Bush Dodges Shoe

Posted on 15. Dec, 2008 by Dallas VonKillbot in Idiocy, Politics

Over the weekend President Bush was visiting Southern Iraq in an effort un-burn the billions of bridges he’s set ablaze over the last 2 terms. While at a press conference, an angry Iraqi reporter launched a pair of shoes at President Bush, screaming “This is a gift from the Iraqis!”. Bush, making the only successful move he’s made while in office, swiftly dodged the shoe and laughed off the incident while the attacker was dragged off. Honestly, it was kind of impressive.
The US President [...]

Russia Keeps Getting Pissed

Posted on 20. Aug, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in War

With their recent pwning of Georgia, the Russian bear has awakened from a two-decade hibernation to rattle its sabers at the United States, threating to go “beyond diplomacy” in response to the recent US-Polish agreement on building a strategic missile shield in Poland’s, just 115 miles from Russian soil:
Russia says its response to the further development of a U.S. missile shield in Poland will go beyond diplomacy.Russia’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying the U.S. missile shield plans are clearly aimed at weakening Russia.
The U.S. says the missile defense system [...]

Social Networking: Now in the Crappier Parts of The World

Posted on 13. Aug, 2008 by spencer in Idiocy, Internet, Lifestyle

According to ComScore.com, while new social network users in North America seem to be leveling off, the global trend shows that sites such as Facebook and…well, mostly Facebook, are gaining new members in the parts of the world where I’m pretty thankful I wasn’t born.
From Information Week:

The number of new users in the Middle East and Africa has risen by 66%, while the number of new users in Europe rose 35%. In Latin America, the number of new users on social networking sites rose by 33%.
Facebook.com has held the top [...]