I'm Matt. I'm a Dad, husband, student. I have 5 little tikes running round and they drive me mad!! Currently studying a social work degree to become a youth worker, as if 5 of my own wasn't enough to cope with. LOVE music,don't really like television,LOVE films,LOVE books,HATE crowds,LOVE family.Rather partial to the odd beer or sixShowing one's teeth is a submission signal in primates. When someone smiles at me, all I see is a chimpanzee begging for it's life"Without free speech no search for truth is possible... no discovery of truth is useful... Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech. The abuse dies in a day, but the denial slays the life of the people, and entombs the hope of the race."-- Charles Bradlaugh"Never ascribe to malice what can explained just as adequately by ignorance" "This is slavery, not to speak one's thought."-- Euripides, Greek tragic poet (480 or 485 B.C. - 406 B.C)Know your enemy. - Rage Against The Machine------------------------------------------------------------One of my tattoo'sArm tattooA couple of tunes I dig:Burden Brothers-Beautiful NightMetallica-OneA couple of my favourite photo's I've takenSunset at local beachDead Wasp
Mystery Coating Makes Your Devices Waterproof Posted: 1 day ago by ybcool
for all the plimates who've dropped cell phones in the toilet...
"The Golden Shellback splashproof coating consists of a waterproof polymer that covers your gadgets inside and out -- in a vacuum."
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Peruvian Guinea Pig Festival Posted: 1 day ago by pocksucket
What starts off as a slightly out-there, dressing guinea pigs as people, sort of a thing suddenly shifts to a whole different gear on photo six.
If you're squeamish, or of a nervous disposition and don't work out what comes in pictures seven and eight, please don't click next.
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How many limbs does an octopus have? Posted: 1 day ago by pocksucket
If you say eight, then most of the time you'd be right. If you say ninety-six, then provided you're in the Shima Marineland Aquarium you'd be right too.
Did anyone say ninety-six?
If you're having trouble with the link, try this.
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Identical twins marry, give birth to identical twins Posted: 2 days ago by AutumnLotus
When identical twin sisters Diane and Darlene Nettemeier met identical twin brothers Craig and Mark Sanders a decade ago, they could never have guessed just how much of their lives would be based around perfect sets of two.
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Weird images of Mike Mitchell Posted: 3 days ago by maxriter
Well, title says it all.
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Sunbathers ignore drowned girls' bodies Posted: 3 days ago by AutumnLotus
Italian society has been rocked by photos showing sunbathers relaxing on a beach next to the bodies of two drowned girls.
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Do you see what I see? Posted: 3 days ago by meggysue
What really happens when we look in a mirror.
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Gardening by Proxy Posted: 3 days ago by meggysue
For all of us "lazy locovores" and "cow poolers", here's just the thing. This could also be a great opportunity for someone who likes dirt under their fingernails.
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Robots are our Friends Posted: 3 days ago by dOntEAtpOOp
Robots are our friends. They really are. You know it is true. Have you hugged a robot lately?
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Arizona man mad at wasted gas nabs stop signs Posted: 3 days ago by LeehBlanc
Police in Flagstaff say a man angry because new stop signs were causing him to waste gas went on a late-night theft spree and removed several of the signs.
That oughta learn 'em!
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If you've ever paid a hit man with NASCAR memorabilia... You MIGHT be a redneck Posted: 4 days ago by tigertony
A Pennsylvania man and his son just made a huge contribution to Jeff Foxworthy's next tour.
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Patient Voices: Bipolar Disorder Posted: 5 days ago by prish
A multimedia presentation of people with bipolar disorder speaking about how it has impacted their lives.
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Aliens Have Landed in London Posted: 5 days ago by pocksucket
Theses pictures show a roughly cylindrical object that has landed in Potter's Field by the Thames in London.
The invasion has begun.
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Man Cannon Posted: 6 days ago by pocksucket
No. Not that.
It's a physics game. You have a cannon that shoots a little rag doll stick man and you have to get him to where it says "here".
Clearly it gets quite complicated otherwise it wouldn't be much of a game.
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The Army Will Continue to Shoot Live Pigs. Posted: 6 days ago by gammerus
"The Army says it's critical to saving the lives of wounded soldiers. Animal-rights activists call the training cruel and outdated."
For some reason I don't think its necessary...Just cheaper.
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Man Gives Insurance Premium To Church Then Gets Hit By Truck Posted: 1 week ago by pocksucket
South African Absolom Morifi canceled his life insurance to pay his church tithe. A few hours later he was being cut out of the remains of his car after it had been crushed in an accident.
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Dutch bar owners miss the smell of smoke since the smoking ban began Posted: 1 week ago by tigertony
Turning to a company that has developed a machine that reproduces the traditional smell of bars and cafes.
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Decapitated teen's head 'used as bowling ball' Posted: 1 week ago by AutumnLotus
A Brisbane man repeatedly stabbed and then helped decapitate a teenage boy in a "thrill kill", a court heard yesterday.
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Proud parents show off their million-to-one black and white twins Posted: 1 week ago by AutumnLotus
Welcoming new twins into the world is always a momentous event. But when brothers Ryan and Leo arrived they had an extra surprise for their parents - they were born with different coloured skin. For one twin to be black and one to be white is so rare that it is thought by medical experts to be a one in a million occurrence.
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Statue of boy and girl at water fountain for sale Posted: 1 week ago by Skippii
Somehow, I don't think the sculptor got the right idea.
(Pic not related)
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What It's Like to Watch FOX News for 24 Hours Posted: 1 week ago by carguy4life
It's a little longer than the average attention span can handle, but it's a great read and incredibly true in my mind.
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GOLD TEETH A GIFT FROM GOD? Posted: 1 week ago by topofall
Sign me up please, beats going to the dentist!!
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N.J. Councilman Starts Crusade Against Saggy Pants Posted: 1 week ago by deEPCHIll
...because doing so will solve all of New Jersey's problems.
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10 of the most racist toys ever created Posted: 1 week ago by bernardblack
Example: Darkey in a watermelon. “Upon opening the watermelon which is made of papier mache, is found a little pickaninany, southern darky with cloth diaper fasted with miniature safety pin and small nursing bottle. His white eyes flash the whole face indicated perfect happiness.”
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Teenage tagger covers 6-year-old boy with blue paint Posted: 1 week ago by arsphidius
"This actually shocks the conscience," said Hellmold, captain of the Lynwood sheriff's station. "You see a lot on things done by gang members, but even in gang crime terms this crosses the line. This is horrendous."
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