House 8 is no longer active, at least here. We're over here now.
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20 Oct 2005 |
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Cool (yet disturbing) photo of Korea's rarely photographed Mass Games. 
Any person who holds up the wrong panel is immediately taken outside and shot.
(ha ha)
It's times like this I wish I had a house8 alias. Graf is going to come down on me like a sack of hammers.
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19 Sep 2005 |
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Some helpful phrases for talk like a pirate day:
"Yarr." - I agree.
"Yarr!" - I see your point, and agree wholeheartedly.
"Yarr-ha-harr!" - You're right!
"Yarr?" - Excuse me, what did you say?
"Yarrgh" - I respectfully acknowledge that you are right and I am wrong
"Be that a peg leg, or arrr ye just happy to cast yer eyes upon me?"
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29 Aug 2005 |
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But everybody knows virgin number 326 is a big slut, and even I've pounded the chick in the glasses.
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23 Mar 2005 |
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Okay, stop what ya doin', 'cuz I'm about to ruin... your productivity. Here's two fun quizzes to help you learn more about yourself:
Which New York Times Op-Ed Columnist Are You?
or, for those who gots dey edumacation on da STREET:
How is it possible for me to be both Bob Herbert and Chris Rock at the same time? Hmm...
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09 Nov 2004 |
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I'm gonna get blamed, but it is NOT me ranting... judge for yourself:
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09 Sep 2004 |
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Take this online quiz and test your asian awareness. The quiz takes you through about 20 photgraphs of Asian individuals and asks you to identify them as Chinese, Japanese or Korean. Apparently, the average person scores a seven, I was only able to score an 8. blah! take the test!
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30 Mar 2004 |
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Classified as "anthropology", which must have any real anthropologists up in arms, Details goes all out in their Asian stereotypes. Apparently all Asians do the following: cruise for chicken, are into shrimp balls, uses chopsticks, drink tea, are samurais, have sashimi-smooth chests, and have soft and long fingers. If that's not fucked up enough, apparently these things make for someone being gay. It's really absurd the way Details went about it. While it may be difficult for non-Asians to understand, I'm sure if any magazine did a "Gangsta or Black", "Tribe Leader or Indian", or "Drug Trafficker or Latino", nobody would question whether it was wrong or not.
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16 Dec 2003 |
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Some Arabs...had at least hoped for redemption in Saddam's death; instead they got a bedraggled old man hiding in a dark hole, reportedly armed but calling to his discoverers, "Don't shoot!"
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19 Nov 2003 |
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As a crowd of fans screamed their support, the 21-year-old superstar presided over the unveiling of her own bronze-edged star that lies among those of movie and music legends along the pavement of Los Angeles' Hollywood.
"It's really weird," said the singer whose new television special was due to be aired on US television later Monday, a day ahead of the release of her latest album
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27 Oct 2003 |
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You can thank Germany for this new twist on an old theme.
Film producers Satt und Durstig organized a premiere in Berlin last month after a successful test run in the northern city of Hamburg and the trend has already spawned imitators in other major cities.
The event follows the rules of traditional karaoke but instead of standing in for Whitney Houston or Frank Sinatra, contestants belt out the parts of adult movie stars.
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13 Sep 2003 |
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Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl holds the librarian action figure she inspired outside Archie McPhee & Co.'s Seattle store. The librarian joins the McPhee lineup of other action figures, including Sigmund Freud, Nico the espresso stand barista, and Jesus Christ.
I have this vision of House8 members going to this site and being separated from their money... be sure you don't miss 'peeing guy"...
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12 Sep 2003 |
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Warning: Some of these are unbelievably shallow and crass. Which is why I suppose they feel right at home here at House 8.
Fox News: "Fair and Balanced"
House 8: "Shallow and Crass"
Yeah, that fits.
For those not interested in wading through all 6 (!!) pages, this one pretty much sums it all up:
We were living in D.C., but it didn't really faze us that terrorists had hit our very own city. We attempted to go to the movies where a homeless man kindly told us that no movies were being shown that day; grudgingly ate at the only food establishment open --Taco Bell -- and ended up renting Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson Lee's staged X-rated extravaganza. We did the nasty all day (no thanks to Tommy and Pam), convincing ourselves that what we were doing was life affirming. And it was.
-- Name withheld
Gawd Bless Umuricuh.
via one.point.zero
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03 Sep 2003 |
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Gospel originated in the Hebrides. Word is bond.
In unrelated Scots news, check out Sexy Kilt Boat Guy. WTF? Gotta get me a boat...
via one.point.zero
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22 Aug 2003 |
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Funkmaster Flex, the hot-rod king of the central Bronx, has a new show on Spike TV.
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Since [our employer] went down in flames and laid all of us off, I find that getting to the west side is harder than it used to be. I'm concerned that I'm getting a little rusty on my hipster language skills.
I thought I'd offer to the men and women of House8 the latest in cultural language trends, so that when we're re-employed we can pick up where we left off.
