Because "blow me and then put another cartridge on top of me once I'm in the NES" wouldn't fit.

Busted Tees : Blow Me

Why, yes, I think every man, woman, child, and pet should have a knitty ski mask-- it's an inalienable right, is it not?

For Kathy. Now you know what to make everyone for Christmas.

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Groton –– Facing a dearth of submarine contracts and a decline in maintenance and repair work, the Electric Boat shipyard said Tuesday that it would eliminate up to 20 percent of its work force by the end of next year, affecting as many as 2,400 employees across the board –– from its salaried employees to its designers and shipyard workers.

2,400 = THOUSANDS, not "Hundreds".

As usual, Electric Boat would like to wish each and every employee a very merry Christmas, a happy New Year, and a big, giant FUCK YOU to the Southeastern Connecticut economy, and a very special thank you to all the people that rallied to save the subase... through your efforts we were able to effectively remove subase NLON from the BRAC list, and now we're going to celebrate by effectively removing EB from operations.

Two more articles in case you're interested:
http://www.theday.com/eng/web/news/re.aspx?re=91400387-1BAB-4EB3-981E-125DD3EFFF27
and
http://www.theday.com/eng/web/news/re.aspx?re=B0DEBFBA-B9F4-4065-BE5F-7BEA53AD87B1

This started about a month ago, with the president telling us that the layoffs would affect mostly design, about 150-200 people in the MDA (which I am a part of). Now it's moved on to 2,400 in all areas of the company.

There's always Foxwoods, as the first article is happy to point out. Anyone up for teaching me to deal Blackjack?

THOUSANDS To Be Laid Off At EB

Of -course- the hurricane is headed for Key West. It will be there by Saturday. SO WILL I.
Note how it's making a nearly 90 degree turn towards the Keys, just as I fly in there.
Sigh.

Update: I'm flying out of Newark at 5:45 this evening. I should get into Fort Lauderdale at 8:48 tonight. Just in time to get evacuated and sent to a shelter, where I will spend the first 3 or 4 days of my vacation/business trip on the finest cot the Red Cross can provide. I can't believe they still haven't cancelled the conferences in Key West.

Hurricane WILMA

LIMA, Peru (AP) -- A chartered jet carrying 289 Gambian soccer fans pretended it needed to make an emergency landing so they could watch their team compete in the FIFA Under 17 World Championships, officials said Wednesday.

The plane, claiming to be low on fuel, landed Tuesday near the stadium in Peru's northern coast city of Piura.

The plane was owned by Air Rum Ltd. Just thought I'd add that.

Airliner fakes emergency so passengers can watch soccer game

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- A pride of lions has killed and devoured 20 villagers, wounded 10 others and eaten at least 70 cattle in southern Ethiopia in the past week, police said Tuesday.

Police: Lions eat 20 villagers in Ethiopia

The Gravelles have said a psychiatrist recommended they make the children sleep in the cages, Huron County Prosecutor Russell Leffler told the Norwalk Reflector.

See? We don't -JUST- prescribe Prozac!!!

I really can't wait to see how this investigation turns out.

Neighbors: Caged kids seemed normal

] While it's important to respect your children's privacy,
] understanding what your teenager's online slang means and
] how to decipher it is important as you help guide their
] online experience. While it has many nicknames,
] information-age slang is commonly referred to as
] leetspeek, or leet for short.

] It's important to remember that the leetspeek community
] encourages new forms and awards individual creativity,
] resulting in a dynamic written language that eludes
] conformity or consistency.

] Their use could be an indicator that your teenager is
] involved in the theft of intellectual property, particularly
] licensed software.

OMFG!!!!!!!111

Microsoft guide to l33t speak.

The submarine USS Philadelphia collided with a Turkish freighter on Monday in the central Persian Gulf. Neither ship was damaged seriously and no one was injured, officials said.

The accident occurred about 2 a.m. local time while the Groton-based submarine was on the surface headed for Bahrain for a routine port call. The Turkish ship, the Yaso Aysen, was reportedly headed for the United Arab Emirates to take on cargo.

Navy sources said the collision is likely to be a career-killer for Cmdr. Steven M. Oxholm, the captain of the Philadelphia, because the large freighter should have been spotted by both radar and crew members on lookout duty.

Not a good year for submarines. See also: USS San Francisco.

Groton-based Sub Collides With Turkish Freighter

SCIENTISTS have created a “miracle mouse” that can regenerate amputated limbs or badly damaged organs, making it able to recover from injuries that would kill or permanently disable normal animals.

The experimental animal is unique among mammals in its ability to regrow its heart, toes, joints and tail.

The researchers have also found that when cells from the test mouse are injected into ordinary mice, they too acquire the ability to regenerate.

Very important experiment.

'Miracle mouse' can grow back lost limbs