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Thursday, March 17, 2005

Goodbye Thursday, You've Been Forgotten

I'm not busy doing anything today but flitting around from website to website.

Cultural Substance Abuse And Other Perils of Youth is a good read.

Storm the House is a stupid but addictive game.

Here's a sad article about Pink Floyd and Jesus Christ.

Charity begins at Homo sapiens, however, is an excellent read. I highly recommend this one.

If you have the inclination, check out the Secret History of the Credit Card:
If you've ever looked at the return address on your statement, you may notice your credit card issuer is located in a state such as South Dakota or Delaware. That's because these are the states that have either weak or no "usury laws" meaning there is no cap on the interest rate that is charged. … The federal government once had national usury laws that set a cap on the amount of interest that could be charged on a loan. But after the Great Depression, it repealed them and some states put no new usury laws in place. That's why Citibank, the issuer of Mastercard, moved to South Dakota, which has no cap on interest rates.

Finally, here's Funnsylvania's Fun with Search Queries

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