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Monday, September 26

Coingate: Forgive and forget..and forget...and forget...

by Mike on Mon 26 Sep 2005 08:53 PM EDT

The Ohio Ethics Commission is once again considering charges against Bob Taft for his failure to disclose gifts he has received while in office. (source) Taft’s office is still disclosing newly discovered unreported gifts weeks after his conviction on ethics violations. It's rather unlikely that these new disclosures will result in further criminal charges, though. It seems as though it was wisely crafted into Taft's plea agreement that he can't be penalized for any other unreported gifts. Talk about a sweet deal, huh?

cowboy bob

No word on what the newly discovered gifts are, but I'm guessing we can rule out the possibility that they are “brain support” supplements. I mean, if "Focus Factor" works as well as the TV ads say, then a few of those babies would surely help Governor Taft recall each and every one of the free golf outings, sporting event tickets, fancy dinners and teddy bears he has received since becoming Ohio's Chief Executive....And he might even remember where all of our BWC money is!

We can dare to dream, can't we?

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Funny comic book ads, part 1

by Mike on Mon 26 Sep 2005 07:55 PM EDT

Ever since my trip to the comic store last week, comics have been on my mind. Over the weekend, I decided to start on an inventory of my comics collection. I have a decent-sized collection, so this will probably take a while.

Sorting through my collection will be a little time consuming. I haven't really made an attempt to organize my comics in several years, because I've been busy with more important things. This time around, I'm using an old Macintosh PowerBook 1400cs/133 laptop to record my inventory. I'm not grading my books as I go, but I am noting the titles, issue numbers and quantity of all the books in my collection. Some of the older books don't have issue numbers on the front covers so I have to take them out of the bags and check the inside cover for the information that I need. This process can become a bit daunting at times, especially when I am dealing with comics from the ‘40's and ‘50's that crumble a little each time they are handled. But on the other hand, this gives me the opportunity to flip through comics that I haven't looked at in years and from time to time, I discover things that I hadn't noticed or long since forgotten.

airboy

For example, in an issue of the Golden Age Airboy Comics (volume 8, number 3, to be exact), I noticed one of the strangest ads I have ever found in a comic book: "Throw Away That Truss!" Bear in mind that this is a serious, legitimate ad and not a spoof like you might find in Mad Magazine. Apparently, comic book readers were a key demographic target for the truss market back in 1951.

Here's a full scan of the ad.