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Fuzzy Math: Oh, Really, O'Reilly?

Right here, you can witness the magic of fuzzy math. Peter Gilles of Victoria, Canada writes to Bill O’Reilly, asking, “Has anyone noticed that life expectancy in Canada under our health care system is higher than the USA?” O’Reilly attempts to claim that this is because we are a more populous country. (He also claims [...]

America, I Love You, But I Think We Should See Other People

Ok, so the funniest part, to me, is that I found this video with this comment: “would this tick you off? [] thinks it’s hilarious. clearly, it’s mostly funny because of a stupid american stereotype. it’s mildly clever and funny, but don’t you agree that the stereotype is a big part of it?” What stereotype? [...]

Red Eye, and !Ojo para viajeros: la red del disastre!

I was on the red eye to La Paz, Bolivia last night. Perhaps everything was going too well: the previous flight had had free refills and personal tv sets for each passenger and offered me both Before Sunset and I Heart Huckabees in addition to an episode of the Simpsons where Bart and Lisa switch [...]