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What Twitter Does
Whether it’s breaking news, a local traffic jam, a deal at your favorite shop or a funny pick-me-up from a friend, Twitter keeps you informed with what matters most to you today and helps you discover what might matter to you most tomorrow.
-Twitter, About Us

Shortly after midnight in the US state of Utah, Attorney General Mark Shurtleff picked up his Apple iPhone, opened up a Twitter “app” on his handset and began tweeting… Mr Shurtleff [had] used Twitter to announce that most important of all things: the death of a human being, convicted murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner.
-BBC News, Utah firing squad death announced on Twitter

You can read Mark Shurtleff’s Tweet here.

A random sampling from the comments section of Icanhasacheezburger.

Sadly, this product has been discontinued.

Veal and Veal Gravy Baby Food.

• Veal is made from baby cows.
• This is food to feed babies.
• It contains Veal, Water, and Corn Starch.

Gandhi was like Hitler because he too was hated by Churchill. Lord Adonis is like Hitler because he’s also commissioned road-building. Harold Shipman is like Hitler because he’s also a murderer. Co-presenter of Homes Under the Hammer, Lucy Alexander, is like Hitler because she also has opposable thumbs and is therefore much more like Hitler than, say, a toaster or Droitwich. And lacrosse is like Hitler in that I think they both only have one ball.

-David Mitchell, March 28, 2010. The Guardian.
“Before you start mouthing off about Hitler, you better know your Nazis.“

Reductio ad Hitlerum, also argumentum ad Hitlerum, (dog Latin for “reduction to Hitler” or “argument to Hitler,” respectively) is an ad hominem or ad misericordiam argument, and is an informal fallacy. It is a fallacy of irrelevance where a conclusion is suggested based solely on something or someone’s origin rather than its current meaning or context. This overlooks any difference to be found in the present situation, typically transferring the positive or negative esteem from the earlier context. Hence this fallacy fails to examine the claim on its merit.

The fallacy claims that a policy leads to—or is the same as—one advocated or implemented by Adolf Hitler or the Third Reich, and so “proves” that the original policy is undesirable. For example: “Hitler was a vegetarian, so vegetarianism is wrong.” The tactic is often used to derail arguments, because such comparisons tend to distract and anger.
-From Wikipedia, “Reductio ad Hitlerum“

