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Thu, 04 Jan 2007 05:21:23 +0100

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Tue, 04 Jul 2006 04:12:20 +0200

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Fri, 07 Jul 2006 06:59:24 +0200

.::The Iraq War::.

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Mon, 03 Jul 2006 23:45:04 +0200

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Effa Manley, left, who co-owned the Newark Eagles of the Negro National League looks over a scrapbook with one of her former players, Don Newcombe, at her home in Los Angeles in this August 7, 1973 file photo. Manley became the first woman elected to the baseball Hall of Fame among 17 people from the Negro Leagues and pre-Negro Leagues chosen Monday, Feb. 27, 2006 by a special committee.

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Fri, 07 Jul 2006 06:58:45 +0200

.::NASA and Space Shuttle News::.

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Tue, 04 Jul 2006 02:56:19 +0200

.::Improved RSS Newsfeeds::.

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Sun, 06 Aug 2006 02:30:27 +0200

.::Top Canadian News::.

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Fri, 11 Feb 2005 22:08:06 +0100

.::Ward Churchill Transcript::.

Like most of you, until recently the Bloke had not even heard of Ward Churchill. Churchill's recent comments lit a firestorm of controversy in the blogospshere, making him a household name synonymous with the words Nazi and Terrorist sympathizer.

Blog Bloke concedes one imperceptible truth that can be drawn from all this hoopla. And that is - any fool can become a university professor in Colorado. Oy!

Read the full transcript of Ward Churchill and Governor Bill Owens' comments at Political Gateway.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005 23:45:56 +0100

.::Putin, Yushchenko Meet::.

Russian president Vladimir Putin expresses desire for relationship with Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yushchenko, and denies accusations - “Russia has never worked behind the scenes at the territory of former Soviet Union, including the work with opposition. This fully concerns Ukraine, too.”

Tue, 25 Jan 2005 19:06:49 +0100

.::Tonight Show King Johnny Carson Dies::.

There Goes... Johnny!

Johnny Carson, the man who shared more of our bedrooms than any other late night entertainer has died from emphysema - an unfortunate result of smoking all those years. Recent photos showed him looking overweight because he finally kicked the smoking habit, but apparently it was too little too late (although he did live to a ripe old age of 79).

So here's the paradox. You stop smoking to avoid dying of cancer or lung disease, but you get fat and run the risk of stroke and heart disease. What a conundrum. Death sucks.

I recall watching Johnny as a young child. Sitting on the family sofa and watching my parents laugh, not quite understanding the jokes myself, but joining in the laughter just the same. When I became an adult I watched the show occasional out of curiosity (or insomnia), but not really becoming a steady fan. Nevertheless, I couldn't help but like the man and I am sad to see him go.

Watching the news interviews of those who knew him, some would say the man was a saint. While others (like Dick Cavett who worked for him as a writer) say he could be tough. The truth I'm certain lies somewhere in between.

What I recall the most about the man and his humour was his telepathic turban-toting character known as "Carnac The Magnificent", who could divine answers to questions sealed in envelopes. If the audience booed any of Carnac's responses, he would fight back saying something like:

May a love-starved fruit-fly molest your sister's nectarines.

May a diseased yak squat in your hot tub.

May you get your first French kiss from a diseased camel.

May a desert weirdo lower his figs into your mother's soup.

May the Shah of Iran seek refuge under your sister's skirt.

May your prize bull hate cows.

May a crazy holy man set fire to your nose hair.

May your only daughter take up with a yak of another faith.

May a crazed lizard unravel your underwear.

May your Perrie water be secretly bottled in Tijuana.

May a desert nomad do a desert no-no to your sister.

May a diseased Holy man soil your shelf paper.

May a weird holy man with a rash play with your face.

May a queasy camel freshen up your mother's evening bath.

May your platform shoes fail you in a camel pasture.

May a sick yak leave a gift in your sock drawer.

May Orca the Whale relieve himself on your carpet.

May a camel with a weak kidney condition find your Hope Chest.

May a weird Holy man use a Black & Decker tool on your only sister.

May the winds of the Sahara blow a scorpion up your sister's caftan.

May a nearsighted sand flea suck syrup off your short stack.

A typical skit would open with announcer Ed McMahon stating "I have in my hand an envelope, a child of four can plainly see these envelopes are hermetically sealed. They've been kept since noon today in a mayonnaise jar on Funk & Wagnalls' porch. No one-but one!-knows its contents. In his mystical and borderline way, Carnac will now ascertain the answers having never heard the questions." Carnac then placed the white envelopes to his forehead to sense the answers to the questions within. The following are some examples of the answer/question exchanges:

Answer: The Moonies.
Question: Name the religion that drops its pants?;

Answer: The Zip Code.
Question: What do CIA agents have to remember to go to the bathroom?

Answer: A pair of Jordache jeans and a bread box. Question: Name two places where you stuff your buns?;

Answer: Ovaltine.
Question: Describe Oprah Winfrey in High School;

Answer: Fondue.
Question: What do you get on your Fon if you leave it out all night?;

Answer: Ben Gay.
Question: Why didn't Ben Franklin didn't have any children?

When the announcer Ed McMahon said, "I hold in my hand...the last envelope." The audience usually cheered, as if to say "Thank God this skit is over."

Like yours truly, you also must have your own cherished memories of Johnny Carson. Whatever they are no doubt you will share my sense of loss as we reflect on the passing of a TV icon. There goes Johnny.

...via Blog Bloke and the Bloke Report.