Arbitrary Secondaries

“Shark attacks killed 11 in the United States in 1990-2004, while car-deer collisions kill an average of 130 a year, the database says.”

“More than two centuries of American government produced a cumulative national debt of $5.7 trillion when Mr. Bush was elected in 2000. And now that is expected to almost double by 2010, to $10.8 trillion.”

“This is only the second show that’s a comedy about the South -- this and ‘Andy Griffith’ -- that doesn’t make fun of Southerners.”

It’s as if someone took my rants about the chasm in the center, and converted them to graphic form (from this article)

The hard way. More here.

“The news was unsettling, unwanted and came as a complete surprise to Sgt. Joe Dyer. On his second day in Iraq, the Polk County police officer was informed he had been reassigned to train Iraqi army recruits.”

“The Contagious Media Showdown sought who could create the most popular Web site in 22 days. While winners such as Forget-Me-Not Panties seem obvious now -- their winning strategies are not”

“Remember to be nice to your secretaries.” Because if you’re not, they can make you an internationally known fool.

Somehow my life has conspired to make me the #1 search return if you’re looking for a guy who wrestled a woman and got his butt kicked. They told me the Internet Gods could be perverse, but I had no idea...

“if 624 million passengers each spend two hours every year waiting in line, the annual loss to the economy comes to $32 billion”

No, there wasn’t. It has been documented exhaustively (eight words, eight links)

“This is the most awe-inspiring stealth marketing move I’ve ever seen”

We have an unfortunate and distinct need for some of these in our home.

“Criticizing the media is like booing at the Special Olympics”

“The greatest danger in Paris are the wide-spread and uncontrolled whores, picking up clients in bars, dancehalls and other places. It is our duty to prevent soldiers from risking their health, just for the sake of a quick adventure.”

“The stream of fighters -- most of them Syrians, but lately many of them Saudis, favored for the cash they bring -- has sustained and replenished the hardest core of the Iraq insurgency, and supplied many of its suicide bombers”

“As Milton Friedman and over 500 economists have now said, it’s time for a serious debate about whether marijuana prohibition makes any sense”

“If you are not satisfied with the result, try using a different dispenser. The one you chose might not have been ridiculous / funny enough.”

“Although Stahr committed no crime in her disappearance, investigators spent a lot of money and time looking for her, Malinak said.” She got mad at her family, and disappeared. Worked using her real name and her real SS number. Boy, is she in trouble now!

“The dictionary is a big book. Get your own damn words. Leave mine alone.”

“Why Switch when you can have both?” Indeed. I hope to try this with three monitors ... one with P-I-P TV.

Back when Matt LaPrairie owned this domain, EarthLink sucked. But apparently, now that Diane Carroll owns it, the site’s become a shill for the company (complete with branding). More corporate search engine subversion.

It surpassed all expectations within months, and after 1 year there are 4000+ urls being served. It’s simply the finest web host in existence, wrapped in a big community of talented people.