Herman Cain says if he could be a Cabinet secretary, he would want to be head of the Department of Defense. [...] [Barbara] Walters proceeded to remind Cain, who served in the Department of the Navy during the Vietnam War, that as defense secretary, “it would be important to be familiar with the various countries around the world. “And you have had some difficulty with that, Mr. Cain,” she added. “Yes, but I have been doing my homework ever since that difficulty,” Cain said, still smiling.
[Barbara] Walters proceeded to remind Cain, who served in the Department of the Navy during the Vietnam War, that as defense secretary, “it would be important to be familiar with the various countries around the world.
“And you have had some difficulty with that, Mr. Cain,” she added.
“Yes, but I have been doing my homework ever since that difficulty,” Cain said, still smiling.
And which "difficulty" would that be? The one where he made fun of Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan? His confusion about what language they speak in Cuba? His insistence that we don't invade countries with mountains? Or maybe it was that one time he was accused by multiple women of sexual harassment and assault, women who had to be paid off for their silence, only to have another woman come forward to allege a 13-year affair ... Nah. No matter. Herman's being doing his homework.
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New data from the University of Michigan shows that while some youthful tomfoolery is on the decline— the drinking of alcohol, for example— puffing of the magic dragon is up sharply. This is the fourth year in a row that pot smokery experienced an uptick, a sharp contrast from the previous multi year decline in the drug's popularity among kids. This year, half of high school seniors reported using marijuana at some point, 40% say they used it within the last year, and about one in four had smoked a doobie in the last 30 days. Young teens were rampant potheads as well, with 1 in 5 eighth graders saying they'd rolled one up and smoked it at some point in the recent past.
A University of Vermont fraternity has been suspended while officials investigate allegations that it circulated a survey that asked members who they would like to rape.
When Justice Paul Pfeifer undertook a crusade to restore the death penalty in Ohio in the early 1980s, he was a state senator. Now a state Supreme Court justice, Pfeifer wants to see it done away with altogether. After giving testimony to Ohio legislators Wednesday in favor of abolishing the death penalty — alongside the family members of both murder victims and death row exonerees — Pfeifer told reporters at the Ohio Statehouse that Ohio’s death penalty policy no longer serves the state, and that capital punishment should be abolished.
After giving testimony to Ohio legislators Wednesday in favor of abolishing the death penalty — alongside the family members of both murder victims and death row exonerees — Pfeifer told reporters at the Ohio Statehouse that Ohio’s death penalty policy no longer serves the state, and that capital punishment should be abolished.
It’s called “vocal fry,” and once you’ve heard it, you’ll start noticing it everywhere. Also known as “creaky voice,” vocal fry refers to the low, guttural vibrations that sometimes occur in speech, often appearing at the end of sentences. (Here’s an example.) It’s the lowest of three so-called vocal registers, the other two being falsetto at the high end, and modal, which is the normal speaking register. [...] Despite its seeming prevalence in women, creaky voice has historically been associated with men — and authority. That seems intuitive, in fact, since a rumbling voice typically connotes masculinity.
Also known as “creaky voice,” vocal fry refers to the low, guttural vibrations that sometimes occur in speech, often appearing at the end of sentences. (Here’s an example.) It’s the lowest of three so-called vocal registers, the other two being falsetto at the high end, and modal, which is the normal speaking register. [...]
Despite its seeming prevalence in women, creaky voice has historically been associated with men — and authority. That seems intuitive, in fact, since a rumbling voice typically connotes masculinity.
There is nothing worse than a Toys GRRRRR Us during Christmas, am I right? The only thing worse is when there is some lunatic in the store trying to slash people to bits with a light saber. We're lucky someone didn't get Darth Mauled. HA! Nerd jokes. I kill myself.