RSSIts Good to be Red
Well this will be good news for Red Sox nation. Appears competitors wearing red are more likely to win their contests.
“Across a range of sports, we find that wearing red is consistently associated with a higher probability of winning,” report Russell A. Hill and Robert A. Barton of the University of Durham in England. Their findings are in Thursday’s issue of the journal Nature.
Good thing that there are no “red” Yankee pin stripes.
Looks like Scared Monkeys makes out twice in this study. Not only do they have “Red” posting they also have this benefit going for them:
Just think of the red stripes on the scowling face of the male Mandrill, Africa’s largest monkey species.
Scientists don’t precisely known how wearing red might give athletes an advantage. But the color delivers implicit messages of vigor and danger. When people get angry, their faces turn red. It’s also a reason why stop signs are red. So are most Ferraris.
Personally all red has ever gotten me are speeding tickets. Stay away from owning red cars. Seems like the police also are attracted to the color red as well.
Good Riddance To Bad Rubbish; aka 60 Minutes II Goes Bye-Bye
CBS has announced it is cancelling the Wednesday edition of “60 Minutes.”
CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves insisting the decision was made because of poor ratings and not last fall’s ill-fated story about President Bush’s military service.
Moonves said CBS News President Andrew Heyward was telling his staff of the decision on Wednesday and it was too soon to tell if any layoffs will result.
So I guess George W. Bush will not be blamed by the MSM for these loss of jobs?
The newsmagazine spinoff was where Rather reported last September that Bush skirted some duty while in the Texas Air National Guard and a commander felt pressure to sugarcoat an evaluation of him.
Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin. Who’s gonna get whacked. If 60 Minutes II had such journalistic creativity maybe they would still be around. Update: More from the NY Times
But the cancellation is expected to have reverberations throughout the news division as correspondents, producers, editors and others are perhaps moved around. If the show does return, Mr. Moonves said, it would only be in occasional one-hour specials. In his remarks, Mr. Moonves stressed the fact that the Wednesday edition of “60 Minutes” had some of the oldest viewers of any program on the network. “This was a ratings call and not a content call,” Mr. Moonves said. “I know that’s a question.”
Sure it was Les, content was not an issue what-so-ever. Mr. Moonves have you seen the show lately? Is it possible that the “content” may have contributed to the poor ratings? What a concept.
Update: For those coming over from Pandadon, welcome. We do not preach at you, we offer our house as a nondiscriminatory and open place. We welcome all. Even those who come from sites that call other people derogatory names. We even have a book to read for just this occasion.
“Can’t We all Just Get Along”
From the Amazon review:
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
Lean, lively Monkey causes havoc in the village. Fat, friendly Panda spends her days quietly munching bamboo. Who is more lovable? The Chinese villagers cannot decide, and call in a wise old monk to help them choose. Antonia Barber’s “The Ghosts” was runner-up for the Carnegie Medal.
‘The Riddler’ Frank Gorshin Dies, RIP
Actor Frank Gorshin, best known for his as The Riddler on the old “Batman” television series, has died at the age of 72.
It is unfortunately just another in a long line of great actors from my youth that have departed who provided so much laughter and enjoyment. He was a comedic genius and will certainly be missed.
“He put up a valiant fight with lung cancer, emphysema and pneumonia,” Mrs. Gorshin said in a statement.
Despite dozens of television and movie credits, Gorshin will be forever remembered for his role as The Riddler, Adam West’s villainous foil in the question mark-pocked green suit and bowler hat on “Batman” from 1966-69.
Riddle me this: Who was the best Riddler character ever in all Batman shows and movies? No question about it, it was Frank Gorshin.
God bless.
MSM, If Bill Clinton Says it Then It Has to be True
From the AP
Former President Clinton said Wednesday while giving a speech in Denmark “that the political changes in Iraq, including parliamentary elections in January, will help bring stability to the region.” So it appears that the former Democratic President of the United States is giving his stamp of approval on the present actions in Iraq.
Clinton met with Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and a number of Danish lawmakers during his visit. The former president spoke with reporters before flying to Jordan for a poverty conference.
“The Sunnis and the Shiites, the Kurds and all the various tribes can work out accommodations that will allow them to build a stable society, I think that will be good for Iraq and good for the Middle East,” Clinton said at the end of a two-day visit to Denmark.
I am just waiting for the American Liberal mainstream media to pick up on this Clinton shout out to George W. Bush. I probably should not hold my breathe.
“There is no point living in the past,” Clinton said. “Look at where we are now. Everyone, all freedom-loving people would be better off with a genuinely representative, effective, free government in Iraq whatever your feelings are about what went on before.”
Forgive me, but I may be wrong but hasn’t President Bush been saying this from the beginning of the conflict in Iraq? Newsweek and all other MSM, we are waiting for the printed copy of Clinton’s story of his praise of what is transpiring in Iraq. You usually print anything he says against this President, why don’t you print the positive as well?
Update: Looks like PoliPundit is on the trail. Great question sound bite of the day.
Here’s Something To Be Proud Of; The Naked Truth
Some things people do are just beyond explanation. Take the two Waterville, Maine teenagers who may have bargained for more than they asked for with their little stunt. (Complete with video, oh my.)
Two Waterville, Maine, teenagers are in hot water after one was arrested on suspicion of skateboarding nude through the center of town as his friend videotaped the stunt.
A worker in a nearby office said he went outside to see what the commotion was all about.
“I didn’t believe it. I had to see it,” a bemused Charles Roy said. “And I came right back in after I saw it.”
Another witness said she was the person who called a disbelieving police department on Bodley.
“They didn’t believe me at first, they made me repeat it again,” Eva Michaud said.
