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  1. Gaddafi regime in Libya is over

    Last night and through today it appears that the Libyan rebels who have been seeking to overthrow Col. Gaddafi have made gains through the capital city of Tripoli. Coming perhaps quicker than anyone expected, there were uprisings throughout the city...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 22 Aug 2011 08:20 AM
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    24 Oct 2011 07:25 AM Go to last post
  2. Scrabble: Serious Business

    At the World Scrabble Championship, one player accused another of hiding a 'G' tile and requested he be taken to the toilets and strip searched to find the missing piece. The match was decided by one point and the request was overruled by the...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 17 Oct 2011 09:38 AM
    • Replies: 2
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    23 Oct 2011 07:41 PM Go to last post
  3. Man orders size 14.5 slipper and gets size 1,450 after 'mistranslation in China'

    A MAN who ordered a special size 14.5 slipper to fit his oversized foot was sent a size 1,450 after the Chinese manufacturers failed to spot a decimal point in his order. Tom Boddingham, 27, has a size 13 right foot while his left is slightly...

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 20 Oct 2011 04:28 AM
    • Replies: 4
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    20 Oct 2011 09:46 AM Go to last post
  4. Libya in meltdown

    Following on from the other Middle East countries that have seen popular uprisings over the last few months, it appears the people of Libya are attempting to do the same. However, it appears that Colonel Gaddafi is not prepared to go without a...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 23 Feb 2011 11:30 AM
    • Replies: 8
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    20 Oct 2011 07:32 AM Go to last post
  5. Do you want fries with that?

    http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2011/10/greenwich_villa_2.php Yesterday morning in the early hours a McDonald's employee assaulted a pair of female customers with a metal rod. One was taken to the hospital with a fractured skull and...

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 14 Oct 2011 06:51 PM
    • Replies: 7
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    17 Oct 2011 08:47 AM Go to last post
  6. Exclamation WSJ Artificially Inflating Circulation Numbers

    Done as a way to boost ad revenue, amongst other things.The Guardian found evidence that the Journal had been channelling money through European companies in order to secretly buy thousands of copies of its own paper at a knock-down rate, misleading...

    Started by Tuckerfan‎, 12 Oct 2011 05:29 PM
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    13 Oct 2011 08:49 AM Go to last post
  7. Colorado owes water to Kansas and Nebraska

    Apparently the state of Colorado owes approximately 42million litres of water to two other states and so to pay it off they are draining a local beauty spot and allowing the water to run downstream to the other states. The beauty spot in question,...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 10 Oct 2011 07:16 AM
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    12 Oct 2011 11:57 AM Go to last post
  8. Carbon Tax passes

    I have no real opinion on whether a Carbon Tax is a good idea. And who can blame me. Too much rhetoric flying around. Having said that, if you held a gun to my head and made me take one side or another, I'd say I'm in favour of it. Taxing...

    Started by AllWalker‎, 12 Oct 2011 01:11 AM
    • Replies: 3
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    12 Oct 2011 11:48 AM Go to last post
  9. Free tickets to Japan

    Due to the Earhtquake and disaster at Fukishima, the number of tourists going to Japan has fallen dramatically and so the government is trying a new scheme to boost the numbers again. They will be handing out 10,000 pairs of free trips to...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 11 Oct 2011 09:09 AM
    • Replies: 1
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    11 Oct 2011 09:27 AM Go to last post
  10. Al Davis has died

    Another legend in the Bay Area, though perhaps less beloved than Steve Jobs, has passed away. Al Davis, for those who don't follow American football, was the coach, and later owner, of the Oakland Raiders team. He pioneered the "vertical...

    Started by parzival‎, 08 Oct 2011 11:30 AM
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    08 Oct 2011 01:20 PM Go to last post
  11. The Great British Bake Off Squirrel

    The programme Great British Bake Off were down to the finalists when the camera lingered perhaps a little too long on one of the squirrels and its rather explicitly shown masculine attributes. Warning: Link contains Nuts

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 06 Oct 2011 09:39 AM
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    07 Oct 2011 04:50 AM Go to last post
  12. RIP Steve Jobs

    http://gizmodo.com/5838847/steve-jobs-is-dead I wasn't a huge Apple fan, and I imagine some of the diehards are crying their guts out right now. He worked very hard, and very astutely in the realm of computing which has so impacted our modern...

