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Do Rally Monkeys Really Spark Market Rallies?

Over at the Financial Times, there’s a post that has a video of a rally monkey, and the possibilty of a market rally if there’s a House-Obama compromise on the debt-ceiling (and perhaps on the shutdown, too.)  Well, a political pact might spark a rally, but what role does the monkey, himself, play?  Most likely none,…

Friday Poll: Bigfoot Found at Last?

I’ll delve back into the world of cryptology today, and ask about Bigfoot: does a recent video clip prove that giant, ape-like creature’s existence? For me, the answer is no. What do you think? Bigfoot Video: Proof or Poop?

The Fox @ UW-W

There have been sightings of a fox on campus. Why he’s here, one cannot say, and in any event the best course is to leave a wild animal alone. For the curious, though, I’ve embedded a video documentary describing that very fox’s life with complete accuracy and absolutely sensitivity to the highest standards of nature…

Friday Poll: Dog or… Chupacabra?!?

So, has Dr. Phyllis Canion found a chupacabra, that mysterious and legendary blood-sucking animal that haunts farms and dreams? Alternatively, is her find nothing but a screwy-looking dog? ….I never dreamt in a million years that I would see the most bizarre animal of all, on my own ranch in Cuero, Texas: an animal that…

Motorcyclist Hits Bear at 87 MPH in Canada

The footage shows the view from the biker’s helmet as he is thrown from the vehicle. According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) the incident occurred on Highway 7 on June 30, 2013. After ensuring the biker received medical attention the RCMP officer recovered the helmet and camera. To their surprise police watching the…

Wild Peacocks Terrorize Timid Residents of Crybaby Town

CNN reports from Union Gap, Washington, where the hypersensitive genteel residents of that six-thousand-person town are sweating out a few wild peacocks. I’m not sure what to make of it — when I look at a map, Union Gap, Washington is plainly part of America. And yet, and yet, America’s the place that confronted and…