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That said, here's a guide to Flex's car lingo:
* Whip: Car
* Shoes: Wheels
* Ride out: Take off
* Churp and tie: Burnout
* Dubs: Tires more than 20 inches in diameter
* Big block: Old car with a lot of horsepower
* Thump thump: Noise made by loud sound system
* Pipework: Exhaust system; ie, "That's serious pipework!"
* Floating: Driving a hot truck slowly down a crowded street
* Third-lane style: Going more than 70 miles an hour
* Trick out: Doing anything "after market" to your car
via New York Post, Page Six
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18 Jul 2003 |
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Pitt junior Brandon Smith wanted a tattoo that proclaimed his manliness, so he decided to get the Chinese characters for ŇstrengthÓ and ŇhonorÓ on his chest. After 20 minutes under the needle of local tattoo artist Andy Sakai, he emerged with the symbol for Ňsmall penisÓ embedded in his flesh.
via anna
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05 Jun 2003 |
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This is a fun website to see just how cultured you actually are...is it a urinal or art? You be the judge, and then get your Art IQ score.
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06 May 2003 |
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Dust off those gas masks and fly your freak flag high. Join the Avrilution and take back your pop culture.
via boing boing
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02 May 2003 |
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Amazing photo collection of social dress codes. I especially love the differences between fans and supporters.
via harrumph!
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27 Feb 2003 |
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If you thought it would be impossible to make mass music any more flat and uncreative, think again. This program is sure to do the job. Take all the uniqueness and human idiosyncracies out of pop music and replace it with market-proven pop algorithms through the magic of machine logic.
Kill me now.
via Jim MacGregor
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25 Feb 2003 |
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Some 125,000 people showed up to watch the crowd of men dressed in white loincloths try to ward off bad luck by touching the body of the year's appointed "sacred man" as he entered Konomiya Shrine, near Nagoya.
...uh huh.
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21 Feb 2003 |
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The French Boy Scouts probably have a merit badge for broth.
via K-Ho, Texan
literally.
now this is why japanese fashion is always ahead of the curve. a step beyond the breast painted t-shirts...
via jane
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02 Feb 2003 |
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Fascinating article from 1980 on Columbia.
The main cause of delay is currently the shuttle's refractory tiles, which disperse the heat of reentry from the ship's nose and fuselage. Columbia must be fitted out with 33,000 of these tiles, each to be applied individually, each unique in shape. The inch-thick tiles, made of pyrolized carbon, are amazing in two respects. They can be several hundred degrees hot on one side while remaining cool to the touch on the other. They do not boil away like the ablative heat shieldings of capsules and modules; they can be used indefinitely. But they're also a bit of a letdown in another respect-they're so fragile you can hardly touch them without shattering them.
These are the wild, uncharted rivers of space. Unknown; unknowable; beyond programming. To find out if your ship can cope with them, you have to take it up there.
Also see Go at Throttle-Up, a 1996 examination of the state of NASA and the shuttle. Both articles
via scripting news
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24 Jan 2003 |
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11 Jan 2003 |
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If it's a trend, methinks it's on the downside , but some people are fanatics about it...
Of course, there's always Drunken Sexual Hangman
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03 Dec 2002 |
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Wearing pink T-shirts that read "Bad girls like good contracts," dancers banged on pots Monday and chanted, "Two, four, six, eight, pay me more to gyrate!"
The club uses its unionized status as a selling point, boasting on its answering machine that it is "San Francisco's only peep show where you can be sure the dancers will be beautiful, smart and unionized."
"They use the union to promote the club, yet they don't support it," said Vivian. "It feels like exploitation."
"Victorian taxidermy was very popular once but is not really in favor now," said Kevin Moore, owner of the mid-18th century Jamaica Inn in southwest England, where the 6,000 figures are set out in sentimental -- some would say tasteless -- tableaux.
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27 Aug 2002 |
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"If only these players knew how much the fans needed to see them having fun," Giannoulas says later. "If only they had a clue."
Indeed.
A great read about the historically very private man inside (formerly San Diego) Chicken, Ted Giannoulas.
via Pazen
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26 Aug 2002 |
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23 Aug 2002 |
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09 Aug 2002 |
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If you've been laying awake nights wondering why David Hasselhoof is a big European rockstar and you're not, here's the reason.
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02 Aug 2002 |
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16 Jul 2002 |
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Dumbass Hans von Schweinitz gets his family kicked off plane for asking if the pilots are sober, then compares America West flight attendants to Hitler's Boot Boys.
"It sent cold chills down my back," he said. "My family opposed Hitler, but if you asked the wrong questions, you took your life in your hands, because the SS and Gestapo had complete power."
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[T]he flight crew announced that the plane's departure would be delayed because a passenger had asked if the pilot had taken a blood alcohol test.
The delay lasted 2 1/2 hours while the crew waited for a blood alcohol test to be brought to the airport.
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A security guard escorted the von Schweinitz family off the plane. The airline put the family on the next flight to Seattle.
"People cheered, and that was embarrassing and humiliating," Christopher von Schweinitz said.
