Gonna try something different at the beginning of each NB issue. I’ll share a quote by somebody who’ll be named at the end of the post. Here’s a quote to start with: “One of the reasons that I feel I even have a voice that I can sing with is because my purpose in life is to save cows.” Now on to the links … “The fallout has been enormously costly for the US” … “In stores now is the inspirational book Heavy Metal in Baghdad: The Story of Acrassicauda” … “Consider a new type of supernova, one that is roughly 100 times more luminous than ‘normal’ supernovae” … “A man dove face-first into an extremely venomous, peanut-sized jellyfish” … “They chalked up all-night study sessions and gun purchasing runs that ended with Hunter seeing Johnny off in the middle of one snowy night to drive Hunter’s convertible, top down, straight to L.A.” … “With costs growing and few students even bothering to go to the games, Hofstra shut down its football team” … “The 10 richest Members’ collective fortunes — at least $557.06 million — account for more than half of the House’s combined worth” … “After the engines are cut off, they will enter free-fall, experiencing total weightlessness for several minutes” … “He is truly the happiest person I have ever met” … “Africa was not wild before the white man came; in fact, it was the colonizing that was wild” … “The most efficient and ecologically friendly way to dispose of carcasses it to let the vultures do the job” … “Inevitably, the scandals have made it harder to attract new men” … “When I get denied something, I do the opposite of getting intimidated — I get angry” … “It is a human rights problem of profound proportions” … “A farmer’s market of the mind” … “Today, I think the job of deminer is just like any other job” … “Health insurance is a very competitive marketplace” … “Titicaca has sunk to its lowest levels in 60 years” … “Shanty towns surrounding the site were still laced with lethal chemicals that are polluting groundwater and soil, causing birth defects and a range of chronic illnesses” … “There was something inherently evil about my job” … “The 23 Cabinet members sat at folding tables next to the Everest base camp at an altitude of 17,192ft” … “Transsexuals and homosexuals will never enter the kingdom of heaven” … “Ogunmeno also would consider being king of a smaller area if a good spot opened” … “Some section editors at all of the company’s papers will now report directly to sales managers” … “The banker was also angered because his son was allegedly told he and his teammates were not allowed to dress up as cheerleaders” … “I just thought only geeky, mechanical sorts of people would appreciate them” … “Many of them were under the impression that he was a delusional lefty all this time” … “Since they’re not allowed to use Nerf guns, students are now using rolled up socks” … “You see the danger here: Wow can turn into Whatever” … “But over on the right side you have an interesting little lump” … “America is in the fight of its life and that fight is not in Afghanistan — it’s here” … “Hazel has announced the formation of what is now being billed as the ‘first black supergroup‘” … “I was definitely the underdog, but I’m just the fat guy, so that’s OK” … “If nothing else, Brown is a serial resigner” … “It’s got to have a great sound and it’s got to have a great attack” … “It wasn’t immediately clear if he will still fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. if he wins in congress” … “He couldn’t read music but if you asked him to play anything he could do it straight away” … “We want to know why a brewer would produce a beer almost as strong as whisky” … “Music from Tupac has been included as part of the Vatican’s official MySpace playlist” … “Jesus Christ said He would not accept Notre Dame’s offer to coach the Fighting Irish” … This issue’s quote was from Chrissie Hynde … And finally,
“Grayson dismisses Big Dick with
four familiar letters.” ∞