Big cat terrorizes NYC!

Forget about the lamb lying down on Broadway. How about a tiger on the streets of Queens?

Great cop quote: "Police have no special training on how to deal with tigers."

Shots fired in backwater dispute in Keys

This incident reminds me of a wrong turn we took on the jet skis. There are some scary people living in the thickets of the Florida Keys, despite the generally laid-back atmosphere.

Veep Asks the Race of Photographer with Furrin' Sounding Name Before Coverage Granted

President Bush's re-election campaign insisted on knowing the race of Mamta Popat, a journalist assigned to photograph Vice President Dick Cheney. Organizers claimed Popat's race was necessary to allow the Secret Service to distinguish her from someone else who might have the same name. Organizers then proceeded to laugh so hard they peed themselves a little, and had to send someone to fetch their asthma inhalers so they could once again breathe properly.

Repelling sharks

Some progress here on fending off these vile denizens of the deep (which, for the record, are not fish).

But will this anti-shark substance also repel the kraken? I think not, for the brainpower of the mighty tentacled one is far too great to be fooled by man's folly.

Dentist menace!

Another one in trouble with the law: This one had a nekkid lady on the back of his motorsickle. Who knows what these crazy health professionals will do next?

If you want to hear the Veep speak, you must sign a form saying that the President is wearing clothes.

Don't make the Cheney angry. He's a man-killing robot when he's angry. Just sign the damn form. You too, Mr. Reporter-man!

Will Ferrell as W

Video doesn't work for me, but the audio sounds promising.

More Toys for Hipsters with Too Much Cash

POKIA retro phone of the future

Expect a big bump in NYC Cancer rates in the coming years.

And put the fork in Christine Todd-Whitman's political career. EPA exposed for lying about post-9/11 asbestos levels.

Dep't of Homeland Security Wants to Know Where All the Ayrabs At

The Census Bureau has provided specially tabulated population statistics on Arab Americans to the Department of Homeland Security, including detailed information on how many people of Arab backgrounds live in certain ZIP codes. The requests were made ostensibly to help the agency identify in which airports to post signs in Arabic, though spokesmen for Homeland Security were unable to repeat this claim without breaking into fits of giggles.

In other Civil Liberty Enhancement news, a Sikh student at Boston College was detained by the Secret Service for taking photos of the school.

Pakistan Getting Their Marching Orders from the RNC?

Four weeks ago, the New Republic reported that the administration was pressuring Pakistan to produce a high level operative during the DNC.

Guess what happened earlier this week?

We Just Broke 1000 Visits!

Why do I still feel so empty inside?

In related news, now all three dorky San Filippo brothers have a blog.

Even the National Review is Ga-Ga for Obama

Check out all the pro-W ads on this incredibly pro-Obama review of the young Senatorial candidate's convention speech.

Krugman on Election Fraud

Krugman is always worth reading.