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    Snooty and Snotty, Part Deaux

    In what may be the zenith of snooty and snotty irony (not to mention an abhorrent abuse of power), a Charlie Brown devoid of humor locked what can only be described as a humorous thread because it wasn't "overly productive." Good grief, Charlie Brown. Lighten up. I've never seen a stupid thread...
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    An Amazing Maize Maze

    A view of a 600 foot-long (183 meters) cornfield maze carved in the likeness of Montreal Canadiens great Jean Beliveau in Florenceville, New Brunswick. The farm owners, who designed the maze as a tribute to Beliveau and the Montreal Canadiens, expect over 7000 people to visit the attraction...
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    A Cornucopia of Portable Toilets

    A Treasure Trove of Portable Toilets for Travel, Camping, & Tailgating. Seriously. You won't believe it. Seriously. Go crazy folks! Go Crazy! My favorite...
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    Man Stabs Bait, Gets Probation

    From the You Can't make This Stuff Up Department: PORTLAND, Ore. - A Portland man who attacked his ex-girlfriend and impaled her pet fish this summer has been sentenced to two years probation, a psychological evaluation and community service. Donald Earl Fite III, 27, pleaded guilty Tuesday...
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    CARB is at it again...

    'Cool' car rules could affect radios, phones | detnews.com | The Detroit News California's latest requirement for the auto industry -- advanced window glazing to keep vehicles cooler, A.K.A., the "Cool Car" -- could prevent drivers from making phone calls, listening to satellite radio or using...
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    Fatigue - The FMCSA is gonna Love This

    If the FMCSA can figure out a way to hardwire this into a Black Box, they're gonna, you betcha. The Smart Cap Originally designed for miners by Australia's CRC Mining Corporation, the hat monitors a driver's brain waves for signs of fatigue. If the hat determines the driver is sleepy, it...
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    Verizon Aircard

    Most people are on the 5GB plan, where anything over the 5GB's will cost you $.25 per megabyte. The new plans will cost you only $.05 per megabyte over the 5 GB limit. Your old plan will continue to reflect the higher charge unless you call them and tell them you want to change plans to the new...
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    You can't make this stuff up.

    This reads like a feature story from The Onion, or like a news story from Saturday Night Live Weekend Update, but it's not. It's real. Oddly Enough | Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - A British store is launching a range of underpants for left-handed men, an innovation it says will save them both...
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    Cell phone - cancer link.

    Here we go again.... U.S. senator promises look into cellphone-cancer link | Technology | Reuters "Iowa senator Tom Harkin, newly empowered to investigate health matters as chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, promised on Monday to probe deeply into any...
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    Your Credit Score? How 'bout your ID Score?

    We all know about out Credit Score, but few know what an ID Score even is. I heard about this company (ID Analytics) a few years ago when someone I know started working in home health care, checked her own ID Score, and found that she was almost certainly an early victim of identity theft. ID...
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    Online HAZMAT Routing

    This might come in handy for those who carry HAZMAT. After clicking the link, you should Bookmark the page. Online HAZMAT Routing with PC Miler Route Types: Practical Route Shortest Route National Route Avoid Toll Fifty Three HAZMAT Routing Types: Disabled (no hazardous material)...
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    Price of Cigarettes Just Went Up Again

    In Memphis, TN the price of a single pack of Pall Mall cigarettes will cost you roughly $23 quadrillion dollars. Other brands a similarly priced. WREG News Memphis Video From: Glitch hits Visa users with more than $23 quadrillion charge - CNN.com "Can I buy Europe on Pump 4?" :D For the...
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    You can't make this stuff up

    Thought texting while driving was dangerous? A teenager was walking while texting, and fell through an an open manhole into a Staten Island sewer The 15 year old was walking with a friend along Victory Blvd. when she suddenly dropped out of site. Department of Environment Protection (the...
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    Everyone into the Risk Pool - Or Else

    ‘Individual mandate’ to buy health insurance is key to universal coverage MSNBC television is unashamedly leftist, but the dot com version is generally even handed. However, here's a story that disappeared from the "headlines" after only a few short hours and was quickly relegated to the...
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    Rock Snot

    It's Gooey. It's Gross. It Kills. Beware . . . Rock snot arrives in New England
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    Random Pics

    Snow Line Columbia River Just east of Portland, OR (March 8, 2009 - 12:23PM) Ya think? Somewhere around Jordan, OR near the Idaho border (March 8, 2008 - 7:17PM) Wired Wild Granite Peak somewhere south of McDermitt, OR (March 8, 2009 - 8:20PM) Not the J in Tampa Tooele, UT southern tip...
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    Michigan: 50 Miles of Gravel And Counting

    To save money, more than 20 Michigan counties have decided to turn deteriorating paved roads back to gravel. Montcalm County estimates that repaving a road costs more than $100,000 a mile. Grinding the same mile of road up and turning it into gravel costs $10,000. At least 50 miles of road have...
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    Get Oiled Up at the Zone

    Through July 1, 2009, Autozone has a special on Mobile 1 oil. 5 quarts, plus a Mobile 1 oil filter - $29.99 Limit 2 of these specials per person per day. This includes Mobile 1 0W-40, for you Sprinter fans. Regular price on the oil is $6.99 per quart, and the oil filter is $12.99. One...
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    Sensationalist Bias

    The other day in another thread we were talking about bias. Well, it was mostly me, of course, but others chimed in. Everyone has a bias, usually many, manifested in different ways, just like everyone is prejudiced to one degree or another. We can't help it. Education, experience, beliefs, they...
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    NASA Not Worthwhile? Hah!

    Cheers! Crew drinks up recycled urine in space. HOUSTON - At the international space station, it was one small sip for man and a giant gulp of recycled urine for mankind. Astronauts aboard the space station celebrated a space first on Wednesday by drinking water that had been recycled from...
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