Tuesday, February 28, 2006

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The cat piano



Chill out, PETA. The cat piano was the work of a German scholar over 350 years ago. Athanasius Kircher designed the cat piano and documented it in the Musurgia Universalis in 1650. The piano was designed to raise the spirits of an Italian prince who was too stressed out. The musician would select cats whose voices were at different pitches then arrange them in the pens accordingly. The piano delivered sharp pokes into the tails of the cats. Cruel? Definitely. Funny?
Yeah, a little bit.
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Jesus Saves



I still think my
D&D shirt is better.
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This is what I used to do to kids when I did karate

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Clemens is an awesome dad

Roger Clemens’ son took dad deep on the Rocket’s first pitch of spring training, crushing a trademark fastball over the left-field fence Monday.

“That was probably one of the harder fastballs I cut loose,” Roger Clemens said after throwing to Koby and other Houston Astros minor-leaguers. “He got my attention.”

Then the Rocket got Koby’s. The next time his oldest son came to the plate,
Roger buzzed him high and tight with another fastball. The younger Clemens dodged the pitch, then smiled at his father.
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Just one of those creepy stories you never thought you'd ever hear

A Central Ohio man allegedly told police last week that he likes to drink the urine of adolescent boys.

Alan Patton, 54, is in jail after allegedly telling Gahanna, Ohio, police about his affection for urine.


Police said Patton goes to family restaurants and movie theaters and waits for boys in a bathroom stall. Investigators said he shuts off the water to the child-level urinal and puts a cup in the bottom.
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Free pack of Dentyne shoft chew gum... whoa...



Just
complete the form to get your free pack of Dentyne gum. This gum will help you cheat on your significant other. Seriously, who promotes gum with a picture like that?

Monday, February 27, 2006

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The post that almost wasn't

Late last night I saw a commercial for Ruby Tuesday advertising their mini burgers (Ruby Minis). Instead of one regular burger, you get four smaller ones. So I wrote myself a note reminding me to post about the topic and I put in my pants pocket. I just found the note as I was getting a cup of hot chocolate and getting ready to leave work.

The Ruby minis just seem like a rip-off of
White Castle. I don't know why you would even go to place like Ruby Tuesday to get miniature burgers. They have good burgers, so why would you want small ones? That's like White Castle introducing a new full sized burger. It doesn't make sense.

Simply put: a person either wants a lot of a good thing or little of a bad thing. No one wants a lot of a bad or a little good. I'm using the analogy of White Castle as bad only because so many people I know harbor a strong distaste for White Castle. I, on the other hand, enjoy making a late night trip, 2 hours out of the way, for
a few tasty slyders.
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Reminiscent of Cool Runnings



BRAZIL'S bobsledders were almost left wishing Australia had succeeded in getting them booted out of the Olympics when calamity struck them on the track.

The nutty Brazilian team, in a sled dubbed "the Frozen Banana", delivered one of the most bizarre and inept performances of the Games, crashing twice in spectacular style.

The most embarrassing incident occurred
on their fourth and final run, when the sled overturned and slid upside-down and out of control along much of the course.
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Strange afflictions

Ever felt the urge to eat dirt or attack the alien impersonating your brother? Megan Gressor can explain why.

From excess digits to errant hands, extreme hairiness to disappearing penises, there is no end of strange ailments afflicting humanity. Some are serious, others are downright bizarre. Here are some fascinating, odd and mercifully rare conditions that can affect our bodies and brains.
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Loremo LS = 150+ mpg



Loremo is based on the principle of a captive balloon:
Whoever sheds ballast, will pick up speed. The sensational fuel consumption of only 1.5 litres / 100 km is due to the reduction of weight and air resistance and is the result of a productive "struggle" for comfort, design and efficiency. Remembering what is essential does also mean to reduce parts and material as well as to merge functions and, in doing so, also to reduce costs.

Loremo offers functionality in a most confined space, versatility and simple handling. And with a consumption of 1.5 litres per 100 km Loremo is not only friendly to the environment but also good for your purse.

As a sports car, Loremo offers the pleasure of driving with "added value" and defines a pioneering - because sustainable - philosophy of life - and all this at a sensationally nice price!
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Weirdmeat.com

Hello and welcome to Weird Meat. WeirdMeat.com is the online representation of a purely academic project I began a few years ago. I was studying the Humanities in college, comparing different cultures, and one aspect that really struck my curiosity was how different cultures around the world feel about food. Some foods are taboo, some are forbidden, some are considered inedible -- depending on the culture. Why does one human refuse to eat dog, and another refuse to eat pig? Why does one culture eat haggis, another one delight in slimy fermented soy beans? Do we only refuse some foods when we know what they are? Why?

For several years I was a dietary vegan. I was considering a long trek in the Congo with an ethnomusicologist -- also a strict vegetarian -- and he asked me would I eat meat if my life depended on it? I said no, but I realize that was foolish of me -- I am an animal and it's my instinct to try to survive. He had been to the region before and was served monkey for dinner, while stuck injured in a rural area. He survived.

So far I've survived all of my "
weird meat" experiences. In fact, I've rarely gotten a stomach ache after these experiments. I've eaten dog, cat, rat, cockroach, camel penis, bee larve, scorpions, spiders, night hawk, and pre-born duck embryo without feeling ill. Can't say the same for Taco Bell or McDonalds. (continue intro)
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20 great jobs that don't require a degree

What do Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and entertainment mogul David Geffen have in common? Besides being exceedingly rich, none of them has a college degree.

