Right Idea, Wrong Reason

A National Passenger Bill of Rights for the transportation industries is an idea that has been long discussed, and whose time has come.

Unfortunately, the idea is now being championed by a group of upset travellers whose trips were interrupted by a freak thunderstorm affecting the entire state of Texas. [link]
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(Don’t) Try this at home?

This story could also be filed under RTFA. (read the f– article)

Some researchers made public their findings that microwaving a wet sponge could kill bacteria that had infected it, providing security against spreading infections in the act of cleaning.

Some people, on testing the findings…..forgot to wet their sponges. Hilarity ensued. [link]

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10 Life Lessons from the Dukes of Hazzard

10.) Respect Authority, but not Authoritarians.

9.) If you can’t beat ‘em, outrun ‘em.Brunching Shuttlecocks' Hazzard County Driving Test

8.) Friends get you into jail. Sometimes, friends will even bail you out. Family will steal the keys to your cell via a humorous ruse, then break you out.

7.) Corrupt politicians and other villains win –and ultimately lose– by the same motivations and methodologies.

6.) Moonshine can be adapted into an excellent petro-chemical substitute, and represents America’s greatest hope for energy independence. Continue reading…

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