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Archive for April, 2009

Don’t Share Your Password

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 by Insider

I don’t like to laugh at other people’s misery but the guy posted it on YouTube so presumably he doesn’t mind:

Many things to like about this but my favorite is “Dad, what the F**K is going on?”.
Update: If this guy (Casy Nunez) is still alive and not arrested perhaps he’ll be able to repost his [...]

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The World’s Greatest Novel – Shatnerquake

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 by Chad

That title has been claimed by Madame Bovary and Anna Karenina, but that was before the awesomeness that is
Shatnerquake
t’s the first ShatnerCon with William Shatner as the guest of honor! But after a failed terrorist attack by Campbellians, a crazy terrorist cult that worships Bruce Campbell, all of the characters ever played by William Shatner [...]

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Two words not usually heard together – Progressive Madrasa

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 by Chad

SINGAPORE — After starting the day with prayers and songs in honor of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, the students at the Madrasa Al Irsyad Al Islamiah here in Singapore turned to the secular. An all-girls chemistry class grappled with compounds and acids while other students focused on English, math and other subjects from the national [...]

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Why Title 9 Matters, and Why Women’s Sports Matters to Us All

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 by Insider

Exhibit A: Simola Halep

No, she is not a product of the Women’s U.S. Collegiate System but if we are going to grow our own versions then we need to insure proper funding. For that you need to see Exhibit B: Allison Stokke

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Here is a nifty little scam

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 by Chad

Apparently when you try and pay a credit card off you can’t unless you specifically call the credit card company and tell them you want to pay it off.
The reason – Daily accrued interest. The amount that is reported on your statement and when you call in to make a payment don’t [...]

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So you ask what does a professional inline downhill speedskater look like?

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 by Chad

and if you haven’t you should have because apparently they look a lot like Valentina Ligouri.

I anxiously await ESPN coverage.
(I took the liberty of obscuring the annoying guy in her background.)
More below the fold:

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Of course the question is, What’s a 52 year old doing working as an exotic dancer, and why are there no pictures

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 by Chad

How are we supposed to judge her qualifications?
AKRON, Ohio – A 52-year-old woman was attacked on her first day as an exotic dancer by a jealous co-worker wielding a stiletto heel, police said.

The woman was treated at a hospital and received seven staples. She has declined to press charges against her assailant.
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Video courtesy of a [...]

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Is Rush Wrong?

Saturday, April 18th, 2009 by Chad

One of Rush’s main talking points is that the GOP only wins when they become more conservative not less. That sounds good on radio but is it true? Last night I came across a snippet of information about a guy named Anthony Downs who supposedly used game theory to prove that in a [...]

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Unemployed yet Smokin’ Hot: “Cyber Girl of the Week” Fired from Cheerleading Job

Friday, April 17th, 2009 by Insider

“Give me an ‘A!’”
The Sac Bee is reporting that Carlie Becker’s short tenure as cheerleading coach at Casa Roble High School is sadly over. Becker, who posed nude under the name Carlie Christine, was simultaneously named Playboy’s “cyber girl of the week.”
School officials wouldn’t say that Becker was fired for posing nude, citing personnel confidentiality. [...]

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Banned 7-up commercial

Friday, April 17th, 2009 by Chad

One way for a girl to get what she wants:

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Reason Magazine – Tax Facts To Make Your Head Explode

Friday, April 10th, 2009 by Chad
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A thought on alternative energy

Friday, April 10th, 2009 by Chad

From today’s LA Times – Ethanol demand may raise food costs for needy – Law of unintended consequences baby! coupled with Global warming endangers US corn production maybe ethanol isn’t the answer to our energy problems, unless by answer you mean starving the poverty stricken to death thereby decreasing both energy and food demand.
Just a [...]

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Important news from the world of science – Bacon sandwiches do cure hangovers

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 by Chad

A bacon sandwich really does cure a hangover – by boosting the level of amines which clear the head, scientists have found.
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I managed to go years without jumping on the bacon blogging bandwagon and now at me. I am such a blogwhore.
blogs,
bacon

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Why is the Obama administration refusing to accept repayment of TARP loans?

Saturday, April 4th, 2009 by Chad

Stuart Varney has the answer:
My answer: The government wants to control the banks, just as it now controls GM and Chrysler, and will surely control the health industry in the not-too-distant future. Keeping them TARP-stuffed is the key to control. And for this intensely political president, mere influence is not enough. The White House wants [...]

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Noooo!!!! Warp Drives Impossible Under Quantum Mechanics

Friday, April 3rd, 2009 by Chad

Geek Dreams of banging 7 of 9 and M’chell Obama’s dreams of attending a Klingon family reunion dashed
For years (1908 – 1994) the idea of faster than light travel was considered impossible under the strictures of E=MC^2. Then some superbrain figured out that while General Relativity prevents an object from moving faster that the [...]

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