Though it was once conventional wisdom that you needed to have a four-year college degree to be successful, many employment experts believe that maxim has become myth.

While a college education increases a worker's chances of earning more money,
it's certainly not the only reliable path to well-paid and rewarding work.
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H&R Block can't do their own taxes

H&R Block Inc., which provides tax advice to millions of Americans, made an embarrassing confession on Thursday. It goofed on its own taxes.

The company, which is in the middle of its make-or-break season preparing other people's tax returns, said it had underestimated its own "state effective income tax rate" in previous quarters --
meaning it owes another $32 million in back taxes.

As a result, H&R Block said it would restate previously reported earnings going all the way back to 2004.
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Pugs in hats



Yet another shameless display of cruelty towards animals.
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Free pancakes on National Pancake Day (tomorrow)



On February 28, 2006 from 7 AM to 2 PM IHOPs across the country will celebrate National Pancake Day (also known as Shrove Tuesday) by offering our guests a free short stack of pancakes*. This is going to be our biggest one day celebration in our history.

National Pancake Day has a rich history that stretches back centuries and has always been a time of celebration. National Pancake Day always falls on Fat Tuesday and this year it will be a celebration at IHOP.

So gather your friends, family and neighbors and come to your local IHOP and enjoy a short stack of pancakes on us. All we ask is that you consider making a donation to a great charity like First Book or other local, worthy cause. Where else would you celebrate National Pancake Day than IHOP?
See you there.

Friday, February 24, 2006

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"A girl without a soul"

A teenage girl was convicted Wednesday of killing a 16-year-old classmate who was choked, beaten and sawed into pieces after an argument over boys.

Sarah Kolb, 17, faces of up to 60 years in prison.

The victim, Adrianne Reynolds, had just moved to East Moline, Illinois, from Texas about two months before the killing. Prosecutors said she was just trying to fit in at a new school but picked the wrong friend.

Thursday, February 23, 2006

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I have been a moderator for drunken spelling bee's and let me tell you, it's hilarious



What do the Benedictine Sisters of St. Walburg Monastery in Villa Hills have in common with Cincinnati Bell?

A spelling bee -
for grown-ups.

The sisters and Bell are sponsoring the ninth annual Corporate Spelling Bee on March 9 at Receptions in Erlanger.
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Spongeback Mountain



One of the best yet!
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Mate a movie

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World's #1 Mom

Lydia Angyiou's kids sure won't be giving her much trouble any more, now that they've seen her wrestle a 700-pound polar bear.

Angyiou lives in Ivujivik, a village of 300 people on the shore of Hudson Bay in northern Quebec.


One Wednesday evening earlier this month, Angyiou was walking near the village community center with her two sons when a group of children playing street hockey nearby started shouting and pointing frantically.
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Ice cream + lazyness = humbleness?



Takes a licking and keeps ice cream from dripping! Load the removable dish with ice cream, push the button and
the ice cream turns while you enjoy one of the world's most popular treats. No more licking around the edges of a drippy cone. Fun for all ages. Removable dish is dishwasher safe. Requires two double AA batteries (not included).
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Scientists hard at work

Chicken will grow teeth when pigs can fly.

Well, better start searching the skies for flying pork — scientists have discovered
a mutant chicken with a full set of crocodile-like chompers.

Researchers also tweaked the genes of normal chickens to grow teeth.

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

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Apparently...

Take the Teen Queen Quiz at www.kidzworld.com!

Your girl-next-door nature makes everyone like you. You prefer quieter activities, with a close group of friends, to loud parties. You're close to your 'rents, especially your mom, and make sure to spend lots of time with the fam. And, you're as sweet as candy!

Which teen queen are you? (via best week ever blog)
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The best of Arrested Development

Fox Television is truly an enigma. Overseen by an eccentric Australian arch-conservative, it’s nevertheless a company willing to take a chance on some of the most subversive, avant-garde programming on network television. Then it cancels that programming to make way for shows about performing recreational activities with D-list “celebrities.” I can’t wait for Kathy Najimy Presents: Synchronized Swimming, featuring Paul Prudhomme and the black dude from Becker.

But for two and a half seasons, Fox broadcast one of the finest comedies ever to air on TV. Arrested Development took a vaguely promising premise—the documentary-style chronicling of a wealthy family in decline—and turned it into something amazing by way of writing that was at once culturally savvy, densely intricate in its use of storylines and running jokes that weaved in and out of all three seasons, and above all, hysterically funny, combined with an utterly brilliant cast of regulars and guest stars. The writing, directing, and acting are some of the best television’s ever seen, and in its short run, Arrested Development managed to pack in more laughs than fifty laugh-packing laugh packers on Laugh Packing Day (observed).

Is it going to come back on another network? Goddammit, I hope so. But assuming otherwise, here’s our list of the 25 best moments on a series full of great moments. Be forewarned, if you haven’t seen the show, there are some spoilers ahead, but also be aware that if you haven’t seen the show,
we are going to kill you in real life.
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Dutch gets deep



Let's get this out of the way right from the start: Darren Daulton knows some people are going to think he's weird. Out there. Maybe even nuts.

And that's all right.

The former All-Star catcher, one of the most popular Phillies players ever and the unquestioned leader of the 1993 World Series team, now spends his time trying to spread his message,
and it has nothing to do with baseball.
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Someone did it!



