06 Jan 2011
Miscellaneous Items of the Day
Apple Tree, Barney Frank, Bizarre, Cuisine, Henry Waxman, Japan, License Plate, Mochi, Official Idiocy and Incompetence, Rhode Island, Roger Williams, US Constitution, Virginia
A well developed sense of humor is a characteristic feature of Virginians, but not of government officials, even in Virginia. The Virginia DMV has banned my favorite vanity license plate. I’ve actually seen this plate driving by on local roads.
Matt Hardigree has the unhappy details.
H/t to Karen L. Myers.
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Mochi (a chewy rice cake served during Japanese New Year celebrations) kills more people than Fugu (sushi made from a blowfish containing tetrodotoxin). The Telegraph explains why.
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An apple tree consumed the remains of Rhode Island founder Roger Williams. Greg Ross has details.
Via Ka Ching.
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Daniel Mitchell predicts how Barney Frank and Henry Waxman will react when the Constitution is read aloud.
