Global News Snapshot, March 2006

George Clooney has a ghost-blogger.

There's enough weird crap in the U.S. patent pipeline to keep a stand-up comic supplied with material.

And in northeastern India, the BBC reports, "some 200 people have been killed in Assam in the past five years for allegedly practicing witchcraft."

Comments

[Evan]

“And in northeastern India, the BBC reports, “some 200 people have been killed in Assam in the past five years for allegedly practicing witchcraft.”

Well, Snakes on a Plane.

[Kevin]

Flash! Flash! Sorry for the threadjack, but if you have a Hotmail account, check your mail immediately. Reason Pillow/Shamrock Girl is pimping for a dating service on an ad there. As you were.

[linguist]

Thanks for the links, Jesse! Patently Silly is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in ages!

[linguist]

Oh, but then you had to throw in the murdered-by-medieval-minded mob story. Buzzkill.