Wave Of Apoplexy About To Be Unleashed
Dear reader, it is your duty to memorize these signs of stroke. Use the helpful FAST mnemonic. F = Face: ask the victim to smile; does one side of her…
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Merry Christmas And Thanks For Another Year
Now we can't say that the best of the best and the brightest of the brightest blog readers stop by here on a regular basis, because that would be immodest…
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Reader Survey
Something fun for everybody: the WMBriggs.com reader survey! Come and tell us about yourself and learn what you only suspected about everybody else. It should only take 20 seconds or…
On Dressing Well
Make that, "On Dressing Not So Well." Here is a picture from a mall in Santa Monica, first appearing in the Los Angeles Times. The article which surrounded this picture…
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Winner Announced in What Do You Call A Believer In Scientism Contest
More than 50 people entered some 100 words. I grouped these into three-plus-one categories: Honorable Mentions, Runner Ups, and Top 10. But there can be only one! Winner, that is,…
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Ask Dr Fashion: Should I Throw Away My Jeans?
A reader writes: Hello, I've just read "Top 10 Men's Fashion Rules" and you're really against to jeans. My question is, i'm a college student and 23 years old and…
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The Converted Statistician
While doing some research, my number one son found this item from Punch, Vol. 146, January 28, 1914. THE CONVERTED STATISTICIAN. A sudden jolt as we thundered over some points…
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What Do You Call Believer in Scientism? Contest
Toby Young at the Spectator ran this tweet yesterday: https://twitter.com/toadmeister/status/402545969956261888 The text (if you can't see) reads: "Is there a name for people who think reason and research evidence alone…