I wonder if the National Bioethics Advisory Commission is aware of Hugh's cloning efforts.

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Can I Go Home Yet? It's only 10:30 in the morning and all I want to do is crawl back into bed. This lingering sinus thing has now morphed into a lovely hacking cough that kept me awake for most of the night. Poor me.

Site News For those of you who want to refer to something I've posted here at beansie but want an easier way to do it than re-creating the post in an e-mail, you can now link to a post using the new permalink that I have added. Just click on link at the end of an entry - the URL on the new page is the permanent link to that post. Spread the word!

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Hubble Watch Wow, don't these photos look fake? [click on the gallery for bigger pictures]

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Did you know that people who play Disney characters at the theme parks have to wear special underwear? I did not know that. And apparently they weren't allowed to claim the underwear as their own, turning them in at night to be laundered and then getting new ones the next day, the previous wearers unknown.

Well, not anymore.

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"We are treating it as that he has probably - more probably than not - met with foul play."

Um. I'd say so, pal.

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Ah, but what I want to know is, did he ask them to pull his finger?

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Cute picture, but give me a break!

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In many ways, the success of the site is not surprising, given the fractured nature of the Catholic Church in America. Dissent over doctrinal issues concerning things like celibacy and the role of women has driven men from the priesthood and alienated segments of the country's 60 million Catholics.

By the time the Catholic Church catches on, there won't be anyone left to preach to.

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Way to go, kid!

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This was a busy week, historically speaking:

Hitler's Sea Wall Is Breached, Invaders Fighting Way Inland; New Allied Landings Are Made

Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, Wednesday, June 7 --Allied forces continued landings on the northern French coast throughout yesterday and "satisfactory progress was made," headquarters announced today.

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A football team are in training to smoke, eat and drink their way to the bottom of their league.

A league of my own!!

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Oh, Man

M I L T O N, N.Y. Parolee Christopher Ciotoli is apparently a little too friendly for his own good.

Last Wednesday, Ciotoli recognized sheriff's deputy Matt Bomysoad from his time in the Broome County Jail last year and decided to give him a friendly wave hello.

The only problem was that Ciotoli was riding in a stolen vehicle at the time, police say.

The former inmate had told the driver, Scott Van Bergen, to slow down so he could say hi, allowing the deputy to run the car's license plates. The officer found the gray 1998 Mercury Sable had been reported stolen in May.

Van Bergen was charged with criminal possession. Ciotoli was charged with violating his conditional discharge. [abcnews.com]

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On June 5, 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a notice on page two of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report about a strange outbreak of killer pneumonia striking homosexual men.

Twenty years. I can barely remember what life was like before AIDS. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be around for life after it, if there ever will be such a thing.

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Cute icky animal picture This little piggy had two heads, this little piggy had one...

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Today in history:

Kennedy is Dead, Victim of Assassin; Suspect, Arab Immigrant, Arraigned; Johnson Appoints Panel on Violence

"I have a short announcement to read which I will read at this time. Senator Robert Francis Kennedy died at 1:44 A.M. today, June 6, 1968. With Senator Kennedy at the time of his death was his wife, Ethel; his sisters, Mrs. Patricia Lawford and Mrs. Stephen Smith, his brother-in-law, Stephen Smith and his sister-in-law, Mrs. John F. Kennedy.

"He was 42 years old."

Read the front page of The New York Times, June 5, 1968.

posted at 1:34 PM | link |

You can't be Sirius.

posted at 1:28 PM | link |

Good question. I really wonder if someone thought they would conduct a little experiment, see how many people actually pay attention to those reviewer blurbs on the TV. If so, they got their answer.

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Filmwise's Invisibles #26 is waiting for you! I'm back to my standard 5 out of 8. But I can still bask in the glory of my triumphant score from last week (7 out of 8) by gazing at the top scorer's list from the previous quiz. (I'm Gina). I am awesome.

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Newsflash: Victoria's Secret Bomb Explodes Onstage Anyone remember the hoopla surrounding Madonna's performance of "Like a Virgin" on MTV's 1984 Video Music Awards? We weren't really sure where to look as she writhed on the stage in a full wedding dress and veil. Personally, I just thought she looked silly, like a cat in heat. But just look at what she has wrought. So this is considered "pushing the envelope"? I'm sorry, but I don't think it takes all that much talent to parade around onstage in your underwear. I guess raunch really is mainstream now.

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Congratulations to me! I'm the 2000th visitor to my site. How d'ya like dem apples? Too bad I don't have a nifty prize to give away.

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Xcursion News

Now that Mulder is gone, so go George and Mike. I'm sure you'll enjoy their review of Existence, if you haven't read it already, as well as their final farewell to fans. I haven't always agreed with their POV or judgment of some episodes, but their reviews were almost always even-handed and fair-minded, not nit-picky, snide and slanted. And they could be pretty darn funny. Thanks, guys - we'll miss you next year!

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I am so glad this whole thing is over. It was breaking my heart.

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