While nearly everyone has weighed in with speculation as to the likely party affiliation of Jesus, not much has been written about Santa Clause.
Would the jolly old man be a Democrat or a Republican?
Consider Santa’s Democrat tendencies:
Then, consider Santa’s Republican tendencies:
Fact is, Santa seems split fairly evenly between Democrat and Republican. In that sense, the old boy reflects America almost perfectly!
Well now it looks like Thomas Edison’s most famous invention is to be sacrificed on the Global Warming altar if the rest of us are to survive.
Here are a couple of things that all these environmentalist wackos should keep in mind. Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) contain mercury – about 5 milligrams per bulb. Incandescent bulbs don’t. When compact fluorescent light bulbs break, either in the house or at a waste disposal site, their mercury content is released which could result in a CFL mercury nightmare. Also CFLs emit ultraviolet radiation the same way the sun does and there are people who cannot be in much ultraviolet light due to health conditions, i.e. Lupus.
Ireland to ban incandescent lightbulbs
Ireland is to ban the traditional lightbulb with householders forced to switch to new long-life low-energy bulbs.
Legislation is being introduced to ban the sale of the normal incandescent lightbulb from January, 2009 so as the normal lightbulb breaks, householders will have to replace them with the more environmentally friendly long-life bulb which uses far less energy.In a ‘Carbon Budget’, Environment Minister John Gormley, announced the ban and said “By getting rid of these bulbs we will save 700,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions every year,” he added. It has been estimated that consumers will save €185million in electricity costs every year as a result of the measure.
According to Greenpeace the U.K. has a plan which proposes a ‘voluntary agreement’ between major retailers which has no legal teeth and will only come into full effect in 2011.
“By banning all wasteful lightbulbs within months, Ireland has shown the rest of Europe that its serious about energy efficiency and fighting climate change,” said Greenpeace climate campaigner Louise Molloy.
Greenpeace says that over the past year, a number of EU countries have talked about similar bans, but Ireland is the first to act. Last month, French President Sarkozy declared his support for a 2010 national ban but concrete proposals have not been published yet. The Dutch Environment Minister Jacqueline Cramer, a former Philips employee, announced initial support for a phase-out of incandescent lightbulbs in 2011 but then reversed her opinion. Cramer now supports the manufacturers call for a prolonged phase out lasting until 2019.
The simple truth is … real men don’t wear guyliner. Once a man starts wearing eyeliner he has officially lost his testicles and is viewed as weak by the majority of men.
Eyeliner For Men?! Pencil These Guys In
When Josh Lomon brought his fashion A-game to the Kelly Clarkson concert at DAR Constitution Hall this fall, he wore skinny jeans and a dramatic necktie and topped off the ensemble with a black fedora. But his friend Mary Betancourt was taken with the thick, black rings of eyeliner around his eyes, smudged just so.
“You look so . . . affected,” she said.
Guyliner. The new catchphrase for boys behaving girly, joining last year’s manbags (handbags), mandals (sandals), mannies (nannies) and himbos (bimbos). It’s the lexical equivalent of making pink hammers for women.
Of course, the fellas have been dipping into our makeup bags for years. (Yes, we noticed, and we have one tip: It’s called blending.) But eyeliner? That can take years to master, even with coaching from teen magazines and a few shots of Jaeger.
Plus: Why? You can deal with a man who gets a manicure. You can deal with a man who handicaps “Project Runway.” But eyeliner?
Previously:
Men Who Look Like Old Lesbians
Real Men Don’t Dress Like This
Harry Reid: Wimp Extraordinaire
Life imitates art far more than art imitates life. Hugo Chavez creating his own time zone reminds me of this scene from the classic Woody Allen film “Bananas.”
Venezuelans Reset Clocks With Chavez’s New Time Zone
Venezuelans began their work week at a new hour after President Hugo Chavez ordered clocks set back, creating a time zone unique to the South American country.
Chavez says setting clocks back half an hour will allow school children to wake up with the sun and ease poor Venezuelans’ pre-dawn commute. Since the decree’s publication on Nov. 27, businesses have struggled to update time-sensitive computer systems.
Chavez, who says time zones were created by “imperialists,” has also changed the country’s name to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and redesigned its coat of arms and national flag in his bid to create a “21st century socialist” society. Some Venezuelans say the time change is part of Chavez’s drive to put his mark on every aspect of the country’s national identity.
“It’s a political whim,” said Yanitza Lopez, 27, an accountant for a cosmetics company in Caracas. “It’s not going to make any difference for any kids.”
Airlines and travel agencies were still calling and e- mailed passengers last week to notify them about flight changes, and the Caracas stock exchange had to update its software to ensure trades ran smoothly today.
“The time change is going to affect many flights, and lots of airlines still haven’t changed their timetables,” said Roberto Pulido, country manager for Copa Airlines and president of Venezuela’s airline association. “This is an additional cost, because we’ve had to update all of our reservation systems.”
Authority
Venezuela joins a handful of countries, including India, Iran, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka that don’t set their time in increments of one hour from Greenwich Mean Time.
“This affects even the biological functioning of the body,” the president said yesterday, according to the state news wire. “It’s scientifically proven.
Local media spent the past week focusing on the aftermath of a Dec. 2 national referendum, in which voters rejected the president’s plan to overhaul the constitution to allow him to run for re-election indefinitely, contributing to confusion about yesterday’s change.
Chavez has changed the start date for the new time zone at least once, and in a national address he mistakenly said the plan was to turn clocks forward by half an hour.
“I don’t really understand the point, but nothing with this president surprises me,” said Rafael Sucre, 39, a doctor, as he exited a subway station last week in the Chacao commercial district of the nation’s capital, Caracas.
