Nibbles And Tits

Ois it kibbles and bits? The morning started out with the depressing news that the Decider has officially (not-so cleverly disguised as another "antiterror bill) declared an end to the Bill of Rights. I wonder what signing statement he thinks he needs? Can martial law be far behind?

Whatever, did you know that lavender and tea tree oil seem to cause breast enlargement? I know that I have never heard that touted as a benefit before, but after reading this article on early puberty there should be some furious research by several enterprising souls.

Dr. Bloch collaborated with scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in North Carolina to test the oils on human breast cells grown in test tubes. Lavender and tea tree oil had the same effect on the cells as estrogen.

Dr. Bloch speculates that the findings, which he is submitting for publication in a peer-reviewed journal, may explain the boys’ breast growth. He noted, however, that cells in a test tube are a far cry from humans, so the relationship of the essential oil to breast growth remains hypothetical.

I'll bet not for long considering a certain section of the populations preoccupation with big breasts.

Not on my table and definitely not in my stomach but isn't this one of the dumbest statements?

"Our evaluation is that the food from cloned animals is as safe as the food we eat every day," said Stephen F. Sundlof, the FDA's chief of veterinary medicine, who has overseen the long-stalled risk assessment.

Spinach included? How about the lettuce and the ground beef that have recalled recently? Let's not even go into the mad cow debacle and how there aren't enough inspectors. Food still has tranfats, deceptive labeling abounds, the corruption of the organic label by reclassification, etc. Nope, those of us who can read don't trust a word you say.

Since everything seems to be bad for you, I'm glad that I never gave up fish. I would eat sushi more often if I could afford it.

Dude, you've been fighting women for a long time, you shouldn't get paid for it, though I'm sure a few women wouldn't mind taking a swing at you.

Update: I found another really dumb statement, sheesh it's only been five years what were they waiting for?

To his credit, he asked me to explain the differences. I told him briefly about the schism that developed after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, and how Iraq and Iran are majority Shiite nations while the rest of the Muslim world is mostly Sunni. “Now that you’ve explained it to me,” he replied, “what occurs to me is that it makes what we’re doing over there extremely difficult, not only in Iraq but that whole area.”

Say it isn't so, the crew without a clue has missed another of the basics?