“New research suggests the Vikings indulged in a bit of viticulture.
“Studies of grape pips point to wine production in Denmark during the time of the Vikings.
“The Vikings liked alcohol, but while it is easy enough to grow crops and produce beer in the Danish climate, wine is a different challenge and was thought to have always been imported from southern parts of Europe to northern countries.”
https://www.thelocal.dk/20170426/danish-vikings-may-have-made-their-own-wine
Key words for historians always to consider: “… was thought to have always been …”
Link at http://gatesofvienna.net/2017/04/gates-of-vienna-news-feed-4272017/#more-42811
Friday, April 28, 2017
Study on murder leaves out one important word
“One of the most interesting findings in the report is that areas with the highest gun ownership rates have low murder rates.
“’While many factors explain these concentrated murders, it is also striking that the counties with zero murders are the counties with by far the highest gun ownership rates,’ Lott said.”
The word left out is "legal," as in "highest legal gun ownership rates."
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/04/26/us-murders-concentrated-in-5-percent-counties.html
Link at http://gatesofvienna.net/2017/04/gates-of-vienna-news-feed-4272017/#more-42811
“’While many factors explain these concentrated murders, it is also striking that the counties with zero murders are the counties with by far the highest gun ownership rates,’ Lott said.”
The word left out is "legal," as in "highest legal gun ownership rates."
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/04/26/us-murders-concentrated-in-5-percent-counties.html
Link at http://gatesofvienna.net/2017/04/gates-of-vienna-news-feed-4272017/#more-42811
Michelle Malkin says what she thinks
Straight talk about women and the workplace…from the Little Brown Woman with a Big Mouth
by Michelle Malkin for CRTV.com
I am a woman who has worked in the media industry for 25 years – in newspapers, television, and on the Internet.
I’ve worked for big corporations and family-owned companies and independent start-ups and founded two of my own websites.
I am here to tell you that there is nothing stopping women from blowing the whistle if they don’t like how they are treated.
The most important career advice I give to young women is to learn to say NO. The world won’t end if you walk away from an awkward or ugly situation and head for the door if managers won’t support you.
I speak from experience. My conflicts with various media bigwigs and personalities – both men AND women – who crossed the line with me are well known. I don’t wait years to call people out. And I do it out in the open. Not behind closed doors.
If you’ve been sexually harassed and you CHOOSE to keep quiet about it because your career ambition is more important to you than your self-respect, blame yourself.
If you’ve been insulted or dissed by colleagues and you CHOOSE to suffer in silence because getting on air is more important to you than defending your integrity, that’s on you.
If you go along with the corporate ladder-climbing game and collect your paycheck and smile for the cameras while you sit across from the table from some creeper or pig or jerk, don’t expect sympathy 3 or 5 or 10 years later when you suddenly feel compelled to share a tale of hurt feelings to ingratiate yourself with your new bosses.
And if you LIE about sexual harassment or rape for fame, money, revenge, or political score-settling, you are the lowest form of female crapweasel on the planet.
Don’t blame The Patriarchy or Institutional Sexism for your own choices and failures and falsehoods.
Get off the Victim Bandwagon and hold yourself accountable.
That’s what TRUE feminist empowerment is all about.
http://michellemalkin.com/2017/04/25/malkin-manifesto-straight-talk-about-women-and-the-workplace/
My wife has said the same thing for years.
by Michelle Malkin for CRTV.com
I am a woman who has worked in the media industry for 25 years – in newspapers, television, and on the Internet.
I’ve worked for big corporations and family-owned companies and independent start-ups and founded two of my own websites.
I am here to tell you that there is nothing stopping women from blowing the whistle if they don’t like how they are treated.
The most important career advice I give to young women is to learn to say NO. The world won’t end if you walk away from an awkward or ugly situation and head for the door if managers won’t support you.
I speak from experience. My conflicts with various media bigwigs and personalities – both men AND women – who crossed the line with me are well known. I don’t wait years to call people out. And I do it out in the open. Not behind closed doors.
If you’ve been sexually harassed and you CHOOSE to keep quiet about it because your career ambition is more important to you than your self-respect, blame yourself.
If you’ve been insulted or dissed by colleagues and you CHOOSE to suffer in silence because getting on air is more important to you than defending your integrity, that’s on you.
If you go along with the corporate ladder-climbing game and collect your paycheck and smile for the cameras while you sit across from the table from some creeper or pig or jerk, don’t expect sympathy 3 or 5 or 10 years later when you suddenly feel compelled to share a tale of hurt feelings to ingratiate yourself with your new bosses.
And if you LIE about sexual harassment or rape for fame, money, revenge, or political score-settling, you are the lowest form of female crapweasel on the planet.
Don’t blame The Patriarchy or Institutional Sexism for your own choices and failures and falsehoods.
Get off the Victim Bandwagon and hold yourself accountable.
That’s what TRUE feminist empowerment is all about.
http://michellemalkin.com/2017/04/25/malkin-manifesto-straight-talk-about-women-and-the-workplace/
My wife has said the same thing for years.
