Overnight Open Thread (Mætenloch)

Sunday all. Stay tuned for tonight's Senate health care vote at 1am EST.

Classic Star Trek Bloopers Video
Okay these have been a staple at conventions for years, but they're always worth seeing one more time. And man did they had trouble with the doors back then.

Mumbai-style Terror Attack is Coming To London Says Scotland Yard
Terrorist chatter is rising. And as one commenter points out a terrorist attack 100 years ago even with modern weapons would have been much less successful since many Londoners were armed back then.

The Top 10 Food Network Foodgasms Of 2009

So How Did Lead End Up in Gasoline
And thanks for the freon too.

Brittany Murphy Dies at 32

Rumors of Upcoming Secret Gun Tax Are Untrue
So says the NRA.

Jon Gosselin Buys a Gun, But is Banned From Having it at Home
Okay so Jon Gosselin went out and bought a gun (maybe a .38 super?) and has been shooting it on his PA property. So Kate's lawyers went to the divorce judge and got him to prohibit Jon from possessing or shooting a gun at their house.

Now I'm conflicted here because Jon is a mega-douche and has gun-accident written all over him. But on the other hand he hasn't broken any laws and ought to be able to keep a firearm on his own property. Do divorce courts have the authority to order restrictions on firearms without a restraining order?

Top 10 Conception Myths
Attention morons: Mountain Dew does not prevent babies.

Weekly AoSHQ Commenter Standings
Ace at #4 on his own blog. WTR becoming chatty-er.

Top 10 commenters:
1 [565 comments] 'wherestherum' [79.32 posts/day]
2 [466 comments] 'MDr'
3 [354 comments] 'Rodent Liberation Front'
4 [349 comments] 'ace'
5 [282 comments] 'eman'
6 [277 comments] 'Girl Thursday'
7 [242 comments] 'Dang Straights'
8 [237 comments] 'logprof'
9 [217 comments] 'Posted by'
10 [206 comments] 'kbdabear'

Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [107 names] 'kbdabear' [15.02 unique names/day]
2 [76 names] 'Mallamutt'
3 [46 names] 'logprof'
4 [38 names] 'Mr. Pink'
5 [37 names] 'fluffy'
6 [36 names] 'toby928'
7 [36 names] 'crystal'
8 [35 names] 'Guy Fawkes'
9 [34 names] 'runningrn'
10 [33 names] 'fluffy'

Tonight's post brought to you by a photo of Mt. Fuji taken by US submarine, late December 1941:

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