http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/freepun/ en-us Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:43:22 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2049911/posts It seems the mainstream media loves cats and will gives them favorable treatment all the time. That’s why I find it incumbent upon myself to put stories on this blog about the realty of the the feline class. It doesn’t hurt if there’s a degrading picture to go along with it. Take for instance this story of a kitty wasting taxpayer resources, by getting her head stuck in a jar. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2049911/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:43:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050474/posts The 78-year-old grandmother of an Olympic sprinter has shown that athleticism runs in the family, after she chased and caught a mugger who stole her purse. Telgraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050474/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:54:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049079/posts University of Alberta scientists contend they have the answer to mass extinction of animals and plants 93 million years ago. The answer, research has uncovered, has been found at the bottom of the sea floor where lava fountains erupted, altering the chemistry of the sea and possibly of the atmosphere.Undersea volcanic activity triggered a mass extinction of marine life and buried a thick mat of organic matter on the sea floor about 93 million years ago, which became a major source of oil, according to a new study. "It certainly caused an extinction of several species in the marine environment,"... PhysOrg http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049079/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:53:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049222/posts Since Barack Obama is on an historic trip to the Middle East and Europe, John McCain is struggling to get some media attention this week. His campaign brainstormed for weeks, desperately trying to match the drama and spectacle of the upcoming Obama rally at the Victory Gate in Berlin.In a daring bid to wrench attention from his Democratic rival in the 2008 presidential race, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) today embarked on an historic first-ever visit to the Internet. Given that the Arizona Republican had never logged onto the Internet before, advisors acknowledged that his first visit to the World Wide... Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049222/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:37:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2044236/posts Pearson said, "I think the key thing is that from the moment that Stonehenge is built -- this is very shortly after 3,000 B.C. -- they're putting in burials as well as the parts of the monument itself. And I think it's something that is going hand in hand with it." He referred to alternative theories, including Bournemouth University archaeologist Timothy Darvill's idea that Stonehenge was a place of healing, as in no way inconsistent with the site also serving as a cemetery. A place devoted to the ancestors naturally could have a variety of secondary uses, such as invoking... Columbus Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2044236/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:04:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046711/posts N.J. Councilman Starts Crusade Against Saggy PantsPaterson Politician Is Sick And Tired Of The Look And If He Has It His Way, Indecency Fines Will Soon Follow Reporting Christine Sloan Jul 15, 2008 8:08 pm US/Eastern PATERSON, N.J. (CBS) ― Instead of "stick 'em up," it will be more like "pull 'em up" now that fashion police in New Jersey have started a crackdown on baggy pants. It's happening in Paterson, where city officials want to put the kibosh on this form of fashion. Bart Johnson says wearing his pants low in a fashion statement, but one councilman is saying... WCBSTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046711/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:36:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046443/posts PARIS (AFP) - Water bathed the surface of southern Mars for millions of years, helping to create an environment theoretically capable of nurturing life, according to a new study into the planet's mysterious oceans. Scientists at Brown University in Rhode Island used an instrument aboard a US spacecraft, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, to hunt for traces of phyllosilicates, or clay-like minerals that preserve a record of water's interaction with rocks. They found phyllosilicates in thousands of places, in valleys, dunes and craters in the ancient southern highlands, pointing to an active role by water in Mars's earliest geological era, the... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046443/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:16:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2046424/posts PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. -- About 30 fish were spotted "walking" through a Florida neighborhood, shocking homeowners who said they've never seen anything like it. IMAGES: Fish In Florida Neighborhood"I was like, 'No way there's fish in the street,'" homeowner Dianna Fernandez said. "And I kept going further and further and seeing fish everywhere -- in driveways. I've never seen anything like it." The walking catfish were spotted in the road near a Pinellas Park subdivision Tuesday. The fish used their pectoral fins to walk or shuffle around the streets. Video showed the fish moving through the neighborhood. A scientist with... local6.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2046424/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:58:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2045731/posts Who said sheep are just followers, never making their own way in this big, bold world. Check out this story about Nick Boing, the sheep that rules his owner’s home. (The animal, named Nick Boing, has a purpose-built bungalow in the back garden, but prefers to spend his evenings watching television in the family home. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2045731/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:28:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043609/posts Rapid changes in the churning movement of Earth's liquid outer core are weakening the magnetic field in some regions of the planet's surface, a new study says. "What is so surprising is that rapid, almost sudden, changes take place in the Earth's magnetic field," said study co-author Nils Olsen, a geophysicist at the Danish National Space Center in Copenhagen. The findings suggest similarly quick changes are simultaneously occurring in the liquid metal, 1,900 miles (3,000 kilometers) below the surface, he said. The swirling flow of molten iron and nickel around Earth's solid center triggers an electrical current, which generates the... National Geographic Society http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043609/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:53:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2043302/posts Experts said the slow digestive system of cows makes them a key producer of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that gets far less public attention than carbon dioxide. In a bid to understand the impact of the wind produced by cows on global warming, scientists collected gas from their stomachs in plastic tanks attached to their backs. The Argentine researchers discovered methane from cows accounts for more than 30 per cent of the country's total greenhouse emissions. Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2043302/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:30:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043210/posts At least one of the photographs released today by Iran and published by an unquestioning Western media has been Photoshopped: Little Green Footballs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043210/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:44:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2042968/posts When Ohthere the Viking arrived at King Alfred's court sometime around 880 he presented the king with a gift of walrus ivory. The gift was carefully chosen. Walrus ivory was then a rare commodity obtained only from northern Scandinavia and Russia, and was highly prized by the English. Having established his credentials as a prosperous and high-ranking man from the far north, Ohthere told Alfred that although he owned reindeer as well as cattle, sheep, pigs and horses, his greatest wealth came from the tax paid by the Finnas, or Sami people. This came in the form of seal skins... New Scientist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2042968/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 16:54:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2042115/posts An argument at a south Hilton Head Island nightclub spilled over to a north-island all-night breakfast restaurant, where a group of up to 15 women fought, some using their high heels as weapons, according to a Beaufort County sheriff’s report released today. The fight occurred just after 5 a.m. Saturday in the parking of Huddle House, 40 Palmetto Parkway. Several of the women had been in an argument earlier in the evening at Club Life, 81 Pope Ave., the report stated. When officers arrived, the people involved in the fight were uncooperative with the deputies and left the area, authorities... The Island Packet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2042115/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jul 2008 23:55:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041136/posts SANTA ANA A 22-year-old man is in custody after police said he and another man unwittingly tried to carjack an unmarked police car with two uniformed officers inside. At 9:30 p.m. Thursday, the officers were investigating illegal fireworks activity in the 2200 block of Eastwood Avenue when a sports utility vehicle pulled up in front of their unmarked police sedan, said Santa Ana Police Department Comm. Steve Colon. The two men got out of the SUV and took "an aggressive approach toward the officers," Colon said. The driver acted as if he had a weapon in his waistband, police said.... orange county register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041136/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jul 2008 16:46:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041722/posts A RUSSIAN man has been crowned world champion in the novelty sport of chess boxing, a game that requires equal skill at moving pawns and throwing punches. Mathematics student Nikolai Sazhin, 19, competing under the name "The President'' knocked out a 37-year-old German policeman Frank Stoldt, who served as a peacekeeper in Kosovo until recently. The loser said he was simply too punch-drunk to fend off checkmate. "I took a lot of body-blows in the fourth round and that affected my concentration. That's why I made a big mistake in the fifth round: I did not see him coming for... News.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041722/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jul 2008 09:25:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040978/posts Eating high levels of some soy products - including tofu - may raise the risk of memory loss, research suggests. The study focused on 719 elderly Indonesians living in urban and rural regions of Java. The researchers found high tofu consumption - at least once a day - was associated with worse memory, particularly among the over-68s. The Loughborough University-led study features in the journal Dementias and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. Soy products are a major alternative protein source to meat for many people in the developing world. But soy consumption is also on the increase in the west, where it... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040978/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jul 2008 04:45:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1963623/posts Loading a motorcycle can be difficult and frustrating at the best of times, but an Australian newspaper has pictures of the most unbelievable item to be carried on two wheels. The Daily Telegraph reported that local police would like to speak with an enterprising biker who managed to fit a complete barbeque on his motorcycle, transporting it down a major highway near Melbourne. Spotted by fellow motorists, the Harley Davidson rider had a BBQ strapped to his back, his vision obscured by a steel grate. A picture is worth a thousand words, and in this case they're along the lines... Clutch and Chrome http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1963623/posts#comment Sat, 2 Feb 2008 03:41:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2040911/posts July Fourth is a celebration of outdoor cooking, as well as our nation's birthday. It's time to brush off the barbecue and throw masses of processed meat on the grill. As we all stand around waiting for the fire to die down so that we can make s'mores, it's also a time to ponder the notion that the barbecue is a ritual 700,000 years old or more, and it might have something to do with our big brains. LiveScience http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2040911/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:35:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040625/posts You too can write like a loony conspiracy theorist! Welcome to the THB Moonbat Writing Tutorial, M1. In this first lesson we will go over the style and content guidelines for writing like a true left-wing Blogger. You only need to learn a few simple rules and you can be up and howling at the moon like all your buddies! Please read each rule carefully and complete the Sample Assignments below. The Moonbat Stylebook: 1. Rage Against the Dying of the Light. Emotion is a perfectly acceptable alternative to reason. In fact, in most cases it’s preferable, because you don’t... Constitution Club http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040625/posts#comment Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:28:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2040638/posts State College’s pacifist community is offering an alternative to the warlike displays of fireworks, barbecues and beer-fueled fistfights that have become synonymous with Fourth of July festivities. The group, Peaceful State, has created Non-violent Resistance and Solidarity Fest, as a peaceful way to celebrate the mid-summer holiday. Since the group does not recognize the existence of the United States, Isreal, and the Aborigine Occupation Zone in Australia, there is no mention of Independence Day or revolution, except in the context of struggle against capitalism and Prince’s former band. Garrison Kegger, who created the concept, said the event gets underway with... DotPenn.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2040638/posts#comment Fri, 4 Jul 2008 09:13:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040506/posts While most governments are reacting to the global food shortage by growing more food, the Chinese have decided to grow the same amount of fruits and vegetables, but with A TWIST: giant versions of standard food staples: 210-pound pumpkins, 2-pound tomatoes, and cucumbers that are over 2-feet long -- that are currently feeding families in 22 of China's provinces, and governments in Europe, Japan and elsewhere are taking notice. This weird, believe-it-or-not scenario becomes even more fantastic as it turns out that the reason these foods can grow so huge is because they've been sent to outer space. The seeds... Macedonia Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040506/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:57:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2040279/posts APPLETON, Wisc. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A couple telephoned police in the middle of the night after finding a man in their basement covered head to toe in barbecue sauce. "He told the officers that it was urban camouflage," said the homeowner. This happened in Wisconsin. The homeowners say they woke up to whistling sounds. The husband grabbed his shotgun and headed toward the basement where he found the sauced-up intruder. He held him at gunpoint until police arrived. The guy told officers he covered himself in barbecue sauce because he wanted to hide from the government. He now faces burglary... NEWSCHANNEL 3 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2040279/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:27:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039596/posts More than halfway through one of the grimmest elections in the history of the US presidency, we gratefully snatch at any source of innocent merriment we can find. Fortunately, there is something intrinsically ridiculous about Obama's retinue of starstruck devotees. Even "Saturday Night Live", hardly a bastion of conservatism, has snickered at the slavish pandering of the media. And the hyperbolic praise of his devoted adherents verges on, or even wallows in, silliness. Younger critics may liken Obama and his followers to a rock star surrounded by groupies. But I'm inclined to hark back to Victorian models of esthetic gurus, such... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039596/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 05:50:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1828586/posts Friday is International Respect for Chickens Day Every so often a press release comes scratching at the door and just CROWS for your attention. Why did this press release cross the road? To stick up for chickens! MACHIPONGO, Va., May 1, PRNewswire — United Poultry Concerns is pleased to announce our Third Annual International Respect for Chickens Day, May 4. We urge everyone to do an ACTION of compassion for chickens that day — from writing a letter to the editor to tabling at a local mall to showing the movie Chicken Run to going vegan — for life. What... Contra Costa Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1828586/posts#comment Fri, 4 May 2007 21:20:34 GMT