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Funnies
My daughter asked me for a pet spider for her birthday, so I went to our local pet shop and they were $75!!! Blow this, I thought, I can get one cheaper off the web.
I was at an ATM yesterday when a little old lady asked if I could check her balance, so I pushed her over.
Statistically, 6 out of 7 dwarves are not Happy.
From http://www.theospark.net/
(Spell check red lined "dwarves," suggesting perhaps I meant "wharves." No, I know the difference. However:
("Dwarfs is the standard plural of the noun dwarf. Dwarves is a newer variant popularized (though not invented) by English author J.R.R. Tolkien in his fantasy fiction works, including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The Tolkien spelling is appropriate when referring to little people in fantasy worlds." from grammarist.org.)
I was at an ATM yesterday when a little old lady asked if I could check her balance, so I pushed her over.
Statistically, 6 out of 7 dwarves are not Happy.
From http://www.theospark.net/
(Spell check red lined "dwarves," suggesting perhaps I meant "wharves." No, I know the difference. However:
("Dwarfs is the standard plural of the noun dwarf. Dwarves is a newer variant popularized (though not invented) by English author J.R.R. Tolkien in his fantasy fiction works, including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The Tolkien spelling is appropriate when referring to little people in fantasy worlds." from grammarist.org.)
Cherokee County, Ga., SO escorts unclaimed remains of five Vietnam veterans
“The unclaimed cremated remains of 5 Vietnam Vets were buried today at the Georgia National Cemetery. The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office Traffic Enforcement Unit was honored to participate in a portion of the escort for these fallen heroes.
The veterans buried were –
1LT Charles J. Hodapp Jr., USA
SGT Garry L. Criswell, USAF
SP4 Christopher A. Gunter, USA
SP4 Lewis H. Klaer Jr., USA
SP4 Michael S. Nicolo, USA”
https://www.facebook.com/cherokeesheriffsoffice/videos/vb.105248963008244/656599377873197/?type=2&theater
Link at http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=71717
The veterans buried were –
1LT Charles J. Hodapp Jr., USA
SGT Garry L. Criswell, USAF
SP4 Christopher A. Gunter, USA
SP4 Lewis H. Klaer Jr., USA
SP4 Michael S. Nicolo, USA”
https://www.facebook.com/cherokeesheriffsoffice/videos/vb.105248963008244/656599377873197/?type=2&theater
Link at http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=71717
Rudy nowhere near Notre Dame
Rudy, Ark., that is.
One of the funniest TV lines ever was delivered by Randy Hickey (Ethan Suplee) on My Name Is Earl: “This is just like when Rudy the Hobbit walked on campus the first time.”
Hobbitville is an additional “nowhere near” for Rudy, Ark.
Rudy, Ark., reached its population pinnacle in the 1960 census, with 113 residents. The 2000 official population count was 72, further demographed at 95.83% white and 4.17% native American. Twenty percent of families and 19.2% of the overall population lived below the official poverty line. Per capita for the town was $11,842.
The town was named after Eric Rudy, part-time town treasurer and historian. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy,_Arkansas
The official 2010 population was 61, a 15.3% drop from 2000.
Somewhat ironically, Rudy has an Earl Street. There is a Hinkley Street, too, and that’s pretty close to “Hinkey.”
Frog Bayou runs along the southwest side of town.
The Zip Code 75952 incudes Cedar Creek, Jasper, Lancaster and Oliver Springs.
One of the funniest TV lines ever was delivered by Randy Hickey (Ethan Suplee) on My Name Is Earl: “This is just like when Rudy the Hobbit walked on campus the first time.”
Hobbitville is an additional “nowhere near” for Rudy, Ark.
Rudy, Ark., reached its population pinnacle in the 1960 census, with 113 residents. The 2000 official population count was 72, further demographed at 95.83% white and 4.17% native American. Twenty percent of families and 19.2% of the overall population lived below the official poverty line. Per capita for the town was $11,842.
The town was named after Eric Rudy, part-time town treasurer and historian. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy,_Arkansas
The official 2010 population was 61, a 15.3% drop from 2000.
Somewhat ironically, Rudy has an Earl Street. There is a Hinkley Street, too, and that’s pretty close to “Hinkey.”
Frog Bayou runs along the southwest side of town.
The Zip Code 75952 incudes Cedar Creek, Jasper, Lancaster and Oliver Springs.
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Somebody arrest his mother
For giving him a name that put him on an escalator to dumbassness and crime.
“Responding officers discovered 19-year-old Damelvian Evans critically injured behind the business. He was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he died.”
http://wkrn.com/2017/04/21/man-killed-during-shootout-at-bordeaux-shop/
Link at http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=71666
“Responding officers discovered 19-year-old Damelvian Evans critically injured behind the business. He was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he died.”
http://wkrn.com/2017/04/21/man-killed-during-shootout-at-bordeaux-shop/
Link at http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=71666
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