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Google: Do be evil

By now you’ve probably heard or read about the Nazi skinhead attack on a collection of “shock artist” Andres Serrano’s photographs in Sweden. The Nazis, who videotaped their destruction of the “degenerate” art and posted it on YouTube — presumably so the whole world could see what small-minded asstards they are.
You can’t find that video [...]

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What do you think?

Found this polling widget from Polldaddy.com. I don’t care what you say, I’m going to make it a regular feature.
Poll Survey - Take Our Poll

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The temperance drink

I stumbled on this fascinating (and sometimes hilarious) history of coca wine, which, over time, essentially became Coca Cola.

According to the Sears, Roebuck and Co. Consumers’ Guide (1900), their extraordinary Peruvian Wine of Coca…
“…sustains and refreshes both the body and brain….It may be taken at any time with perfect safety…it has [...]

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RIP Tom Snyder

One of the greats.

Read an obit here.
There are a million great interview clips on YouTube, but my favourite is definitely the stuff with Kiss:

He was 71.

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Weasel Watch

Well it seems Mitt Romney is making a serious play for the mouthbreather vote, fondly embracing a woman holding a sign so breathtakingly stupid on so many levels that it’s almost poetic.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has a message for those who are criticizing him for recently posing next to a supporter’s [...]

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Dramatic Chipmunk

It’s true. This is the best 5 second video on the Internet.

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Stop The Guns

This petition takes about 30 seconds to sign. If you agree with it, go to it.
The Stop The Guns Initiative has been started in wake of the recent wave of gun related violence, which has rocked Toronto and other large populous cities in Canada. Our Objective is simple - to obtain as many signatures [...]

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And the horse you rode in on

As usual, it took too long.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Senior World Bank officials told CNN on Thursday that they expect Paul Wolfowitz, the organization’s president, to announce his resignation “soon.”
Deliberations would continue Thursday morning, the bank’s executive directors said in a statement.
On Wednesday they held talks with Wolfowitz and White House officials amid reports they were [...]

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Getting political for a second…

I’ve bitten my tongue for a week, but I’m too full of piss and vinegar to shut up any more.
Regarding the VT Massacre, there were some people who quickly stressed that this was a bad time to “politicize” the catastrophe by raising the issue of gun control. Last year, in the context of a similar [...]

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Well you knew somebody would do it

Radar Magazine reports that a company called Sinful Comics has released a graphic novel — a very graphic novel — that’s basically a pornographic version of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean.
A visit to Sinful’s site revealed a number of other fantasy scenarios involving A-List celebs (and also Britney Spears). All I can say [...]

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