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 05 Oct 2011 06:46 PM
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    07 Oct 2011 03:57 AM Go to last post
  13. The Elephant Code

    Those clever scientists have been at it again working out that Elephants can communicate. Ok, that's a bit harsh, they have actually been working out how elephant's communicate and what parts of their language might be. More here Makes you...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 05 Oct 2011 10:04 AM
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    05 Oct 2011 07:27 PM Go to last post
  14. Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?

    I'm happy to see this is being addressed in a New York Times editorial, as this is a wall I've beaten my head into many times. Frankly, no, junk food is not cheaper. The alternative to soda is water, and the alternative to junk food is not...

    Started by Zuul‎, 27 Sep 2011 11:49 AM
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    03 Oct 2011 07:40 PM Go to last post
  15. Hispanics are white

    Oh, Gawker. Up to your usual standards of journalistic integrity, I see. We drew up the census in such a way that "Hispanic" people were almost forced to join the dark side—or should I say The White Side? High five, white devils! All of your...

    Started by Zuul‎, 30 Sep 2011 03:31 PM
    • Replies: 18
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    01 Oct 2011 12:22 PM Go to last post
  16. Kindle Fire vs Apple iPad

    So a new competitor enters the tablet PC market seeking to challenge the iPad, This time it's Amazon with the Kindle Fire which looks to be retailing at half the price of the iPad. There will also be new, and cheaper, versions of the Kindle as...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 29 Sep 2011 10:02 AM
    • Replies: 1
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    29 Sep 2011 10:33 AM Go to last post
  17. Traveler detained with live hummingbirds in his pants

    Uh, yeah. This Dutch traveller was caught trying to smuggle more than a dozen live hummingbirds in special pouches sewn into the inside of his underwear at Rochambeau airport in Cayenne, French Guiana. The birds were individually wrapped in...

    Started by Zuul‎, 28 Sep 2011 12:28 PM
    • Replies: 4
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    29 Sep 2011 07:12 AM Go to last post
  18. Utah's Undie Run

    In a protest against the uptight laws in Utah, a crowd of people stripped off and went on an Undie Run across Salt Lake City. Of course, runners were not allowed to be too risque, no nude running or thongs allowed. They could have gone the whole...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 27 Sep 2011 09:17 AM
    • Replies: 0
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    27 Sep 2011 09:17 AM Go to last post
  19. Bullfighting banned in Catalonia

    The last bullfight has taken place in Barcelona with tickets going up to 8 times their face value as crowds packed to see the final bouts. From this point on, those in favour would call it an attack on civil liberties, others would call it then end...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 26 Sep 2011 09:08 AM
    • Replies: 3
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    26 Sep 2011 03:23 PM Go to last post
  20. Mind that falling satellite

    Sometime between 5pm Fri and 5am Sat GMT a large satellite is going to fall to earth. NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite has come to the end of its life and is now destined to become a nice fiery mark in the sky.... ...if it wasn't for...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 22 Sep 2011 09:16 AM
    • Replies: 4
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    23 Sep 2011 10:14 AM Go to last post
  21. UK government to pay compensation to Bloody Sunday families

    The UK government is to pay compensation to the families of those killed on Bloody Sunday, 1972 in Derry City, Northern Ireland. That day, the Parachute Regiment opened fire on a civil rights march and killed 13 people. I don't know how well...

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 22 Sep 2011 01:11 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,927
    23 Sep 2011 07:07 AM Go to last post
  22. Troy Davis is about to die (Death penalty)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Davis_case I'm against the death penalty even without the innocents being killed angle, I just don't think the state should be allowed do that to their citizens, erase their lives. Anyway, it seems there is...

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 21 Sep 2011 10:00 PM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,809
    22 Sep 2011 10:07 AM Go to last post
  23. World's largest sperm bank doesn't want ginger sperm

    "There are too many redheads in relation to demand," he told Danish newspaper Ekstrabladet. "I do not think you chose a redhead, unless the partner - for example, the sterile male - has red hair, or because the lone woman has a preference for...

