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Comic-Con memorables 2005
Since Comic-Con is coming up tomorrow I thought I’d post some quotes that I overheard last year at the Con: 14 year-old boy with a lisp: L. Ron Hubbard is rad! 8 year-old boy after seeing the action figure (how … Continue reading
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Public art around the world
Thanks go to Mangoat for this page with various funny and bizarre statues from around the world. haha.nu – interesting findings over the net Some of them are great fun, some are kind of vulgar and some of them just … Continue reading
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Pentagon Intelligence Isn’t
This clip from ABC News shows how clueless the Intelligence branch of the Pentagon can be. Some joker at the Pentagon saw a fan film of BF2 and made the claim before a Congressional Intelligence committee that terrorists had taken … Continue reading
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Star Wars on Broadway (sort of)
Okay now this Star Wars shit is getting out of hand. There is a one-man Broadway show of the original Star Wars trilogy playing here in town next month.
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Death Star Firepower
Aha, finally somebody did a physics-based article on Star Wars. I was getting tired of all the physicists writing about Star Trek all the time. Death Star Firepower
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Tired of paying for gas?
Then buy this Segway HT Signed by Al Gore, Sharon Stone and more That’s right, you can pay way too much for a dumb Segway and get autographs of dopey celebrities at the same time!
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A Visit to Yesterland
Yesterland’s tag line is “The Discontinued Disneyland” and it’s a fun read. There are some attractions there that I remember from my childhood (like the Submarine Voyage) and others that came and went before my time (like the House of … Continue reading
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Whale Sharks Ahoy!
I didn’t know anybody had whale sharks in captivity at all, but apparently Atlanta had two males and now they added a female for some hot threesome action. Aquarium plays whale shark matchmaker
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One last funky auction for tonight
If you have at least $45K handy you can pick this girl’s new last name: eBay: I WILL CHANGE MY LAST NAME! She says it will be “forever” but how are you going to keep tabs? And isn’t she a … Continue reading
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Okay this one just doesn’t make sense
Yet another jacked up eBay auction. I really can’t make sense of this, can you? eBay: ——–MY EBAY SCREWS Now they can be Yours!
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Woody hot dog cooker
Whoa, this is one of the odder things I’ve run across on ebay: the Hot Dog cooking fork Mr. Woody Unbelievable!!
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Zaphod’s long lost son?
Could this kid be Zaphod Beeblebrox’s long lost son? USATODAY.com – Doctors discuss surgery for baby with 3 arms Thanks to Mangoat for the link.
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Battlefield 2142 trailer looks cool
The new Battlefield 2142 trailer movie is out. It looks like it could be a lot of fun, kind of like Planetside without the monthly fee.
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Coffee won’t give you heart disease after all
Here’s a nice link I found on CNN: Coffee by the Tank Car Does Not Increase Risk of Coronary Heart Disease – CME Teaching Brief – MedPage Today BOSTON, April 24 – Gallons and gallons of coffee, day in and … Continue reading
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Freaky news from Nepal
Someone actually posted this link to a software support e-mail list (ARSList for Remedy) for some reason. God only knows what possessed him to post it there. If you have a weak stomach don’t click the link… Bizarre baby born … Continue reading
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