Background:
Valentine's Day is not a real holiday. Period. I don't see why I should spend $100 or more on dinner. $100 or more on a gift, ok, not a meal.I always joke with my wife on her birthday that I'll take her anywhere she wants to eat...
as long as it has a drive thru.

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Worst idea ever, I don't care if you can survive off of it

Hippocrates (460-377 B.C.), namesake of the Hippocratic oath, was the first in the Western world to record and teach the practice of uropoty (the drinking of urine). The theory of urine therapy states: In the excreted urine all the body's experiences -- physical and psychological -- are collected. Reintroducing the urine to the body forces the body's immune system to confront the same experiences a second time, which gives it a second incentive to deal with the problem.

Urine functions as a nosode, a small impulse of disease that, when introduced to the body, triggers the healing powers of the immune system. From homeopathy the principle of "healing like with like" is well-known. Today's vaccinations work on the same principle: A small impulse of an illness is introduced to the body to trigger its massive defense mechanism. In the case of immunizations one can obtain protection lasting for decades; when using urine therapy a refreshment is recommended after one year, or sometimes after just half a year.
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ESPN's hottest athlete



ESPN wants you to vote for the hottest
male and female athlete. Sorry Tim, Sasha Cohen and Daniela Hantuchova did not make the list.
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You learn something new every day



Stanislav Evgrafovich Petrov (Russian: Станислав Евграфович Петров) (born c. 1939) is a retired Russian Army colonel who, on September 26, 1983, averted a potential nuclear war by refusing to accept that the United States had launched missiles against the USSR, despite the indications given by his computerized early warning systems. The Soviet computer reports were later shown to have been in error, and Petrov is credited with preventing World War III and the devastation of much of the Earth by nuclear weapons. Because of military secrecy and international policy, Petrov's actions were kept secret until 1998.

This incident is one of dozens of high-risk decisions that were made by strategic nuclear forces over the years of the Cold War, often at the last minute, by administrative personnel far from the chain of command. It only became known much later due to military secrecy. The US certainly experienced similar events, and the USSR may have experienced others that remain unknown to this day.
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And you wonder why I want to work at Google



Top 10 reasons to work at Google and a photo essay.
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Yes, you heard right

AUSTRALIAN military police are hunting for a well endowed serial flasher nicknamed "Donkey Dong" who is terrorising underwear salespeople.

The supposedly well-endowed flasher, who wears army uniform, has been labelled "Donkey Dong" by some city retailers.

Several clothing and sporting retail outlets in the Mitchell Centre have been targeted over the past six months by the unidentified pervert, who calls shop assistants into the change room to see if his tight underwear "fits".
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LEGO Cheney = funny

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

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Ultimate geek desks

Check out these desks, now tell me who wouldn't want one of these? There are six different desks to look at. My favorite would have to be the "aura". In conclusion, this place has the ultimate geek desks.

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LEGOed video game scenes

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vNES - the NES emu for your cell phone!!

"We are proud to announce vNes, the fastest and best NES emulator for mobiles. It is fastest - with nes instructions optimizing, it can be even run smoothly in J2ME(java in mobiles). Has perfect sound(for symbian), perfect speed and most roms..." I personally use this on my Samsung A900... some games run a little slow, but this things awesome!

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35 face balls in 32 seconds

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I guess I shouldn't wake little kids up anymore telling them it's time for school

A 27-year-old League City woman who police said confused the weekend with a weekday and dropped her 6-year-old off at school was arrested Saturday.

Lt. Bruce Whitten of the League City police department said police believe
the mother thought Saturday was a school day and drove her daughter to Ferguson Elementary that morning. Despite the lack of activity at the school or cars in the parking lot the child was let off at the school, Whitten said.

A few hours later a passer-by saw the child, who was coatless in a chilly drizzle, and called police.
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Probably lazy firefighters

A home destroyed by flames just feet from a Central Florida fire station has raised concerns about the department's ability to protect the community, according to a Problem Solvers investigation.

The report featured Joe and Rhonda Quirk, who lived just a few yards from a fire station in Longwood, Fla., for the last 10 years.

"You can go in my back yard and throw a baseball and hit the fire station," Joe Quirk said.
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Those are some expensive legs

Someone stole two prosthetic legs -- one configured especially for softball -- from an Arcadia High School student. It was the second such theft in three months.

Melissa Huff is now missing a prosthetic leg valued at $16,000 that she wears to play softball and a cosmetic leg used for everyday use that is valued at $12,000. Melissa Huff lost her real leg when she was hit by an out-of-control car as she stood in front of Dana Middle School in 2004.

There are currently no leads in the case, but according to sheriff's Sgt. Russell Sprague, the burglar, or burglars, pried open a screen window to get into the Huff home on Olive Street.
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The Forbes' Money Meter



In the time it takes me to earn enough money for one Snickers bar at a retail of $1, Tom Cruise has earned about $900. All this happened in 3 minutes and 19 seconds. That's almost as much time as it took for him to ruin Katie Holmes' career.


See how insignificant you are compared to Tom Cruise and other celebrities. Note: the timer is in real time so I wouldn't suggest using large items, like the first item I tried, a 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren.

Monday, February 20, 2006

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Do you swim slower in syrup or water?

It's a question that has taxed generations of the finest minds in physics: do humans swim slower in syrup than in water? And since you ask, the answer's no. Scientists have filled a swimming pool with a syrupy mixture and proved it.

"
What appealed was the bizarreness of the idea," says Edward Cussler of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, who led the experiment. It's a question that also fascinated his student Brian Gettelfinger, a competitive swimmer who narrowly missed out on a place at this summer's Olympic Games in Athens.

