August 2004

  • Not your average bear

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    Bear guzzles 36 beers, passes out at campground. Apparently the bear found his way into a campsite and used his teeth and claws to open the cans and chugged down all the campers’ beer. Rangers chased the bear away, but it returned the next day and they had to set a trap using some doughnuts,…

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  • They just don’t get it…

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    From the Athens 2004 Hyperlink Policy: For your protection and ours we have established a procedure for parties wishing to introduce a link to the ATHENS 2004 website on their site. By introducing a link to the ATHENS 2004 official Website on your site you are agreeing to comply with the ATHENS 2004 Website General…

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  • When Elvis Met Nixon

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    When Elvis Met Nixon is an exhibit at the US National Archives detailing Elvis’ visit to the White House in 1970. The meeting was initiated by Elvis in a letter scrawled on American Airlines stationary, in which he asked the president to consider him for credentials as a federal agent in the war on drugs.…

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  • Mr. Sun Goes to an Usher Concert

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    If you are a teenage girl, Usher has a message for you: He wants to make love to you. (Oh my God! look at the way he looked at our section!) He is going to be very, very good at it. (Oh My God! Look at him dance and do those push-ups! He’s so smooth!)…

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  • Someone Else for President

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    Ron Regan tears Bush a new one in this article for Esquire. It’s one thing to get trashed by Michael Moore. But when Nobel laureates, a vast majority of the scientific community, and a host of current and former diplomats, intelligence operatives, and military officials line up against you, it becomes increasingly difficult to characterize…

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  • Woot!

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    Woot! sells one product a day. That’s it. From their FAQ: I see only 1 item, do you sell anything else? No. We sell 1 item per day until it is sold out or until 11:59pm central time when it is replaced. However, each item we sell is in stock and ready to ship that…

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  • Like a train wreck

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    The discussion following this post about Bidets on The Sneeze is at once the most fascinating, disturbing, disgusting, and educational discussions I’ve come across. After reading, I must say I’m a bit intrigued… but I’m not sure I could get past the idea of a communal ‘butt towel’ … it just seems wrong.

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