Archive for the ‘Strange But True’ Category
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Last night I stayed up way too late trying to bring scuzzlebot back to life. He's not there yet. He's nothing more than a chatterbot who reads gossip news feeds and automatically posts new derivative drivel of his own on a stochastic schedule on his own wordpress blog. Anyway - ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
This I saw via Digg via Gawker and it reminded me that I'd read about research into the development of this product two days ago when I burned my hand on a metal halide light bulb. I didn't realize this product was out... but it is - it's real ...
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
Euphoria-inducing asphyxiation has become especially deadly as youths use ligatures that allow them to play alone.
The "choking game," a type of asphyxiation practiced by children and adolescents seeking a euphoric rush, has killed at least 82 children since 1995, according to the first U.S. government study ...
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
Sex drives tech, as it drives most things. But tech also drives tech -- sex tech, that is. Some adult products emerge from the most unexpected places. Commentary by Regina Lynn.
Originally
from Wired: Top Stories
by Regina Lynn
reBlogged
on Feb ...
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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
This has always bothered me. Why don't they simply ask everyone, "Do you have HIV or any other blood-borne pathogens such as (list of stuff)?" If they say no, they can donate. If they don't know, they can't donate this time and they are offered a ...
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Friday, May 18th, 2007
Things Bill Clinton did that qualified him to be impeached by the Congress:
Lie about blowjob from intern.
Things George Bush has done which so far have not qualified him to be impeached by the Congress:
Deliberate use of information known to be false to justify the invasion of Iraq.
Condoning and authorizing the ...
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Monday, April 30th, 2007
I am flummoxed. I thought this was some odd joke spam spoof thing until my coworker got the same notice for one of his domains at godaddy.com. I mean, how very nice of godaddy.com to inform me of this windfall and credit my account with six cents. ...
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