Cussler and Gettelfinger took more than 300 kilograms of guar gum, an edible thickening agent found in salad dressings, ice cream and shampoo, and dumped it into a 25-metre swimming pool, creating a gloopy liquid twice as thick as water. "It looked like snot," says Cussler.
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Slip n slide wipeout



Some
kid gets pwned on a slip n slide (video not related to picture above).
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For all you Arrested Development fans, meaning Tim

This item is from the television show, Arrested Development. This is a screen used 'The Man Inside Me' Book by Dr. Tobias Funke from the Season 1 episode titled, "Let Them Eat Cake". This item was received from the from the prop department for auction and comes with an Official Certificate of Authenticity. This is a must have for all fans of Arrested Development. Bid with confidence to own this highly desirable collectible.
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Cops chasing donuts, hmm...

A high-speed police chase in Wynnefield on Friday morning ended with shots fired at a stolen Dunkin Donuts truck and the arrest of the car theft suspect.

According to police, a Dunkin Donuts driver left his truck running and unattended for a few minutes early Friday when a man got in and drove off. The truck belonged to the Dunkin Donuts at 52nd and Lancaster.

The man took a 20-minute joy ride though the local neighborhoods, and even across a baseball field, sometimes hitting 50 mph, said police.
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I didn't know they had stone skipping tournaments

On September 14, 2002, Kurt Steiner of Emporium, PA, took first place at the Pennsylvania Qualifying Stone Skipping Tournament in Franklin. Not only did he outskip all other competitors, but no one had previously seen a skip in competition with such an amazingly high count. The rapid-fire pitty-pats resulting from the cast made counting very difficult, but the judges settled on an official count for the day's competition of 34, which sealed a first-place finish for Steiner for the 2002 competition.* With video cameras present that day, officials felt it might be worthwhile to review the video footage, since the skip very well may have set a new world record. Upon review, it was determined that the skip had far exceeded 34, and was worthy of submission to the Guinness World Record committee for authentication. It has taken over a year, but the Guinness officials have declared Kurt's skip a new world record, with a count of 40!
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Man coughs up nail

In 1970, a bizarre gardening accident embedded a small nail deep inside Guy "Bud" Hart's body.

More than 35 years later,
the nail made an unexpected return, much to Hart's surprise.

The Placerville man was stunned earlier this month when a coughing fit expelled the inch-long sliver of metal, completing its decades-long trek inside the 84-year-old's body.

Friday, February 17, 2006

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Sad

A North Philadelphia man said he lost control early Valentine's Day morning when he beat his live-in girlfriend repeatedly and then stabbed her in the heart, according to police.

On Tuesday about 3:41 a.m., police were called to the 2000 block of North 11th Street, where Delores Jones, 47, was found beaten and stabbed, authorities said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

About nine hours later, police said, Jones' live-in boyfriend surrendered himself to authorities at the 22nd District and was subsequently charged with murder.
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One step closer to heaven for those that dance with their cats



Watch out, JAPAN AT ITS BEST! I might have some difficulties explaining this one to you... Bandai is releasing the "Neko Nyanbou" in Japan sometime in April. So what is it? Well, these are fake cat paws with claws that can be controlled by a small switch hidden in the "handle". Why on earth would you use these? To scratch your back, to scare a colleague or just as an extension of your arm... the drawings below will explain what I mean. So yes, they are crazy, but that's exactly what we love about them!
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Seriously, I thought he died

why did you leave blue's clues? where is the green-striped shirt?

we were the host of nickelodeon's blue's clues for 6 years, working with fantastic people. after the 100th episode, we felt it was time to move on. after we left, we made an album of music for grown-ups, fulfilling our long-held desire to become a rock godlet. helping toddlers rocked, and rocking rocks. we are a lucky man to have done both.
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If kids are this desperate to get out of gym class, there's probably a good reason

An Escambia County middle school gym teacher let children sit out his class if they paid a $1 bribe daily, netting him perhaps thousands of dollars, officials said Thursday.

Authorities said students paid Terence Braxton, 28, of Atmore, Ala., between September and December. He turned himself in early Thursday at a Pensacola jail on bribery charges and was released on his own recognizance, Escambia sheriff's Sgt. Mike Ward said.

It's not bad if you can make an extra $100 a day tax free," said Ronnie Arnold, spokesman for the Escambia County School District.
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Who doesn't like the words "free" and "chocolate"?!

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Out with the old, in the new

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I changed the layout of the site a little. Hopefully you'll still like enough to keep coming back. And by this, I'm referring to all 4 of my faithful readers.
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Maze game



This game is pretty tough. I could only get to level 3. See if you can beat me! The sound effects are hilarious. It's not really worth playing without sound, sorry.

If you need help and only if you're really stuck, see how
other's have managed.
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We <3 Katamari Damacy



If you haven't played any of
the two games for ps2 you're definitely missing out. Even if you just watch someone else play there's something satisfying about rolling up whole cities into a ball being pushed by a little green man with a weird shaped head. Here's a mini flash game for all you KD lovers out there.

Thursday, February 16, 2006

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One of my favorite scenes

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Dueling Farts



Dueling fart contest between Michael Moore and Peter.
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You are a smelly pirate hooker!



