I've just phoned Scottish Power to query a bill.
"You are being held in a queue. Your call will be dealt with shortly by an energy specialist."
I sincerely question the truth of this statement.

God bless Fox News. They really will take a crack at spinning ANYTHING.

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It occurs to me after a couple of recent conversations that some of you reading this - the ones who don't read any of my comics stuff - didn't notice when I launched If Destroyed a few months back, and shifted virtually all of my longer pieces over there. So I'm reminding you about it now.
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SomethingAwful.com presents Myspace Fashion SWAT - a thorough dissection of twelve of the most ill-advised Myspace profile photos. This is one of the best things they've done in ages. The Jeffree Star one is brutal genius. And Chuck will bring joy to your heart.

The full 139-page judgment in the Dover school board case. Crikey, this guy doesn't pull his punches.
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I don't normally post links to obvious meme-fodder, but I find this bizarrely compelling. Lindsay Lohen really does only have one facial expression. She's got to be some sort of robot.

Publicity stunt or sincere response to the death of Eddie Guerrero? The WWE announces the reintroduction of drug and steroid testing - and in a truly bizarre decision, posts a video of Vince breaking the news to the wrestlers. (The voice off camera asking questions is Kurt Angle, if you're wondering.)
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For any Doonesbury fans who might be interested, Garry Trudeau has posted next week's strips - or rather, the strips which WOULD have appeared next week if only Harriet Miers hadn't withdrawn her nomination. Obviously, he can't really use them now, so it's going to be a week of repeats instead.

The Arctic Monkeys' debut single enters the charts at number one. Never has the phrase "Don't believe the hype" been so insincerely deployed.
Seriously, is there something I'm missing here?

(Head reels.)
The 18 October one is... just disturbing.