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Is Stimulis Right For You?

Find out here.
WARNING:
Please consult Lobbyist Groups before proceeding.
Stimulis is not intended for immediate results.
Stimulis is not for those who support libertarian or lazier-fare
policies.
Taking Stimulis repeatedly may result in Milton Friedman rolling over in
his grave.
Side Affects May Include: Worsening periods of Recession/Depression,
Increased Unemployment, Record Budget Deficits, and Driving Your Nation
into Bankruptcy.
H/T  Reason.com

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Mystery Quote #7

Who doesn’t love latin?  Don’t answer that, just try to decipher the following latin phrases.  Super Bonus if you know where each phrase came from.
e pluribus unum 
Morituri te salutamus.
advocatus diaboli 
Sic semper tyrannis.
Click here for the answers.

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Happy Patriot’s Day 2008

Here’s what the US Navy is doing to pay tribute to 9/11.  These three ships will soon be commissioned:
USS New York (LPD 21) was christened March 1st. The bow stem of the ship was forged from steel from the World Trade Center. USS New York’s motto is “Strength Forged through Sacrifice. Never Forget!”
USS Arlington’s (LPD [...]

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Farewell 2008 Olympics

The biggest story of the 2008 Olympics would have to be Michael Phelps. And for good reason. You may have heard some of his stats. While they are impressive, I thought I’d try to help put them into perspective.
Height 6′4″ – Average American Adult Male 5″9″
Weight 195lb – Average American Adult Male 175lb
Wingspan 6′7″ – [...]

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Mystery Quote #3

Here’s a very appropriate quote considering recent events.
 

“[a] strict observance of the written law is doubtless one of the high duties of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous [...]

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Mystery Quote #2

It’s time for another mystery quote. Can you determine the speaker? 
 

It is written in the Koran, that all nations who should not have acknowledged our authority were sinners, and that it is our right and duty to make war upon those they could find…and that every Muslim slain in battle is sure to go [...]

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I Love Logic Puzzles

My wife says I’m a nerd.  I guess she’s right, but I tell her that nerds rule the word, so she’d better get used to it.  Fotunately, there’s now an instruction manual to help.  The NERD HANDBOOK.  But what I really wanted to do is share a couple puzzles with you.
 
The first is called Einstein’s [...]

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