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He Got the Shaft

Floyd — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:25:40 +0000

Brick Tamland was found playing golf in Texas the other day. That’s the only explanation for a man who nearly died when he was stabbed with a golf club during a golf course brawl. From The Fort Worth Star-Telegram:

One man was stabbed with a golf club shaft after a brawl broke out when [...]

Classic Pick O’ the Day — February 9

Floyd — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:09:08 +0000

Pete Kelly’s Blues (1955) The jazz band’s leader gets mixed up with gangster in ’20s Kansas City. Dir: Jack Webb Cast: Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O’Brien, Peggy Lee, Andy Devine, Lee Marvin, Jayne Mansfield, Ella Fitzgerald, Martin Milner. TV-PG. 12:15 PM EST. TCM.

This may be my favorite Jack Webb movie. It’s got [...]

Wednesday Open Thread

Floyd — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:52:31 +0000

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In Class With Floyd

Floyd — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:47:53 +0000

Tonight in my International Law seminar we’re talking about the Law of the Sea (and Air, Space, etc.) Why do I love my job? Because I get to talk a bit about the British sinking of the German Heavy Cruiser — The Admiral Graf Spee. After battling the British cruisers Exeter, Ajax, and Achilles [...]

Fay Accompli

Floyd — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:56:34 +0000

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled California’s Prop. 8 banning gay marriage to be unconstitutional. Over to Col. Renault who is no doubt shocked!

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Proposition 8, California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, is unconstitutional.

But backers of [...]

From the Trailer Park — The Amazing Spider Man Second Trailer

Floyd — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:40:05 +0000

While I still think it’s too soon for a reboot — perhaps… I’ll go see this — and extra Denis Leary props.

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Classic Pick O’ the Day — February 8

Floyd — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:19:15 +0000

Town Without Pity (1961) A military lawyer defends four soldiers accused of raping a girl in occupied Germany. Dir: Gottfried Reinhardt Cast: Kirk Douglas, E. G. Marshall, Christine Kaufmann, Robert Blake, Richard Jaeckel. TV-PG. 7:30 AM EST. TCM.

This is a great and very under known courtroom drama with a lot to say about [...]

Afghanistan

Floyd — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:05:43 +0000

I’m not sure what to think of this piece on Afghanistan from the Armed Forces Journal, by Lt. Col. Daniel Davis — who used to be on Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson’s staff (Drudge linked to it)…:

From Bad to Abysmal Much of what I saw during my deployment, let alone read or wrote in official [...]

Tuesday Open Thread

Floyd — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:54:51 +0000

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Rufus’ New Job

Floyd — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:47:09 +0000

I think I found Rufus… He’s over in the UK helping QE2 celebrate 60 years as queen. He’s her “footman” — whatever that means.

http://yhoo.it/zWzUQs

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