Category Archives: Humor

Kerry to Kennedy? Apparently not

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New York Magazine has more:

Whenever a Senate seat becomes available in Massachusetts, at least one Kennedy — any Kennedy, doesn’t really matter who — must, by law, at least consider running for it. With John Kerry’s seat opening up soon, Ted Kennedy Jr. has fulfilled this sacred duty, but today the Globe reports that he won’t run, partially because he lives in Connecticut, which is not the same state as Massachusetts. Ted Kennedy’s widow, Victoria Kennedy, has also been rumored as a possible candidate. When asked by the Hill on Friday about her intentions, she had no comment.

That’s the Christmas spirit

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Sarah Childs is spreading the holiday warmth already:

A Louisiana woman ran afoul of police when she gave her neighbors an unusual holiday greeting, hanging Christmas lights in the shape of a middle finger.

Sarah Childs was in a dispute with some of her neighbors in Denham Springs, just east of Baton Rouge, so she decided to send a message with her decorations. Neighbors complained and police threatened to arrest her, so she and the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana sued the city.

A judge ruled in her favor Thursday.

‘‘I imagine it will be back up before too long,’’ ACLU of Louisiana executive director Marjorie Esman said of the display.

The kicker?

Childs removed the lights but put them back up after the ACLU defended her in an open letter to the city. That time, the display showed two hands with extended middle fingers.

A parliamentary rumble

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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBen5cu5SZ8]

Ukraine’s parliament is at it again, breaking down into madness for the second consecutive day. Key takeaways?

After the melee was broken up, Rybak, a close ally of President Viktor Yanukovych, was elected to a five-year term as head of parliament.

Professional boxer Vitali Klitschko, who leads UDAR, one of the opposition parties, declined to join the brawl.

Glen Hubbard gets knocked around

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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2Z7Ds4tzco]

Columbia Business School dean and former Mitt Romney economic adviser Glenn Hubbard was hit by some piece of the CNBC set today…while on live TV. Truly bizarre. Dylan Matthews’ take? “When not getting hit in the face by a set piece, Hubbard has sensible ideas about pairing short-term stimulus with a progressive consumption tax.”

No need to tip the delivery guy

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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=3lqMRHwGsRA]

Researchers at Darwin Aerospace have developed a system of burrito delivery via…drone:

In the future, will all burritos be delivered by Burrito Bomber? After the cruel joke that was the TacoCopter, the Burrito Bomber seems perhaps to good to be true. It’s not available commercially, but the fine folks at Darwin Aerospace (a “very small non funded research laboratory that is best known for pushing the envelope of low-cost air and space exploration with innovative projects”) dream that, once the FAA figures out commercial drone usage, all burritos will be bombed directly to you. Until then, they have (very complicated) instructions for how to make one on your own highly sophisticated burrito delivery flying machine.