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  1. Geography - not Obama's strong point

    It seems that POTUS Obama is having a little trouble with his world map. At the recent Americas summit in Colombia he managed to fail by naming the Falkland Islands as the Maldives. Now he was probably going to try and name them the Malvinas,...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 18 Apr 2012 09:02 AM
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  2. How to annoy the Scottish Nationalists?

    Apparently, all it takes is one little picture from the Economist. I'm trying to work out whether its just a sense of humour failure or if they have a point?

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 13 Apr 2012 01:56 PM
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  3. Indonesian Earthquake

    There was another earthqauke off Aceh, near Indonesia with the potential for tsunami across the Indian Ocean. Reports are still coming in but nothing known yet. Here's hoping there is not a repeat of Boxing Day 2004.

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 11 Apr 2012 10:26 AM
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    12 Apr 2012 05:45 PM Go to last post
  4. Snail Cyborgs

    I thought it was a lte April Fools joke, but here you go, some scientists have managed to turn snails into batteries capable of powering electronic equipment. I had seen the pictures showing them upgrading cockroaches, and it seems they are moving...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 05 Apr 2012 09:33 AM
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    05 Apr 2012 12:53 PM Go to last post
  5. Ken vs Boris. Now its personal

    The Mayor of London election race has been a fairly lacklustre affair for the last couple of months. Ken Livingstone, ex-Labour has been making inroads into the incumbent's, Boris Johnson, lead. Boris has not run a great campaign and seems very...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 03 Apr 2012 07:38 AM
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    03 Apr 2012 09:21 AM Go to last post
  6. David Cameron is still a wanker.

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/may/11/david-cameron-poster-police A man was arrested for displaying a fake election poster that said David Cameron, the British PM was a wanker. It turns out the police acted unlawfully. See the link below. ...

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 01 Apr 2012 06:55 PM
    • Replies: 5
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    02 Apr 2012 11:55 AM Go to last post
  7. Fox News Loves the Chevy Volt: What the hell happened?

    If you haven't been following the Volt's short career, it's worth knowing that Fox News has made it the whipping boy of their anti-Obama rhetoric. It doesn't work, it catches fire, Obama made GM build it as a condition of the bail out, it costs...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 29 Mar 2012 05:18 PM
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    29 Mar 2012 10:19 PM Go to last post
  8. You can stop saying "once, for twenty minutes" now

    (The 1960 part can't change, of course.) James Cameron is going back to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. And on Wednesday, James Cameron folded his 6-foot-2-inch frame into a 43-inch-wide capsule and plummeted, alone, down five miles in the...

    Started by Zuul‎, 21 Mar 2012 01:51 PM
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    27 Mar 2012 08:40 AM Go to last post
  9. Strange noises in Wisconsin: Small-town residents freaked

    http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/mysterious-booms-trembles-plague-wisconsin-town-baffle-scientists-060707562--abc-news.html I'm voting for early warm weather causing unusual ground expansion. Anyone?

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 21 Mar 2012 09:21 AM
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    26 Mar 2012 11:58 PM Go to last post
  10. In real life: Mitt Romney appeared with Jeff Foxworthy...to court Southern vote.

    I feel like more people should be stunned by this. A comic that pretends to be a yahoo in order to entertain yahoos was courted by a serious presidential candidate to drum up interest in his campaign. I am appalled that: Southerners are...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 14 Mar 2012 03:08 PM
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    16 Mar 2012 12:51 PM Go to last post
  11. Chicago Reader for sale

    I'm sure most of you have seen this by now.. Employees at Washington City Paper, Chicago Reader, and Creative Loafing Atlanta were told at meetings today they’d be getting an across-the-board 5 percent pay cut with their next paycheck. There have...

