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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

News The Late Wednesday Morning News

Posted by Goldy on Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 10:43 AM

Double entendre scores hat trick! There are two kinds of headline writers: the kind that looks forward to crafting naughty, santorum-oozing headlines, and the kind that desperately (and futilely) seeks to avoid them. By now, both kinds are likely bored with the task of describing Rick Santorum's surprising sweep of yesterday's Republican presidential contests in Missouri, Minnesota, and Colorado.

Syria bombs Homs! Things look bad for Syria's rebels, as government troops continue to shell and bomb the city of Homs, while the Obama administration reportedly rules out arming the resistance.

Release the Kraken! After more than two decades of drilling through miles of Antarctic ice, Russian scientists have finally broken through to a gigantic, 20-million-year-old lake. No doubt the scientists are all dead by now, brutally killed by whatever mysterious creature/diseases/alien they've unleashed.

Eli owns a jacket and tie! Intrepid reporter Eli Sanders is donning his Sunday best, and heading down to Olympia for today's historic House vote on marriage equality. Tune in at 1 p.m. for Eli's live-Slogging.

The New York Giants suck! And so do their fans. Hope they choke on their delicious bagels, and giant deli sandwiches. Fuck 'em. (Go Eagles!)

Give me a "V"! At least 19 cheerleading squads have reported vomiting and diarrhea among their members after attending a tournament at the Comcast Arena in Everett, over the weekend.

One million comments! Yesterday, at 4:48 p.m., Slog recorded its one millionth comment. In the immortal words of Bethany: "We couldn't have done it without the trolls. And by that I mean it would've taken longer but been more pleasant."

Just because! A baby playing ping pong:

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Whimsy alert.

Posted by rob!

on February 8, 2012 at 10:54 AM

Thanks for the giant ugly pop up ad. :p

Posted by very bad homo on February 8, 2012 at 10:56 AM

That underground lake will come in handy for future Antarctic golf courses.

And I would like to adjust Bethany's profound words:

We couldn't have done it without the trolls. And by that I mean it would've taken longer but been more boring.

Posted by Phoebe in Wallingford on February 8, 2012 at 11:01 AM

That thing about the 20 million year-old, Antarctic lake? I'm SURE that I can recall a Lovecraft story that started just like that! Forget the Kraken, I'm expecting the Ancients to rise now.

Posted by Michael of the Green on February 8, 2012 at 11:04 AM

Maybe Obama shouldn't arm the people of Syria but instead supply them with technology. The weapons can come from third party countries.

Posted by Vince on February 8, 2012 at 11:15 AM

@5 has a good point.

The most effective tools given Libyan rebels were communications and very cheap drones (most of which came from Canada so we could pretend it wasn't us).

Posted by Will in Seattle

on February 8, 2012 at 11:47 AM

I always knew Goldy kinda sucked and I could never quite figure out why... Now I know! Fucking Eagles fans are some of the most vile and noxious people on the planet! Go root for a fucking dog killer, dick!

Posted by DannyG on February 8, 2012 at 12:02 PM

@4 - The Flying Spaghetti Monster could be the ULTIMATE Not-Romney -- He/It could snag the Republican nomination in a trice!!

Posted by merry on February 8, 2012 at 12:27 PM

The most interesting bit about the Antarctic lake: the article says its location is "about 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) southeast of the South Pole." I am guessing that the reporter did not actually go there.

Posted by yuiop on February 8, 2012 at 12:34 PM

Yeah, but how many of those cheerleaders were vomiting voluntarily before the competition?

Posted by Root on February 8, 2012 at 12:45 PM

HFS!:
"Temperatures on the Vostok Station on the surface above the lake have registered the coldest ever recorded on Earth, reaching minus 128 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 89 degrees Celsius)"

Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/In…

Now we need to do this on Europa and Enceladus.

Posted by Sandiai on February 8, 2012 at 5:45 PM

@9 and @10 absolutely made my day. Thanks!

Posted by Michael of the Green on February 8, 2012 at 9:05 PM

@12: thanks. But they aren't done. I just checked the article again and they corrected it to "about 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) east of the South Pole." I can't wait to check it in the morning.

Posted by yuiop on February 8, 2012 at 11:43 PM