i read things

~ Thursday, August 7 ~

“ It might be the death of a franchise,” Walt Fontain said Thursday outside Lambeau Field. “This is like Buddy Holly. The day the music died. It is sad for all sports fans because this guy was not done. It is not that he was hanging on.

— Get over it.

~ Tuesday, August 5 ~

“ All I’m saying is that if Barack Obama had gone to an event with 20,000 people wasting gas to talk about energy and said that his wife should have simulated sucking a banana dick between another woman’s legs, this race would be fucking over.

— pandagon.net

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~ Monday, August 4 ~

King Kahn: Welfare Bread

“ Thank god we switched the channel to jon and kate plus 8

— Fielder goes after Parra in dugout - Brewers Blog

“ One thing we never understood is that India has always been the major threat for Pakistan,” said former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Wendy Chamberlain, now the president of the Middle East Institute.

— Shoot meh.

U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame

Shouldn’t all astronauts be in the hall of fame?

~ Sunday, August 3 ~

Wilco - Lollapalooza - Misunderstood (via kurt654)

~ Saturday, August 2 ~

“ I guess you could say I’m a guy who quits, then realizes I don’t know the meaning of the word quit.

— Favre: I’ve Always Had A Passion For Stopping Things, Then Starting To Do Things Again

“ Because of Werner Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, there is a tiny chance that anything will occur.

— Michio Kaku: The end of the world as we know it? | Science | The Guardian

~ Friday, August 1 ~

India says bombings have hurt Pakistan peace talks

No shit?

~ Thursday, July 31 ~

“ You can’t let people die in your class,” said Mr. McCann, who is a former Marine drill instructor.

— They Will Survive - NYTimes.com

~ Wednesday, July 30 ~

~ Tuesday, July 29 ~

“ We have more capital than we need, so we can say to the market that we don’t need more injections. We can confirm that we have tackled the problem.

— Old Words Come Back to Haunt Thain

~ Sunday, July 27 ~

“ In business, the fist bump is catching on mainly among younger men. Eric Casaburi, the 34-year-old CEO of Retrofitness, a Manalapan, N.J., company that franchises workout facilities in five East Coast states, says that one of his managers said goodbye recently with a fist bump. It seemed natural, but Casaburi says he would hesitate to do the same with an older franchisee. Older executives believe they can tell something from a handshake, Casaburi says, but, “I don’t buy into that.” He sees the fist bump as a positive addition to the business greeting repertoire.

— Can the fist bump mix with business? - USATODAY.com

Hmmm. Who could it possibly be?