This was on ESPN a few times when the movie first came out.
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It's a good thing terrorists can't read news articles or else I'd be in some real trouble

A Hurricane Katrina or nuclear meltdown could be catastrophic for the Delaware Valley and a new report is questioning whether Philadelphia is ready to deal with such a disaster.“

By June 30th, we will have conducted a comprehensive review, identified gaps and made recommendations and on July 1st it will not be sitting on a shelf,” said City Managing Director, Pedro Ramos.

Ramos went on the offensive to assure the residents of Philadelphia that the city is moving to protect them against terror attacks such as 9/11 or a natural disaster such as Hurricane Katrina.

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Winnie Cooper > The Brain (Greg)



As a child, actress Danica McKellar played Winnie on the TV show The Wonder Years. Later, she made many appearances on The West Wing. But she's also a mathematician who recently
proved her own theorem. McKellar talks numbers with Scott Simon and Stanford professor Keith Devlin.
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People in Virginia seriously do whatever they want

Undercover sex is getting the OK from a Virginia sheriff.

Spotsylvania County Sheriff Howard Smith said he stands by the practice of allowing detectives to receive sexual services in the course of their investigations so they can catch suspects in the act.

Court documents show that four times last month, county detectives allowed women at a massage parlor to perform sex acts on them. In one case, a lawman left a $350 tip. Smith acknowledged the practice is not new.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

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Flash mobs are awesome

Roughly 1,000 people drawn by internet postings and word-of-mouth converged near San Francisco's Ferry Building on Tuesday night for a half-hour pillow fight.

The underground event erupted at 6 p.m. in the center of Justin Herman Plaza with a mass rush of shrieking, laughing combatants - many of whom arrived with
pillows concealed in shopping bags, backpacks and the like.

Within minutes, pillows were arcing, feathers were flying, and by the time the Ferry Building's clock tower clanged the half-hour, the plaza and hundreds of people were covered in white down that gave the scene a wintry lustre.
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Yeah, I'm not too sure how he was gonna manage the task

A Hartland man was treated at a Pittsfield hospital after he nailed himself to a cross. The 23-year-old man apparently was trying to commit suicide Thursday evening in his living room, the Bangor Daily News reported.

Somerset County Sheriff Barry DeLong said Monday that no charges will be filed. "There is no crime here," he said.
Police said the man appeared delusional and told them he had been "seeing pictures of God on the computer." He told them he had not seen the hit movie "The Passion of the Christ," which depicts the Crucifixion of Jesus.

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

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His tummy sounds angry, daddy

Saddam Hussein and three former officials in his regime on Tuesday told the court handling their trial that they were on a hunger strike in protest of the judge overseeing the proceedings.

Saddam said he had not eaten in three days, while his former intelligence chief, Ibrahim Barzan, said he had been on strike for two days. Their claims of a hunger strike could not be independently confirmed. The defendants are being held in U.S. detention, and U.S. officials could not immediately be reached to comment.

Investigative judge Raid Juhi did not deny the defendants were refusing food when asked about the strike after the day's three-hour session. "This is an administrative problem that the court is working to verify and it will work also to solve it... with the responsible parties in the custodial authorities," he told reporters.
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Mel Gibson invades the Keystone state

Mel Gibson made so much money from “The Passion of the Christ” that he’s now putting it where his mouth is, so to speak. He’s continuing to build a religious compound in Malibu for Catholics who reject Vatican II, and is implicitly endorsing his controversial father’s beliefs by helping him launch a similar church in Pennsylvania.

Last year, according to federal tax filings, Gibson parked $5 million of his "Passion" profits in his tax-free private foundation — the same vehicle he’s used to pour millions into a 17-acre religious compound he’s building in Agoura Hills, Calif., at a “secret” rural location.

The setup — first written about three years ago in The New York Times — now includes his very own 9,000-square-foot Holy Family Catholic Church. The church has about 70 members and a collection of buildings under construction.
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Babysitter of the Year

Authorities say a 15-month-old boy died when he was hit by an ice cream truck and dragged behind the vehicle. The Florida Highway Patrol says Raymundo Aguirre was dragged for about 900 feet -- about two and a half football fields -- before neighbors at a mobile home park stopped the truck.

The boy was being cared for by a baby sitter, who had taken him and two other children to the truck for ice cream. When they returned to their mobile home, Raymundo was missing.

Neighbors who had stopped the truck saw the child after the driver backed up. The boy died while being transported to Manatee Memorial Hospital.
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We're all going to hell if this holds true



Well known Malayalam director T. Rajeevnath, scouting for a suitable actress to play the title role in his film on Nobel Peace laureate Mother Teresa, has sent feelers to American actress Paris Hilton.

"My agents in California have contacted Paris Hilton," Rajeevnath told IANS.

The director said
he was impressed when he read a report sometime ago in which the hotel heiress said she had refused to pose nude in Playboy magazine and decided then to shortlist her.
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Pencil in penis, what could go wrong?

A Serbian man needed emergency surgery after sticking a pencil inside his penis to keep it stiff during sex.

Zeljko Tupic, from Belgrade, told doctors he had experienced erectile difficulties in the past.
So as he prepared for a night with his new lover,
he decided to insert a thin pencil into his penis.
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I'm actually pretty grossed out now



Those ice-cold drinks from favorite fast food restaurants may not seem as refreshing after a seventh-grader's science project reveals
what may lurk inside the cup.

Benito Middle School student Jasmine Roberts examined the amount of bacteria in ice served at fast food restaurants.

Her project won the science fair at the New Tampa school, and she hopes to win a top prize at the Hillsborough County Regional Science and Engineering Fair, which starts Tuesday.
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A non-Cheney related hunting accident

A man was shot and injured when his hunting partner mistook his elbow for a squirrel, authorities said.

