From Now On, We Are The Economy of Pirating Blog

Either that, or The Piracy of Economics Blog.

We still need to focus group it, but it'll be one of those two…

(via Andrew Sullivan)

Rush Limbaugh's Obviously Geniune Tears for the Heartlessly-Murdered Somali Pirates

And Rush Limbaugh's heart grew three sizes that day…

You know what we have learned about the Somali pirates, the merchant marine organizers that were wiped out at the order of Barack Obama, you know what we learned about them?  They were teenagers. The Somali pirates, the merchant marine organizers who took a US merchant captain hostage for five days were inexperienced youths, the defense secretary, Roberts Gates, said yesterday, adding that the hijackers were between 17 and 19 years old…

They were kids. The story is out, I don't know if it's true or not, but apparently the hijackers, these kids, the merchant marine organizers, Muslim kids, were upset, they wanted to just give the captain back and head home because they were running out of food, they were running out of fuel, they were surrounded by all these US Navy ships, big ships, and they just wanted out of there. That's the story, but then when one of them put a gun to the back of the captain, Mr. Phillips, then bam, bam, bam. There you have it, and three teenagers shot on the high seas at the order of President Obama.

Are even Limbaugh's most super-est fans sufficiently-brainwashed and willfully-naive enough to fail to see that this is anything but abject desperation?

I'm pretty sure that even Rush Limbaugh is satirizing Rush Limbaugh now.

The Great News: Random Picture of a Baby Polar Bear, Pirates Lose and Dreams Come True!

Woman Lives Dream On Live Television! Have you seen the YouTube clip of the mousy woman on British TV who made Simon Cowell's jaw drop? ZOMG, it will make you weep like a freshly mugged girl scout. This woman is a star now. A star! [youtube.com]

Le French Le Capture Le Pirates! Eleven recently captured Somali pirates will now fear berets and little red scarves. The cranky French are getting back in touch with their Colonialist past, and getting tough on high-seas piracy. [reuters.com]

Breathe In, Breathe Out, Get Drunk! While the French are fighting pirates, the Brits are inventing new ways to get hammered. Step into this bar, inhale deeply… because the air is filled with gin mist! It's totally low-calorie, FYI. [metro.co.uk]

Indestructible Man Survives Fall, Twice! Drunk Russian jumps to his death, and lives! Great news! Then the man, fueled by three bottles of vodka, goes back upstairs, and does it all over again… and lives! Miracle or curse? We say miracle! [ananova.com]

Still More Pirates vs. Presidents

Here's a slightly different analysis of the data…

See also: More Pirates vs. Presidents & The President, the Pirates & the Price of Bread

More Pirates vs. Presidents

Cube is awesome…

You know how you can tell this is science?

Because I don't fully understand it, but I'm willing to loudly defend it all night long. Or at least until the beer is gone.

See also: The President, the Pirates & the Price of Bread