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http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-national/20080818/College.Presidents.Drinking.Age/ All I can say is that it's about time a group of...
I wish I'd linked to this when I first read it, but it's still a hearty read. This is a rant, be prepared. edit - Augh, direct link didn't seem...
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815509,00.html?cnn=yes Good God. I guess they've exhausted all of the other niches like puking and...
Ok seriously, this article was more than just funny. As a gamer, I can't get past the suggestion that Obama fans are D&D geeks while the REST of...
Some weirdo/jerk is mad about wind turbines: http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/08/17/bitter.wind.ap/index.html Strangely enough, this...
Otherwise you'll miss out on those automated telemarketers!! The Federal Trade Commission essentially banned robocalls Tuesday--creating new rules...
http://www.todayonline.com/articles/270594.asp This pretty much sums up the whole article here: Also, the footsteps fireworks were computer...
Junk news but very funny: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,402744,00.html A scorned Australia woman is airing her husband's dirty laundry on a...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,400841,00.html
They died separately, but I post them together since they were co-stars in the upcoming movie Soul Men. Bernie Mac's dead is a huge shock. He was...
The Taiwan of the Middle East I think the article is entirely off. First of all, the comparison of China to the West is ridiculous (had he...
Westboro Baptist Church, that collection of brainless cretins who have the charming website http://godhatesfags.com is planning to picket the...
What happened here is a complete outrage. The fact that the innocent victims were the Mayor of the city (and his family) just goes to show that...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress should explicitly declare war against al Qaeda to make clear the United States can detain suspected members as long...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/16/israel.swap/index.html "A member of the Palestine Liberation Front, Kuntar led a group of four men who...
This is a general issue, but I will start if off with the issue of the Jolie/Pitt baby pictures: WTF. Do people seriously care about this...
George Carlin dies at age 71 *sobs* :(
http://www.kutv.com/content/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=9bbdb4ea-33a5-41f8-9e53-127e7cdc2d9a&rss=991 This is a classic moral dilemma. The kid...
I dont know how many of you heard of (or follow) this story, but it involves the recent tiger attack which killed a visitor to a zoo. One of the...
Oh dear, another former Bush Administration member gets it wrong. ;) ;) ;) Where's the love Scotty? ...
I don't imagine that this story is getting a lot of traction out of Australia but it's all over the news here. A respected photographer whose work...
Israel-Syria confirm peace talks Way to go. I can only hope this is for real now.
Unless I'm interpreting it wrong: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/15/same.sex.marriage/index.html I believe more in civil unions for same-sex...
I thought this was pretty fucked up, not sure if any of you heard about it. ...
A little belated, but has been a creepy story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,356156,00.html It's pretty scary that in our modern day and...
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