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Darth Predator, I presume?

One wonders if anyplace along the way one can rent a handbasket.

None of these judges have heard of the Ninth Amendment?

I wasn't that fond of the movie myself--but consider this.

You're sure that's not a goose?

Something for all your cyberpunk mercenary characters--The Rheinmetal SSW 40

Sorry to hear that, Duke--that wasn't supposed to happen.

Abortion Activists Strip During Osteen Church Service

I saw the thread title and thought of this. . .

"Forget the flamethrower--nuke it from orbit! It's the only way to be sure!"

Doggone it--that wasn't supposed to happen. Lord rest him well.

A day late, but funny as always--

The last paragraph of that article is especially telling-- Moms for Liberty also seems to be concerned with a very specific subset of literature. “Nobody’s complained about the Stephen King books. They have just as much profanity. They have blood, guts, and gore in them,” Holly observed. “So I have to wonder, as a librarian: What are you really concerned about?”

How Doctor Russell Put Herself Through Medical School--

How's this for completely unsettling?

Two Professors' Research On Mass Shooters

This, I think, could qualify as a joke. Years ago I came across a classified ad. I don't remember where I saw it--it might have been the National Enquirer, it might have been one of the home mechanics & technology magazines--but this is what it said; How would you like to receive several hundred envelopes each containing one dollar? Send $1 to (The Address) Now I'm not always quick on the uptake, and I didn't send away for it myself--but it occurred to me in about two to three seconds that if I did send in a dollar, the answer would be a note like this; If you want to receive several hundred envelopes each containing one dollar, post an ad in the classifieds saying: How would you like to receive several hundred envelopes each containing one dollar? Send $1 to (Your Address) If anyone tries this in real life--let me know how it goes.

This might work for the less scrupulous heroes out there--provided it would work at all. Years ago I came across a classified ad. I don't remember where I saw it--it might have been the National Enquirer, it might have been one of the home mechanics & technology magazines--but this is what it said; How would you like to receive several hundred envelopes each containing one dollar? Send $1 to (The Address) Now I'm not always quick on the uptake, and I didn't send away for it myself--but it occurred to me in about two to three seconds that if I did send in a dollar, the answer would be a note like this; If you want to receive several hundred envelopes each containing one dollar, post an ad in the classifieds saying: How would you like to receive several hundred envelopes each containing one dollar? Send $1 to (Your Address) Good Luck getting your Gamemaster to go along with this. And if you try it in real life--let me know how it goes.

My sentiments exactly. It's a shame Carrie Fisher isn't around to see this.

Command 101--A starship runs on loyalty. Not just loyalty of the crew to the Captain, but the Captain to the crew and the crew to the ship. Pike demonstrated that loyalty--"I believe in the Enterprise." And that belief--that loyalty--was rewarded. I like that they're giving nods to previous Star Trek episodes. The week before we had the control center in the structure on the comet that responded to musical notes ("The Paradise Syndrome"), and this week we had not only someone who was secretly a genetic augment ("Doctor Bashir, I Presume") but a person being stored in a transporter pattern buffer for an extended period ("Relics"). And this past episode we had a shipwide catastrophe with which the crew had to contend ("Disaster"). This is something I figure will continue.

I always thought Meigs Field would have made a great place to base a Chicago superteam--before it was demolished, of course.

Another possible funding source are those video casino game arcades. Those seem to be everywhere--convenience stores, laundromats--heck, I passed by one set up in a double-wide trailer on a road out of town. You would need someone to make change and sell drinks and snacks, and cash in the occasional big winner--but again, that's a job for your resident genius gadgeteer.