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calendar   Sunday - January 29, 2006

This Fud’s For You

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A week ago, I told you all about my latest Home Improvement Project. Well, phase one completed today after seven days. The keg has a really cool beer smell coming out of it and a nice sludge of yeast poop in the bottom of the barrel. What’s on top of that is the prize. Almost.

Dashing into The Skipper’s laboratory we pull out eight one-liter PET bottles, a large bowl of sugar and precise measuring spoons. Into each bottle goes 2 1/2 teaspoons of finely granulated sugar and the rest of the bottle is filled with the makings for Skipper’s Shoreleave Stout™. Shake carefully (doing the macarina while shaking is discouraged).

Then carefully place bottles under sink (in case they explode, the whole kitchen won’t look like Ted Kennedy just visited). Wait seven more days for the little bubbles to expand and reproduce prodigiously within each bottle. Then we’ll refrigerate a few days to “cure” this batch of any youthful exuberances.

In honor of this entreprenurinal startup, I have named the brewery Fudweizer™ in honor of Elrod Fudpucker, the ancient Egyptian who discovered the magic of hops and barley.

I have also commissioned a team and wagon to do publicity for the brew (in shameless imitation of another inferior beer maker whose name will not be mentioned as their offices are within spitting distance of me and most assuredly within mortar range).

At right is a picture of The The Liberty Team™ who will be touring the country offering samples of Fudweizer beer to all reasonably intelligent people (Conservatives). Liberals will just have to make do with swallowing their usual bile. Cheers!


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Posted by The Skipper   United States  on 01/29/2006 at 06:44 PM   
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“Orion Nebula”
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This dramatic image offers a peek inside a cavern of roiling dust and gas where thousands of stars are forming. The image, taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) aboard NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, represents the sharpest view ever taken of this region, called the Orion Nebula. More than 3,000 stars of various sizes appear in this image. Some of them have never been seen in visible light. These stars reside in a dramatic dust-and-gas landscape of plateaus, mountains, and valleys that are reminiscent of the Grand Canyon.

The Orion Nebula is a picture book of star formation, from the massive, young stars that are shaping the nebula to the pillars of dense gas that may be the homes of budding stars. The bright central region is the home of the four heftiest stars in the nebula. The stars are called the Trapezium because they are arranged in a trapezoid pattern. Ultraviolet light unleashed by these stars is carving a cavity in the nebula and disrupting the growth of hundreds of smaller stars. Located near the Trapezium stars are stars still young enough to have disks of material encircling them. These disks are called protoplanetary disks or “proplyds” and are too small to see clearly in this image. The disks are the building blocks of solar systems.

The bright glow at upper left is from M43, a small region being shaped by a massive, young star’s ultraviolet light. Astronomers call the region a miniature Orion Nebula because only one star is sculpting the landscape. The Orion Nebula has four such stars. Next to M43 are dense, dark pillars of dust and gas that point toward the Trapezium. These pillars are resisting erosion from the Trapezium’s intense ultraviolet light. The glowing region on the right reveals arcs and bubbles formed when stellar winds - streams of charged particles ejected from the Trapezium stars — collide with material.

The faint red stars near the bottom are the myriad brown dwarfs that Hubble spied for the first time in the nebula in visible light. Sometimes called “failed stars,” brown dwarfs are cool objects that are too small to be ordinary stars because they cannot sustain nuclear fusion in their cores the way our Sun does. The dark red column, below, left, shows an illuminated edge of the cavity wall.

The Orion Nebula is 1,500 light-years away, the nearest star-forming region to Earth. Astronomers used 520 Hubble images, taken in five colors, to make this picture. They also added ground-based photos to fill out the nebula. The ACS mosaic covers approximately the apparent angular size of the full moon.

Credit:NASA,ESA, M. Robberto (Space Telescope Science Institute/ESA) and the Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project Team


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Posted by The Skipper   United States  on 01/29/2006 at 05:26 PM   
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Why I Hate My Day Job

This is why ...

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Posted by The Skipper   United States  on 01/29/2006 at 01:59 PM   
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An Idea Whose Time Has Come

As B’rer Rabbit would say: Oh please, Mr. Hamas leader ... don’t take all those evil bastards you’ve been sending as suicide bombers and put them in uniforms and gather them all in one place! We just dont’ know what we’ll do if we are faced with the opportunity to ... WIPE OUT ALL YOUR GOAT-F**KING MORONS IN ONE GO!