Michigan State Police said George Arthur Sikkenga, 64, of Muskegon, Michigan was wounded Sunday morning in Golden Township, in Michigan's west-central Lower Peninsula.

Sikkenga was wearing camouflage clothing except for an orange hat, which he had covered with a hood after sitting down behind a tree, The Muskegon Chronicle reported.
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It's like the people that own boa constrictors and are surprised when their child ends up missing

A South Florida man nearly died this weekend after being stung by a rare Vietnamese centipede considered to have one of the most toxic stings in the world, according to a Local 6 News report.

Authorities said the man was changing the water bowl of the 7-inch Vietnamese centipede he was keeping as a pet when it quickly stung his hand.

The victim, who was not identified, was in stable condition at Baptist Hospital in South Florida, according to a report.
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Not guilty by reason of insanity is a copout, plain and simple

A woman accused of killing her 10-month-old daughter by cutting off the baby's arms with a kitchen knife pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Monday at the start of her murder trial.

Dena Schlosser, 37, said nothing and stared straight ahead, sometimes gently rocking back and forth, as her attorney entered the plea.

Later, during opening statements, her attorney said Schlosser clearly did not know right from wrong during the November 2004 slaying of baby Margaret.

Monday, February 13, 2006

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Hmmm

The Complete Idiot's Guide to...
Like you didn't see that coming... idiot...
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Ohh Philly

A SEPTA driver arrested after assaulting a passenger and throwing her off the bus has been suspended without pay and will probably be fired, officials said yesterday.

Mario Edney, 53, of the 5700 block of North Woodstock Street, was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, and making terroristic threats, said Officer Jillian Russell, a police spokeswoman.

On Wednesday, about 11:20 a.m., Edney, a driver for the Route 17 bus, and the passenger, a 52-year-old woman whose name has not been released, got into an altercation around 20th Street and Washington Avenue in South Philadelphia, Russell said.

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I never really liked substitute teachers

A Newark substitute teacher who forced a second-grader to stand on a chair and tightened a string around the child's neck in a mock hanging has been convicted of disorderly persons offenses and could face jail time, a prosecutor said yesterday.

Albert Coleman, 61, of East Orange, was convicted Tuesday in a bench trial before Superior Court Judge Dennis Carey of simple assault and disorderly conduct, said Mark Ali, an assistant Essex County prosecutor.

Ali, who heads the office's child-abuse unit, said the incident occurred March 29, 2004, as Coleman was overseeing the boy, now 9, in an after-school program at the Elliott Street School.

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Cheney may shoot you when you're not looking



Vice President Dick
Cheney accidentally shot a 78-year-old hunting companion during a weekend quail hunting trip after the man went to retrieve a bird and Cheney failed to spot him.

Harry Whittington, an Austin attorney, was in stable condition late Sunday in the intensive care unit at a Corpus Christi hospital, where he was flown after the shooting late Saturday afternoon at the Armstrong Ranch.

The vice president visited with Whittington and his wife before returning to Washington on Sunday. Cheney "was pleased to see that he's doing fine and in good spirits," said Cheney spokeswoman Lea Anne McBride.
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Apparently this is common

An Indian judge has sentenced a robber to life imprisonment for hurling a slipper at him.

Judge C D Gongale
managed to duck in time when Rajkumar Sharma threw his slipper at him, reports The Times of India.

The 19-year-old appeared before the judge in Mumbai after he was accused of robbing an auto rickshaw driver of £5.20.
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I'm gonna be a banker

They call it Goldmine Sachs. And well they might. Because the Wall Street giant has become the first major investment bank to see its average salary top half a million dollars.

The extraordinary figure is disclosed in the company's latest regulatory filings and comes as a record bonus season draws to a close on both sides of the Atlantic.

It is sure to be used to entice people to join the bank, which expects to boost its number of employees by up to 10 per cent in anticipation of another bumper year for trading and mergers and acquisitions activity.

Thursday, February 09, 2006

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My Black Valentine



For those that
just can't stand VD... hehe, get it?
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Audi's Mini-killer



Audi is planning a renewed attack on the premium small car ranks with a replacement for its slow-selling A2. The new car, tentatively codenamed Au250, is set to ditch the costly aluminium space frame of the current A2 for Polo-based steel unitary body construction. Ingolstadt top brass indicate that this will allow it to forge ahead with a number of body styles, including hatchback, coupé and convertible variants.

‘The successor to the A2 is not yet completely finalised, but it will almost certainly adopt conventional construction,’ a high ranking Audi official told Autocar, adding, ‘our current method provides a suitable hi-tech image but it is extremely costly to produce.’

Until now Audi has been non-committal on a follow-up to the A2 since announcing that production of the first-generation model was to end this August. But with sales of premium small cars – such as BMW’s Mini – on the rise across Europe it appears plans for a replacement have now been accelerated. The best indications are for the launch of the new model in late 2007.

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"The principal told sixth-graders that they're going to die because people were poking people with needles"

More than two dozen students at a local elementary school are being checked for
HIV and hepatitis C after they were jabbed with needles.

A sixth-grader at West Union Elementary apparently got the diabetic lancets from a baby sitter, took them into the school and gave them out to classmates.