    Started by Zuul‎, 15 Mar 2012 02:13 PM
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    15 Mar 2012 10:17 PM Go to last post
  12. Jupiter and Venus in conjunction

    For any astronomers on the board, if you gaze to the west you can see Jupiter and Venus in close alignment, which will not be happening for another few years as their orbits take them further apart. The photo is from 2008 and not something I...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 13 Mar 2012 11:38 AM
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    14 Mar 2012 02:59 PM Go to last post
  13. Women do more housework

    I guess this is passing for news today, that according to a study. Women do more housework Apparently after 40 years of feminism, 8 out of 10 women do more household chores than their husband. Umm, really? This doesn't surprise me at all, a...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 10 Mar 2012 04:53 PM
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    10 Mar 2012 09:24 PM Go to last post
  14. Ireland: Holding Europe in its hands

    Given all the trouble the politicians have gone to in Europe to avoid going anywhere near a popular vote, it appears they are going to have to do exactly that. The European Stability Pact will have to go to a referendum in Ireland and once again,...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 28 Feb 2012 11:13 AM
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    02 Mar 2012 06:08 AM Go to last post
  15. Oh my God. Do not trifle with Chinese social policy.

    http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/china-soften-one-child-policy-slogans-not-law-200726036.html Please make special note of the "slogans" that are now being replaced with softer language. Charming.

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 28 Feb 2012 05:22 PM
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    01 Mar 2012 09:58 AM Go to last post
  16. Faster than the Speed of Light.

    CERN laboratory has a quandary. It appears that in one of their experiments that they had found particles travelling faster than the speed of light. According to Einstein's special theory of relativity, this is impossible. A stream of neutrinos...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 23 Sep 2011 07:20 AM
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    23 Feb 2012 06:54 AM Go to last post
  17. Dinner Table Etiquette for the Rich and Famous

    Dear First Husband of Finland, When one is dining in High Company with Presidents and Royals, one should not start looking down the cleavage of the Danish Princess sat next to you. hx92zGs9Txo If caught, looking away makes you out to be the...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 22 Feb 2012 10:41 AM
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    22 Feb 2012 05:38 PM Go to last post
  18. Daily news links

    I see a lot of articles that catch my eye, but don't seem to have enough meat behind them for a full thread. So I'm going to experiment with a thread for those sorts of interesting snippets. Feel free to share links of your own. Army’s Virtual...

    Started by Zuul‎, 18 Jan 2012 10:03 AM
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    14 Feb 2012 04:23 PM Go to last post
  19. Drilling at Lake Vostok

    That's Lake Vostok, Antarctica, which is buried beneath several thousand metres of ice and is effectively cut off from the world as its own unique ecosystem. The water at the base is expected to be kept above freezing by geothermal heat and its...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 07 Feb 2012 06:32 AM
    • Replies: 15
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    13 Feb 2012 06:14 PM Go to last post
  20. Whitney Houston

    I'm amazed that no-one has commented on the death of Whitney Houston earlier today.

    Started by Myglaren‎, 12 Feb 2012 05:02 PM
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    12 Feb 2012 09:32 PM Go to last post
  21. Time for a change

    An interesting decision awaits the worlds scientists in 2015. There has been a push from some countries to abandon GMT and time as we know it and to convert everything to atomic time, where everything is regulated in a scientific manner. As...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 20 Jan 2012 08:27 AM
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    27 Jan 2012 12:03 PM Go to last post
  22. Zombieland gets a little less survivable - Hostess files for bankruptcy

    I know this news hit last week, but I haven't seen much discussion of it. On the one hand, they made unhealthy junk food that probably shouldn't be eaten. On the other hand, it's sad to see an old and iconic brand die.

    Started by parzival‎, 19 Jan 2012 03:58 PM
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    19 Jan 2012 08:18 PM Go to last post
  23. NASA, Daleks form unholy alliance

    This could be just the kick in the pants the space program needs, I say. :sci:

    Started by Orual‎, 13 Jan 2012 11:38 AM
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    17 Jan 2012 09:14 PM Go to last post
  24. The Grand Canyon - safe from mining

    In positive environmental news, Obama has banned uranium mining on 1miilion acres in and around the Grand Canyon for the next 20 years. Given the world known status as a natural wonder, this is a very good thinig to happen. Not to mention, that...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 10 Jan 2012 10:10 AM
    • Replies: 1
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    10 Jan 2012 08:46 PM Go to last post
  25. PayPal orders customer to smash violin

    Link Ebay buyer sends $2500 to PayPal for a purportedly antique violin. After receiving the item, he claims fake and demands a refund from the company. PayPal say they'll refund after receiving proof that the instrument has been destroyed. ...