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Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal says the group will not disarm
Saturday, 28 January 2006, 22:52 GMT
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The political leader of the Hamas militant group has said it could create a new Palestinian army following its surprise election victory. Khaled Meshaal, who lives in exile in Syria, said the force would include its militant wing and would “defend our people against aggression”. His comments came after foreign powers called for Hamas to renounce violence.

Unrest continues in Gaza and the West Bank, with supporters of the defeated Fatah party staging violent protests. Some involved clashes with Hamas activists, others were directed at the leadership of Fatah. Mr Meshaal said in the Syrian capital, Damascus, that Hamas had no plans to disarm. “As long as we are under occupation then resistance is our right.”

He said Hamas was ready to “unify the weapons of Palestinian factions, with Palestinian consensus, and form an army like any independent state… an army that protects our people against aggression”. But Mr Meshaal also said Hamas would abide by current agreements with Israel “as long as it is in the interest of our people”. Israel said on Saturday that no Hamas leaders would be immune from targeted killings if the group maintained aggression and continued to refuse to acknowledge Israel’s right to exist.

Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz said: “Whoever stands at the head of a terror organisation and continues to carry out terror attacks against Israel is not immune.” Senior Fatah figures also warned Hamas not to interfere in the Palestinian security forces - most of whom are linked to Fatah. Gaza police chief Ala Hosni told Associated Press: “The security institution is a red line. We will not allow anyone to tamper with it.”

Fatah supporters, security officers and members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade protested all over Gaza and the West Bank on Saturday following Hamas’ victory. Security forces in Gaza demanded Hamas figures responsible for killing policemen should be brought to trial. Several people were wounded in an exchange of fire between Hamas supporters and members of Fatah in Khan Younis in Gaza.

In Ramallah on the West Bank, Fatah supporters also staged more protest against their own leadership, which they blame for the election defeat. Some of the activists marched to the compound of Palestinian Authority leader and Fatah chief Mahmoud Abbas, later praying at the grave of former leader Yasser Arafat.


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Posted by The Skipper   United States  on 01/29/2006 at 12:11 PM   
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Disorder In The Court

Below are excerpts from the heated exchange between Saddam Hussein and chief judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman after the defense team walked out and the court appointed new lawyers. The ousted leader rejected the new lawyers and demanded to be allowed to leave the trial. Ol’ Soddy is intent on making an ass out of himself and will settle for nothing less than throwing a temper tantrum and whining that he wants to go home. It’s a pity we can’t lend the Iraqis Judge Judy for a few weeks. She’d bring the hammer gavel down on Soddy’s head fer sure ...

imageimageFrom Associated Press, translated from Arabic:
January 29, 2006, 10:41 AM EST

Saddam: “We refuse. This is right of the defendant. (Sound goes out). This is my right. I cannot be forced to accept a court-appointed lawyer. ... Let me talk to you according to law, the defendant has the right to a lawyer, and the defendant has the right to attend the court session. If he (the defendant) does not attend, the court has the right to issue a judgment in absentia. That means you cannot force me to stay in the courtroom, because this is a right. I am not asking for more than my rights, and you also have the right to issue a judgment in absentia.”

* After more arguments:

Abdel-Rahman: “The judges’ panel has stated the law. These are practiced judges and know _”

Saddam (interrupting): “Practiced? I have practiced law. For 35 years I administered your rights. Thirty-five years. ... So I know my rights and the rights of others. So, permit me to leave the courtroom.”

* After one of the court-appointed defense lawyers tries to interrupt:

Saddam: “We reject you, and if you remain, then you are evil.”

Adbel-Rahman: “We will not allow you to cross the line with anyone.”

Saddam: “You can’t force me. You can’t force me. This is my right.”

Abdel-Rahman: “I’m not forcing you. But I won’t allow you to cross _”

Saddam (interrupting): “Don’t force me. Don’t force me. This is my right.”

Abdel-Rahman: “I’m implementing the law.”

Saddam: “So that I don’t annoy you and you don’t annoy me.”

Abdel-Rahman: “You’re not annoying me.”

Saddam: “I respect you as an Iraqi. And I will keep respecting you until you give you Iraqi-ness away.”

Abdel-Rahman: “God willing, I’m a sincere Iraqi.”