Hans, bubby: Yer an asshole.
via Obscure Store
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26 Jun 2002 |
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Have a half-baked idea? Share it with the world. Or, spend hours reading others' submissions and comments. Why do dishwashers open top-down?
via More Like This
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21 Jun 2002 |
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06 Jun 2002 |
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05 Jun 2002 |
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British marines are flirting with the locals and blowin' goats in Afghanistan...
At one stage, troops were invited into a house and asked to dance. Citing the need to keep momentum in their search and destroy mission, the marines made their excuses and left.
Had they been there on leave, they certainly would've stayed to trip the light fantastic with their hosts...
via one.point.zero
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04 Jun 2002 |
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The C-walk, a tiptoe dance that some people joke looks like skipping "hopscotch on crack," has caught on among teenagers nationwide.
These moves should sound familiar to anyone who has seen Karen Keenans bizarre West Side Story dance
But the solo performance dance, usually done to fast-tempo hip-hop and rap music, alarms school administrators. Because of its origins in a notorious street gang, some in Los Angeles are banning it from campus parties and proms. The C, after all, stands for Crips, a name supposedly spelled out in foot motions of some C-walkers.
"The Crip walk is a no-no," Crenshaw High School Principal Isaac Hammond said. (Site supplies video of the dance, so you can offend your friedns and neighbors)
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15 May 2002 |
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They may be big, loud and drunk, but there is no need to fear them.
Hah! Here we go! Here we go! Here we go!
The pamphlets urge shopkeepers to try to communicate with the fans, and in addition to daily phrases like 'Welcome' and 'Can I help you', it recommends trying: 'England are a great team'.
Well, better than '94, anyway.
Wait, it gets better...
'The Handy Guide for England Supporters', which will be handed out to the fans together with their tickets, tell them to avoid a 'cultural red card', such as taking shirts off in public, and advising that those with tatoos cover them up.
It also warns that drunken fans will not be allowed into the matches, urging: 'Pace yourself!'
The media loves this shit. "Oh, my! Nooo! Here come the hooligans! Hide the women and children!" Fox Sports World has been running these short "Road to the World Cup" fluff pieces on teams, players, and how Korea and Japan are preparing for the crowds. Almost all of these are used to demonstrate the flash new riot gear the cops have, including net guns that can take down three people from five meters away or some crap like that. The most recent one shows Japanese riot cops taking on a "simulated" attack by hooligans, followed by the cops jumping all over the "hooligans," 3-5 on 1.
Nothing is funnier than a Japanese guy trying to act like an English hooligan. I'm pretty sure they were laughing through the whole performance.
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09 May 2002 |
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Jodee Berry, 27, won a beer sales contest last May at the Panama City Beach Hooters. She believed she had won a new Toyota and happily was escorted to the restaurant's parking lot in a blindfold.
But when the blindfold was removed, she found she had won a new toy Yoda -- the little green character from the "Star Wars" movies.
It was a joke people.
I guess when you work at Hooters, the biggest thing you could possibly look forward to is a new Toyota... or a new tube top.
via The Morning News
I'm moving to Rhode Island.
It seems they're considering offering Mr. Potato head license plates, with half the proceeds going to benefit a food bank.
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08 May 2002 |
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Unfortunately, these are not a joke.
PriceWaterhouseCoopers' "Downright Global"* is about as painful as their logo...
* Not to be confused with "Your World". Yes, they have two. An alarming number of companies have multiple "anthems." And remixes.
via NPR
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25 Apr 2002 |
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Either it's existential cultural commentaries via 1970s video technologies, or it's neighbors from hell.
Your choice. All skate, all skate...
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18 Apr 2002 |
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I think that we as a nation have finally recovered from the September 11 attacks.
What makes me say that?
Well...
Robert Blake, TV's Baretta, has been arrested for murdering his wife. No word if OJ Simpson has offered to help track down the real killer. But I say, if the bird shit, you must acquit.
Roman Polanski will face sex charges, although the object of his affections is probably old enough to be a grandmother by now.
Madonna and Courtney are fucked up. Madonna's gonna be OK, but Courtney probably isn't.
And, to top it all off, Volkswagen now has a car that gets 239 miles to the gallon and looks like a Beetle that got squished betwixt two semi-trucks.
Hot damn tamale!
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17 Apr 2002 |
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Don't you love website spin-offs? Could have been executed better, but the concept is genius...
via ryan
NEW YORK ĐĐ Destiny's Child's new single "Nasty Girl," which chastises scantily clad women and tells them to "put some clothes on," may seem contradictory coming from a trio known as much for their bare midriffs as their soulful sound.
Anyone can defend a song.
The real question is, can they defend their career?
I think we need a Michael Bolton category on here for inexplicably popular cultural dreck.
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29 Mar 2002 |
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11 Mar 2002 |
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Another toy seller, Masoumeh Rahimi, said Barbie was "foreign to IranŐs culture" because some of the popular Western dolls wear revealing clothing. She said young girls who play with Barbie, a doll she sees as wanton, could grow into women who reject Iranian values.
"I think every Barbie doll is more harmful than an American missile," Rahimi said.
