Bizarre comic books going back over 6 decades

HANSI The Girl Who Loved The Swastica is a classic (1938) bizarre comic.

There’s more to see if you go here.

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PREVENTIVE MAINTAINCE, 1951

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The 10 silliest things ever said by politicians

Comedians would probably not exist without politicians, whose speeches have always been full of splendidly stupid quotes:

Go here for a list of the top 10 moronic mutterings from politicians worldwide.

My favorite is the following from George W. Bush (pictured here trying to concentrate while someone asks him a question!):

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." – Washington, D.C., August 5, 2004 – George W. Bush.

The Big Eye is ready to fly over the skies of Texas

Holy drones Batman! Robots are patrolling the Tex-Mex border!

Unmanned drone set to patrol Texas border

PHOTO: An unmanned Predator drone taxis in El Mirage, Calif., after a test flight over the Mojave Desert. The Federal Aviation Administration has approved the use of unmanned aircraft to patrol the Texas-Mexico border. 

Here’s some famous people's final words – what wisdom have they left behind?

Famous people's final words should be, well, famous. But since most people don't know which words will be their last, those final utterances can be revealing, touching or just odd.

Here’s the reported last words of some memorable people, from George Washington to Bob Marley to Princess Diana.

I suspect my last words will be similar to this old goat’s!         

             Winston Churchhill

Claim to fame: Considered one of history's greatest wartime leaders and statesmen as Britain's Prime Minister during World War II. (See photos) (Read some of his quotes)

Last words: "I'm bored with it all."

(d. Jan. 24, 1965)

How did he die?

Trapped drunk driver opens another beer as awaits rescue

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There’s nothing funny about drunk drivers…

Pathetic perhaps, like the drunk driver in this story who was trapped after overturning his car and cracked open another can of beer while waiting for emergency crews to rescue him, according to New Zealand authorities.

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Stupid Move of the Year Award: Obama relieves McChrystal of command

Gen. David Petraeus named to take over troubled Afghan war

America’s most competent military commander, Gen. McChrytstal, was forced out because he bruised Obama’s (and his buddies) egos. The truth hurts someday, and this is a perfect example.

Yes, McChrystal questioned some moves by Obama and his Pentagon parrots. So what? The “chain-of-command” crap, is just that. Crap. The fact is, Obama got rid of a critic, and the troops lost the best commander they’ve ever had.

Medical Calendar: X-ray pinups stripped to the bone

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Miss September" wears stiletto heels as she strikes a pose for the Eizo X-ray pinup calendar

One of the year's most provocative pinup calendars features pictures that would be X-rated ... except that they're shot using X-rays.

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Coming Soon: Veterans Night with the Humboldt Crabs!

A message from Kim Hall at HSU:

Tuesday, June 29^th, $2 bucks to get in (if you’re a vet, bring some type of ID – Daniel suggests a cool tattoo!) 

Crabs play the Southern Oregon River Dawgs……  at 1900!

I would love to see you all, it’s awfully quiet up here this summer!!

As It Stands: U.S. schools lead industrial world in violence against children, lawmaker says

Dave Stancliff/For the Times-Standard

Posted: 06/22/2010 01:30:17 AM PDT

When I went to school in the fifties and early sixties, paddling was a common form of punishment. I know this because I became acquainted with the practice by fourth grade. Teachers nationwide served up that dreaded “Board of Education” routinely in those days.

After I grew up, and got married and had three sons, the subject of paddling in school never came up. Not that my boys were goodie two-shoes who never got in trouble. They just never went to a school where paddling was permitted.

The state of California, where they went to school, outlawed corporal punishment in schools back in 1986. To my surprise, I recently learned there are still 20 states where it's legal for teachers to paddle their students.

Further research revealed that we are one of the few countries in the world to allow such treatment. Over 100 countries, including Canada, Australia, the countries of Western Europe and the U.K. outlawed corporal punishment decades ago.

It's not like we don't have organizations that oppose corporal punishment in schools. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association and the American Civil Liberties Union have all fought for years to get the practice banned nationwide.

For the first time in nearly two decades, Congress held hearings in April on the use of corporal punishment in schools. As a result of those hearings, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) will introduce a bill in the House this month to deny federal funding to schools that allow corporal punishment.

GO HERE TO READ THE REST

UPDATE:

From: Nadine A. Block, Executive Director, Center for Effective Discipline and co-chair of EPOCH-USA

Thanks for the nice article informing the public that the “board of education” is still a problem in the U.S.    Representative McCarthy’s aide says the bill will be going to the Education and Labor Committee shortly!

Nadine

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Tel:  (614)221-8829     Fax:  (614)221-2110

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The students are gone, schools out, reduced readership

Statistics don’t lie.

Since school let out everywhere, I’ve lost nearly 500 viewers a day. My stats show that the majority of visitors that I’m getting now (about 550 daily) are foreign.

While worldwide viewing remains the same on this blog, my national visitors have practically disappeared. I guess it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that my blog is student- driven, a fact that I find entertaining.

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First Day of Summer: How the ancients celebrated the solstice

Stonehenge is best-known, but not only, place to fete the sun.

At sunrise on the Northern Hemisphere's longest day of the year — the summer solstice thousands of modern-day druids, pagans and partiers gather in the countryside near Salisbury, England, to cheer as the first rays of light stream over a circular arrangement of stones called Stonehenge. The original purpose of the ancient monument remains a source of academic debate. The large stones erected about 4,000 years ago are aligned with the summer solstice sunrise, leading scholars to suggest a link to an ancient sun-worshipping culture.