Saddam: “God willing. So allow me to leave. I cannot tolerate remaining here, at least for this session, until things are resolved properly.”

* After Saddam turns as if to leave, holding a Quran and other papers under his right arm:

Abdel-Rahman: “The court has decided to eject him from the room.”

Saddam: “Don’t say ‘eject.’ An Iraqi respects his elders. For 35 years I led you, and you say, ‘Eject him?’”

Abdel-Rahman: “I am a judge and you are a defendant. And you have violated order in the court. I am implementing the law. The judge implements the law.”

* Arguing back and forth, as Saddam insists he is not being ejected but is leaving.

Saddam: “I spoke to you on the basis of law.”

Abdel-Rahman: “You want to leave? The court ejects you.”

Saddam: “You can’t say that.”

* After further arguing, guards escort Saddam from the room.

It is the opinion of this court that this man is a total embaressment to evil, murdering, bloodthirsty dictators everywhere and his membership in the Evil Bastards Society is hereby revoked. Take him outside and shoot his sorry ass. Case closed.


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Posted by The Skipper   United States  on 01/29/2006 at 11:42 AM   
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SNL Attacks Florida

Weekend Update With Chevy Chase

Emily Letella (Gilda Radner): As if Flori-DUH doesn’t have enough problems, now they’re being attacked by the cast of Saturday Night Live. When are these comedians going to give it up and let this poor state alone. This is an outrage. Something must be done to stop these old (and some dead) comics from ravaging the Sunshine State and another thing ....

Chevy Chase: Uh ... Emily ... this story isn’t about SNL characters - it’s about real live killer bees from Africa.

Emily: Oh? .... .... Never mind ....

imageimageKiller Bees Join List of Hazards of Florida Living
January 28 2006, 11:29 AM EST
WEST PALM BEACH (SUN-SENTINEL)

As if hurricanes, roaches, sea lice and insurance bills weren’t bad enough, Floridians can add a new menace to their list of worries. Killer bees are here. And they’re going to change your life. After decades of hype and cheesy disaster movies, Africanized honeybees have established a foothold in Florida, bringing a hair-trigger temper that makes them a threat to farmworkers, landscapers, meter readers, firefighters and basically everyone who ventures outdoors.

In St. Lucie County, thousands of bees nesting below ground near water meters swarmed onto unlucky utility workers late last year, though not fatally. Separate attacks killed two dogs near Miami and Sarasota, along with a horse near LaBelle west of Lake Okeechobee. Africanized bee colonies have turned up in ports throughout the state, including Fort Pierce and the Port of Palm Beach, and have been suspected at tourist attractions such as Busch Gardens and Downtown Disney. Nobody knows how to stop them.

So Floridians will just have to adapt just as they’ve learned to nail plywood before hurricanes and scan lawns for fire ant mounds. That means residents should “bee-proof” their homes, sealing any openings that could allow the insects to turn attics and walls into killer-bee condos, experts say. People also should look out before starting lawn mowers, whose noise can provoke the bees, or opening potential nesting sites such as sheds and barbecue grills.

Those are already realities from Texas to California, where the bees showed up in the 1990s after a decades-long march from Brazil to Mexico. California firefighters receive training in rescuing bee victims, while Arizona educators have drawn up bee lesson plans for children as young as kindergarten age. (One tip for handling a bee attack: “RUN! RUN! RUN!) But experts say the bees are just one more potential hazard in a state teeming with them. They say people are more likely to be struck by lightning than killed by bees.

“We live in a state that has fire ants that actually kill people,” said Jerry Hayes, assistant chief of apiary inspection for the Florida Agriculture Department, which is including bee brochures in its display at the South Florida Fair. “We have scorpions and spiders and boa constrictors and all those scary things.” David Barnes, a bee technician for the department, said he already has had to placate panicked callers, including a landscaper’s wife. “I told her he has more to worry about about yellow jackets.”


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Posted by The Skipper   United States  on 01/29/2006 at 11:23 AM   
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Sunday Funnies

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Disclaimer: The characters in this cartoon are cartoon characters. Some of the activities they perform may be dangerous or inappropriate to perform. Do not attempt to perform, imitate, repeat or recreate any of the activities shown in this cartoon in any manner whatsoever. Any similarity of any characters, events, or places in the cartoon to real people (living or dead), events, and places is purely coincidental. Mheh-heh ...


