Pictures Archive
Bush’s Third Term
Although I admit to never having seen any of the Saw movies, which isn’t something I’m frankly all that disappointed about, I thought this was a fantastic little piece of photoshoppery. (Original Flickr link here.)
Bryan Klausmeyer The Wide Divide Between CEOs and Workers
A very telling graphic from the New York Times.
McCain’s Tax Plan Favors Wealthiest
From the Wall Street Journal. To sum up: if you make less than $111,645 per year, you’ll be better off (in terms of after-tax income) under Obama. (Via Open Up.)
WHO On Climate
As Mike Soron rightly points out, this is another shocking reminder of how the distribution of resources and those affected by global warming are intimately and tragically connected.
CNN: The Worst Fucking News Ever
I got this from Digg’s Obama agit-prop section (the entire website in this tepid post-Ron Paul era). It is a screenshot taken earlier today of CNN.com following Obama’s speech. To make it clear, I consider myself a mild Obama supporter. There are a number of issues I disagree with him on, but this is just completely absurd. It is time for CNN, that dastardly enemy of the people, to be ruthlessly struggled against.
Ugly Jacket
Has J. Crew surpassed it’s ugly pants? This is the ugliest jacket in the world.
Only $350. Snatch it up, while you still can!
Mark Elliot Cullen Hillary’s Flip
Has anyone else noticed her hair is getting very… Strangers with Candy-ish?
PS: I feel like I’m a Republican for making that image.
Economist Charts: Inventiveness
According to some crappy British rag, the Japanese are the most inventive country in the world. I’m guessing it’s because most of their patents are for robots that do meaningless tasks, like dancing or singing or riding little robot bicycles.
Lahore and Feral Doves
Since you asked, this is an ornamental Pigeon called the Lahore. It was bred for it’s size and gentle nature.
I enjoy looking at this magnificent creature. Incidentally, “Pigeon” is usually used when the animals are large, whereas smaller specimens are referred to as doves. The common pigeon that you see in the street is called the “Feral Pigeon”, but was originally named the rock dove “until the British Ornithologists’ Union and the American Ornithologists’ Union changed the official English name of the bird,” according to wikipedia.
So be thankful that you have the feral pigeon, they’re a valuable food source and really a magnificent treat to see in the wild, so don’t kick them. Unless you really have to.
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