Diary of a Fat Man: News and politics

Talking about Scientists: Pluto not a planet - Space.com - MSNBC.com

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:00:01 GMT

"The vote involved just 424 astronomers who remained for the last day of a meeting of the International Astronomical Union in Prague."

So 424 people can decide something for the entire solar system? Fuck you IAU. Pluto is TOO a planet.

I'm also intrigued by the notion of "dwarf planet"...hmmm, it's not a planet? You have PLANET in the fucking name.

No wonder astronomers never get laid.

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Yeehaw

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:34:19 GMT

Welcome to the white-trash nation

Way beyond trucker hats: la vida lowbrow is the new mainstream

The best line: "Take Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. On 'The Simple Life,' these silver-spoon skanks don’t need a Southern background or humble beginnings typically associated with the low-class moniker."

The Only Word To Describe This Is "Wow"

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 21:07:34 GMT

Charlie Sheen Divorce Bombshell

Wife: Drugs, hookers, threats, gambling, porn on actor's plate

Phony doctor gives free breast exams

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:24:53 GMT

MIAMI (Reuters) - A 76-year-old man claiming to be a doctor went door-to-door in a Florida neighborhood offering free breast exams, and was charged with sexually assaulting two women who accepted the offer, police said on Thursday.

One woman became suspicious after the man asked her to remove all her clothes and began conducting a purported genital exam without donning rubber gloves, investigators said.

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That's so slick...

Newspaper Priorities

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 21:15:20 GMT

I love newspaper priorities

Drunken Sex

Fri, 10 Mar 2006 16:09:40 GMT

OC Weekly is one of my favorite newsrags...I used to read it when I was a kid living in Anaheim CA and was pleasantly surprised when I found their website back in the late 90's. This article is one of the reasons they are so fucking awesome:

http://www.ocweekly.com/features/features/drunken-sex/24653/

Talking about Thieves make off with $26,000 of beer - Crime & Punishment - MSNBC.com

Sat, 25 Feb 2006 21:14:29 GMT

Oh, my god. This has been like my ultimate crime fantasy!

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The $40 Lawyer

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:20:04 GMT

This is a really good article from the St. Petersburg Times:

In his own defense

After passing the Bar exam on his fourth try, Charley Demosthenous wasn't exactly a hot property. Even his father thought he should go sell screwdrivers. Representing the poor and miserable was his last chance to be somebody......

Here Comes Traffic

Thu, 06 Oct 2005 21:20:49 GMT

Holy shit, I'm on CNet!

http://news.com.com/2060-11199_3-0.html

It's the "Blogma" section, so it's not like I'm super cool and coded some kickass Open Source software or finally finished those X-Ray goggles that I've been working on, but cool nonetheless...

Doctor Sues Over Sex Charges Involving His Twin

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:50:37 GMT

Reason #5,984 why I'm glad I'm not a woman:

Doctor sues over sex charges involving his twin

Ride away

Thu, 15 Sep 2005 20:42:14 GMT

Who else but a stoner tries to evade police on a bicycle?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050915/ap_on_fe_st/marijuana_cyclist

Odelay

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 21:41:28 GMT

Odelay--Bienvenidos a Tejas!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20050811/ts_usatoday/censustracksmajorwaves

I need to brush up on my español. Chinga me, puta!