Bayou Renaissance Man

The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!

Friday, June 12, 2009

Feeling hungry?

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The BBC reports that in Chad, there's a new taste sensation . Hungry people in the central African nation of Chad have raised an old cul...
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Have I got a man for you!

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I'm delighted to read the following advertisement on Craigslist: ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL FEMALE CELEBRITIES IS LOOKING FO...
Thursday, June 11, 2009

How to deal with Doofi on the phone

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An online friend, Steve M., sent me (and others) the following e-mail as part of an ongoing discussion. I laughed so hard that I asked his ...
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A sad end for Leviathan

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Rod R. sent me this picture via e-mail, along with the following description: This is the carcass of a blue whale in the Santa Barbara Chann...
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Kids and their follies

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Two blog-friends of mine, Labrat of the Atomic Nerds and the Cranky Professor , have been discussing the antics of young children - and cau...
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More economic sense from Karl Denninger

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I've had occasion before to quote Karl Denninger and his financial news Web site, ' The Market Ticker '. The more I read him, ...
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Another very funny advertisement

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The guys should love this one! Peter
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On This Day, June 11th, 1959: The First Hovercraft

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On June 11th, 1959, the Saunders-Roe SR-N1 , the world's first hovercraft , was shown to the public in England. The BBC reported : A re...
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'Flying car' makes progress

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Back in March I blogged about the first flight of the Terrafugia Transition , a combination car and light aircraft. The company's just ...
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Mother Nature can still amaze

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I've enjoyed reading an article in the Daily Mail giving a bunch of facts and figures about nature and animals that beggar the imaginat...
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On This Day: June 11th, 1955 - Le Mans, France

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The worst auto racing accident in history happened on June 11th, 1955, during the Le Mans 24-hour race. The BBC recalls : Seventy-seven pe...
Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Delays in posting tonight

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Hello, all. My Internet access has been incredibly slow and laborious this evening. According to my ISP, that's because one of their ne...
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Some new Appl-ications

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These two videos had me chuckling. They document some purported advanced products from Apple, Inc. First, we have the iToilet. Then there...

Doofus Of The Day #225

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Today's Doofus is from Florida . Commercial fisherman Rodney Salomon ensnared an 8-foot-long missile in his longline while out in the Gu...
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Underwear through the ages

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The Fashion and Textile Museum in London, England, is about to launch a new exhibition : According to the Museum's press release : From...

Setting the record straight, 59 years later

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I'm amazed to read that the pilot who fired the torpedo that crippled the German battleship Bismarck in 1941, leaving her unable to man...
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Perfect for the undercover cop?

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I'm sure many readers have seen advertisements for the latest 'tactical' apparel, or equipment, or firearms, or whatever. The w...
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Monday, June 8, 2009

"Rubber-Duck-Zilla"???

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Here's a wacky Japanese advertisement that I don't fully understand, but which made me laugh anyway! Peter
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Intriguing new light attack aircraft unveiled

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I'm both amused and impressed by the thinking that's gone into a prototype light attack aircraft that's just been unveiled. One ...
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Perhaps the Chrysler bankruptcy juggernaut may yet be derailed!

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I'm very happy to read that Justice Ginsburg of the US Supreme Court has delayed the bankruptcy proceedings for Chrysler Corp . The enti...
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