10/14: Morning Communique

THESE DAYS

An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released on Wednesday states only two percent of African-Americans approve of George W. Bush's performance as president, the lowest level ever recorded in that category, NBC television reported.

The remains of the world's oldest noodles have been unearthed in China... in an ancient frat house refrigerator.

Tucked deep inside a massive bill designed to track sex offenders and prevent children from being victimized by sex crimes is language that could put many Hollywood movies in the same category as hard-core, X-rated films.

MINNESOTA BLOG OF THE DAY

Hey, the Quotes of the Day at Bread and Circuses rival my Freedom of Speech entries!

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TIME WASTERS

From Homestar Runner: Teen Girl Squad Tenthennial Extravaganza

Dark Horizons shares a rumor that the Joker in the next Batman movie could be played by former caped crusader Michael Keaton.

From McSweeney's: State Songs, If They All Suggested the Apathy of Idaho's "Here We Have Idaho"

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

"You people are just going to have to trust me on this."

-- Rush Limbaugh, on his radio show stating U2 frontman Bono is cheating on his wife