>> You’re no one if you’re not on Twitter. Yep, it’s a song now. Follow me! (via fimoculous)

>> The winner of NARAL’s anti-McCain-Palin bumper sticker contest is to the right.

>> Can Binge Drinking Save Social Security? That’s what Freakonomics is asking: “A 2004 study by Frank Sloan and Jan Ostermann at Duke University found that heavy drinkers contribute slightly more to Social Security, through their higher average lifetime earnings, than nondrinkers do. What’s more, since alcohol abusers tend to die sooner than moderate or nondrinkers, they draw less money, over time, from the Social Security trust fund.”

>> Does good plumbing contribute to our national weight gain? Another Freakonomics question: “Very few people have to trek through the night to use an outhouse anymore; furthermore, restroom facilities are readily available just about everywhere — which means you don’t have to worry about getting rid of your waste, which frees you up to consume as much as you’d like.”

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