"It's a terrifying situation, as a parent and a child," said Leslie Carrier, a mother of one of the students.
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Alv Eht Nioj

A Manifesto In Verse By The Vegetable Liberation Army

We're the Vegetable Liberation Army!
V - L - A!
We fight for the rights of vegetables
We're here to say,

we will liberate our brethren from your supermarket shelves,
and in doing so empower our vegetable selves!
No more canning, no more freezing, no more freshly picked today!
No more boiling, no more steaming, no more cru-di-te!

We're the Vegetable Liberation Army!
V - L - A!
We fight for the rights of vegetables!
We're here to sway,

all the people of this planet you must listen to our plight!
We are thinking, feeling vegetables and we defend our right,
to coexist peacefully with humans and in kind,
needn't fear the act of being eaten off the vine!

We're the Vegetable Liberation Army!
V - L - A!
We fight for the rights of vegetables!
We're here to stay!

Rise above your oppression!
Draw your line in the sand!
Make the humans live in fear of a vegetable-controlled land!
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Ice cream vending machine



Imagine
the best ice cream you’ve ever tasted. Now imagine ordering it from a machine at the mall, the museum or your campus center. Every scoop of MooBella is made just for you! Right on the spot! Whether it’s Premium or Low Carb (9 Net carbs, does not include mix-in), you can make your MooBella with a choice of 12 different flavors and 3 kinds of mix-ins in each machine.

It’s amazingly fresh! That's because at MooBella, we use only the highest quality ingredients like all natural cream to make our ice cream. We believe it’s the only way to make great ice cream.
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Just look at the bid, look at the shipping price and you'll know how i feel right now



Here is a one of a kind gem if I've ever seen one up for bids. This is the one and only Brokeback Mountain M&M ! As you can see in the pictures below, there is
a mountain shape protruding from the back of the M&M. I am not sure if there is a conspiracy behind this M&M or not as strict factory standards usually weed out the odd M&Ms. Could this be one of the M&M prototypes that slipped through? Could it be the M&M factory sending me a message that Brokeback Mountain will win big at the Grammys? This is possible since I did not have my aluminum foil hat on at the time I was eating these. Could it have been meant for someone as a souvenir at a movie theater? Or could it be that I am just a warped individual with a strange sense of humor with a wild imagination? I'll let you be the judge of that but know this is a real auction and all bids are legally binding.

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

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McDonald's Sim



Making money in a corporation like McDonald's is not simple at all! Behind every sandwich there is
a complex process you must learn to manage: from the creation of pastures to the slaughter, from the restaurant management to the branding. You'll discover all the dirty secrets that made us one of the biggest company of the world.
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Judge of the Year

A judge overseeing a manslaughter case embarrassed prosecutors and upset the victim's family when she called for a Super Bowl cheer for the Seattle Seahawks before the start of the sentencing hearing.

As Judge Beverly G. Grant took the bench Friday, she asked everyone in court to say "
Go Seahawks." Dissatisfied with the low volume of the response, she told them to try again.

Only then did she hear statements from prosecutors, defense lawyers and relatives of the slain Tino Patricelli, as well as an apology from defendant Steve Keo Teang, before resentencing Teang to 13.5 years in prison.
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Robot camel racing

Kuwait on Sunday held the first regional camel race using robots as riders after child jockeys were banned from the lucrative sport following criticism by human rights groups.

Teams from the six Gulf Arab states participated in the race held on the dusty tracks of a racing club outside the capital Kuwait City.

"We hope this sport, which is part of our cultural heritage, will be spared from suspicion," said Kuwait's Energy Minister Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah who opened the five-day championship.
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Sometimes, I just don't understand the bigotry of people

States are rushing to limit when and where people may protest at funerals - all because of a small Kansas church whose members picket soldiers' burials, arguing that Americans are dying for a country that harbors homosexuals.

During the 1990s, the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., went around picketing the funerals of AIDS victims with protest signs that read, "God Hates Fags." But politicians began paying more attention recently when church members started showing up at the burials of soldiers and Marines killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Legislation is being considered in at least 14 states, and several of the bills moving quickly, with backing from legislative leaders and governors.
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Trombone Solo!



It's like Soul Train meets Petey from American Pie 2.
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Britney's parenting blunder



Enough said...
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More Valentine's Day fun



It’s the season of love and where better to celebrate than in the city of brotherly love! Once a year Philadelphians go ooey gooey as Cupid flies through the air inspiring friends, family and lovers to show just how much they mean to each other. So if a simple rose or a box of heart-shaped chocolates just won’t suffice, check out our listing of romance-filled events and share the experience with someone you love.

And don't forget about the Naked at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Scavenger Hunt on Saturday, February 11th.

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

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Even though this article came out last year, it's still worth the read

Woody Allen once said, "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work...I want to achieve it through not dying." Much to humanity's collective dismay, there is no way to defy death. But you can try.

Many people think they know what's good for them. Who wouldn't like to think that being rich, sleeping with supermodels and eating caviar every day would increase their longevity. After all, Hugh Hefner looks pretty good for a man of 78. But this is more wishful thinking than practical science.

If you really want to live longer, then you can start with your attitude. Your way of thinking can not only impact the quality of your life, but also how long you actually live. In 2002, researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., found that
optimistic people decreased their risk of early death by 50 percent compared with those who leaned more towards pessimism.
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Maybe the ice cream man in Philly wasn't selling drugs after all

Officials from British trade association ELSPA (Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association) have revealed that a man in South Lanarkshire, Scotland has been given 200 hours of community service, after being convicted of selling fake video games, CDs and DVDs.