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Posted by The Skipper   United States  on 01/29/2006 at 11:07 AM   
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Vertigo

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“Space Elevator”
Focus Magazine - Italy - November 2003


-- View this and more great Fantasy & Sci-Fi art in the galleries at Mondolithic Studios.


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Posted by The Skipper   United States  on 01/29/2006 at 01:35 AM   
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calendar   Saturday - January 28, 2006

Yankee Doodie Dandy

Sung to the tune of “Yankee Doodle Dandy” ....

Jimmy Carter went to Gaza
Riding his hypocricy,
Stuck a blindfold on his head,
And called it a democracy.

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Carter Says Palestinian Elections Fair
Thu Jan 26, 8:53 AM ET
JERUSALEM (AP)

Former President Carter said Thursday the Palestinian elections were “completely honest, completely fair, completely safe and without violence.” Carter, who led an international observer team from the National Democratic Institute, also said he hoped that the Hamas Islamic group would act responsibly now that it appears to have been elected to power in Palestinian elections.

“My hope is that as Hamas assumes a major role in the next government, whatever that might be, it will take a position on international standards of responsibility,” he told a news conference in Jerusalem. Carter helped broker a lasting peace between Egypt and Israel at Camp David in 1978.

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- Go Read “Thugocracy” by Cox & Forkum ...


Meanwhile, in Paleswine ...

Hamas Says It Will Not Change
January 28, 2006, 9:47 PM EST
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP)

Following their resounding election victory, the Islamic militants of Hamas met the question of whether they will change their stripes with a loud “no”: no recognition of Israel, no negotiations, no renunciation of terror. But the world holds out hope that international pressure can make them more moderate. At stake is the future of Mideast peacemaking, billions of dollars in aid and the Palestinians’ relationship with Israel, the United States and Europe.

Hamas’ victory—winning 74 of 132 parliament seats in Wednesday’s election—has created a dizzying power shift in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, overturning certitudes and highlighting the failure by Palestinian leaders, Israel and the international community to ease growing desperation in the Palestinian territories. Weekend violence between Hamas and Palestinian policemen mostly allied with long-dominant Fatah, and angry demonstrations by disgruntled gunmen fearing the loss of jobs and income after the Hamas win, have raised the specter of widespread civil strife.

After a brutal five-year campaign by Israel to destroy Hamas and assassinate its top leaders, the organization emerged stronger than ever and is poised to take over the Palestinian Authority. The U.S. has pushed for democracy in the Middle East, hoping to promote moderation and head off more 9/11-style attacks, but, as in recent votes in Iraq, Egypt and Lebanon, a clean and fair election has empowered Islamists in the West Bank and Gaza.

Israel and the international community repeatedly have demanded that the Palestinian government disarm militias, but now that the main militia appears to have become the government, no one knows what will happen to its weapons. The win by Hamas—which is responsible for dozens of suicide bombings on Israelis and has long called for the destruction of the Jewish state—caught everyone, including the organization itself, off guard.

Both Hamas and the international community face agonizing dilemmas. Hamas leaders say they won’t renounce their violent ideology, but the consequences of failing to do so are likely to be catastrophic: loss of life-sustaining aid, international isolation and a profound setback to their statehood aspirations. The United States and many European countries say they’ll have nothing to do with a Hamas government, but a sharp cutoff in aid and an overly zealous stance could steer the Palestinians further away from moderation at an extremely delicate moment.

An interview with an up-and-coming young Hamas leader in a dusty Gaza Strip field revealed how the organization’s slant could shift. Mushir al-Masri said renouncing the “armed struggle” and negotiating with Israel are “not on Hamas’ agenda” because a decade of talking won the Palestinians nothing.

Sigh. Some things just never change. Hamas is now and always has been nothing more that a gang of criminal thugs bent on killing Jews and destroying Israel. They have no positive goals and will create a wasteland if allowed to have their way. Jimmy Carter, on the other hand, is now and always has been nothing more than a goober-growing ... goober. Our nation’s 39th President will always be an eternal embaressment to every American.


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Posted by The Skipper   United States  on 01/28/2006 at 11:23 PM   
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Hot Wings

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Posted by The Skipper   United States  on 01/28/2006 at 11:08 PM   
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She Done Good Considerin’

James Carville says Blanco did well

2theadvocate.com

Louisiana native and political consultant for the Democratic Party James Carville talked Friday about the image of Gov. Kathleen Blanco and her performances both during and after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Carville said there are always things people can do better, but he thinks Blanco did as well as she could, considering the circumstances.

