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Thursday, December 31, 2009

News The Morning News: Gunfire, Turtle Shells, and a One-Eyed Cleric

Posted by Lindy West on Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 8:38 AM

Lame. Eight CIA employees killed by Afghan bomber.

Finnish Him. Gunman kills four in Finnish shopping mall, plus his girlfriend, plus himself.

You Shall ~~Not~~ Pass! Egypt allows pro-Palestinian activists to cross into Gaza.

Creep. Suspect in Beacon Hill shooting fights extradition from California.

Youda Youda Best. Mourners celebrate the life of former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid, "a beloved, one-eyed cleric."

Slow News Day. It's raining in New York.

Was Snidely Whiplash Involved? Because Otherwise There's Really No Excuse to Let a Train Hit You. Unless It Was a Suicide. I Feel Bad Now. Anyway, Sorry You Died. Woman killed by train in Santa Clara, CA.

GOOD THING YOU HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE, YOU PIECE OF SHIT. Rush Limbaugh didn't die.

Maybe He Can Get a Sponsorship Deal with Ambien. AT&T drops Tiger Woods from th...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

"There's all kinds of stuff in there. Dead animals, dead critters, wax, feces, candles. It's a nightmare." World's creepiest house discovered in Philadelphia.

Diet Starts Monday! It's the last day of 2009.

And I Don't Want to Miss a Thing. Russia plans to send a spacecraft to deflect a giant asteroid.

Someone please give this child one million Oscars.

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I can't even tell you how many times "fatalities" delayed the Caltrain when I was living in San Jose at the height of the dot com crash. I could not imagine even half of them were accidents, including this one. Sad.

Posted by S-Lo on December 31, 2009 at 9:08 AM

Just for the record, Van Morrison did *not* become a father again at the age of 64. Someone hacked his Web site and posted the phony birth announcement the other day.

Posted by Toe Tag on December 31, 2009 at 9:09 AM

Lindy you better call Jen Graves, 'cuz this TMN is a work of art.

Posted by Baconcat on December 31, 2009 at 9:10 AM

Robert Logia would make a helluva grammar school principal.

Posted by Vince on December 31, 2009 at 9:40 AM

I'd bet it's not raining in Yemen, though Larry King, Ron Paul and Ben Stein all might have a chuckle over my naivete. Homeland Security representative, will the reel CNN terrorist please stand up?
I think it's on TPM, Dan.

Posted by dnt trust me on December 31, 2009 at 9:45 AM

What about the bowl game last night?
Arizona gat their asses kicked 33-zip by Nebraska...
Does anything in the galaxy suck more than PAC football?

no

Posted by a Giant SUCKING Sound on December 31, 2009 at 11:18 AM