• Rick Adelman – coach of the Houston Rockets. [1]
• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – President of Iran. [1]
• AIDS – Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, disease caused by HIV. [1]
• An Inconvenient Truth – documentary about global warming. [1]
• Joe Arpaio – sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona. [1]
• Michael Bay – film director and producer. [1]
• Glenn Beck – conservative entertainer [1] [2] [3]
• Pope Benedict XVI – current head of the Catholic religion. [1] [2]
• Tony Blair – former Prime Minister of Britain. [1]
• George W. Bush – 43rd President of the United States. [1] [2] [3] [4]
• Rachel Carson – author of Silent Spring and early proponent of the environmental movement. [1]
• Jimmy Carter – 39th President of the United States. [1]
• Cats – felis catus, domesticated pet. [1]
• Hugo Chávez – President of Venezuela. [1]
• Winston Churchill – former Prime Minister of Britain. [1]
• Bill Clinton – 42nd President of the United States. [1]
• Democratic Party – United States political party [1] [2]
• Annie Duke – professional poker player. [1]
• Fox News – conservative news channel. [1]
• Brian Goldberg – Beverly Hills school board member. [1]
• Stephen Harper – Prime Minister of Canada. [1]
• Homosexuals – Men or women attracted to those of members of their own sex. [1]
• Homosexuals in the military – homosexuals serving in the United States Armed Forces [1]
• John Howard – former Prime Minister of Australia. [1]
• Saddam Hussein – former President of Iraq. [1] [2] [3]
• Israel – country in Western Asia. [1]
• Jesus of Nazereth – key figure of Christianity [1]
• Ted Kennedy – former Senator from Massachusetts. [1]
• Jay Leno – late night talk show host. [1]
• Liberals in the United States – a political movement. [1]
• Rush Limbaugh – conservative talk show host. [1]
• Doug Lowenstein – former president of Entertainment Software Association. [1]
• Macbeth – main character of Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Macbeth. [1] [2]
• Bernie Madoff – former operator of the largest Ponzi scheme in history. [1]
• Julius Malema – South African politician. [1]
• Ginny Maziarka – conservative blogger. [1]
• Narendra Modi – Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat. [1] [2]
• Robert Mugabe – President of Zimbabwe. [1]
• Muhammad – founder and key figure of Islam. [1]
• Napolean Bonaparte – former Emperor of France. [1]
• Ingrid Newkirk – founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). [1] [2]
• Richard Nixon – 37th President of the United States. [1] [2]
• Barack Obama – 44th President of the United States. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
• Willie O’Dea – Irish politician and former Minister of Defence. [1]
• Sarah Palin – former Republican Vice Presidential Candidate. [1]
• Pol Pot – former leader of the Khmer Rouge. [1]
• Velupillai Prabhakaran – former Sri Lankan terrorist. [1]
• Vladimir Putin – Prime Minister of Russia. [1]
• Ronald Reagan – 40th President of the United States. [1]
• Rich Rodriguez – football coach for University of Michigan. [1]
• Donald Rumsfeld – former Secretary of Defense. [1]
• Mikhail Saakashvili – President of Georgia. [1]
• Ed Schultz – liberal talk show host. [1]
• Scientology – religious movement founded by science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard. [1] [2]
• Ariel Sharon – former Israeli Prime Minister. [1]
• Homer Simpson – fictional character from the television show The Simpsons. [1]
• Joseph Stalin – former leader of the U.S.S.R. [1]
• George Tiller – murdered abortion doctor [1] [2]
• The United States of America – North American country. [1]
• Abhisit Vejjajiva – Prime Minister of Thailand. [1]
• Michael Vick – football player, quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. [1] [2]
• Lord Voldemort – fictional antagonist from the Harry Potter series. [1] [2]
• Andrew “Ender” Wiggin – fictional character from the Ender’s Game series. [1]
• Geert Wilders – Dutch politician. [1]
• Asif Ali Zardari – President of Pakistan. [1]
• Abu Musab al-Zarqawi – former terrorist. [1]

For a complete list, please consult the internet.

The 9-Pistol Carousel

From the website:

The Hyskore® Rotary Pistol Rack is a unique and convenient way to store pistols. The capacity of 9 guns and the ability to rotate 360° makes our rotary pistol rack the ideal fixture for handgun storage. In addition to convenience our pistol rack features a handsome wood grain finish and protective foam padding at all contact points. With a diameter of 12″ and a height of 8″ this pistol rack makes a great display piece and an excellent gun vault accessory.

• Eliminates Reaching! Smoothly Rotates Through 360° Allowing Easy Access
• Foam Padding On all Contact Points Protects Gun’s Finish
• Compact Measures 12″ Diameter x 8″ High
• Magazine Storage Is Provided Between Each Gun Position

A few years ago, a hat was found in Brooklyn. It was found in Park Slope, a leafy enclave of Victorian brownstones and Romanesque Revival houses. This is the neighborhood where parents recently won the right to bring kids in strollers into a local bar. The Good Samaritan who had found the hat posted a notice on the Park Slope Parents Web site, with the subject line: “Found: boy’s hat.” “Adorable navy blue or maybe black fleece hat with triangles jutting out of it in all different colors,” the announcement went. “For older child.” Days of enraged online debate ensued: “What makes this a ‘boy’s hat’? Did you see the boy himself lose it?” “HOW DO YOU KNOW it’s for an older child? What does this say about younger children who happen to have large heads?” “It’s innocent little comments like this that I find the most hurtful.” The hat was never retrieved. In Brooklyn, material goods matter, but other things matter more.

-Patricia Marx. “Borough Hall.” The New Yorker, March 8, 2010: pg 32

If you are brave enough, and bored enough, you can read the full email chain referred to [via Gawker].

From Mac’s Taxidermy. Mac specifies that:

All items seen on this website ARE FOR SALE and do not require you to supply any materials, animals or skins in order to purchase.

• All items seen on this website, ARE available for immediate purchase.
• All animals are non-endangered species and have been legally obtained.
• Some animal mounts are the result of accidental death.
• Some restrictions may apply, check your state and local laws.