Iranian kids will be able to hold Gi Joe's hostage at the "Sara and Dara Dreamhouse".... err... make that Dreamhut.
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30 Jan 2002 |
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Martial Arts. Comic Books. Anime. Oh my!
Supervillain: The HackerShe ain't yer ordinary computer villain. She's a Supervillain. You can tell because she has a really big gun and she's chained to her PCMCIA card. Or something.
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16 Jan 2002 |
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i walked in, filled out an application, and was interviewed. i was truthful. in my interview, the manager (ralph) asked if i can handle a fast-paced, intense environment. i said yes. he looked at my resume and asked about my current part-time job as chairman at i-traffic. i said, "it's an internet thing." he said "ok" and then asked me for my waist size.
Hah!
via kottke
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11 Jan 2002 |
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This website is run by Ex-Convicts, for Convicts and ex-convicts who have either lost contact with old prison inmate or maybe looking for fellow conns for their next bank job.
We can help you find your friends, if you're were convicted or just got away with a caution, in the complete knowledge that your contact details are kept securely at all times.
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In these days of Magic Lantern¨ and Carnivore¨ and other Big Brother devices, I don't think I'd trust these guys...
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21 Dec 2001 |
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19 Dec 2001 |
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Cheeky Santa Given The BumŐs Rush
Santa Falls Foul of Anti-Terrorism Laws
Child Santa booted out of mall
Next Year: Coal for everyone!
via Drudge
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30 Oct 2001 |
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25 Oct 2001 |
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Happened upon this "anti teen pop slut" site while... uh... never mind. But where else can you read rants about Mariah's abbhorent appearance on Ally McBeal and Britney's tendency to be photographed with Coca-cola products? Morons!
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24 Oct 2001 |
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Emroz Khan destroys for a living. He dismantles car engines, slicing them open with a sledgehammer and a crooked chisel, prying apart the cylinders, tearing out pistons, dislodging screws and bolts and throwing the metal entrails into a pile that will be sold for scrap. He is 21 and has been doing this sort of work for 10 years, 12 hours a day, six days a week, earning $1.25 a day.
I'd be pissed, too. These people are no different than youth in the U.S. that get sucked into the KKK, Neo-Nazi organizations and religious cults. The difference is that if an American kid has the desire and the support, there's often a (difficult) way out of that life.
Where are these people going to go?
In the background, the speaker of the moment is inciting the crowd against Pakistan's military regime, which is backing Washington's anti-terror campaign. "The generals are stupid," he shouts. Then, like a rock star inviting crowd participation, he calls out, "Generals!" and the crowd roars back, "Stupid!" They are quick learners.
via NextDraft
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22 Oct 2001 |
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I was catching up on the news this morning and came across this tidbit from an article about military propaganda and how no one really knows each others culture, so it's pretty much useless. This example is classic:
"...attempts by Iraq's Saddam Hussein to demoralize U.S. troops during the 1991 Gulf War. While they were away fighting, Iraqi broadcasts warned, movie stars like Bart Simpson were seducing the troops' sweethearts."
via cnn
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11 Oct 2001 |
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Despite all this Osama / Bert hoo-ha, it's encouraging, and dare I say inspiring, to see that the "Wonderbum" is still beating that whacked out poster as the most popular image on Yahoo! (At least for now...)
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10 Oct 2001 |
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"Sesame Street has always stood for mutual respect and understanding," a spokeswoman said. "WeŐre outraged that our characters would be used in this unfortunate and distasteful manner. This is not at all humorous.The people responsible for this should be ashamed of themselves. We are exploring all legal options to stop this abuse and any similar abuses in the future."
When asked about Bert's current whereabouts, however, the spokeswoman replied: "No comment."
Regardless of the explanation, Ignacio said he doesn't find his "Evil Bert" idea very funny right now.
"It's weirding me out," he said. "It's like reality imitating the Web, but it's taking something that I did so much further. I don't want to get into this one because it's too real."
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04 Oct 2001 |
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As opposed to a scumsucking bottomfeeding ambulance chaser of people's misery...
>>Leaning slightly forward expresses openness. Crossed arms and crossed legs can be interpreted as closed or hostile. Do not be surprised if you feel awkward or uncomfortable. This is natural.<<
Natural? So is beating the crap out of 'journalists', in my book...
via drudge
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28 Sep 2001 |
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File under "You know it's a slow news day when..."
[Her Majesty] is [...] understood to use it to telephone horse racing contacts.
The phone is not thought to yet have a customised ring tone.
When she does get a custom ring, it'd have to be this, wouldn't it?
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25 Sep 2001 |
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The Taliban official, Mohammad Hussein Mostassed, told the Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera that a clash with the United States would be a clash of values.
"The Americans are fighting so they can live and enjoy the material things in this life. But we are fighting so we can die in the cause of God," he said.
What are these guys going to do when the vast majority of the Muslim world leave them behind? (Or have they already?) How long before Pakistan cuts diplomatic ties with them?
I suppose that we can consider ourselves very lucky that our religious wackos' favorite pastimes include sticking their foot in their mouth, as opposed to sanctioning terrorism...
