McCain-Lieberman Bill Would Deny Civilian Trials for "Enemy Belligerents"

Now, don't get belligerent with me - OMG - To quote `If you thought some of the legislation introduced and passed by Congress under Bush II was scary, then in the immortal words of Bachman and Turner you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.' - http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/congress/3090-mccain-lieberman-bill Barf Stew Tag.

Did a phantom kangaroo once haunt Chicago? - (hat tip, as often, to The Anomalist) - http://chicago.straightdope.com/sdc20100311.php Stew worthy. Great read.

Economic Stimulus Was a Waste of Time: Analyst - http://www.cnbc.com/id/35775412 - Barf Stew. (BS)

CIA Waterboarding Guidelines Uncovered - http://crapaganda.com/torture/cia-waterboarding-guidelines-uncovered/ - Barf Stew, can be heavy on the stomach.

International Probe Targets Secretive Catholic Group - http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/secretive-catholic-order-founded-by-accused-pedophile-under-fire/19398262? Another Barf Stew story that simmers on and on.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OZLbPVfL917HiLj-O7RW34_1tiEDTH_XPEfoYi0EuJtaf3k6RBKh4xuY9MAqYH4421wfcB7ce3b37sLTdfoFWTXaDjRdfSaWmkrAc3Y2XIZTbnqfc-wVTHRjSVB3X886ZRU9XZJ6cO2n/s1600-h/1900.jpg Very thoughtful guess at what 2000 would be like in the year 1900. Some accuracy - Stewable.

Ants vs. Crabs, a surprising conclusion. - http://www.wimp.com/antscrabs/ Really cool video. Stewable crab.

Finally, a buddy of a buddy knows this guy in this video - amazing juggling set to hard rock - enjoy.

 

Solar Power Station Produces An Endless Supply Of Electricity For Free!

The Soldiers Call It `War Porn'

In our welcome to the 2000's war article here - we have the story of `war drone pilots' - you know, the ones (7,000 systems in the air via 43 countries with pilots) flown by someone who ends up killing in the morning - only to go home to cuddle his kid in the evening. - Worthy of the Barf Stew tag. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,682852,00.html

Porn: Good for us? - Scientific examination of the subject has found that as the use of porn increases, the rate of sex crimes goes down. - http://www.the-scientist.com/2010/3/1/29/1/ Speaking of porn - BS here too.

Use Cash And Enjoy Privacy? You’re A Terrorist  - http://www.infowars.com/use-cash-and-enjoy-privacy-youre-a-terrorist/ Sadly, this is a real story - and total Barf Stew.

Local Man Jailed For Crossing Street - Did you know that in certain parts of the United States that crossing into Canada was as easy as crossing the street? - http://www.wptz.com/news/22826310/detail.html

UFOs / 'Tall Humanoids' Reported in Post-Earthquake Chile - http://naturalplane.blogspot.com/2010/03/ufos-tall-humanoids-reported-in-post.html A super high strangeness report by Lon Strickler about encounters with huge humanoids after the Chile earthquake. Makes one wonder if prayers to God concentrated in a certain area might have `side effects' -- The sky UFO seems to be another orb. Stewable.

How to Live in a Tree House, From a Guy Who Did It for Five Years - http://www.asylum.com/2010/03/15/corbin-dunn-how-to-live-in-a-treehouse-from-a-guy-who-did-it-for-five-years/? Cool pictures and story here -- Smooth Stew.

Took LSD Last Night...Woke up with this written on a piece of paper... - http://www.reddit.com/r/Drugs/comments/bd43m/took_lsd_last_nightwoke_up_with_this_written_on_a/ And from the post on Reddit - ""I am seeing the same pattern, on everything from the floor to the ceiling. From the cement on the street to the branches on the trees. It's almost as if my brain is mapping the pattern of neurons firing throughout my onto everything I look at. Everything from every plant to every surface I see all have the same fractal pattern that can only be described as the map of the neurons that fire every second in our brains". But, make SURE to see the comments below - Barf Stew warning.