“Once you’re under water, you’re kind of doomed,” Carville said. [That’s what Mary Jo said too -FC] “A flood is a hard thing to look good in.”

Spin, Spin, Spin, Spin, Spin.........

I guess since they can’t blame Bush for the flood, maybe inflating Blanco up will do something for them.....maybe?


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Posted by Drew458   United States  on 01/28/2006 at 05:25 PM   
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Important Warning

WARNING!

DANGER!


The Skipper is playing with the avatars again!

If you don’t have one, you’re about to get one!

If you have one already, be afraid ... be very afraid!


Ladies & Gentlemen: I Present To You The New ... OINK!

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Posted by The Skipper   United States  on 01/28/2006 at 02:13 PM   
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Told Ya So ….

Clear And Present Danger

Our second goal is to prevent regimes that sponsor terror from threatening America or our friends and allies with weapons of mass destruction.  Some of these regimes have been pretty quiet since September the 11th.  But we know their true nature.  North Korea is a regime arming with missiles and weapons of mass destruction, while starving its citizens. Iran aggressively pursues these weapons and exports terror, while an unelected few repress the Iranian people’s hope for freedom.

Iraq continues to flaunt its hostility toward America and to support terror.  The Iraqi regime has plotted to develop anthrax, and nerve gas, and nuclear weapons for over a decade.  This is a regime that has already used poison gas to murder thousands of its own citizens—leaving the bodies of mothers huddled over their dead children.  This is a regime that agreed to international inspections—then kicked out the inspectors. This is a regime that has something to hide from the civilized world.

States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world.  By seeking weapons of mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and growing danger.  They could provide these arms to terrorists, giving them the means to match their hatred.  They could attack our allies or attempt to blackmail the United States.  In any of these cases, the price of indifference would be catastrophic.

-- President George W. Bush, State Of The Union Address, January 29, 2002

Four Years Later, What Have We Here ... ?

Iran Warns US, Britain Of Reprisals
Jan. 28, 2006 12:59
TEHRAN, Iran (AP)

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards chief Saturday warned the United States and Britain that Iran would respond with its missiles if attacked, a clear threat to Israel, which lies within easy range of such a launch.

“The world knows Iran has a ballistic missile power with a range of 2,000 kilometers (1,300 miles),” Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi said on state-run television. “We are producing these missiles and don’t need foreign technology for that,” he said. Iran announced last year that it had fully developed solid fuel technology for missiles, a major breakthrough that increases their accuracy.

Iran’s improved version of Shihab-3 missile can strike more than 2,000 kilometers (1,300 miles) from their launch site, putting Israel and US forces in the Middle East in easy range.

Still Not Convinced ... ?

North Korea Warns of Nuclear War
January 28, 2006, 11:06 AM EST
SEOUL, South Korea (AP)

North Korea warned of nuclear war Saturday and vowed to strengthen its deterrent forces as it demanded that Washington show evidence backing its allegation that the communist regime is counterfeiting U.S. money. “Dark clouds of a nuclear war are hanging low over the Korean Peninsula,” the North’s official Rodong Sinmun newspaper said in a commentary carried by state-run Korean Central News Agency.

“The ever-more frantic moves of the U.S. to ignite a new war against (North Korea) would only compel it ... to bolster its deterrent for self-defense in every way.” The North repeatedly has accused the United States of planning to attack. Washington has denied any such intention. The North’s comments Saturday follow a South Korea-U.S. agreement this month giving American troops more flexibility in the South.

The North said the pact was aimed at preparing for war. Also Saturday, the North dismissed U.S. accusations of counterfeiting and other illicit activities like drug trafficking. “The nature and mission of (North Korea) do not allow such things as bad treatment of the people, counterfeiting and drug trafficking to happen in it,” KCNA said.

A pro-North Korean newspaper in Japan also urged Washington to prove its allegation that North Korea is counterfeiting U.S. currency. “If there is suspicion and clear evidence as claimed by the United States, (the U.S.) can present it and prove (it),” the Choson Sinbo newspaper said. The United States “continues to leak plausible information but the reality is that there is nothing to confirm the fact objectively,” it said.

The newspaper sometimes acts as an unofficial mouthpiece for the reclusive, communist North. North Korea has recently stepped up criticism of the United States for imposing sanctions over its alleged illicit activities.