    Started by kk fusion‎, 05 Jan 2012 11:14 AM
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    09 Jan 2012 08:20 PM Go to last post
  26. Russell Brand to divorce Katy Perry

    Well, after 14 months of being tamed it seems that Russell Brand has filed for divorce from Katy Perry citing irreconcilable differences. It seems that there has been no response yet from Katy Perry. There goes another showbiz marriage.

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 30 Dec 2011 05:35 PM
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    03 Jan 2012 12:22 AM Go to last post
  27. BBC Women of the year

    As happens at this time of year, everyone starts making lists of the best and worst films/stories/people etc. etc. This particular list is one that the BBC really, really should have thought a little harder about. The 2011 Women of year and in...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 28 Dec 2011 11:04 AM
    • Replies: 3
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    29 Dec 2011 10:39 PM Go to last post
  28. North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, has died

    The Dear Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il, has died from a heart attack. He had ruled over the country for over 20 years, through several crises, some of them a legacy of the country and some of them caused by him. His successor, Kim Jong-un is...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 19 Dec 2011 08:26 AM
    • Replies: 4
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    28 Dec 2011 11:18 PM Go to last post
  29. The UK stands alone

    Old chinese curse: May you live in interesting times. Well it doesn't get more interesting than this, as for the first time I can remember a government has said No to the EU and walked away. No second referendums, no further inducements, just a line...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 10 Dec 2011 02:56 PM
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    13 Dec 2011 12:51 PM Go to last post
  30. Good news for once

    http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1206/haydena.html The woman referred to in the article is my friend's mother. I'm very happy for them.

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 06 Dec 2011 12:01 PM
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    10 Dec 2011 02:38 PM Go to last post
  31. Sometimes, no one wants to read about you. (Bachman book a sales turd.)

    Ha, ha. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/08/michele-bachmann-memoir-core-of-conviction_n_1136416.html

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 08 Dec 2011 02:20 PM
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    10 Dec 2011 02:36 PM Go to last post
  32. Alien Planet Found in Habitable Zone

    NASA Telescope Confirms Alien Planet in Habitable Zone The potentially habitable alien world, a first for Kepler, orbits a star very much like our own sun. The discovery brings scientists one step closer to finding a planet like our own — one...

    Started by Zuul‎, 05 Dec 2011 02:55 PM
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    06 Dec 2011 01:38 PM Go to last post
  33. London Dungeon - with real skeletons

    It seems that one of the skeletons hanging in the London Dungeon has turned out to be more than a prop to scare people, but an actual skeleton. It looks liks it has been hanging in one of the exhibitions for several years and no-one had noticed....

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 05 Dec 2011 08:11 AM
    • Replies: 6
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    05 Dec 2011 04:10 PM Go to last post
  34. Jeremy Clarkson vs The Unions

    Yesterday was General Strike Day in the UK as a lot of the unions complain that they are being hard done by in government negotiations and that they are being given a raw deal. Effectively the UK government has ripped up their previous contract...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 01 Dec 2011 02:23 PM
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    01 Dec 2011 02:42 PM Go to last post
  35. Marmite Motorway

    A lorry containing a large amount of a yeast extract, believed to be Marmite crashed and spilled its load across the road. It is not yet believed whether they are clearing the road or using it to relay the surface. Although there was a sudden...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 29 Nov 2011 04:35 AM
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    30 Nov 2011 10:39 AM Go to last post
  36. Scorpios need not apply

    A job advertisement in China took the unusual step of asking Scorpios and Virgos not to apply for the job on the grounds they would be unsuitable. OTOH, Capricorns, Pisceans and Librans would be welcome. More on the story here Employee...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 25 Nov 2011 02:32 PM
    • Replies: 6
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    26 Nov 2011 11:49 PM Go to last post
  37. Occupy Wall Street

    So we have large protests held by people with no specific goals and vague politics on a far end of the spectrum. No, it's not the Tea Party again. It's Occupy Wall Street. What are people's thoughts on this one? I'm sympathetic to their anger,...

    Started by Zuul‎, 03 Oct 2011 09:26 AM
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  38. Breaking News: Catholic Church seeks to ban something

    Well okay, I can see why they might want to ban this: Even if I don't agree with them. In fact, should they succeed, not only will I spam this image to as many people as possible (yeah, I've already saved it off for when the inevitable...

