Looks like he's gone hi-tech to determine who has been naughty and nice.
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Friday, November 28, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
"Let me google that for you..."
For all those people that find it more convenient to bother you with their question rather than google it for themselves.
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Man Arrested For Singing "Spider-Pig"
Things not to do when you're arrested for assault - keep singing 'Spider-Pig' from The Simpsons Movie when in the back of the Police van. Result? 8 months in jail for the assault, and a further 3 months for singing.
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The largest cruise ship in the world makes history (PICS)
It has everything you could ever wish for and more. The world's largest cruise ship has touched water for the first time as it prepares to sail into maritime history.
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Top 14 Top Gear Moments
Hecklerspray grudgingly concedes that Top Gear is a fantastic TV show. It’s so good even people who aren’t particularly interested in cars like it. For God’s sake, even their mums like it. In fact, it’s so good, it can even afford to have that annoying, smug, pubic-haired twit Jeremy Clarkson in it - and still be good.
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Twitter Rejects $500 Million Takeover Offer From Facebook
Facebook offered to buy Twitter for $500 million of overvalued Facebook stock, Kara Swisher says. Twitter rejected the offer for several reasons
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Sunday, November 23, 2008
Photoshop FAIL: Spot the Missing Body Part
Another fantastic example of what happens when the power of Photoshop falls into the wrong hands.
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Vatican forgives Lennon for 'more popular than Jesus' remark
More than 40 years after Christians were infuriated by the Beatles' claim that they were "more popular than Jesus", the Roman Catholic Church has made peace with the Fab Four.
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Saturday, November 22, 2008
He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He Died
Yesterday I came across a slightly mysterious website — a collection of Polaroids, one per day, from March 31, 1979 through October 25, 1997. There’s no author listed, no contact info, and no other indication as to where these came from. So, naturally, I started looking through the photos. I was stunned by what I found...
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Friday, November 21, 2008
2 Pictures, 2 Kinds of Goodbye (PICS)
A snapshot of loss, captured in time. On this U.S. Memorial Day weekend, let us never forget the sacrifices made by those willing and proud to serve our country in its defense.
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
The Chinese Want To Buy the Big 3 Automakers
It appears that the Chinese car makers SAIC and Dongfeng have plans to acquire the Big 3: "A take-over of a large overseas auto maker would fit perfectly into China's plans. As reported before, China has realized that its export chances are slim without unfettered access to foreign technology. The brand cachet of Chinese cars abroad is, ...."
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Burger King Drops Wallets with $100 Bills in Them
According to reports from bloggers, the wallets contain actual cash, ranging from a $1 bill to a $100 bill, a gift card to Burger King, a “Drivers License” featuring The King, and a map of Chicago or Orlando area Burger King’s.
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Kid Plays Guitar Hero with Bike
Guitar Hero/Nerd displays his...heroism by creating a Guitar Hero course on the streets of his hometown.
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"Let me google that for you..."
For all those people that find it more convenient to bother you with their question rather than google it for themselves.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Twenty-Nine Automotive Fails (PICS)
No surprise really, we've all seen the way people drive on a daily basis. So now, let us present to you this, the 29 fails of an automotive nature.
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Armstrong fears for his safety at Tour de France
Lance Armstrong fears he could be attacked by spectators if he returns to the Tour de France next year.The seven-time Tour champion, who is making a comeback after three years in retirement, said in an interview in The Guardian on Tuesday that he is concerned about his safety.
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Monday, November 17, 2008
WTF?! Is It Just Me or Is That a Mac In A Vista Ad??
A Microsoft Vista promotional booklet that had an image of the ideal happy family computing on a laptop. What stood out was that the laptop looked awfully similar to the Macbook Pro! In fact I am 90% sure that its a Mac!
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Never Try to Steal a Law Student's Laptop
The student was willing to let the intruder take his wallet and guitars. Then the robber made the mistake that ultimately landed him in the hospital -- he went for the laptop.
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Sunday, November 16, 2008
Isolated Paraguayan Tribe Wins Wins Lawsuit They Didn't File
Two Brazilian companies have been rapidly clearing land the Totobiegosode live on, and have destroyed nearly 15,000 ares. Activist groups have undertaken a fight to stop the companies, and have done so without the knowledge of the Totobiegosode. The Totobiegosode are the last group of uncontacted natives in South America.
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One BIG fish!!
Doug Killam, associate fisheries biologist in the state Department of Fish and Game’s Red Bluff office, holds up a massive Chinook salmon carcass found late last week on Battle Creek near Anderson. DFG scientists estimate the fish weighed 85 pounds dead, and even more when it was alive.
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Saturday, November 15, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
7 Games South Park Should Spoof
They've done Warcraft. They've done Guitar Hero. Here's what they should do next.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Canada Fines Company for Advocating Carpooling - WTF??
The ridesharing website PickupPal was fined by a Canadian court in a case brought against them by bus giant Trentway-Wagar. Its beef was that it is unfair they have to meet labor, environmental, and equipment standards to haul passengers when services like PickupPal can arrange rides without doing any of that. No DIY carpooling in Canada...
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Gorgeous Aerial View of the Island Bora Bora [PIC]
Bora Bora is an island in the Leeward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island, located about 230 kilometres (140 mi) northwest of Papeete, is surrounded by a lagoon and a barrier reef. In the center of the island are the remnants of an extinct volcano rising to two peaks.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Google is now tracking Flu trends!
Turns out that traditional flu surveillance systems take 1-2 weeks to collect and release surveillance data, but Google search queries can be automatically counted very quickly. By making our flu estimates available each day, Google Flu Trends may provide an early-warning system for outbreaks of influenza.
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McDonalds Japan Goes No-Brand with Quarter Pounder Shops
Generic packaging, minimalist decor, a two-item menu - and not a clown in sight! McDonalds Japan is testing the waters of no-brand marketing with newly opened Quarter Pounder stores in Tokyo.
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The Faces Behind TV's Cartoon Voices (PICS)
If you thought it was weird to see Fred Armisen playing Barack Obama on SNL, wait until you see who plays Cleveland on "Family Guy."
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Monday, November 10, 2008
Nirvana Baby Re-Creates Classic Nevermind Cover Image
Spencer Elden, the baby on the cover of Nirvana's Nevermind, has re-created the cover. He's wearing a bathing suit this time.
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Friday, November 7, 2008
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