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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Huh. Europe sets date when deaths overtake births: 7 years
The findings come in an official EU study, released Tuesday, which concedes for the first time that Europeans will begin their long foreseen demographic decline in just seven years' time - the point at which deaths exceed births.
Just saw a comment on a news board that sent a shiver of anticipatory delight down my spine: "wait until Obama nominates Hillary for the Supreme Court."
As Zonker Harris would say, Imagine!
I've never worked on my birthday, and don't ever plan to.
This is why I miss getting Columbus Day off. It so often gave me my birthday off.
You know who sucks?
Everyone but us.
Do we need to kick some butts for you through the internets, Allyson?
If only they would take his message to heart.
He said journalists sometimes tell him, " 'Hey, man, we're just doing what the audience wants to see.' Well, I think my audience would like to see a naked woman smoke crack. But we have to draw a line somewhere. Now's the time to draw the line. We're getting our asses kicked here."
Heh.
A journalist's job is most definately not to give his/her audience what they want. Jeezus!
I just read a really bad-customer-service story about United Airlines bumping a family from a long-planned flight to Hawaii. It'll give me nightmares.
Actually, according to my LJ calender, we're two days early.
Heh. Yeeah, me and JenK are on Friday!! Sadly, along with John McCain. And the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
But, um, also with...uh...Meeshell Ndege Ocello, or however the hell she's spelling it these days? And...um...Michael Jackson?