Look, Congress--just do something. I don't care what--just anything--whatever. Just stop talking!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Christianity Is Fattening
"Evidently, the Bible Belt needs an elastic waistband."
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Saturday, March 26, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Study Links Domestic Violence to Professional Football Game Outcomes
Sometimes it's embarrassing to be a guy...
A study published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics and reported by MedPage Today, found that after American professional football games, in which the home team was predicted to win by four or more points--but ended up losing in the end, there was about a 10% increase in the rate of domestic violence by men against their female partners.
Here's an especially revolting tidbit from the MedPage Today article:
A study published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics and reported by MedPage Today, found that after American professional football games, in which the home team was predicted to win by four or more points--but ended up losing in the end, there was about a 10% increase in the rate of domestic violence by men against their female partners.
Battering is also tied to a narrow window near the end of the game, and appears to increase even more so for important games such as a rival match or contention for playoffs.
Specifically, the researchers said they saw no increase in violence at 3 p.m. on game days, because the outcomes of the typical 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. games are not known at that point.
But there's a significant effect between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., the researchers said, when the results of the 1 p.m. game are known, and then again between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. following the results of 4 p.m. games.
Continue reading the MedPage Today article >>
Image credit: Concha García Hernández via Wikimedia.
Hostility to Working People in Maine
This guy is becoming more and more of an embarrassment to those of us who live and work in Maine.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Strangest. Video. Ever.
"How To Understand the Nuclear Situation." Translated from the Japanese by www.shibatabread.com.
“Nuclear Boy is notorious for his stinky poo. It would surely ruin everyone’s day if he pooped,” reads the translation.
“Nuclear Boy is notorious for his stinky poo. It would surely ruin everyone’s day if he pooped,” reads the translation.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
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