Update
Here's another article (via the excellent one.point.zero) from the Telegraph entitled "The Americans love Pepsi Cola, but we love death." Lovely. I'm sorry, but what the fuck is wrong with these people? I can understand abhoring the U.S. for being a global bully. I can understand other nations being pissed off at our government for the many stupid, duplicitous, and hypocritical foreign policies we've managed to spew out over the decades. I'm not trying to say the U.S. doesn't have innocent blood on its hands. But it doesn't sound like these nutjobs are interested in making this world a better place. It seems like they're really into death and carnage and pain for everyone, including themselves.
"War is our best hobby. The sound of guns firing is like music for us. We cannot live without war. We have no other way except jihad"
Oh, and by the way, I hate Pepsi.
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24 Sep 2001 |
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From todayŐs OpinionJournal.com:
Out of a morbid fascination, we've been following the commentaries of left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore on the events of Sept. 11. As we've noted before, Moore's first reaction was to sneer at those Americans he views as his enemies: President Bush, Republicans, people who work in the financial industry. We're pleased to report, though, that his
latest dispatch--written in New York City after finishing a drive across the country--is improved in tone, a lot less smirky. Proximity to the horror seems to have shocked him into recognizing reality. He even manages to say something thoughtful, about the movie he was working on when he traveled across the country:
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This started out as a documentary on gun violence in
America, but the largest mass murder in our history was
just committed--without the use of a single gun! Not a
single bullet fired! No bomb was set off, no missile was
fired, no weapon (i.e., a device that was solely and
specifically manufactured to kill humans) was used. A
boxcutter!--I can't stop thinking about this. A thousand
gun control laws would not have prevented this
massacre. What am I doing?
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via Wall Street Journal
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20 Sep 2001 |
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At first I mis-read this caption, thinking it was a class on constructing mines, as in the "go down into and pull minerals out of the earth" kind of a mine.
Nope, that's a chart of really nasty little surprises that like to very quickly remove your legs from the rest of your body.
via Scripting News
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19 Sep 2001 |
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LONDON (Reuters) - Devoted mother Carol Dukes traveled 900 miles (1,450 km) so her son, the apple of her eye, could play with his GameBoy on a school trip.
Dukes, 41, spent 150 pounds ($220) on planes and taxis in the mad dash from her home in Berkshire to London's Heathrow Airport and on to Scotland to catch 11-year-old Charlie after she realized he had left the handheld computer game at home.
"If you decide to do something you do it and worry about the money later," Dukes told Reuters Tuesday. "But I think everyone was quite surprised to see me."
Charlie and 39 classmates were bound for the isolated island of Iona to learn about life without modern amenities.
When Charlie's mum caught up with her son's train at Dumbarton, near Glasgow, he was understandably embarrassed.
"He was a bit diffident when I caught up with him and I guess he was a tad embarrassed," Dukes admitted.
Dukes said she was not an overindulgent mum but she felt responsible for repacking Charlie's bag and forgetting to replace the game and his pencil case.
"I wanted Charlie to have a good time and the only option I had was to get the GameBoy to him in person," Dukes said.
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06 Sep 2001 |
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However, our pal Joe did come away from the signing with a real treasure. "I'm sorry, this was the only book I could afford!" he blurted out as he handed the "Starkist Tuna for Today Cookbook" over to Mr. Nimoy to sign. "Could you please write, 'I love tuna'?" he asked innocently. Nimoy raised a Vulcan eyebrow. "Does that mean something?" he asked, slyly. Was the logical Mr. Spock afraid we would trap him into admitting he liked pussy? Of course.
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31 Aug 2001 |
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Hah! John, they've created the ultimate option for you!
...we've got the guest chair that folds down from the wall, Murphy-style. Two advantages: One, they can't borrow it and never bring it back -- huge problem. And two, it activates a timer that after some preset time will make the phone ring so you can take that important call, excuse yourself, send your guest away.
via Dan Says...
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27 Aug 2001 |
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Not all of us talk like Mike Ditka (a.k.a. Da Coach) or Dennis Farina (Crime Story, Midnight Run) or Dennis Franz (NYPD Blue), nor insist on wearing Bulls or Bears paraphenalia at every waking moment. Still, the local vernacular IS unique. Read on and learn the language of the natives.
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21 Aug 2001 |
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Take a tour of some of the finest Missouri Trailer Trash. Pictures of everything from 3 refridgerators in the front lawn to a trailer with a car hood as an awning!
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19 Aug 2001 |
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18 Aug 2001 |
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Mick, Keith, Bob, Patti... what is this colostomy rock? It's not about rebellion, let alone youth. It's the antithesis of rebellion: it's nostalgia. And nostalgia is the death of rock.
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(Rolling Stone put Crosby on its cover yet again that year, not for any musical achievement but for his Frankensteinian love-child arrangement with Melissa Etheridge, an affirmative-action rock mediocrity better known for her lesbianism than for any musical talent.) Didn't any of these people see Spinal Tap?
