Thursday Morning News Wrap
Just a few of the news stories that have caught my eye this morning.
SBC Sues RIAA for Overly Broad Subpeonas and the RIAA comment? "We're very dissappointed that SBC didn't lie down and allow us to rape their database so we can launch even more completely stupid lawsuits that will kill any remaining good will towards the RIAA and will speed our inevitable demise because all dinosaurs must die out some day but we're taking as much of your money as we can steal before we go." Or something to that effect, I think it was shorter when they said it.
Bush Rejects Calls for Same Sex Marriages but he's got no qualms against pimping himself for the black vote even though he couldn't give the first damn about them either. But the idea of two men being married or two women is appalling to the simpering CIC? Whatever, I just wish he'd go back to Texas where his stupidity will just blend right in with the scenery and no one will give a damn about this narrow minded nimrod. But at least he's right in line with the Vatican, eh? Vatican Slams Moves to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
The Economy's Up, Jobless Claims are Down so go out and get yourself another credit card and be a good little patriot and run up some consumer debt to get our economy going again. I still don't see very many decent jobs in the paper. But oh wait, what's this?
Defense Spending Driving US Economy, oh so that's what's doing it? The illegal oil war in Iraq is boosting the economy which means that none of the lower income levels are seeing any benefit, just fat fucks with more money than they'll ever need in ten lifetimes.

Which reminds me, why is called Defense Spending when we're obviously not using it for defense but for offense? Is it the same as that old Pro is the opposite of Con so Progress is the opposite of Congress? Yeah probably..

And finally, a humourous but poignant list of why golf is a better sport than most others. Thanks to Jay for sending it along to me. It does raise some interesting points.

Ever wonder why golf is growing in popularity and people who don't even play go to tournaments or watch it on TV?
These truisms may shed light on reasons why.
- Golf is an honorable game, with the overwhelming majority of players being honorable people who don't need referees.
- Golfers don't have some of their players in jail every week.
- Golfers don't scratch their privates on the golf course.
- Golfers don't kick dirt on, or throw bottles at, other people.
- Professional golfers are compensated in direct proportion to how well they play.
- Golfers don't get per diem and two seats on a charter flight when they travel between tournaments.
- Golfers don't hold out for more money, or demand new contracts, because of another player's deal.
- Professional golfers don't demand that the taxpayers pay for the courses on which they play.
- When golfers make a mistake, nobody is there to cover for them or back them up.
- The PGA Tour raises more money for charity in one year than the National Football League does in two.
- You can watch the best golfers in the world up close, at any tournament, including the majors, all day, every day for $25 or $30.
- The cost for a seat in the nosebleed section at the Super Bowl will cost around $300 or more.
- You can bring a picnic lunch to the tournament golf course, watch the best in the world and not spend a small fortune on food and drink. Try that at one of the taxpayer funded baseball or football stadiums.
- In golf you cannot fail 70% of the time and make $9 million a season, like the best baseball hitters (. 300 batting average) do.
- Golf doesn't change its rules to attract Fans.
- Golfers have to adapt to an entirely new playing area each week.
- Golfers keep their clothes on while they are being interviewed.
- Golf doesn't have free agency.
- In their prime, Greg Norman, Arnold Palmer and other stars, would shake your hand and say they were happy to meet you. In his prime Jose Canseco wore T-shirts that read "Leave Me Alone."
- You can hear birds chirping on the golf course during a tournament.
- At a golf tournament, (unlike at taxpayer-funded sports stadiums and arenas) you won't hear a steady stream of four letter words and nasty name calling while you're hoping that no one spills beer on you.
- Tiger Woods can hit a golf ball three times as far as Barry Bonds can hit a baseball.
- Golf Courses don't ruin the neighborhood.
- This is a slice of golf history I thought you might enjoy. I never knew why there were 18 holes before this. Why do full-length golf courses have 18 holes, and not 20, or 10 or an even dozen? How many of you
golfers know the answer to this one?
During a discussion among the club's membership board at St. Andrews in 1858, one of the members pointed out that it takes exactly 18 shots to polish off a fifth of Scotch. By limiting himself to only one shot of Scotch per hole, the Scot figured a round of golf was finished when the Scotch ran out.