From the "Fun facts" file...

...via Tbogg...

Top ten states for divorce:

1. Oklahoma
2. Arkansas
3. Alaska
4. Alabama
5. Kentucky
6. Nevada
7. Mississippi
8. Georgia
9. Tennessee
10. Arizona

Hoocoodanode.

Newt's a liar.

Map of the day.

Darryl does the math, so we don't have to, and finds President Obama with a 95.8% proability of defeating Romney...


Feel better now?

It must be true...

...I read it on the internet!

Year-to-date statistics on airport screening from the Department of Homeland Security:

Terrorist Plots Discovered 0
Transvestites 1,133
Hernias 1,485
Hemorrhoid Cases 3,172
Enlarged Prostates 8,249
Breast Implants 79,350
Natural Blondes 3

From the Upper Left Landmark file.

Just a few minuntes ago someone in Gig Harbor clicked a link and tipped my Sitemeter visitor stats over the 300,000 mark.

Yeah, I now, that's not even a good afternoon for some of the super bloggers out there, but I'm an old guy. I remember when the only way to get the word out was to crank that mimeograph machine until the stencil wore out and hit the sidewalk. The idea that 300K folks have actually chosen to look at this stuff is a pretty big deal for me.

It's all because of y'all. Thanks!

Chart of the day.

Via Matt Yglesias…

(Yep, you can click it bigger.)