http://www.bipolarnation.com Deep in the trenches of all things debatable. Fri, 09 May 2008 16:21:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was going to write about oil fields today, but since Sunday is Mother's Day, I figured this was a good time to do a little research and find some notable mothers. Of course, every famous person has a mother, so I wanted to find some that particularly stand out: Olympias of ... http://www.bipolarnation.com/2008/05/09/8-notable-mothers-in-history/ Yesterday I had some fun with a de-Motivator generator. You know what demotivators are, don't you? They're basically posters like this that make fun of traditional motivational posters. So I plugged in some pictures of characters from this election and added some witty comments. Enjoy: Friendship Don't Go ... http://www.bipolarnation.com/2008/05/08/2008-presidential-election-demotivators/ Hillary won in Indiana last night, but got destroyed in North Carolina and lost any advantages she picked up in Pennsylvania. Tim Russert says the primary is over and the Democrats have their nominee: Barack Obama. Looking at this from the right, while it would be nice to see the ... http://www.bipolarnation.com/2008/05/07/hillary-loses-north-carolina/ Let's say you're a judge, and an interesting case comes up (I got this from my brother, who's a lawyer). A family is facing eviction from their apartment because one of their children has a pet goldfish - and pets aren't allowed in the apartment. Assuming you already believe that ... http://www.bipolarnation.com/2008/05/06/would-mccain-nominate-strong-judges-to-the-supreme-court/ It's been my longstanding opinion that people aren't born gay, at least not in the sense that most people would understand it.  As far as I see it, though, when I debate this topic with other people, there are three possibilities in the world of "gay formation": 1.  Gay people are ... http://www.bipolarnation.com/2008/05/01/is-there-a-gay-gene/ The whole Jeremiah Wright story actually has some interesting side effects, because it's killing two birds with one (crazy, possibly racist) stone.  First, it's hurting the campaign of Barack Obama, who, off the top of my head, is one of the purest, most tax-happy liberals I can think of. I used ... http://www.bipolarnation.com/2008/04/30/the-continuing-story-of-jeremiah-wright/ Good people of BipolarNation, You may have noticed this already, but the BipolarNation.com Political Forums are down. I'm pretty sure I know what the problem is, and if I'm correct, it will be fixed by tonight. I'll make it up to you with three awesome posts on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.Share This http://www.bipolarnation.com/2008/04/29/forums-down/ This weekend, my brothers and I will pack up and head to Fredonia, Wisconsin. What's drawing us there? Some sort of concert? The world's largest meatball? Are we trying to be extras in a movie being shot there? Nope - the answer is that this weekend is ... http://www.bipolarnation.com/2008/04/25/10-reasons-to-love-the-nfl-draft/ It's really easy to get into national news - all you need is some fishing line, some helium balloons, road flares, and a good imagination. That's what the mysterious lights over Phoenix a few days ago turned out to be: nothing more than a clever hoax, a guy claims. A ... http://www.bipolarnation.com/2008/04/24/mysterious-lights-over-phoenix-turn-out-to-be-a-hoax/ A company called Aqua Sciences, based out of Miami Beach, can now harvest water from atmospheric moisture - essentially getting "water from thin air." Interestingly, although Aqua Sciences wasn't directly funded through military contracting, it will find early uses in hydrating our troops in Iraq - where it will bring water ... http://www.bipolarnation.com/2008/04/23/did-military-funding-solve-the-water-shortage-problem/