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QTip wishes he had written this...
via Andrew got me thinking about this...
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09 Aug 2001 |
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03 Aug 2001 |
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BRIAN BRINDLEY, who has died aged 69, was a flamboyant Anglo-Catholic canon whose extravagant tastes would have been more easily accommodated in Renaissance Rome than in the postwar Church of England.
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His house in Brighton was, if anything, even more sumptuously decorated than the Royal Pavilion, on which it was partly modelled (and on whose owner he partly modelled himself). Brindley spent vast sums of money reproducing the Pavilion's exquisite chinoiserie, and commissioned a splendid panoramic mural of the building extending over three drawing room walls.
He died surrounded by a dozen of his closest friends, celebrating his 70th birthday at a seven-course dinner at the Athenaeum; he suffered a heart attack between the dressed crab and the boeuf en croute.
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This obit is must-reading, en-toto, for all House8 members. There'll be a test Monday.
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01 Aug 2001 |
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A new Dutch mag is coming out for all you ladies on H. Mainline Lady will feature makeovers for addicts, horoscopes, and addict stories.
Despite its poignant tales and directness,Mainline Lady holds back from urging addicts to quit drugs. ŇWe treat people like adults, offering them information so they can make healthy choices,Ó Ms Schupp said. ŇGetting them to chuck the habit is not our first priority.Ó
So, making light of their addiction and encouraging them to have enough condoms is informing them of healthy choices?
How about:
STOP FUCKING SHOVING DRUGS IN YOUR VEINS! IT'LL KILL YOU REALLY FAST AND MAKE YOU STOP BATHING!
via Neoflux
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30 Jul 2001 |
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If you're sick of the hideous Pontiac Aztek, the Ford Focus, and the Isuzu whatever, you'll really hate what detroit has in mind for you down the road.
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29 Jul 2001 |
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Master Psychic Kylini Weclomes You!
Get a Reading by Nostradogmus!
Ask the Magic Dog Biscuit a Question!
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27 Jul 2001 |
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Highlights of Defcon, the annual hacker conference held in Las Vegas:
Bad news for Macintosh owners: Agent OJ of the underground programming group Team 2600 announced that a project to transfer the infamous PC-based Trojan SubSeven (which allows a hacker to take complete control of an infected computer) to run on Macs is 80% complete with a final version expected to be ready within two months.
Attendees behaving badly: By the end of the first night a payphone at the conference centre had been prised off the wall and abandoned in a toilet, and on the last day a speaker spent an hour instructing an audience on how to buy goods using stolen credit card numbers without being caught. He admitted to having used the techniques himself.
And interesting award ceremonies: One individual man aged to crack the conference's network (which was not part of the competition) by conning security guards into allowing him access to the Network Operations Centre. He won special recognition at an awards ceremony on the last day.
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26 Jul 2001 |
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"And I hate PCsŃthey are over complicated and unfriendly. While Macs are people friendly and intuitive. ItŐs no coincidence that most creative people use Macs for sound and pictures of all kinds and every two-bit office has a 286" - Nigel Godrich, Radiohead producer.
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25 Jul 2001 |
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"Too many people ripped off by your bidness!"
"Miss Cleo should have seen this coming," Attorney General Jay Nixon said. "It doesn't take a crystal ball to realize that ripping off consumers isn't without consequences."
via Metafilter
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24 Jul 2001 |
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A photo essay on the exodus of the dot-commers from San Francisco and the Bay Area.
Most of this pre-1997 crowd reported doing well and being excited that some of the hype is gone and the city can get back to being a more diverse place now that the irrational money has had a reality check.
The general belief was that the people who have left the city must not have lived their long enough to build professional support networks. And, they didn't come to the city because they loved the it or technology, they were after easy money. When the easy money went, so did they.
via Peterme
Prepare yourself for an adventure like you have never before experienced. In an unprecedented event... LIVE via webcam access... you can watch Paul amputate his legs with a homemade guillotine!
Paul is hoping that at least 200,000 people sign up to watch him cut off his feet so that he can buy prosthetic legs.
turns out i'm 34% gay. sounds about right. did you know that 24 is the gayest age? i thought so, too.
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20 Jul 2001 |
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Lowbrow.com let's users post their own lowbrow moments. Here's a sample entry:
When I was about 13, I asked my dad, "What's a cult?". He said, "Well son, they give all sorts of strange rules to follow, and you can never question what the leaders say. They try to take your money, and sometimes they might wear strange outfits or chant things over and over again."
I said "Hmm. Sounds like church."
Dad was speechless.
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18 Jul 2001 |
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all i know--this aint the bozo the clown i am familiar with at all. i don't think bozo would take over your entire screen like this. and the language! "hell no" would never come out of that silly clown's mouth. dang, click "hell no" and find out why i hate this clown's site. hey, bozo, stick it!
