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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

More Dahl

The New Yorker has run a lengthy piece about Roald Dahl. Link [http://www.newyorker.com/critics/atlarge/articles/050711crat_atlarge]. Excerpt: > Dahl shared with George Orwell an acute sense of why small children often see adults as unsightly or intimidating. “Part of the reason for the ugliness of

The Continued Plummet of The Euro . . .

. . . and we ain't talking about currency: > A German magazine sold out in a day after offering readers vouchers for a free sex session at a brothel in Austria. > Readers of the Freizeit Magazine said they were shocked when they opened the mag to find a full

Here's an Idea . . .

. . . just don't call in the first place. Then you won't take the risk of rattling a grieving widow: > The nation's largest direct marketing group set up a registry Thursday to remove dead people from its telemarketing, e-mail and direct mail lists - for

WSJ on Roberts and Abortion

The WSJ says the confirmation battle ain't over 'til it's over. Link [http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/#To%20Roberts%20Opponents,%20the%20Constitution%20Is%20About%20Abortion%20and%20Only%20Abortion] . Excerpt: > To Roberts' Opponents, the Constitution Is About Abortion and Only Abortion: > . . . Most of

A Splendid Collection

A review of The Everyman Book of Nonsense Verse [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1400044251/thedailyeudem-20]. Link [http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2246/]. Excerpts: > The lavish new Everyman Book Of Nonsense Verse is an exemplary anthology, covering the ground with thoroughness while also aggravating

Not Art

Wow, whatta great concept: Art that's not art. It's called "Outsider Art." Here's the promoters' explanation: > "Art Brut", or "Outsider Art", consists of works produced by people who for various reasons have not been culturally indoctrinated

Whatta Killjoy

> A Ugandan member of parliament has pledged to reward girls for their chastity by paying their university fees if they are virgins when they leave school, a local newspaper said Wednesday. > Bbaale County MP Sulaiman Madada said any girl in his district who wanted to take part in

In the Name of Freedom . . .

. . . let us disrupt your home life: > Telemarketing groups are quietly mounting a campaign that would open the door to a floodgate of new calls, [the Electronic Privacy Information Center] says, pointing to a series of requests filed with the FCC, essentially asking the agency to invalidate state laws regulating

Just Ain't Gettin' It, Episode 3,412,908

> About 400 people will be in Ottawa this weekend for an international conference on getting women ordained as Catholic priests. Link [http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=22f79b7d-6bed-4697-8eaf-d06b9a6c5cdf] .

Well, That's Good News

We hate spam and we hate porn. Any knife (needle) in their sides is good. We knew such operations were in place, but we didn't think very many people got caught or punished: > Federal regulators accused seven companies Wednesday of hiring others to send illegal e-mails