Feb. 24, 2012
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Feb. 24, 2012
Badvertisment of the Day: Chris Duncan says he was casually browsing Facebook last night when he stumbled upon a familiar face in one of the website’s ubiquitous ads.
Staring back at him from some scammy looking insurance comparison site banner was none-other-than infamous 9/11 ringleader Mohamed Atta.
Venturing a guess as to the motive behind the use of a notorious terrorist in a throw-away Facebook ad, Duncan says they probably thought “A 9/11 hijacker can’t sue me for using his likeness.”
That he cannot.
[cdncn / copyranter.]
Feb. 24, 2012
I, For One, Etc. of the Day: Owner teaches pet cat to sign for his supper, clearly oblivious to the fact that he has doomed us all.
[reddit.]
Feb. 24, 2012
Political Contribution of the Day: Bill Maher may have been standing on stage at his own comedy show, but when he brought out a check for $1 million to hand over to an Obama Super PAC, he wasn’t kidding around.
The talk show host was performing his “CrazyStupidPolitics” show in San Jose as part of a first-of-its-kind live-streamed comedy concert for Yahoo, when he surprised the audience — and Yahoo — by announcing his plans to donate a million dollars to the pro-Obama Super PAC Priorities USA Action.
Maher’s wears his politics on his sleeve, so his support for the president was not a surprise.
Speaking with Anderson Cooper about Obama’s potential rivals, Maher said that, with the exception of Ron Paul, the Republican candidates have “horrible society-killing ideas about America,” and charged them with “act[ing] like God created the world in January of 2009, and then Barack Obama completely screwed it up.”
Prior to Maher’s generous contribution, Priorities USA Action wasn’t doing too well, having amassed less than $59,000 in the month of January according to FEC documents.
Feb. 24, 2012
All Or None of the Day: A Civil District Court judge in Dallas has announced that she will no longer be performing marriage ceremonies until Texas recognizes the right of same-sex couples to marry.
Speaking at a meeting of the Stonewall Democrats of Dallas, Judge Tonya Parker — the first lesbian elected county judge in Dallas — said she believes it is “oxymoronic” for her “to perform ceremonies that can’t be performed for me.”
To clarify her position, Judge Parker released a statement yesterday afternoon, in which she said that performing marriage ceremonies is not her duty as the Presiding Judge of a civil district court, but “a right and privilege” which she has chosen not to exercise.
She goes on to say that couples who enter her courtroom looking to get married are not turned away, but are instead directed to other judges.
[dallasvoice / nbcdfw.]
See Also: Hair stylist refuses service to New Mexico governor over same-sex marriage stance.
Feb. 24, 2012
Dingo Death Inquest of the Day: The world’s most famous case of alleged dingo-related death has been reopened in Australia.
A fourth inquest into the death of baby Azaria Chamberlain, whom her parents believe was killed by a dingo in 1980, was launched today in the hopes of finally reaching a conclusion as to her official cause of death.
Expert witness Anne Lade told the court that she agreed with counsel’s assessment that 239 dingo attacks were known to have occurred. “Although [a dingo killing a child] may have been regarded as unlikely in 1980 or 1986/87 or 1995 it shouldn’t be by 2011/12,” said Queen’s Counsel Rex Wild.
Azaria’s parents, Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton and Rick Creighton, were both charged with her murder and given prison sentences. A royal commission exonerated them in 1987 after the baby’s matinee jacket was discovered.
According to their lawyer, the pair, now divorced, hope to “get the message out there and to make sure that this sort of tragedy never ever happens again.”
Feb. 24, 2012
Morning Fluff: One, two, three, four. Four white pug puppies ha ha ha ha ha.
Feb. 24, 2012
Sacha Baron Cohen Thing of the Day: As the saying goes: When life hands you a blacklisting, make blacklistingmonade.
The rumored banning of actor/merry prankster Sacha Baron Cohen from Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony — allegedly for his intention to show up dressed as his Dictator character — has afforded Cohen the opportunity to promote his upcoming film without having to set foot inside the Theater Formerly Known As Kodak.
In a “video statement” released this morning, Cohen — as “Admiral General Alladeen” — calls on the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Zionists to return his ticket by 12 PM on Sunday or face “unimaginable consequences.”
Which I assume means he will release yet another plug for his movie.
[row.]
Feb. 24, 2012
Death Rattle of the Day: Brazil’s equivalent of the NTSB is conducting an investigation of a bizarre accident in the northern state of Para in which a rescue helicopter literally shook itself apart after landing.
Initial findings point to ground resonance as the likely culprit.
All four passengers on board were injured, but, luckily, no fatalities were reported.
[telegraph.]
Feb. 24, 2012
Real-Life Pixar Characters of the Day: Now, if we could only get these two to the Up house in Herriman, Utah, and attach enough balloons to that house to make it fly, we might have something real special on our hands.
Or an unmitigated disaster, whichever comes first.
[reddit.]
