One of the top political stories on MSNBC right now.
Dick Cheney buys a magazine
After waiting in line behind a handful of other shoppers, Cheney paid for his items and left as quietly as he arrived.
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One of the top political stories on MSNBC right now.
Dick Cheney buys a magazine
After waiting in line behind a handful of other shoppers, Cheney paid for his items and left as quietly as he arrived.
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I'll convince myself that you are lieing, and I will decline to follow the link for proof of said lie.
That or I might suffer an embolism brought on by astronomical repetitions of the word "Why?!" in my head.
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That article almost reads like something from The Onion. Except without the funny parts.
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It's a full moon tonight.
Perhaps that explains last weekend...
Almost nothing happened at work, today, except two phone calls around 1pm. I spent most of my time catching up by taking care of loose odds and ends.
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Interesting news from the sports world. The guy who bought Barry Bond's record setting baseball is having it branded with an asterisk before donating it to the HoF.
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That is awesome.Originally Posted by Doodler
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It's American News.
Lip gloss, permed hair, fashion models as speakers, sound bites, live telecasts from some crime with airhead comments ..... how do you guys stand it?
I like 60 minutes, though.
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I can't. Not that you can tell from any of my posts.
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In sleepy planet Earth there´s no place for a street fighting man...
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Well, if it was PopSci or National Geographic, that would be news.
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Actually I sit down and watch "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report". Those other "news" programs are a waste of time and electrons.
Re "The Daily Show" and a certain speech at the UN, anyone ever tell Dubya Burma got shaved off the face of the Earth some time ago? Maybe we could get someone from the Belgian Congo to spread the news.
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You know it's slow when the following headline is appearing on 3 out of 4 TV news stations.
Racoon gets head stuck in a peanut butter jar.
Local NBC Channel 3:
Local ABC Channel 5:
Local CBS Channel 19/43:
I just wonder why FOX hasn't picked it up yet.
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The US (as is the case with most of the democratic west) does not recognize the name change.Re "The Daily Show" and a certain speech at the UN, anyone ever tell Dubya Burma got shaved off the face of the Earth some time ago? Maybe we could get someone from the Belgian Congo to spread the news.
Although the SPDC changed the name of the country to "Myanmar," the democratically elected but never convened Parliament of 1990 does not recognize the name change, and the democratic opposition continues to use the name "Burma." Due to consistent support for the democratically elected leaders, the U.S. Government likewise uses "Burma."
He who fights against monsters should see to it that he does not become a monster in the process. And when you stare persistently into an abyss, the abyss also stares into you.
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So I guess the Brits are right when they refer to us as "The Colonies".
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Currently linked by CNN as a top story.
School District Halts Shakespeare Production
Summary:
Show recommended by a performing arts group.
Good show, but deemed inappropriate for the age group of the volunteer field trip.
Show stopped, students given thier money back.
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Brother, Sister Born 3 Years Apart On Same Day
Daughter Kayla was born Tuesday, which was Oct. 2 -- the same date her brothers were born on.
Ayden Cotton arrived on Oct. 2, 2003; Logan was born Oct. 2, 2006Of course, inflating both numbers makes it sound more impressive than 1 in 133 thousand.The odds of a family having three children born on the same date in different years are about 7.5 in 1 million, said Bill Notz, a statistics professor at Ohio State University.
Also; that assumes no family planning. I'm sure planning would bring that down to around 1 in (20x20)
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Wrong. It's not a full moon. It's a waning half moon kinda. Next full moon is in twenty one days. Thanks for playing!
And this is an astronomy website.
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It's only a local story, so I'm not sure if it's valuable to anyone outside of the Akron-Canton area but here goes.
Scrabble "cheats" for when you're really stuck
I would think my opponent would suspect something if I took a quick picture of the board and disappeard for a while while I went and entered it all on a website.If you've ever played a game of Scrabble, and you find yourself struggling to make a word out of the letters on your tray -- there are web sites that can help.
One site gives you words for your letter combinations.
Another site will give you the best scoring word if you input the entire board -- not just your letters.
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Sometimes I will think of a specific topic before I agree to play a Mad Lib and only say words related to that topic. Kind of a cheat, I guess.
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This one should probably be titled "stupid discussions on the internet".
What Is In Dick Cheney's Sunglasses?
Ok; cute little mention might be allowable, but this is main headline news on most of the sites I visited today.
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Including the BA Blog. Phil includes a blown-up image that clearly shows what's really in the picture.This one should probably be titled "stupid discussions on the internet".
What Is In Dick Cheney's Sunglasses?
Ok; cute little mention might be allowable, but this is main headline news on most of the sites I visited today.
Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.
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Oh; great, now it's gonna look like I got the idea from him since he beat me by a half hour..... Oh well.
It does fit in with the other discussions on pareidolia.
Unfortunately, the story I heard this morning did say it also looks like Mary.
Oh; by the way, one of our local stations lets us vote on whether its a naked woman; an alien; Osama Bin Laden.
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yep--pareidolia--some people see a naked woman in ANYTHING they look at
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Does a store's background music make you spend money?
Apparently; there is a company out there that allows businesses to play music. It got it's start playing music in elevator's... Any guess who it is?
And here's what they claim is the answer to the headline.
"Any psychologist would tell you music impacts emotions and by working through emotions it has the ability impact behavior," said San Diego State University marketing Dr. George Belch.
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I imagine the most important reason background music would result in people spending more is that time seems to pass faster with background music (if you don't absolutely hate it, I mean!) than in total silence. You spend more time in the store.
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...And in other news...
Must be sweeps week or something...
A Tennis Ball to the Groin ... For Science
With video and a slo-mo close-up.In an episode titled “Cheap Shots,” the “Sports Science” team set out to determine, once and for all, what it’s like to get hit in the groin with a tennis ball traveling at 50 MPH.
Will it get his heart rate up? Even the anticipation gets the rate up.
Watch what happens as he crumbles to the floor.
Other stations have the Bikini clad barristas, some with pasties.
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Once and for all? Like, was there some debate? I have to admit, I don't know what it's like to get hit "there" with a tennisball going exactly 50mph, but I know what it's like to get hit "there" with anything going any decent ammount of speed. I didn't think we really needed further clarification...In an episode titled “Cheap Shots,” the “Sports Science” team set out to determine, once and for all, what it’s like to get hit in the groin with a tennis ball traveling at 50 MPH.
...anyway, bring on the barristas! Too bad I'm too cheap to get coffee anywhere other than my "Mr. Coffee" machine... :sigh:
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No; the debates not about the pain, it's about whether they are nervous and be allowed to play tennis in the first place.
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Well, online scrabble games do exist. So you have two browser windows open. It serves a market.It's only a local story, so I'm not sure if it's valuable to anyone outside of the Akron-Canton area but here goes.
Scrabble "cheats" for when you're really stuck
I would think my opponent would suspect something if I took a quick picture of the board and disappeard for a while while I went and entered it all on a website.
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From Issue #1 of BAUT Crossover!it's about whether they are nervous and be allowed to play tennis in the first place
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