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Excerpts from Seymour Hersh's blog this week:
Thursday, June 21:
A reliable employee at Burritoville confirmed to me that I had a Lost In Austin Burrito for lunch today. "You ordered it, we made it, and then you ate it," he said. The source said this was not the first time I had dined there.
Wednesday, June 20:
Since 2003, people have been letting their mobile telephones ring at movie theaters.
"It's not good," a high level usher at AMC Loews Village 7 told me. The usher had been involved in several screenings of films there. "People just let it ring or sometimes answer it during the movie."
I spoke with several moviegoers who wished to remain anonymous because they still see movies at that same theater. They told me that they found it annoying when phones rang during movies.
Tuesday, June 19:
A pet owner who works at the highest level of magazine staff gave me access to this picture of his adorable new kittens. (EMBEDDED IMAGE OF KITTENS PLAYING) A Pentagon spokesperson refused to comment on the picture, citing its policy against "discussing adorability of pets." Two hours later, the spokesperson sent me a short video of his puppy licking an ice cream cone that had fallen on the ground. "Lots of people have adorable pets," he said, but refused to discuss whether Donald Rumsfeld owned any pets.
Monday, June 18:
Several sources at the White House have forwarded me a video marked "Dramatic Chipmunk." (EMBEDDED YOUTUBE VIDEO) Although the sources could not verify whether the animal was actually a chipmunk, a high-ranking Army officer told me "that's definitely some sort of animal. There was a plan in place to record that animal with a camera and post the resulting video on the Internet. That's the way these people operate."
About Me:
According to a program on my computer, I am currently listening to Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms album. Several of my coworkers confirmed this fact to me.
Thursday, June 21:
A reliable employee at Burritoville confirmed to me that I had a Lost In Austin Burrito for lunch today. "You ordered it, we made it, and then you ate it," he said. The source said this was not the first time I had dined there.
Wednesday, June 20:
Since 2003, people have been letting their mobile telephones ring at movie theaters.
"It's not good," a high level usher at AMC Loews Village 7 told me. The usher had been involved in several screenings of films there. "People just let it ring or sometimes answer it during the movie."
I spoke with several moviegoers who wished to remain anonymous because they still see movies at that same theater. They told me that they found it annoying when phones rang during movies.
Tuesday, June 19:
A pet owner who works at the highest level of magazine staff gave me access to this picture of his adorable new kittens. (EMBEDDED IMAGE OF KITTENS PLAYING) A Pentagon spokesperson refused to comment on the picture, citing its policy against "discussing adorability of pets." Two hours later, the spokesperson sent me a short video of his puppy licking an ice cream cone that had fallen on the ground. "Lots of people have adorable pets," he said, but refused to discuss whether Donald Rumsfeld owned any pets.
Monday, June 18:
Several sources at the White House have forwarded me a video marked "Dramatic Chipmunk." (EMBEDDED YOUTUBE VIDEO) Although the sources could not verify whether the animal was actually a chipmunk, a high-ranking Army officer told me "that's definitely some sort of animal. There was a plan in place to record that animal with a camera and post the resulting video on the Internet. That's the way these people operate."
About Me:
According to a program on my computer, I am currently listening to Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms album. Several of my coworkers confirmed this fact to me.
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