Oh, Shaq, You Homophobe!
"It's just like a bunch of worker bees protecting the king bee, because I'm not
a queen bee. I'm a king bee." Shaquille O'Neal talking about his injured thigh
that is getting better with the help of teammates. Link
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Eric Scheske
Are Those Good-Lookin' Russian Babes Worth It?
If someone told us that we'd be quoting from Pravda some day, we would've
scoffed. Since the fall of Communism, perhaps it has become a reputable paper.
We don't know.
In any event, we found this story interesting. It says that the U.S.
Have a Few More Pints, Mates!
> Three British men sparked a full-scale air and sea search after going for
late-night swim and forgetting where they left their clothes on the beach,
eventually going back to their hotel without them, police said on Sunday.
Link [http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,6119,
Best Story of the Weekend
The Church of England will allow gay ministers to marry . . . if they agree not
to have sex.
The C of E gets funnier every day. Link [http://www.getreligion.org/?p=820].
Excerpt:
> Homosexual priests in the Church of England will be allowed to “marry” their
boyfriends under a
1,000 Bars in a Year
It might not be the holiest pilgrimmage, but it sounds pretty good to us: Link
[http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/052805_bb_barquest.html]. Excerpts:
> The Brooklynite set out Jan. 1 to visit 1,000 bars in a single year, a cocktail
lounge quest that began with one
Not Just Catholics and Fundamentalists
The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod's Sanctity of Human Life Committee says
"treatment cannot be called futile if it sustains a God-given life (even if it
is not a life someone would choose), such as food and water for a comatose or
brain-disabled patient." The
Clockwork Orange
It's a disturbing movie, to say the least. Eric Scheske's older brother exposed
him to it when Eric was about 17. It's been etched into his mind since. We
present this excerpt from a Lew Rockwell article because we purport to be a
literary
Indy 500
It's Indy Day, so we thought we'd pass along this humorous piece of male
whining:
> Robby Gordon accused Danica Patrick of having an unfair advantage in the
Indianapolis 500 and said Saturday he will not compete in the race again unless
the field is equalized.
Priest Shortages and Beer
According to the BBC, a diocese in England has decided to use beer mats and
posters as part of a campaign to recruit more priests: "The Church is launching
a recruitment campaign that will use beermats in pubs and posters on the London
Underground to promote the priesthood."
Nooooo!
The Washington Times reports this morning that a new study finds that "women are
more likely to suffer financially than men when marriages or cohabitational
relationships fail." Link
[http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050528-113355-4933r.htm]. Excerpt:
> The financial loss is significant for both groups of