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11 Jul 2001 |
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snow job consultants
i have no shovel for it
internet winter
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ixl flounders
bullshit is generated
some fool might buy some
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once so many toiled
now they are out on their ass
empty spaces here
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Meet Gordon W. Griggs (scroll to the bottom of the page). He's a pagan who has given up on dating and found love with a Realdoll.
via memepool
Using my ninja jedi hacking skills, I have found their homepage. Unfortunately, it looks like they're not ready to go live yet.
via buddyHEAD
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06 Jul 2001 |
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An upstate toy company has come out with "Dubya," a stuffed monkey that physically resembles the president and comes in red, white and blue.
World Wide Monkey of Plattsburgh, which created the toy, insists it's a compliment, not an insult.
"Primates are very clever and are one of the most advanced creatures on earth," the company's president, John Sortino, told The Post.
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28 Jun 2001 |
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In some Chinese dialects, the word for "death" sounds like the word for "four," explained Min Mey Chang, principal of Arcadia Chinese School. "That's why some people say it's bad luck," she said.
The number eight is considered very lucky in Chinese culture, while the number four is associated with death.
So Methodist Hospital, while keeping its four-heavy main switchboard number, has added a second number -- with a lot of eights.
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In a study released this month, sociologists at the College Park, Md., campus found that Internet users appear to be more open, tolerant, trusting, optimistic and literate than non-users. This cannot be dismissed simply as the profile of a younger and better-educated group, the researchers say, because they controlled for these and other demographic factors and found that the mindset held up regardless.
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They support sex education in the public schools, but not birth control for teenagers. They have greater tolerance for homosexual and premarital sex, but not extramarital or teenage sex.
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I guess they didn't study AOL chat rooms...
The way some people go to the toilet could be a matter of life and death. This is according to a study conducted in Calcutta and presented at the World Congress of Neurology taking place in London.
This may concern something a lot of women do. Some women hover over the toilet; they donŐt put their butts down. That hovering could be harmful -- first, because the bladder isnŐt fully emptied and now, it appears to raise the risk of stroke.
One-third of stroke deaths occurred while people were squatting. In India, itŐs traditional for people to squat instead of sit or stand. TheyŐve found that not only do one third of strokes occur while squatting, the risks go way up if the people are squatting and doing their business. Fascinating.
With moves such as "My Artificial Hip Joint" and "Ow! I Cut My Wrists!", you too can shuck and jive with your local I'm-so-depressed-please-kill-me-now Goth scene. Glop on some cake-y white face powder and some jet black mascara, slip on your grammy's lace gloves and shake your money-maker.
via usr/bin/girl
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27 Jun 2001 |
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The Bad Astronomy web pages are devoted to airing out myths and misconceptions in astronomy and related topics.
Be sure to read his Tomb Raider review.
If you have not seen the movie, well, good for you! Read my review and let it be spoiled.
Hah!
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25 Jun 2001 |
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22 Jun 2001 |
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Brazen scam artist is tricking gas station employees out of their jobs by dressing up as an employee.
ha!
"Throughout the late 1950Ős and early 60Ős the CIA began expanding its operations. In order to effectively fight the Cold
War on a global scale, it needed to establish bases in every major country. This meant that agents would need a plausible
cover in order to penetrate the borders of international frontiers. They couldnŐt just show up with CIA stamped on their
passport ... As a solution to the problem the CIA was able to convince Coca-Cola, one of the first truly globalized companies
with product distribution operations in virtually every corner of the world, to be used as a cover for the U.S. intelligence
agency."
via Metafilter
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21 Jun 2001 |
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"Hello! My name is Amy and I'm 14 years old and homeschooled. Welcome to my page! This page is all about my favorite hobby, skinning and taxidermy."
I wish I was homeschooled...
>> Mr Monckton, 49, said that he would now live Ňin a slightly more modest home in the HighlandsÓ. <<
It's one thing to dare the world to solve your puzzle.
It's another to have to sell your castle to make good on the Ł1 million prize.
Speaking of which, here's the puzzle they're talking about and some other cool shit.
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20 Jun 2001 |
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From the the people who brought you "Stinky Meat", comes the "Date My Sister Project". It's pretty funny how to see the lengths he goes to purchase all this random spy equipment and disguises, such as:
It's a long read, so if you have time to kill, check it!
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19 Jun 2001 |
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A turducken consists of a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey.
And for the extreme turducken BBQ:
Since the turducken would be a memorable objet de fte, why not turn it into an objet d'art as well? Ideas ran the gamut from sticking a couple of trout out of the sides, to creating an arachnid appearance with snow crab legs. In the end, we opted for something simple:
Yes, that would be turducken dressed with a vest of spare ribs, a bacon bow tie, and a bacon belt with a working eggplant belt buckle. Go see for yourself.
via dan.el.ope
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15 Jun 2001 |
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The movie is out now and the feedback I am getting makes it seem that there are continuity issues as well as believability issues. Halle Berry is almost naked I hear which has upset some members of our audience. It has also made other members of our audience happy. I didnŐt even get a free ticket from the WB.!
If you guys at the AOL WB change your mind my daughter wants a record contract she aspires to be a disposable popstar! - perhaps I can trade this website to make her dream come true.