William Agnew, aged 50, of Hamilton in central Scotland, was sentenced at Hamilton Sheriff Court after admitting to the trademark offences. 4,000 pirated DVDs, CDs and games on PlayStation, Xbox and PC platforms were seized during the raid on Agnew's business premises in Blantyre, on 8th May 2003.

It was estimated if the goods were sold as new, they would be worth £100,000 ($175,085). Agnew was known to sell the goods from his ice cream van, a relatively common means of distribution for illegal goods in larger Scottish towns – where the infamous “ice cream wars” between rivals gangs was the source of considerable bloodshed in the early 1980s.
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"We are people too, even if we don't have souls"

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Valentine's Day reminder



Make your Valentine’s Day STEAMY! Take your Valentine to White Castle on Tuesday, February 14 between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m and enjoy hostess seating, candlelit dining and your own server. Reservations are required, so
check the list below for participating Castles near you!
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Mmmmm... pirated movies...

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Pretty creepy

A Martin County deputy used his dashboard-mounted video camera at public beaches to zoom in on and record bikini-clad females, including one rinsing off under a shower, a sheriff's office investigation reveals.

Martin County Sheriff Robert Crowder fired deputy Jack Munsey after the investigation, released Monday, concluded
Munsey broke policy by using the video for unofficial purposes, spending on-duty time on off-duty activities and for improper conduct.

The patrol car cameras are supposed to be used for documenting drunken-driving suspects trying to walk a straight line.
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You'd think some people would learn

Homicide suspect David Downey managed to smile and laugh on Monday as he faced multiple criminal charges.

"Have a nice day gentlemen. It's always nice to see you," Downey told reporters.

Downey, 52, is accused of a parole violation and solicitation of a prostitute, but his major woes stem from the August death of Ashley Burg of Willingboro, N.J.
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I'm a geek because I think this is swell



The IT manager - overworked and underappreciated. You know the story. Back in school, always the last to be picked for football, but the first one they ran to when they accidentally deleted a homework assignment. Not much has changed since then. But the fact is it takes a special skill set to manage an IT department. As IT manager you need to monitor industry trends and administer mission-critical resources for an entire company. At the same time, you have to manage increasingly tighter budgets - finding ways to do more with less - and possess the people skills to oversee staff and run interference with top decision makers.

The Intel® IT Manager Game tests your entire skill set - people management, resource allocation, strategic analysis and planning. It also tests your courage under fire - can you stand up to the scrutiny of top management along with that of your peers in the industry? Will the decisions you make result in breathtaking profits or devastating losses? Will you enjoy the sweet taste of victory or the bitter agony of defeat? Are you destined for management glory or will you be the kid sitting on the sidelines, waiting for the bell to ring?

Monday, February 06, 2006

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Super Bowl XL Commercials



I wasn't too impressed by any of them. I enjoyed the first Careerbuilder.com ad and the Fedex one but besides that, none of them really seemed too special.
Here's all the commercials.
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Tim vs. The Black Widow, July 4th 2006, Pete & Eldas, 10 minutes, winner takes all

A 100-pound woman ate 26 grilled cheese sandwiches in 10 minutes at a New York restaurant, winning the World Grilled Cheese Eating Championship.

Sonya Thomas won $8,000 US for the contest at the Planet Hollywood restaurant in Times Square on Wednesday but said she was disappointed in her performance.

"I could have done better," she said, adding that she was aiming for 30 sandwiches.
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Bad idea: putting killers on the street. Really bad idea: putting psychotic killers back on the street

State psychiatrists say a Troy man who bludgeoned and mutilated his mother to death in 2000 should be released from an institution, placed in a group home and eventually returned to the community because his mental illness is in remission.

Oakland County prosecutors, however, plan to fight his release at a hearing Wednesday.

James Yang, 30, was found not guilty by reason of insanity in Oakland County Circuit Court in 2001 after he beat his mother, Kazuyo Yang, 58, to death with a chair leg, crowbar, hammer and iron weights in their Troy home. He used a hacksaw to cut off her face and then ate her eyes.
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This car costs too much so I'm gonna buy it, crash it into the dealer ship and set it ablaze

A disgruntled car customer in South Florida who was apparently angry with the price he was charged for his new car drove the vehicle into the dealership showroom, poured gas on it and set it on fire, police said.

Investigators said Gerald Georgettis had just purchased a new Ford Escape from a Miami dealership.

After the purchase, police said Georgettis drove the vehicle into the dealership and doused it with gasoline. He then set it on fire, causing $1 million in damage.

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Totowa = Annie's Road

A ruptured tank spilled more than 9,000 gallons of refined oil into a river Sunday, causing an eight-mile oil slick, authorities said.

At least two water companies temporarily stopped taking water from the Passaic River after the 9 a.m. spill, said Passaic County Sheriff's Department spokesman Bill Maer.

The leak started at a factory in Totowa, about 20 miles west of New York City. Oil was flowing "like a spout" into the water, said sheriff's department Capt. James Hearney.

Friday, February 03, 2006

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Brokeback to the Future



C'mon. Admit it. You laughed... or shook your head in disappointment. Having sound for this one is definately a plus.
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50 Cent to write chidren's books



Rap star 50 Cent is planning yet another career change after claiming he is to write a series of children's books.

After a successful chart career, the hip-hop heavyweight has just released his first movie 'Get Rich Or Die Tryin' and has also starred in a video game of the same name.

But after completing work on his first autobiography, the star, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, insists he wants to write books for young children,
teaching them life lessons.
 

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