week with some good news: the world's most sleazy amnesiac, U.S. Attorney General Alberto…

17 years ago

R.I.P. Blinky, the Two-Headed Calf (Who Looks Just Like the Tucows Logo)

(This article was cross-posted to Global Nerdy.) Boing Boing points to the story of Blinky, the two-headed calf, who was…

17 years ago

Alex is Missing, Part 2

Here's the latest news item I could find on the case of Alexandra Flanagan, who's been missing for over a…

17 years ago

Homer Simpson X-Ray Used in Medical Article in Chinese News

(This article was cross-posted to Global Nerdy.) Take a look at this article from China View, the English-language site run…

17 years ago

The “Ghetto Dude” Email Gaffe

Evon Reid, who was called the "Ghetto Dude" in a mis-forwarded email from the Ontario government. Photo taken from his…

17 years ago

One Lapdance Per Child

[Cross-posted to my technical blog, Global Nerdy] Sometimes I write a blog entry just for the sake of getting a…

17 years ago

On Blogs and the Monkey Knife Fight

On Blogs This blog got mentioned in a list accompanying an article in today's Globe and Mail titled It's not…

17 years ago

Scenes from NBC News, July 4th, 1972

The Evening News, 35 Years Ago Here's something that many (but not all) of you regular Accordion Guy readers might…

17 years ago

And Finally, the News…

It may not be the Howard Beale "Mad as Hell" meltdown scene from the movie Network, but I'll take it…

18 years ago