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What is it about so-called “professional” sportsmen that they think they’re able to get away with anything they like?

Michael Vick thought it was perfectly fine to set dogs at each other’s throats, electrocute or drown those that didn’t live up to his standards.

Now we have Tripp Isenhour taking potshots at hawks with golf balls.

(I’m not surprised he prefers to use “Tripp Isenhour” rather than his legal name, John Henry Isenhour III … There’s a certain arrogance about those who manage to get a name with “III” in it, and he certainly seems to have displayed that kind of arrogance.)

I love all these environmentally-friendly groups. They are wonderful examples of the heights of prejudiced stupidity political correctness can lead people to.

The latest bright idea these perfectly mobile people have come up with? Banning plastic grocery bags.

Now, this might not seem such a bad idea on the face of it. They take oil to make, and they’re possibly the most common source of unsightly trash littering the world, not to mention they’re not that biodegradable and are a choking hazard to children.

They also happen to be one of the best inventions for people in wheelchairs.

El Reg was kind enough to tell geekdom of Nine Inch Nails‘ new album, Ghosts.

Why would El Reg care? Probably because of the way NiN is distributing it. The first nine tracks are available for free download, with the option to order the rest of the album (36 tracks in all) either as high quality downloads or the 2-CD set.

Now this is what you call flying!