A Religion of Peace?

Christians on PalTalk Chat Service Tracked by Radical Islamic Web Site

Time to buy that gun.

Fightin' Illini Rap

You know you've hit the bigtime when a rap song is written about you.
They be doin' it

Whoa ooh ooh ooh ohh!

- via Illini Wonk

Can It Get Any More Ridiculous

Dick Cheney, Dressing Down

There is little doubt that intellectually Cheney approached the Auschwitz ceremony with thoughtfulness and respect. But symbolism is powerful. That's why the piercing cry of a train whistle marked the beginning of the ceremony and the glare of searchlights signaled its end. The vice president might have been warm in his parka, ski cap and hiking boots. But they had the unfortunate effect of suggesting that he was more concerned with his own comfort than the reason for braving the cold at all.

What a load of crap. Cheney looks fine.

Hey, there's a guy behind Cheney wearing a Mr. Wilson hat and a blue scarf! How disrespectful! Oh wait. There's a woman reading something behind him! Oh the nerve!

More Evidence of a Dem Demise?

Youth Audiences Help Rush Limbaugh's Ratings Grow!

- via Terrestrial Musings

Still #1

Illini break the streak at the Kohl Center.

James Augustine and Roger Powell came to play. Excellent game! Now maybe Illinois will get all of the first place votes in the AP Poll.

Yeah Whatever

The sky is falling!!

I Think They're Nervous

Yahoo! News - Inaugural speech greeted with skepticism abroad

This is too funny:

In Iran, Intelligence Minister Ali Younessi told the country's official news agency: 'We are eagerly looking for the Americans' commandos to come to Iran since they are chicks which would rapidly be picked up by our eagles.'

Should We Stay or Should We Go?

I'm in agreement with this NYTimes article. Has Hell frozen over yet?

I think a nat'l referendum for withdrawal of US troops would be a great idea. Maybe not 3 weeks after the election, but perhaps this summer.

My Dream Job

CEO Ousted at Troubled Krispy Kreme

Imagine the benefits package there! A dozen doughnuts everyday for the rest of my life would be better than a stinkin' 401K any day.

Where do I send my resume?

Vogue!

Check out these pics of Bill Gates! Hillarious!

If I ever get rich and famous and they want to do a photo shoot, I will never, ever pose like that.

Can't Get No Respect

The fighting Illini defeated Wake Forest by 18, and led by as much as 32, but Mike DeCourcy thinks that game was a mulligan. Whatever.

Lowest Scoring Game EVAR!

Vermont high-schoolers total seven points in basketball game

This reminds me of one game I was in at a b-ball team camp in Vincennes, Indiana.

We were a JV team among varsity, so coach Calvert decided to employ this same stalling strategy. I think the score ended up being 14-8 (we lost), but after the game was the funniest part.

The other coach, a cocky young punk, made fun of coach Calvert's strategy. Oh man, he tore him a new one! "How many state championships have you won!?" I think Calvert had won one as a Jr. High coach for Newton.

It was pretty funny...
I guess you had to be there.

A Usenet History Course

Checkout Google's 20 year Usenet timeline.

Pretty neat.

Pat Robertson Is That You?

Banda Aceh Mosque Hosts Friday Prayers

The main mosque in this devastated Sumatran city reopened for Friday prayers after being used as a makeshift morgue for tsunami victims, and the preacher said the disaster may have been punishment from Allah for "forgetting him and his teachings."

...and for failing to implement Shariah law.

No seriously, I thought it was the Christians' fault?

North Korean Document Shows Just How Weird Things Are Over There

A rare look at the freakish nature of North Korea and the personality cult of Kim Jong Il.

When North Koreans evacuate to underground facilities, they should make sure that they take the portraits, plaster busts and bronze statues of Kim and his parents so that they can 'protect' them in a special room, the guidelines say.

Obama For President!!

Well, that's what the press is trying to say.

He's the Hill's King for a Day, but Senate Has Other Plans

Does one nationally televised speech make a great leader?

One Of Their Best

ScrappleFace: Rescued Thai Dolphin Feeds Hungry Village

Bush Coming To So. IL

To Collinsville to be precise. And he will talk about medical liability reform in the country's #1 "judicial hellhole", Madison county.

Goodbye 2004

Happy New Year, live long and prosper, yada yada yada.