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Two Sides to Every Story...

Ronald Baily of Reason Online writes a compelling argument for why DARPA's widely condemned, and recently cancelled, Policy Analysis Market (offering ...

Quote of the Day

Monday, July 28, 2003 (1 post)
"I'm not retiring until they carry me away, and I'll have a few routines on the way to the big divot." - Bob Hope

Telemarketers Strike Back

American Teleservices Association (ATA), the industry organization for telemarketers, has filed suit against both the FTC and FCC to block the new national ...

Quote of the Day

Monday, July 28, 2003 (1 post)
"You've got to be real careful or you're liable to get something burnt or hurt." - Allen "Anchor" Turner, Vice-President of the North American Nude ...

Quote of the Day

Monday, July 28, 2003 (1 post)
"Twenty beers at most if you want me to be perfectly honest, officer. But that's it, really." - unidentified German motorist, when asked by a police ...

Quote of the Day

Sunday, July 27, 2003 (1 post)
On California Governor Gray Davis... "You wouldn't invite him to dinner because he's a dull dinner guest, that I can tell you." "I have lunch ...

Picture of Cubans sailing to Florida... in a 51 Chevy Pickup

Thursday, July 24, 2003 (1 post)
You've got to admire that kind of ingenuity... ...

Best Headline of the Day

It's a tie, between two articles from Germany, where men drive naked and pigs chase cows... Flying Underpants Cause Highway Crash Full ...

Quote of the Day

"Simply put, our results show that Kansas is considerably flatter than a pancake." - Mark Fonstad, geographer from Southwest Texas State University, ...

Italian Scientists Report Pizza Prevents Cancer

Apparently they are serious. (I checked the calendar - it's not April 1st.) Full story: ...

Quote of the Day

Sunday, February 4, 2024 (13 posts)
"I suppose as long as the officers have had their shots and don't bite, I'll allow them to continue that technique." - Tennessee judge Bob Moon, ...

This week's updates delayed until Tuesday

In the mean time, please enjoy this picture of cute little puppy dogs... ...

There's just something about Japanese Baseball

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Unclear on the Concept

Friday, July 11, 2003 (1 post)
An unidentified man was arrested for shoplifting in Tulsa, Oklahoma Tuesday, according to the AP. The clothing he was attempting to steal had sensor tags ...

Quote of the Day

Friday, July 11, 2003 (1 post)
"It's not a macho thing. It's not a 'mine is bigger than yours' thing. To do the next generation of experiments, we simply need the bigger ...

Picture of a Meerkat under a Heatlamp

Saturday, July 14, 2018 (1 post)
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Which computers suck

The latest issue of PC Magazine features the results of their annual readers survey of PC Service and Reliability. Among the winners: ABS A ...

Anatomically Correct Plush Incredible Hulk Doll

Or, as the article says, he has "a giant green willy"... Full story: http://www.thesun.co.uk//article/0,,2-2003310256,00.html

Quote of the Day

Sunday, May 26, 2024 (12 posts)
"I'm a fun player, and I've never hurt anyone in my life." - Randall Simon, first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who was fined $432 for ...

Website Pick - Humor for Chemistry Geeks

The Periodic Table of Rejected Elements http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/99aug/9908elements.htm

Latest Advertising Trend from Japan

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Quote of the Day

Wednesday, July 9, 2003 (1 post)
"We admit that there were some mistakes made in the shipment of material, such as sending a snowplow to Iraq, which seems comical. But we are trying to remedy ...

Stonehenge is a giant what?

Researchers in Canada have proposed a new theory about the meaning of Stonehenge. According to their report published in the Journal of the Royal Society ...

Stupid Muggles

Wednesday, July 9, 2003 (1 post)
An unidentified 21-year-old woman in Madrid attempted to recreate a Harry Potter spell by cooking up her own potion, according to Reuters. Unfortunately, ...