ANY QUESTIONS!?


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Posted by The Skipper   United States  on 01/28/2006 at 11:45 AM   
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Word For The Day: Humuhumunukunukuapuaa

Go ahead. Say it three times real fast. ... ... ... ... ... Keep trying. I’ll be back in an hour or two ....

Humuhumunukunukuapuaa Dethroned in Hawaii
January 28, 2006, 6:58 AM EST
HONOLULU (AP)

Everyone thought the humuhumunukunukuapuaa was Hawaii’s state fish. As it turns out, the brightly colored fish with the excessively long name has been dethroned. The news shook the world of Rep. Blake Oshiro, who found out the designation was no longer official from Joel Itomura, a 6-year-old fish-loving son of a friend and constituent.

“I was really surprised,” said Oshiro, who has drawn up a bill that would make humuhumunukunukuapuaa—also known as the rectangular triggerfish or “humuhumu” for short—the official state fish for the islands. The stubby-nosed, brightly striped and slightly aggressive little fish whose name few tourists even try to utter (it’s pronounced HOO-moo-HOO-moo-NOO-koo-NOO-koo-AH-poo-AH-ah) is commonly believed to be the state’s favorite. The fish figures into tourist trinkets, broadcast commercials and a much-beloved song about a little grass shack.

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Much like its name, the fish’s road to titlelessness is long and confusing. In 1984 the state Legislature asked the University of Hawaii and the Waikiki Aquarium to survey the public and come up with a candidate for the state fish. The humuhumu was swept into the spot in part through the support of school children who learned of the campaign through classroom projects.

Although the issue of the state fish would seem to come with little controversy, the method used to poll the public was questioned and lawmakers limited the designation to five years. No one told the public that the humuhumu’s reign was over, so few knew anything had changed. And the humuhumu has its opponents. State Rep. K. Mark Takai said he had objections to a similar bill a decade ago because many of his constituents were in favor of the oopu, a brownish, freshwater gobbie endemic to the islands, he said.

The humuhumu is not unique to Hawaii, he said. There is no lack of fish species specific to the islands. Thirteen species of wrass alone are found here and nowhere else in the world. But while humuhumu may call more than just Hawaii its home, it has a few undeniable attributes on its side—cuteness and unpalatability. “Here’s a cute little fish. It kind of looks like a pig and it squawks and everything,” said Chuck Johnston, editor of Hawaii Fishing News.

It’s also a good candidate because no one eats a humuhumu, he said. Picking a popular game fish such as the ulua could be a problem if environmentalists push to protect the fish from fishermen, he said. Johnston has asked Gov. Linda Lingle to give the fish the state title in perpetuity through an executive order. In her reply early last year, Lingle said that decision should instead be left to the public. She also pointed out that the humuhumu has not historically been held in very high regard, having been used by early Hawaiians as fuel for their fires, not their stomachs.

While Johnston had originally advocated for the Pacific blue marlin two decades ago, his support now for the humuhumu is unwavering. “The logical choice is the one that was already selected,” Johnston said. “It has been there. He’s been crowned.”

Hawaii Legislature, bill HB1982: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/


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Posted by The Skipper   United States  on 01/28/2006 at 11:30 AM   
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Not that very many people ever read this far down, but this blog was the creation of Allan Kelly and his friend Vilmar. Vilmar moved on to his own blog some time ago, and Allan ran this place alone until his sudden and unexpected death partway through 2006. We all miss him. A lot. Even though he is gone this site will always still be more than a little bit his. We who are left to carry on the BMEWS tradition owe him a great debt of gratitude, and we hope to be able to pay that back by following his last advice to us all:
  1. Keep a firm grasp of Right and Wrong
  2. Stay involved with government on every level and don't let those bastards get away with a thing
  3. Use every legal means to defend yourself in the event of real internal trouble, and, most importantly:
  4. Keep talking to each other, whether here or elsewhere
It's been a long strange trip without you Skipper, but thanks for pointing us in the right direction and giving us a swift kick in the behind to get us going. Keep lookin' down on us, will ya? Thanks.

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Oh, and here's some kind of visitor flag counter thingy. Hey, all the cool blogs have one, so I should too. The Visitors Online thingy up at the top doesn't count anything, but it looks neat. It had better, since I paid actual money for it.
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