Current events

Blatant disregard for the First Amendment:

Sure beats "Room for Dreams," huh?

If you don't have the resources to fight back, it's easy to be bullied, and the NFL certainly knows how to do it:

ANDERSON, Ind. — Roy Fox, an entrepeneural Indianapolis Colts fan, says he was sacked by the National Football League before he could even test the market for his "Harbowl" T-shirts, hats and other merchandise..

Uh-huh:

New estimates from a Norwegian research project show meeting targets for minimizing global warming may be more achievable than previously thought.

My kind of guy:

A Pennsylvania man who died at age 88 was buried Saturday -- but not before a stop at Burger King on the way to the cemetery for a Whopper Jr.

There are plenty of valid arguments to make against rushing into the whole women-in-combat thing, asking if standards will be lowered to the point of weakening national defense, for example. This doesn't sound like one of those valid arguments:

You know, this really never occurred to me, but it makes sense:

Oh, really?

San Diego Police Chief, William Lansdowne said in an interview that the implementation of new gun laws could allow for the disarming of Americans within a generation.

Oh, yeah, sure, I believe this:

FF: Have you ever fired a gun?

Yes, in fact, up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time.

FF: The whole family?

In response to a worldwide controversy that began in Australia, including at least two lawsuits, Subway now says it is steadfast in its commitment that "every Subway Footlong sandwich is 12 inches at each location worldwide," so just stop that whining about 11 inches, OK? This apparently reflects a change heart.