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Veterans and Suicide....120 a week! Posted: 8 months ago by TraumaMamma
Soldiers returning from duty are committing suicide at an alarming rate. I must say I am afraid for my son to deploy again, as a reservist for a longer and perhaps more dangerous tour.
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Britney Spears Loses Custody of Children Posted: 8 months ago by suebe
Court awards Kevin Federline sole custody. 'bout time!
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The book of Spam Posted: 8 months ago by donteatpoop
An animation on Toast
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Dictionary of Obscure Sexual Terms Posted: 8 months ago by muppetmaker
Not Safe For Work in the Least.
But so funny that I couldnt help but Post it.
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Article from a Military Blog I Read Posted: 8 months ago by cheeselog1234
The quote at the bottom of the article put things in perspective for me: "Sometime this year, an eighteen year old soldier will die in a war that started when he was thirteen."
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What's dead, faces Moscow and is made from plastic? Posted: 8 months ago by bandit
Imposing figure found at the Inaccessibility Pole.
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Canada and Australia discover the answer is 15! Posted: 8 months ago by bandit
In a major technological step, a team of Canadian and Australian researchers has completed the first quantum calculation.
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New Trend: Taser Parties Posted: 8 months ago by mandolinorange
Forget Tupperware and Pampered Chef...
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Lost Dog Gets New Home Posted: 8 months ago by mandolinorange
An anonymous woman found Scooter and gave him to her daughter for Christmas, but the owners still want their dog back.
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I for one am sick of spam. Time to throw it back in the face of the spammers. Posted: 8 months ago by davbob
Having read this thread I did a little research about how to combat spam. Spamitback is a program that spams spammers, thousands of times a day, everyday, and you can join in and add your own personal spammers to the already huge database.
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Man Denies Hurling Hamster Posted: 8 months ago by bandit
In honor of FAF and "My goodness it's a slow news day"
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Oklahoma City Goes On Diet Posted: 8 months ago by mandolinorange
Cornbread, sausage and gravy, chicken fried steak and pecan pie is Oklahoma's official state meal.
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Diamond Pet Food Pays $3.1 Million Posted: 8 months ago by mandolinorange
...in a settlement over contaminated pet food that killed dozens of dogs.
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Some like it hot Posted: 8 months ago by bevissimo
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Chicago tavern said on Thursday it will begin selling chicken wings coated in one of the world's hottest peppers -- a dish so hot that patrons first have to sign a waiver agreeing not to sue for injuries.
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Motorist banned after driving 10 mph on motorway Posted: 8 months ago by bevissimo
LONDON (Reuters) - A woman banned from driving...after traveling at speeds of less than 10mph on the motorway told Reuters on Friday: "that road's my nemesis." Stephanie Cole, 58, of Fishponds, Bristol, straddled the hard shoulder and inside lane as she dawdled along a stretch of the M32 near her home last August.
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A Line of Spectacular Proportions. Posted: 8 months ago by wildminou
A line is formed by every of your parents behind you. How many miles behind you to find Homo sapiens ?
Nice Video Illustrating the time scale of human evolution
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Breathalyzer Tests Mandatory At NJ High School Posted: 8 months ago by 2manyusernames
A NJ high school, Pequannock High, now mandates getting checked for alcohol at dances and other social events
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Synaesthesia Machine Posted: 8 months ago by pocksucket
Following on from DemureArt's synaesthesia post, this finger mounted camera connected to a small vibrator, allowing users to feel their environment without touching it.
Abstract here
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Gaming grew into stalking Posted: 8 months ago by 2manyusernames
Joshua R. Stetar, 20, a self-described "very conservative" Christian who hoped to someday be a Christian school teacher is accused of driving 40 hours nonstop across the country and threatening to rape two girls -- ages 15 and 6 -- whom he met playing an online video game.He faces up to five years in prison if convicted of stalking in Spokane
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British Girl, 4, Accidentally Hangs Herself Imitating Cartoon Stunt Posted: 8 months ago by craziesean
My kids watch go, Diego, go! Not any more.
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Leno May Have Broken Union Rules Posted: 8 months ago by mandolinorange
“I’m doing what I did the day I started,” he said. “I write jokes and wake my wife up in the middle of the night and say, ‘Honey, is this funny?’ So if this monologue doesn’t work it’s my wife’s fault.”
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Teenager learns not to mess with mom Posted: 8 months ago by 2manyusernames
Teenager thinks he is a smart ass, but finds his parents have had way more practice at being a smart ass.
Final score...
Parents: 1 Teenager: 0
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Intel have withdrawn from OLPC project, but won't be missed Posted: 8 months ago by pocksucket
Intel have withdrawn from the One Laptop Per Child Project over "philosphical" differences. Hints have been made regarding Intel's dissatisfaction at the first XO laptops being shipped with AMD processors. OLPC President Walter Bender asserts that Intel's contribution was not sufficient for this withdrawal to make a difference
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Window Washer Talking After 47-story Fall Posted: 8 months ago by mandolinorange
In an update to this story, Alcides Moreno is even expected to eventually walk.
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1001 Uses For Jellyfish Posted: 8 months ago by pocksucket
Jellyfish don't make such good pets, but there are other uses for them.
DISCLAIMER - Maybe not 1,001. And not all of them are what you'd call uses, either.
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