Out of the Blue

What a disappointment, I was actually able to finish that jawbreaker I mentioned yesterday, making it a one-day gobstopper, far indeed from everlasting. A reader named Mat made a post to our forums pointing the way to a 1/3-lb Jumbo Jawbreaker if you want to experience the questionable joys of candy too large to fit in your mouth for yourself, but as my experience proves, there's a wide range of possible outcomes to working on one of these guys, though the ad does promise "This one will keep you busy for AWHILE."

We're still in mail hell, so let me repeat that the best bet for reaching us for the time being is to use our temporary bluesnews@abydos.com email address.

Link of the Day: Milestones in the Annals of Junkmail. Thanks EvilToast.
Fametracker "Hey! It's That Guy!" Thanks Allen Varney.
Story of the Day: Vegans Scorn Honey from 'Oppressed' Bees. Thanks theAntiELVIS.
Follow-up: Ted Williams' Family Fights Over His Remains. Thanks theAntiELVIS.
Wild Science: Prepare Now for Future Vaccine, AIDS Expert Says.
Media of the Day: Duelin' Firemen. Click on the "MOVIE" link. Thanks EvilToast.
Image of the Day: APOD 2002 July 9 - Analemma. Thanks Zdim.
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Re: Duelin' Firemen
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Re: Duelin' Firemen Jul 9, 2002, 12:57
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"Would be curious to learn your source regarding its origin. Regardless of the date it was created, releasing it at this time seems a little ghoulish."

Look at the dates on the site and you can clearly see it predates 9/11. I'm interested in the fact that this objection has been raised in the same forums where there were all sorts of complaints about plans to remove references to the WTC from various media.

Not to mention the fact that most of the games mentioned here focus on guns and shooting, which are responsible for far more deaths than 9/11 ever could be... I'm not saying 9/11 isn't a sensitive topic, but this seems an excersize in selective sensitivity.

Given that the video pre-dates the tragedy, I'd say it's more appropriate to appreciate it for the insanity it was trying to represent, rather than to use it as a vehicle for still more political correctness.
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