The West Wing, Obama, and Plagiarism Posted: 7 months ago by gammerus
"Obama did not plagiarize his whole campaign from Jimmy Smits fictional campaign on The West Wing. No, no, The West Wing plagiarized Obama's campaign from the future."
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Part of wing breaks off, cracks window in flight Posted: 7 months ago by dollyllama
A chunk of a US Airways wing separated during a flight from Orlando to Philadelphia and cracked a passenger's window.
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Swing Wing 1960s commercial Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
Great commercial for an awful toy from the 1960s called the Swing Wing. It's a beanie with a pendulum.
(props to Boing Boing)
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The Truth About Barack Obama Posted: 4 months ago by JoshSF49
Rather than restate untruths about Obama, the campaign would do better to start some rumors of its own.
Such as: Barack Obama wears a FLAG PIN at all times. Even in the shower.
and: There's only one artist on Barack Obama's iPod: FRANCIS SCOTT KEY.
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Obama, the Candidate of Shadows Posted: 5 months ago by 1thirteen3
Throughout his campaign Barack Obama has mocked his critics, noting that they just don't get what a novel figure and consistent unifier he has been for his whole life. "They say: We don't know enough about him. His pastor once said something. He's got a funny name, sounds Muslim."
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Wing Morphing Of The Swift Could Inspire New Aircraft Designs Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A swift adapts the shape of its wings to the immediate task at hand: folding them back to chase insects, or stretching them out to sleep in flight. Ten Dutch and Swedish scientists, based in Wageningen, Groningen, Delft, Leiden, and Lund, have shown how 'wing morphing' makes swifts such versatile flyers.
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Jet wing flight over the English Channel a success! Posted: 2 weeks ago by tigertony
I would LOVE to do this, if I wasn't so financially challenged... or so chicken.
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Frozen boy survives flight on plane wing Posted: 1 year ago by misswinkle
At the end of the 1,300km journey, rescuers at Vnukova airport were initially unable to take off his coat and shoes because his arms and legs were so badly frozen. Crazy kid.
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Man flies above Swiss Alps on...get this...a homemade jet powered wing Posted: 5 months ago by Moe
186 miles per hour. He has my vote for the most uber tech awesome dude of 2008.
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Jimmy Carter tells Barack Obama not to pick Hillary Clinton as running mate Posted: 4 months ago by unzercharlie
"I think it would be the worst mistake that could be made," said Carter. "That would just accumulate the negative aspects of both candidates."
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