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I just like the way you can hear the music again at the end. :)

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`The Netherlands, the country that has pioneered reality shows like “Big Brother”, is planning a new first – a dating programme for the visibly disfigured.

The broadcaster SBS 6 is seeking candidates for its “Love at Second Sight” show due to be launched in February

“Do you have a visible serious handicap and are you looking for a partner?” says an appeal on its Web site. [..]

But the majority of Dutch viewers are turned off by the show that was initially set to be called “Monster Love”.’

We had the rocket scooter the other day, and today we have the rocket skateboard.

Fun for the whole family. :)

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This remote control plane does a cool trick. It must take a lot of practice to be able to fly it that well..

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‘”The greatest threat to today’s society is the rise of the gothic subculture. Goth is a sinister and violent subculture obsessed with Satanism, Wicca, Vampirism, BDSM, rape, child abuse, Hitler, bondage, sick sexual perversions, serial killers, death, drugs, self mutilation and other sick practices to vile to mention. Goth’s are the Devil’s Children. In my opinion, Goths are more dangerous to children than paedophiles” – Rev. R.G. Green’

Another Tom Mabe clip, also quite funny. :)

Feeding the homeless like that is pretty cool.

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‘You’re the angel of death, man..’

This is a recording made by Tom Mabe, who likes to record phone calls from telemarketers and harass them a bit. It’s pretty funny. :)

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`32. TradingMarkets [..]

TradingMarkets – a Web site that provides its subscribers with professional stock-market expertise for as much as $100 a month – in January invites 10 Playboy models to participate in an investing contest.

When results are tallied toward the end of the year, 40 percent of the bunnies deliver better returns than the S&P 500, compared with just 29 percent of actively managed mutual funds.’

These guys have attache some rocket motors to a little scooter. They take it for a test drive in this video, and it works better than I think they expected. :)

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`Tom Cruise is the new “Christ” of Scientology, according to leaders of the cult-like religion.

The Mission: Impossible star has been told he has been “chosen” to spread the word of his faith throughout the world.

And leader David Miscavige believes that in future, Cruise, 44, will be worshipped like Jesus for his work to raise awareness of the religion.

A source close to the actor, who has risen to one of the church’s top levels, said: “Tom has been told he is Scientology’s Christ-like figure.

“Like Christ, he’s been criticised for his views. But future generations will realise he was right.”’

`The drug cartels here are clearly Goliath, heavily armed with automatic weapons.

The municipal police, stripped of their guns this month as part of a corruption probe, are now playing the role of David.

About 60 officers were issued slingshots yesterday for use on patrols in the tourist section of Avenida Revolucion and the business district of Zona Rio, according to a police department spokesman. Some of the officers bought bags of marbles for ammo.

“It’s obviously very denigrating to them to be carrying these kinds of instruments, but they have to look for ways to provide security for the public,” spokesman Fernando Bojórquez said. ‘

It’s amazing how efficient these guys are. I’m certainly not going to commit any crimes if I ever go to Europe. :)

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.. while with another crackhead smokes in the background.

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`Yet most shoppers who use the five-finger discount in the meat aisle are neither so brazen nor so desperate. Carts brimming with groceries, they’ll stealthily slide a single tenderloin or T-bone into a coat pocket, then hit the checkout line alongside their nonlarcenous peers. In this way, millions of pounds of beef, pork, and veal disappear from supermarket shelves each year. Meatlifting is a grave problem for food retailers: According to the Food Marketing Institute, meat was the most shoplifted item in America’s grocery stores in 2005. (It barely edged out analgesics and was a few percentage points ahead of razor blades and baby formula.)

Meat’s dubious triumph is due in part to a law enforcement crackdown on methamphetamine use. [..]’

`The Vatican’s attorney general Nicola Picardi released the astounding statistic at the start of 2007: The tiny nation’s justice department in 2006 had to contend with 341 civil and 486 criminal cases. In a population of 492, that measures out to 1.5 cases per person — twenty times the corresponding rate in Italy.

[..] About 90 percent of these crimes go unpunished, which is not a measure of Christian mercy but a sign of the perpetrators’ favorite method of escape. They can break for the border — a few meters away — to Italy. [..]

Pope Benedict XVI recommended another strategy in a speech to Vatican security personnel. “Let us pray,” he said, “for the maternal protection of the Virgin Mary.” [..]’

There’s something funny about a police man running down a highway being chased by a bull.

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He was doing so well, until he came to such a sudden stop.

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People are funny. :)

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`GDAY CUNTS! MY NAME IS SHANE SKILLZ – I AM THE MOST GANGSTA CUNT ON MYSPACE AND I RECKON ONE OF THE BEST EVR RAPPERZ IN AUSTRALIA. I LUV REPRESENTIN AND BASHIN THE FUCK OUT OF WACK CUNTS WHO DESERVE IT. MY FIRST EVR SONG (I FUCKEN REPRESENT CUNT) IS A NUMBER ONE HIT THAT EVERYONE IN AUSTRALIA LOVES AND I AM WORKIN ON MY DAYBUE ALBUM RIGHT NOW. I ALSO LOVE ROOTIN HOT BITCHES AND DRINKIN MELBOURNE BITTER AND DOIN DOPE PIECES ON DUNNY BLOCKS. MY CREW IS CALLED SKILL UNIT AND INCLUEDS DJ SCREWY AND PC WHO IS A TUFF CUNT THAT CAN FUCK YOU UP. I GET A LOT OF FAN MAIL SO DONT GET PISSED IF I CANT GET BACK TO YOU. HATERZ CAN SUCK A CHODE.. WERD. SHANE SKILLZ I FUCKEN REPREZENT CUNTS!’

I quite like the song. :)

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`Earlier this afternoon, a reader sent in an image highlighting what he claimed was the Silver Surfer’s chromy nut sack. He said this screen grab came from the currently posted trailer for FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER.

Initially, I had my doubts — who wouldn’t? It HAD to be fake. I mean, the notion of Surfer cruising around with his metallic junk swinging in the wind just didn’t make a whole lot of sense.

Finally, curiosity got the best of me (it wasn’t the homo-erotic kind of curiosity…not that there’s anything wrong with that), so I jumped to the QuickTime HD version of the trailer and started frame-by-framing through the scene in question.

And, sure enough, there it was…the Silver Surfer’s shiny package!’

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This guy has had his Xbox 360 break twice. The first time Microsoft sent him out a box to ship it back to them in for repairs. Apparently they’ve changed their policy now and the customer has to provide the box and ship it to Microsoft, and Microsoft will ship it back in the same box.

Unfortunately, this guy isn’t particularly happy about not getting a free box, so he’s soliciting donations to buy the biggest box possible [a cargo shipping container, basically] just so Microsoft will have to pay to ship it back to him.

‘We got activity out here but I don’t think we need to report it.. It appears to be fornication.. We’re taping it..’

Hooray for FLIR, I suppose. :) The guys on the radio back at base seem pretty keen to make sure they get a copy of the tape made.

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Stephen Colbert describes the recent renaming of Cingular to AT&T and gives a summary of the current telecommunications industry in the US.

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`You don’t find fans of Cartman and Kenny on the Parks and Recreation Commission in the central Ohio city of Marysville. The panel has decided it’s time to rename a local park that has come to be known as “South Park.”

City administrator Kathy House says having a park with the same name as the popular but often controversial cartoon show has become inappropriate.

One member of the parks commission says they wanted to get away from “South Park” — far away.’

This is a blanket specially designed for people who don’t wanna bother getting dressed when friends come over. It actually looks like it works fairly well. :)

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