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The Dante’s Inferno Test has banished you to the Fifth Level of Hell!
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“The river Styx runs through this level of Hell, and in it are punished the wrathful and the gloomy.

I’ve been brushing up on my ancient history for work on Euphemism and found this little bit interesting/amusing:

Another serious mistake committed by historians who were born inthe comfortable sense of European superiority over backward Asiatics has been to assert that the Indo-Europeans had remarkable capacities for civilization and, wherever they went, impelled a great advance.

Check out Detroitblogs “Nine Lives” post… from Friday 6/4/04.

It’s one of the craziest UE stories I’ve heard lately.

~ Connor

I really hated them…

by Glenn McCoy

image acquired via the New York Times

by Pat Oliphant

image acquired via the New York Times

…the 1980s…

by Tom Toles

image acquired via the New York Times

I was two years old when Reagan was elected and ten when his presidency ended.

Your choice boils down to these…

Heiroglyphics or Cuneform?

Khufu or Hammurapi?

Medicine or Astronomy?

Memphis or Babylon?

Villages or Cities?

Set or Gilgamesh?

Nile Delta or Fertile Crescent?

Pharoahs or Lugals?

Pyramids or Ziggaruts?

Choose wisely.

There’s a pretty intense discussion going on at Ashley’s LiveJournal about the draft.

We all started out panning the notion of a random draft, but ended up debating what was better: no draft or universal draft (ie. everybody).

I support a universal draft.

Downsized. Let Go. Laid Off.

The good news is that they’re saying I did a fabulous job and they feel really bad about it.

Apparently the cost of the malpractice suits just overwhelmed their ability to budget a file clerk.

I will comment on this, but several friends I greatly respect have strong, invested opinions on this issue, and I want to hear their thoughts before commenting.

~ Connor

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http://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/Midwest/05/31/gays.communion.ap/

Gay supporters denied communion at Chicago Mass

Minnesota Catholics blocked at altar

Monday, May 31, 2004 Posted: 1203 GMT (2003 HKT)

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) — Parishioners who wore rainbow-colored sashes to Mass in support of gays and lesbians were denied communion in Chicago, while laymen in Minnesota tried to prevent gay Roman Catholics from getting the sacrament.

I believe that, at long last, the links in the sidebar (right) are more-or-less complete.

I tried to be as comprehensive as possible without being overwhelming. In some cases, I cut 3 out of every 4 links, so I hope that what’s left is quality and relevant.