No Need To Apologize

Woman tries to shoot down plane for being too noisy

I've long suspected that airport security is often more for show than a real anti-terror measure.

Coming back from Brisbane last year I had two jars of New Zealand Marmite confiscated in case I "smeared it on something" - like toast perhaps? Meanwhile this kind of nonsense is going on.

It may only have been a small local airport, but it doesn't sound like she bothered to hide her intentions on the way through! At least she's now free to have another go. Perhaps next time she can call and book an appointment to give security a fighting chance...

How to defeat the Klan with humour and bravery

Great clip from an interview with Andrew Denton on ABC.

In 1990 Clary became a born-again Christian and actually teamed up with Reverend Wade Watts from these stories to preach the Gospel and teach against racism.

It doesn't excuse the despicable things Clary did in his youth, but I think we can all learn from how Wade handled the abuse & bigotry.

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Things to say during sex

I can recall 12 from one side and 18 from the other. Good and bad are only perceptions of reality, so you don't need to know which is which...

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/14/things-to-say-during.html for the full post