Well, how could I not post a link to this article lionizing the Somali pirates as heroes sailing against evil Europeans dumping nuclear waste in Somali waters?
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“I’ve committed more than 20,000 additional American troops to Iraq.” — George W. Bush, January 10, 2007.
Statistical argument is the worst kind of argument.
Data courtesy of Iraq Coalition Casualties.
UPDATE: Self-correcting?
Data courtesy of Iraq Body Count.
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Tuesday the 19th of September is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. The preceding link has some good starting points, but you might want to consult this site for a better guide that includes some nautical terminology as well. A personal favorite innovation of mine, introduced to me by MIT’s Journal of Humor, “Voodoo”*, is the exclamation “Goo!”. As in:
Cap’n Juggleharness: Goo! Me peg-leg’s caught in this cursed rigging! Don’t raise the yardarm on the mizzen-mast, ye scurvy lubbers!
[ Yardarm is unfortunately raised anyway, taking the good Cap'n with it.]
Cap’n Juggleharness: Waughh!!
Bone up on your lingo. You wouldn’t want to be caught with your pantaloons down ’round your ankles.
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