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Hey, midgets need love too

So I guess the moral of this story is “be careful what you wear when you go out drinking” so your mug shot for DUI doesn’t look like this guy’s: He Brakes For Midgets – July 14, 2005

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Infiltration: No Disclaimer

I picked up the print ‘zine Infiltration several years ago and really enjoyed it. I was happy to see in the back of 2600 magazine that there’s a website now too at www.infiltration.org. It’s a really interesting read about urban … Continue reading

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Quote of the Day #1

One of my co-workers spoke this gem on the phone to a vendor yesterday in an attempt to get better pricing: Every dollar spent is a dollar not saved.

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PYTHON!!!

Thanks to Mangoat for this link about six special Monty Python programs being developed for PBS to air this year. Pythons on PBS

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Good-bye Peter

Good-bye Peter Benchley, we’ll miss you. I’m finally inspired to go read Jaws. Can you believe it’s one of my favorite movies of all time and I still haven’t read the book? CNN.com – ‘Jaws’ author Benchley dead at age … Continue reading

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B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber

A friend at work sent me this link to a page about the 2005 Edwards AFB air show. B-2 Spirit @ Edwards His main site is interesting, check the bottom left for links to airshow and aircraft museum links. Flying … Continue reading

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Huge R/C T-34 Tank

This looks cool, I bet my buddy Rommel would be interested. It’s big enough that you could really put some detail into it (as long as you aren’t afraid of breaking it). Hobby Surplus Sales – Traditional Hobbies at Discounts … Continue reading

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Is the fire mouse for real or not?

Snopes says the guy with the fire mouse story (see two articles below) changed his story, then changed it again so who the hell knows what really happened. Snopes article

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Men with a Mission…

A homo mission that is. It’s amazing what you dig up when you start cleaning out your closet (oops, I made a pun.)

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Don’t screw with mice or else

CNN.com – Vengeful mouse sets house ablaze – Jan 8, 2006 Short version: guy throws wild mouse into pile of blazing leaves to kill it. Mouse catches on fire, says “FU” to the guy then runs into the house (setting … Continue reading

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M:tG custom card

I have no idea where I found this custom Magic: the Gathering card but I got a laugh from it (and that’s saying something since I haven’t played in at least six years).

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NOC of Doom

One of our cabling vendors mistakenly sent this picture to us, thankfully it was for a different client’s site.

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Middle Earth, MD?

I was looking up a map for the area where our store in California, MD is located and was surprised to see that Middle Earth is actually right near Chesapeake Bay.

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Neuter Scooter is just wrong

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about spaying & neutering pets but the idea of a giant bus that drives around doing it with a big “Neuter Scooter” logo on the side just seems wrong to me. See all the … Continue reading

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REAL ID == BAD

So I followed a link on Mangoat.net the other day to a video clip that was amusing yet disturbing at the same time here. After the video it linked to this ACLU page. I filled out the form letter and … Continue reading

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