November 14, 2008
Saturday, November 15
- More poetry from mid-heaven @ Flight Level 390: Almost Full Moon "The local time is 0230 hrs. It is the deepest, coldest part of the night. Outside, the winds are on our tail at 126 mph; air temperature is sixty below. My co-pilot, thirty-two years old and father of three small children, is looking at the stars, too."
- Karl Rove on Joe Biden: "I think he has an odd combination of longevity and long-windedness that passes for wisdom in Washington."
- The Dipso Chronicles: BEER! What is it GOOD for? "Beer is supposed to be the anti-wine. It is for people who are not pretentiously spitting mouthfuls into buckets while talking about the subtle notes of the bouquet. Beer is for the men who are not willing to be turned into women by their women through the nut-snipping trend of wine-snobbery that has thoroughly taken over the world."
- There's really only one Vagina Monologue that counts at Huffpo, fools. Is Arianna's HuffPo Sexist? | The New York Observer
- 6 Lessons in Manliness from James Bond | The Art of Manliness
- Jules Crittenden on a rockin' roll with Why Palin Matters
"No More Mr Nice Blog wonders why it took gaptoothedRepublican inbreeds so long to choose a backwoods ignoramus as their leader. Good point. Democrats shone the light down this path a long time ago, with the Georgia peanut farmer, the Arkansas trailer-park troller, and now with an urban twist, the Chicago community organizer."
- Dear Hillary, The circus called: they want their tent back
- Varifrank: You know youre not supposed to take those ads seriously dont you? but I just dont think that the 'before and after' picture is the same person. I just have a hunch. I can't quite put my finger on why I feel this way, I just do.
- The Road to Hell Is Paved with Cash You Send to Celebrity Charities "Bono’s charity is called One. As in chartering One plane for almost $300,000, and spending almost $10,000 on tickets for One U2 concert."
- 1800s Vampire Killing Kit
Made in America roughly 200 years ago, this authentic Vampire Killing Kit came stocked ready to battle bloodsucking creatures of night with stakes, mirrors, a gun with silver bullets, crosses, a Bible, holy water, candles and garlic. Housed in an American walnut case with crosses carved in the top, it recently sold at auction for $14,850.
[Note: A bit too good to be true. I suspect this might be a fake.]
Posted by Vanderleun at November 14, 2008 11:06 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
Your Say
I've done a good bit of research today after seeing your photo and wanting to make one of my own. Interestingly, the originals are as fake as the fakes; these were made by enterprising Victorians after Stoker's book came out in '97. Fakes of varying quality have been continuously produced - the better ones use genuine old wooden boxes and antique bottles.
Posted by: Cynyr at November 16, 2008 2:30 AM
Gee, that garlic aged well.
Posted by: Richard Wells at November 18, 2008 10:19 AM