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All Hellas breaks loose
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Shoe fly don’t bother me
The fact that this game is in Norwegian makes it even funnier.
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15 seconds of fame
I stepped out for a brief stroll and some coffee, and got stopped by a reporter from the local Fox news affiliate for a “man on the street” interview about the Wall Street bailout. To my surprise, I managed to convey my opposition coherently and concisely, and without resorting to the word “bullshit”.
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He who laughs last
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Truth really is stranger than fiction
The headline of this news story doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of weirdness: Dog cloner Joyce McKinney sought over burglary to fund horse’s wooden leg
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Martha mourns Paw Paw’s passing
CNN reports that Martha Stewart’s dog, Paw Paw, has died of renal failure. Now, I love dogs, and I fully understand the bond between people and their pets. No doubt Martha is terribly broken up about this loss and I mean her no disrespect. But there is something terribly, terribly wrong with this story. According [...]
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WTF?
This story in today’s NY Times has me wondering whether the Grey Lady has decided to fill the gaping journalistic hole left by the recent demise of the Weekly World News: Among cards picturing third basemen and center fielders, the Topps Company, the maker of baseball trading cards and Bazooka bubble gum, inserted three George [...]
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