Saturday, October 31, 2009

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Monday, October 26, 2009

Cartoon blog scoops nation on why pilots missed Minneapolis

Read about how pilots were using laptops instead of flying here

Read the Wall Street Journal article here

In a cartoon posted in on Saturday, October 24, 2009, the cartoon blog, "There is Strangeness in the Universe," predicted that the two Northwest pilots were distracted by blogging. The Wall Street Journal now reports that the pilots have admitted that they were distracted, in part, by use of their laptops during their overflight of Minneapolis. Sometimes there is truly strangeness in the universe and life imitates art.

NYTimes.com The Local Cartoon Caption Contest No. 17 Winner



Read about the winning caption here

From The Local October 19, 2009:

Confidently. That is how Andy Newman judged Eric’s caption. Congratulations to him and to mod and NPT for honorable mentions!

Winner:
“Who cares where I’m assigned? In this economy, a job is a job.” — Eric Chabrow

Honorable mentions:

OK, it seems that our exchange program is not working out. — mod

Nice Try. Now turn around and take all those illegal aliens in your belly back across the Rio Grande. — NPT

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Thursday, October 1, 2009