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So what do we call this storm?

The mayor of Ocean City, Md., has ordered phase three of the city’s hurricane action plan be implemented. What’s phase three? Well, according to a news release, part of it is this: “Utilizing the authority under a local State of … Continue reading →

That’s the question of the day here at What Have We Learned world headquarters, locating in the heart of… Who am I kidding? It’s just me this week. Tom has the week off, I guess. Or maybe he’s gone off … Continue reading →

Fan mail: “I’ve never been a fan of your column. Your incessant sarcasm is grating, and your lack of a unique viewpoint tells me that you’re either not real talented to begin with or you just have a tendency to … Continue reading →

This story, from the AP: PERTH, Australia–A man ejected from a pub in Australia broke into a zoo and climbed onto the back of a crocodile named Fatso, which bit him on the leg but then let him go. Police … Continue reading →

Greatest sports fans in the world, even the little kids, who go to the game, quaff a few brews and boo Charlie Manuel. Pretty soon, this kid will be all grown up, getting tased while running on the field.

Dan Gross, economics columnist for Slate magazine, has a piece reporting readers’ suggestions for punishing BP. The best ones? The Quentin Tarantino approach. Get medieval on the executives. Devise punishments that make them physically feel the pain they have caused … Continue reading →

Not the kind who swim i the ocean, the ones with juris doctorates. The Washington Post reported that lawyers are lining up to sue the bejesus out of BP for the oil spill in the gulf. An excerpt: “The law … Continue reading →

You know what I’m talking about. Some guy says we’re going to get 18 feet of snow and what happens? Just the nicest weekend in months. And from the forecast, it looks like we’re out of the woods. Time to … Continue reading →