Funny Pills

Here’s the list of funny pills that Bill read on the air last night. These pills are made just for women.

—by Pete at 1:55 PM {PermaLink}

Fuel Efficient But Dead!

With the federal government ratcheting up fuel economy, the Competitive Enterprise Institute reminds us that according to a 2001 National Academy of Sciences report (press release), CAFE-induced downsizing contributes to 1,300 to 2,600 vehicle deaths a year.

—by Pete at 1:13 PM {PermaLink}

Some plants call for help when attacked

Several times in the past, Bill Wattenburg has told vegetarian callers an interesting fact they did not know—that some plants release volitale chemicals when attacked by animals or viruses. I just came across an old clipping I had saved on just this topic: —Keep the Aspirin Flying“, from the January 1998 issue of Discover Magazine describes how tobacco plants use aspirin to stimulate the immunie system of the attacked and nearby plants.

—by Pete at 8:30 PM {PermaLink}

Sen. Murray knows why Bin Laden is popular

According to Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) in the Seattle Times, “He’s been out in these countries for decades, building schools, building roads, building infrastructure, building day-care facilities, building health-care facilities, and the people are extremely grateful. We haven’t done that,” Murray said.

—by Pete at 11:30 AM {PermaLink}

Screeching to the pissy choir

Bill was once asked about radical liberal talk-show hosts who fill the airwaves with nonsense babble. His answer:

Very few working and thinking people listen to them. They are only ‘screeching to the pissy choir’ that wants to blame someone else for their own failures—or knock the country that feeds them.

—by Pete at 10:33 PM {PermaLink}

Bar Codes

A couple of calls came in regarding bar codes—and UPC bar codes in particular. The caller with the answers got most of it right, but confused Bill a little and did not actually answer the first caller’s question. How Stuff Works has a good primer on UPC bar codes, and the Bar Code FAQ has pictures of the common formats. Good summaries are also here and here.

—by Pete at 12:59 AM {PermaLink}