    Started by AllWalker‎, 21 Nov 2011 12:01 AM
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    22 Nov 2011 07:57 AM Go to last post
  39. NASA develops a "super-black" material

    Story here. "The reflectance tests showed that our team had extended by 50 times the range of the material's absorption capabilities. Though other researchers are reporting near-perfect absorption levels mainly in the ultraviolet and visible, our...

    Started by Zuul‎, 13 Nov 2011 10:52 AM
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    18 Nov 2011 07:51 AM Go to last post
  40. Thank you Perry and Goodbye

    I think we can safely say that Rick Perry is not going to get the GOP nomination. zUA2rDVrmNg Oops. So which three was it again?

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 10 Nov 2011 08:31 AM
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    16 Nov 2011 10:58 AM Go to last post
  41. Justin Bieber - the Baby Daddy

    So the allegation goes that Justin Bieber, all 17 years of him had sex for the first time with a fan backstage at one of his concerts and has promptly become a father. The mother, 19 yr old Mariah Yeater, is now claiming paternity from him and wants...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 02 Nov 2011 11:00 AM
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    16 Nov 2011 08:15 AM Go to last post
  42. A double Presidential microphone gaffe

    Politicians are still a great source of interesting dialogue when they forget to turn off their microphones and go for a private chat. This time round, it is Presidents Obama and Sarkozy being just a little bit rude about Israeli Prime Minister,...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 08 Nov 2011 08:06 AM
    • Replies: 9
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    09 Nov 2011 03:58 PM Go to last post
  43. Cyborg Elephant

    Rescued when she was 7 months old, baby elephant Mosha had stepped on a land mine and lost half of her front right leg. Without assistance she would have been unable to survive. And so to help her out, doctors created a prosthetic leg for her to...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 07 Nov 2011 10:40 AM
    • Replies: 1
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    08 Nov 2011 12:35 AM Go to last post
  44. The weight of the Internet

    This one will probably do the rounds uintil someone shows a mistake in the calculations or something the scientist has missed out, but until then the entier internet is the same weight as a .... ...a strawberry. Calculated by adding up the...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 03 Nov 2011 11:03 AM
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    03 Nov 2011 02:20 PM Go to last post
  45. Tearing apart the fabric of space

    Plans are afoot to create the world's most powerful laser, capbale of ripping apart a vacuum and exposing the ghost particles that appear and vanish in the instants of time. Science wise, it could tell us a lot about how the universe is...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 31 Oct 2011 11:11 AM
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    31 Oct 2011 11:00 PM Go to last post
  46. Muppet Pron

    In case you haven't heard, there is a Sesame Street channel on youtube showing repeats of the cartoon series. Some delightful hacker decided to make it slightly more educational for youngsters by uploading some hardcore action to it. It was...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 18 Oct 2011 08:40 AM
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    31 Oct 2011 08:36 AM Go to last post
  47. The end of Primogeniture in Britain.

    The commonwealth has today voted to abolish primogeniture when it comes to the British Royal Family. So the first born child of Wills and kate will be the following ruler of Britain and the Commonwealth regardless of gender. It seems the world...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 28 Oct 2011 07:48 AM
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    29 Oct 2011 11:08 PM Go to last post
  48. Apple patents touch screen App Unlocking

    From beyond the grave does Steve Jobs spit hate at Android, or perhaps the US Patent system really does need an overhaul. Patent 8,046,721 has been granted and covers the unlocking of a device using a gesture on the screen or using images to show...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 26 Oct 2011 05:41 AM
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    26 Oct 2011 02:43 PM Go to last post
  49. Javan Rhino extinct in the wild.

    The last Javan Rhino was found shot with its horn removed in Vietnam as the last one of its kind in the wild. There are a few more remaining in a Wildlife park, but I think this is one species that man has hunted to death. Not something we can be...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 25 Oct 2011 09:00 AM
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    25 Oct 2011 11:13 AM Go to last post
  50. 120mph Crash Test

    Normally, when a crash test is certified, it is rated at 40mph for how much the car survives and protects the driver and passengers. Motoring show Fifth Gear decided to up the ante and perform a crash test at 120mph on a Ford Focus, a speed it is...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 24 Oct 2011 08:28 AM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,752
    24 Oct 2011 11:10 PM Go to last post

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