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14 Jun 2001 |
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11 Jun 2001 |
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A Treasury statement hailed the return of the coin-carrying purse and sought to reassure the fashion-conscious Italian public that the euro will not offend their sense of style.
"Leather-goods makers are getting their act together and have already designed new collections of "euro-compatible" products," the Treasury said.
Well thank Kee-rist for that! As long as there's something in a Leopard print.
I guess I never really thought about Europe changing currency in terms of wallet sizes and whatnot. No wonder they're all so cranky about the Euro. We Umuricuns certainly got our undies all in a bundle when the mint decided to re-design the quarter. Can you imagine if they suddenly tried to replace the paper dollar with a coin that was worth $5.00?
The Sacagawea golden dollar, which I just saw in person for the first time a couple of weeks ago, appears to be a smash hit. So much so, the mint has begun turning the surplus into high class jewelry.
It's a bit of a shame we can't get used to a dollar coin. English pound coins are so aesthetically pleasing. I haven't seen the new 2 pound coin yet, though. Maybe we should go to London after all, Graf!
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04 Jun 2001 |
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This weeks episode: Helter Shelter!
Join bugs and Daffy and the gang as they frolic the cartoon equivalent of: Survivor!
via via AOL which by the way wants to raise rates $3 per month. assholes.
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31 May 2001 |
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"Living in this neighborhood, I've seen my share of chaps before, but I have never seen them on a body like this. I watched him for a few minutes, taking in the plastic bag, the crazy shoes and his unsteady gait, and decided he was more interesting than the parade."
via here
"Yesterdayland is dedicated to the preservation of our pop culture pastÉ"
Why was I not informed sooner of this site's existence? Now please excuse me while I waste the rest of my day.
via "The Mason"
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29 May 2001 |
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25 May 2001 |
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"Tissue engineers in Australia have developed a technique which could allow women to grow their own new breast tissue."
Eight perky boobies!
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24 May 2001 |
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Check out this collection of some of the nicest personalities you'd ever care to meet!
via Al-Dank
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17 May 2001 |
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MASS hysteria is sweeping across India's capital after reports of a superpowered monkey man, with hairy body and sharp metal claws, attacking people as they sleep on their roofs in the sweltering heat.
And my favorite exerpt:
One man was killed when he jumped off the roof of his house during a purported attack, screaming, "The monkey has come!"
THE MONKEY HAS COME!
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30 Apr 2001 |
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Got a tune stuck in your head from a commercial, TV show, or film? Don't lose sleep -- check here to find out more about it, then buy the album or movie.
via chrish dot org
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12 Apr 2001 |
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09 Apr 2001 |
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04 Apr 2001 |
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Because, obviously, the only reason to carry cash anymore is to buy a soda...
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - You're out and about, thirsty, and have no change to get a drink from a machine.
No problem. If you're in Sydney's Central Station, you can dial up a Coke.
In the first trial of its kind in Australia, Telstra Corp Ltd, Australia's largest telecoms carrier and global drinks giant Coca-Cola Co are testing a new service called Dial a Coke. It lets Telstra mobile customers grab a drink from a vending machine and have the A$2 (US$0.97) billed to their phones.
"How many times have you stood in front of a machine and not had the right change?" said Coca-Cola spokeswoman Michelle Allen.
"This eliminates the need to be carrying cash," said Telstra OnAir spokeswoman Lisa Johnston.
All you have to do if you want a drink is call a telephone number on the drinks machine, then choose the drink you want.
The cost of the drink will show up on your next mobile phone bill with no extra fees charged for the phone call.
The mobile-, or m-commerce trial is the first of several Telstra is considering, including dial-up parking, shopping and ticket purchases, Johnston said.
Coke is running a similar trial in Chile.
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03 Apr 2001 |
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Dale Dabone wants to make one thing perfectly clear: he is not Seymore Butts.
Dabone has the title role in Sunshine Films' recent release, Seymore Butts and the Girls Who Gobble the Goo, which, pursuant to litigation, does not feature Adam Glasser, who, to gonzo fans worldwide, is the Seymore Butts.
But Dabone says he has no desire to ever make another "Seymore Butts" tape.
"I did only that one tape," Dabone tells AVN. com. "I just want to make clear that I'm not the guy [Seymore Butts]. I'm Dale Dabone. I'm not Seymore Butts or Ben Dover or Ed Powers or any of those other guys. "
When recently contacted by AVN, Sunshine Films refused to comment about the matter other than to say it will not be releasing any more Seymore Butts movies.
Looking ahead, Dabone says he - like countless other adult stars - wants to break into the mainstream.
"Last March, I was featured in a photo shoot in GQ magazine, and then I was in a big article in Bizarre magazine," he recounts. "This April, my issue of Playgirl will be coming out where I'm on the rear cover. I did an eight-page spread.
"I just did six huge films for Vivid. These are things that I'm proud of and that's what I want out there. I want to be the guy who breaks the stereotype that if you make adult movies, you can't do mainstream. I really want to be the guy who takes that step. "
I'm Not Seymore Butts! SAY IT WITH ME!!!!!
