"We were totally out of them! I was trying to plan ahead...and the economy-sized box was on sale," he said.

He's a keeper.

Well, apparently it's better to use someone else's credit card to put together your nefarious plan, but be consistent about your identity.

I love this guide for martial arts companies/paintball providers. Half the people I took krav with flip half these flags. Sometimes people are simply crazy and obsessive with Batman compulsions. I hope they/we don't get persecuted for it.

I love that there's warning for tattoo shops. I did not know that tattoos were big among terrorists, but I guess that's what they're about--being crafty and surprising me.

I'm not sure where the entry for cafes is here, though: [link]

ION, Krugman:

The Internal Contradictions of Mitt Romney

And by “internal”, I mean in the same paragraph:

“This week, President Obama will release a budget that won’t take any meaningful steps toward solving our entitlement crisis,” Romney said in a statement e-mailed to reporters. “The president has failed to offer a single serious idea to save Social Security and is the only president in modern history to cut Medicare benefits for seniors”.

Yep, Obama has failed to resolve the problem of excessive entitlement spending; furthermore, he’s cutting entitlement spending!

It gets even better when you bear in mind that Romney has endorsed the Ryan plan, which would abolish Medicare as we know it and replace it with an underfunded voucher scheme.

Has there ever been a candidacy this cynical?

11 most expensive medications

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a good indication that a person is trying to pass for normal

As was pointed out in the comments, these criteria are by definition going to sweep up an awful lot of actually "normal" people too.

Did folks see the story about the white guy in Texas who walked his black granddaughter home? Yep, he was detained by the police for such suspicious behavior.

eta: IIRC this has happened more than once to him.

I'm reminded of the Ray Bradbury story about the guy arrested for taking a walk at night instead of being at home in front of the TV.

Did folks see the story about the white guy in Texas who walked his black granddaughter home? Yep, he was detained by the police for such suspicious behavior.

Ugh. I hadn't heard about that, but in a vaguely similar vein I remember a mini-scandal about a year ago about how Samuel L. Jackson was cheating on his wife right out in public, when it turned out that their adult daughter had decided to take him out for brunch. People jump to horrible conclusions about men of a certain age being seen with people just the wrong amount younger than them.

I remember a mini-scandal about a year ago about how Samuel L. Jackson was cheating on his wife right out in public, when it turned out that their adult daughter had decided to take him out for brunch

Or there's Morgan Freeman, who is marrying his step-granddaughter. (WTF?!?!)

Well, gee ... I guess the group Buffista tattoo trip at the next F2F is out, huh?

And I LOVE that after all these warning signs - many of which would point to "normal" people - they say:

It is important to remember that just because someone’s speech,actions, beliefs, appearance, or way of life is different; it does not mean that he or s he is suspicious.