    Started by Zuul‎, 19 Sep 2011 06:12 PM
    • Replies: 21
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    21 Sep 2011 09:49 PM Go to last post
  24. Martin McGuinness running for Irish President

    Martin McGuinness, Sinn Fein MP and "ex"-IRA has declared that he is running for the Irish Presidency. They have been looking to build the party in the Republic after doing well enough in Northern Ireland. The idea here is probably to pick up...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 19 Sep 2011 06:39 AM
    • Replies: 1
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    19 Sep 2011 02:27 PM Go to last post
  25. How to lose a £billion

    Just when you though the banking crisis wasn't going to get any worse and all the financial institutions were saying that it was all under control, a singel trader has managed to lose £1.3 billion in rogue trading at Swiss bank UBS. So much for...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 16 Sep 2011 07:40 AM
    • Replies: 0
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    16 Sep 2011 07:40 AM Go to last post
  26. Palin's Biography: The Rogue

    So in the unauthorised biography of Sarah Palin we get plenty juicy material to sit and ponder. There is the taking of cocaine, smoking marijuana, having an affair with her husband's business partner as well as having a one-night stand with a...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 15 Sep 2011 07:08 AM
    • Replies: 5
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    16 Sep 2011 04:12 AM Go to last post
  27. Glow in the Dark Kitten

    It has become more and more common nowadays for biochemists looking for their doctorates to turn their hand to making animals glow. We've had worms, mice, rabbits and now we have kittens. The reason for this genetic amendment is to assist...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 12 Sep 2011 08:01 AM
    • Replies: 2
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    14 Sep 2011 09:54 AM Go to last post
  28. Condaleeza Rice's #1 Fan

    and it's none other than that crazy dictator Colonel Gaddafi. It appears that when his main compund was overrun, secret photo albums were found with a lot of photos of her. Who knew eh? More on the story here

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 26 Aug 2011 10:06 AM
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    14 Sep 2011 09:11 AM Go to last post
  29. 3,000 year old chinese tomb uncovered

    A really rare find, maybe not as impressive as the Terracotta Army but still quite incredible. The well preserved remains of several horses and chariots from approximately 770BC in a previously uncovered tomb. It was found when a new hospital...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 02 Sep 2011 08:20 AM
    • Replies: 1
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    02 Sep 2011 08:23 AM Go to last post
  30. Canadian Military to be royal again

    In 1968, the then liberal government removed the royal designation from Canada's armed forces when they were amalgamated into just the Canadian Military Forces. This is soon to be reversed by the currect conservative government and the Royal prefix...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 16 Aug 2011 07:10 AM
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    28 Aug 2011 10:15 AM Go to last post
  31. Kilometer High building

    Saudi Arabia is looking to build the world's tallest tower and so beat the 1km mark. I'm sure the views will be amazing, but its going to make a big mark if it falls over. More here

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 12 Aug 2011 10:15 AM
    • Replies: 16
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    14 Aug 2011 04:36 AM Go to last post
  32. London's Burning

    I've been watching the news feeds of the incoming riots, civil disturbances, looting, call it what you may and I feel sick. My home city is burning and the police are stretched beyond all measures. This isn't an anarchistic riot, this isn't a...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 09 Aug 2011 05:34 AM
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    12 Aug 2011 04:27 PM Go to last post
  33. Woman in Texas has won multi-million dollar lotteries four times. Scammer?

    There's a woman who has won a total of $20 million in four different Texas lotteries. Turns out, she's got a PhD in statistics from Stanford, and since three of the wins were scratch-off tickets, a reporter has a theory that she might have figured...

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 08 Aug 2011 09:20 AM
    • Replies: 5
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    11 Aug 2011 02:16 AM Go to last post
  34. Fucking Summer. (Hell descends on Chicago.)

    Dear God, how do people in St. Louis and Atlanta deal with this? I know it gets like this every year, but now it's hear. Temps just under 100 and high humidity. I hate this crap! I recall watching the evening news some years ago during...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 18 Jul 2011 02:52 PM
    • Replies: 33
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    10 Aug 2011 09:14 PM Go to last post
  35. When I think Jesus, I think samosas.

    Please add this to your "What the hell?" list if you have one. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/29/samosas-banned_n_913249.html

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 29 Jul 2011 04:33 PM
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    02 Aug 2011 10:05 PM Go to last post
  36. Time travel determined to be impossible.

    http://news.discovery.com/space/time-travel-impossible-photon-110724.html So, the Borg aren't coming back for us, but the whales do go extinct.

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 25 Jul 2011 05:42 PM
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    31 Jul 2011 08:50 PM Go to last post
  37. Female computer programmers in the 1960s

    This is a bit on an article in Cosmopolitan from 1967. "It's just like planning a dinner," explains Dr. Grace Hopper, now a staff scientist in systems programming for Univac. (She helped develop the first electronic digital computer, the Eniac,...