Let’s Teach WalMart A Lesson About Medical Marijuana - And from this link - During these periods of rapid and dizzying change – a perfect and current example being the huge shift in American attitudes toward marijuana — major corporations often reveal themselves to be big, dumb, lumbering beasts. That was exactly what WalMart, notorious for its corporate stance of social conservatism, looked like this week when it summarily sacked a cancer patient who had been “Associate of the Year” for using medical marijuana with his doctor’s recommendation – in Michigan, a state where that is perfectly legal. WalMart, so far at least, hasn’t budged. But the wave of revulsion and outrage over their treatment of Associate of the Year Joseph Casias hasn’t crested yet, and it’s going to get a lot bigger before it does. - http://newsjunkiepost.com/2010/03/13/lets-teach-walmart-a-lesson-about-medical-marijuana/? Barf Warning.

Let's finish up today with a very thought provoking YouTube video -- Lots to Stew over on this one.

Cincinnati - America's Craziest City?

Now, I know as an old riverboat town, that in the forgotten days of yesteryear Cincinnati was indeed known as a crazy fun place (actually it was across the river that its reputation arose from). But, now, in 2010 - using the criteria of - psychiatrists per capita, stress, eccentricity and drinking levels - once again, the Ohio city can claim to be the best in something. Craziness.

Here are some other highlights of the `study':

#2, San Francisco
Psychiatrists per capita: 1
Local Character: Samir “Sammy” Keishk spent 18 months and $12,000 working on a 2,260-pound rubber-band ball in a quest to set a Guinness world record.

#4, Milwaukee
Psychiatrists per capita: 10
Stress: 33 (tie)
Eccentricity: 29
Drinking: 1 (tie)
Colorful Character: 36-year-old Don Gorske, who lives an hour away from Milwaukee, is known as the "Big Mac Enthusiast" for having eaten over 23,000 Big Macs in his lifetime. That's two a day for 30 years.

#5, Las Vegas
Psychiatrists per capita: 55
Stress: 9
Eccentricity: 9
Drinking: 1 (tie)
Local Color: Gamblers looking to make an apt political statement should visit Las Vegas’ Main Street Station Casino, where male patrons are invited to relieve themselves on a large chunk of the Berlin Wall.

#10, New Orleans
Psychiatrists per capita: 3
Stress: 30
Eccentricity: 1
Drinking: 49 (tie)

#12, Austin
Psychiatrists per capita: 33
Stress: 46
Eccentricity: 3
Drinking: 1 (tie)
Colorful Character: Keep Austin Weird: In 1988, Vince Hannemann began building his Cathedral of Junk, which, today, is a trashy hub packed with 60 tons of castoffs: lawnmower wheels, car bumpers, kitchen utensils, ladders, cables, bottles, circuit boards, bicycle parts, bric-a-brac, and a lot of unidentifiable junk

#13, Cleveland
Women are forbidden from wearing patent leather shoes, so that men will not see the reflections of their underwear.

#15, Memphis
Psychiatrists per capita: 40
Stress: 1
Eccentricity: 10
Drinking: 38 (tie)

#36, Jacksonville, FL
A 62-foot tall can of 7-Up holds 65,000 gallons.

#47, Norfolk, VA
There are over 300 10-foot long statues of mermaids placed throughout Norfolk, and it is up to the tourists to see how many they can spot before leaving the city.

And, America's Most Sane City -

#57, Salt Lake City
Psychiatrists per capita: 36
Stress: 55
Eccentricity: 56
Drinking: 49 (tie)
Crazy Law: If you persist in walking on the cracks between paving stones on the sidewalk of a state highway, you are committing a felony.

You can read the methodology and the other goofy stuff at this link - http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-03-11/americas-25-craziest-cities/full/

More links today too - including:
http://equilibrant.blogspot.com/2009/12/worlds-tallest.html - Pictures of the worlds tallest model - horse - building and more.

Here's what you get when you use 465,000 Legos - World’s Tallest Lego Tower - http://equilibrant.blogspot.com/2009/12/worlds-tallest-lego-tower.html Great picture.

Now that your primed for World Records - here you go -