By FITSNews || We get asked this question a lot by our new readers, and so every once in awhile we like to provide the answer … even though it drives our long-time (notice we didn’t say “old”) readers nuts.
Who does No. 2 work for?
No … that’s not the question. And for the record, Sic Willie is No. 3 around here (behind Nancy and Mande).
What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Ummm … no that’s not it either (and please specify African or European next time).
Is it really that big?
(Yeah … that’s what she said).
No, the question we’re referring to is “what does FITS stand for?”
Well, since you asked, “FITS” stands for “faith in the sound,” which is a lyric from the George Michael song “Freedom ’90.”
You know, this song (with exploding chicks and singing jukeboxes …) …
Errr, sorry … “singing chicks” and “exploding jukeboxes.”
Anyway … what spawned this now infamous bit of lyrical inspiration? We (honestly) have no clue. Our founding editor was most likely drunk off his izzass at the time.
Or man-crushing, as he is known to do.
Amazingly, there is another “FITSNews” out there, except that one has a “_” between “FITS” and “News.”
In fact here’s the “other” FITS News, courtesy of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Their FITS stands for “Flexible Image Transport System,” which is not a George Michael lyric (but is the digital file format that scientists use to share images like those gathered by the insanely expensive Hubble Space Telescope).
So … ta da!
By BIN News Editorial Staff February 7, 2010 at 12:07 pm
But what does FITS “really” stand for?
According to our Funding Editor, here’s what FITS “really” stands for.
FITS stands for the voucher scam. You know. The scam funded by Howie the Voucher Clown. Also known as the “Voucher Fairy.”
It’s the scam that takes tax money from schools and leaves those who need help the most even further behind.
It’s the scam that ignores the real problems facing education in SC. And it ignores the poverty and social ills that go along.
Keep reading.
It’s the scam that ignores the shameful minimally adequate standard that the SC Legislature allows to fester.
http://www.goodbyeminimallyadequate.com
And, it ignores the embarrassing funding issues facing many schools.
Keep reading.
It’s the scam pushed by fake front groups like SC Policy Scam Council, SC for IrResponsible Voucher Scams, SC Club for Voucher Scams.
http://scbarbecue.blogspot.com/2008/04/thursday-thrash-award-sc-policy-council.html
http://scbarbecue.blogspot.com/2008/05/thursday-thrash-award-sc-club-for.html
http://scbarbecue.blogspot.com/2008/05/thursday-thrash-award-south-carolinians.html
Hey, do those guys still share the same office space?
And sic(k) willie and the other voucher clowns never miss an opportunity to attack responsible people honestly working to help all children in SC.
But what else does FITS stand for?
FITS stands for politically motivated attacks that ignore facts and truth.
You know.
Like sic(k) willie’s wacko claim that a Midlands’ elected official has a Strom problem.
And FITS stands for unethical behavior.
You know. Like “black ops.” You’d think poor willie has delusions of being a political “Rambo.” Read this:
http://www.free-times.com/index.php?cat=1992912064227409&ShowArticle_ID=11462201080760466
And don’t forget that FITS stands for porn.
Admittedly, it’s softcore. But, sic(k) willie has to do something to keep his hit count up. And he knows porn always sells.
Our Funding Editor had to stop at this point.
Thinking about sic(k) willie and Howie’s other voucher clowns makes blood rush to her butt, and her hemorrhoids swell really bad.
Now she’s going to be in a bad mood all week.
BIN News Editorial Staff
Flair and Balanced
By southernmapart February 7, 2010 at 12:11 pm
I wanna know who is the dude in the shades?
By BIN News February 7, 2010 at 12:50 pm
The swallow question is too easy:
First, “What do you mean, an African or European Swallow?”
“Although 47 of the 74 worldwide swallow species are found in Africa,only two species are named after the continent: the West African Swallow (Hirundo domicella) and the South African Swallow (Hirundo spilodera), also known as the South African Cave Swallow.”
“Kinematic data for both African species was difficult to find, but the Barn or European Swallow (Hirundo rustica) has been studied intensively, and kinematic data for that species was readily available.”
“Although a definitive answer would of course require further measurements, published species-wide averages of wing length and body mass, initial Strouhal estimates based on those averages and cross-species comparisons, the Lund wind tunnel study of birds flying at a range of speeds, and revised Strouhal numbers based on that study all lead to estimate that the average cruising airspeed velocity of an unladen European Swallow is roughly 11 meters per second, or 24 miles an hour.”
“Kinematic data for the various African swallow species is hard to come by, so as of right now the velocity of an African swallow is unknown.”
Source:
http://www.style.org/unladenswallow/
By freddie guy February 7, 2010 at 9:03 pm
BIN:
WTF???
Fred
By Toyota Kawaski February 8, 2010 at 8:34 am
Fags In Typing School?
By political hack February 8, 2010 at 9:54 am
BIN is a misguided, misinformed political hack for the racist politicos in this state and you contribute nothing of value for discussion.