    Started by Zuul‎, 28 Jul 2011 11:18 AM
    • Replies: 3
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    29 Jul 2011 11:52 AM Go to last post
  38. Star Wars replicas, Lucas loses

    A business selling replica Stormtrooper outfits being run by the person who originally made them has triumphed over George Lucas in an ongoing copyright battle. As a result, he will be allowed to continue making and selling the helmets. In the...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 27 Jul 2011 09:29 AM
    • Replies: 2
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    27 Jul 2011 11:54 AM Go to last post
  39. Can a Feminist Diet?

    I can honestly say this isn't a question I'd ever considered. Can a misogynist jog? Can liberals drink? We feminists typically view dieting — and, particularly, the diet industry – as an expression of patriarchy that is bad for women. As a...

    Started by Zuul‎, 14 Jul 2011 08:51 PM
    • Replies: 15
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    24 Jul 2011 06:23 PM Go to last post
  40. Celine Dion goes all lawyer on blog site.

    There's no way this course of action works out better for her than just ignoring it: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/22/celine-dions-lawyers-shut_n_906547.html No she's Leno/Letterman fodder. Fool.

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 22 Jul 2011 02:27 PM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,990
    22 Jul 2011 11:26 PM Go to last post
  41. The Borders liquidation is giving me the sad.

    I know I'm part of their problem...I've got my nook, and I love it. I don't buy nearly as many real books as I used to. Plus, long before e-books came along, I'd bought my fair share on Amazon, just for the convenience of it. But it seems so...

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 20 Jul 2011 04:48 PM
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    22 Jul 2011 03:41 AM Go to last post
  42. Wendi Deng - Wife/Ninja Bodyguard

    As part of the current phone hacking crisis, Rupert and James Murdoch were "invited" to give evidence in front of a select committee to answer questions about what happened. In the middle of the questioning, a protestor attempted to smear a pie...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 20 Jul 2011 06:49 AM
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    20 Jul 2011 08:39 PM Go to last post
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    18 Jul 2011 11:27 PM Go to last post
  43. Soylent Green Jell-O

    Human-derived gelatin. I...uh...I don't think I have anything else to say here. To create the human-derived gelatin, human genes are inserted into yeast strains that are tuned to produce gelatin in specific, controlled ways. That creates for a...

    Started by Zuul‎, 13 Jul 2011 05:55 PM
    • Replies: 3
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    13 Jul 2011 06:59 PM Go to last post
  44. Sunday Newspaper?

    http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-newscorp-hackingtre7641io-20110707,0,1038264.story Most everyone has probably heard about the closure of Britian's News of the World newspaper. Hell of a scandal. What I am impressed by is...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 07 Jul 2011 03:57 PM
    • Replies: 7
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    08 Jul 2011 10:07 PM Go to last post
  45. Surgeons carry out first synthetic windpipe transplant

    Surgeons in Sweden have carried out the world's first synthetic organ transplant. The key to the latest technique is modelling a structure or scaffold that is an exact replica of the patient's own windpipe, removing the need for a donor organ. ...

    Started by Zuul‎, 08 Jul 2011 11:54 AM
    • Replies: 2
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    08 Jul 2011 02:23 PM Go to last post
  46. Motorcycle helmet-law protestor killed... not wearing a helmet

    There's no irony like lethal irony: http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/04/new.york.motorcyclist.death/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 Of course this will make all opponents to helmet laws change their tune, right? Uh... no. Not so much, I'm guessing.

    Started by Elendil's Heir‎, 04 Jul 2011 10:18 PM
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    08 Jul 2011 09:13 AM Go to last post
  47. Smile for the monkey

    While photographing in Indonesia, award-winner David Slater found his cameras at the mercy of a tribe of macaques. It looks as though they were interested in the reflections and then one of them pressed the shutter switch More on the story...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 05 Jul 2011 08:15 AM
    • Replies: 3
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    06 Jul 2011 09:22 AM Go to last post
  48. IMF Chief in sex assault scandal

    and it's a scandal for quite a few reasons. Dominique Strauss-Kahn is the head of the IMF and has spent the last few years running around the globe trying to prevent the banking structure from imploding. He was also due to run for the French...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 16 May 2011 07:23 AM
    • Replies: 23
    • Views: 8,870
    04 Jul 2011 11:40 PM Go to last post
  49. Advice from a mother-in-law

    Sometimes sending instructions to your future daughter-in-law by email is not such a good idea, in case she decides to forward it on to all her friends, who pass it on to their friends, and well, you know the routine...it's gone viral. What was...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 30 Jun 2011 07:28 AM
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 3,022
    01 Jul 2011 05:23 AM Go to last post

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