GOP Vixen

What a crock!

I see these Taliban fools are all ready for a day of fighting -- guns, ammo and, apparently, a green-bean casserole of sorts. The second guy from the right seems to have the crock pot, but do the caves have outlets?

Happy Birthday, Pope Benedict!

The pontiff turns 80 today, and one of his birthday gifts is 80 bottles of beer on the wall! Yes, a bishop toted the lot of Bavarian brew by train to the Vatican -- man, I love being Catholic! So pop a German brewski today and offer a toast to Pope Benedict XVI!

They weren't exaggerating!

Today's Daily Times in Pakistan leads with an update on the Bombay bombings, with the headline:

Manmohan points finger at Pakistan

Accompanied by the photo:

Golly, he sure is!

Photo of the day

This is the Lahore Stock Exchange in Pakistan. I can't figure out if it's trying to emulate the Griswolds' house in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," or if they're shooting for the Las Vegas Strip.

Photo of the day

Now this sucks -- in Indonesia, kids don't even get the day off from school when a volcano is erupting and raining choking ash. Here, white fluffy stuff you can catch on your tongue falls from the sky, and kids get a snow day.

Photo of the day

Bend it Like Nuclear-Armed Beckham:
Uday Hussein used to beat the Iraqi national soccer team. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dresses up and plays with the Iranian national team, above.
Both qualify as torture.

Photo of the day

A Pakistani mosh pit!