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BAD INVENTIONS

January 2, 2013
I am bored with politics, refuse to pay attention to the news and am watching only True Crime TV shows and Turner Classic Movies these days. With the Democrats controlling the Senate and presidency, nothing good can possibly come out of Washington for at least another two years. So I thought I'd start the new year with something useful, like a short list of bad inventions.

(1) SILENT DISHWASHERS

Are people installing dishwashers next to their beds? I've checked my "Top 500 Daily Irritations" list and dishwasher noise is not on it.

What possible benefit derives from having a dishwasher that makes absolutely no noise? Was that gentle whooshing sound driving some homeowners bonkers? Is this a product designed by the same people who gave us the electric car, a vehicle so silent that the first sign of its approach is the sound of your pelvis breaking as the car hits you?

Not only are the virtues of a silent dishwasher elusive, but there's one big disadvantage: You can't tell if it's running. A dishwasher doesn't have to sound like the Concorde blasting off to provide some indication that the thing is working.

Now, in addition to the usual steps of washing dishes -- loading the dishwasher, inserting the cleaning agent and turning on the machine -- the fancy new quiet dishwashers demand yet another step of the homeowner: You have to hang around and keep putting your ear against the door hoping to hear activity. If you forget to perform this bonus time-waster, every once in a while you'll start unloading dishes the next morning and notice that they're still dirty.

The whole point of having a dishwasher is to minimize the work involved to get clean dishes. The dishwasher is a product that's devolving.

(2) TELEPHONES WITH NO "OFF" BUTTON

There are only two crucial functions of a telephone: enabling you to talk to someone who is not in the same room, and to ring or -- this is important -- NOT ring. Without those, you have nothing. Read More »

Quotations from Chairman Ann

January 4, 2013, 6:17 PM
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ... - VIDEO: Coulter on Hannity: Why Can't We Publish List Of Women Who Get Abortions?
January 3, 2013, 2:14 PM
America's greatest blogger - Christopher Fountain: Ha! Where are the Journal News reporters in YOUR neighborhood?
January 3, 2013, 1:42 AM
I'LL BE ON HANNITY TONIGHT, THURS, JAN 3! -
Mugged
January 3, 2013, 1:40 AM
Like Obamacare, Gun Control Laws Don't Apply to Liberals - Wash Times: David Gregory walks free while Iraq vet was jailed

Former Army Spc Adam Meckler was arrested and jailed for having a few long-forgotten rounds of ordinary ammunition — but no gun — in his backpack in Washington. Mr. Meckler, a veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, says he had no idea it was illegal to possess unregistered ammunition in the city. He violated the same section of D.C. law as Mr. Gregory allegedly did, and both offenses carry the same maximum penalty of a $1,000 fine and a year in jail.
January 2, 2013, 1:34 AM
Can we get the guards' names and addresses, too? - 'Journal News' hires armed security guards

"[T]he New York State Rifle & Pistol Association called for a nationwide boycott of the paper's advertisers, calling it a “wanton act” that “has put in harm's way tens of thousands of lawful license holders."

 They're not in as much danger as their neighbors, now known to be unarmed.

December 28, 2012, 1:21 AM
We Need Subway Control! - Police: Man Struck And Killed By 7 Train After Being Pushed Off Platform
December 28, 2012, 1:18 AM
They exposed the addresses of women with protective orders - Map: Where are the Journal News employees in your neighborhood?
December 26, 2012, 4:41 PM
Luckily, these were not gun-free zones -

Marine Allegedly Upset With Military Status Opens Fire in Northwest OKC

"As the man was firing shots, another citizen armed with a gun came around the corner and ordered the gunman to put his weapon down. The gunman dropped his weapon and ran into his father's apartment and barricaded himself inside."

Two Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Stop Public Shooting

"Brothers William Webber and Paul Webber told police they stopped their car and pulled their own pistols when they saw a man firing a handgun yesterday.
"The brothers said they ordered the man to drop his weapon and then held him at gunpoint until police arrived a few minutes later. Police say the Webbers did not fire their pistols".

Guard felt call before '07 shooting at New Life Read more: Armed Parishioner felt call before '07 shooting at New Life Church

"[S]he fired the shots that wounded 24-year-old Matthew J. Murray, who then killed himself. He'd fatally shot two teen sisters in the parking lot and carried enough ammunition to kill dozens more people."

December 21, 2012, 9:21 PM
John Lott Exposes Christiane Amanpour and the increasingly hysterical Piers Morgan as big fat liars - So were Piers Morgan and Christiane Amanpour dishonest about crime rates last night?
December 20, 2012, 2:11 PM
WHAT A GREAT COUNTRY: Most Americans Not Hysterical Women - GALLUP: MORE AMERICANS FAVOR SCHOOL OFFICIALS HAVING GUNS THAN WEAPON BAN
December 20, 2012, 1:52 PM
It's a wonder auto manufacturers are moving out of Michigan! - VIDEO: UNEDITED UNION ASSAULT FOOTAGE!
December 16, 2012, 2:55 PM
EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ THIS BOOK - UPDATED 3D EDITION! -
December 16, 2012, 12:15 PM
For the Rushed, this Holiday Season ... -
December 15, 2012, 4:16 AM
Who could be more defenseless than little kids at school? -

Referring to the July 1984 massacre at a San Ysidro, California, McDonald’s restaurant, Israeli criminologist Abraham Tennenbaum wrote that:

what occurred at a [crowded venue in] Jerusalem some weeks before the California McDonald's massacre: three terrorists who attempted to machine-gun the throng managed to kill only one victim before being shot down by handgun carrying Israelis. Presented to the press the next day, the surviving terrorist complained that h i s group had not realized that Israeli civilians were armed. The terrorists had planned to machine-gun a succession of crowd spots, thinking that they would be able to escape before the police or army could arrive to deal with them.9

Obviously allowing Israeli citizens to carry concealed handguns has not eliminated terrorist attacks. Indeed, terrorists may well have responded to the difficulty of successfully shooting civilians in public places by substituting bombings, which allow potential victims little chance to respond.

From John Lott & William Landes, Multiple Victim Public Shootings, Bombings, and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handgun Laws: Contrasting Private and Public Law Enforcement