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Cainad (dec.)

#840
December 08, 2008, 08:05:30 PM
Quote from: Telarus on December 08, 2008, 04:53:18 PM
Hah. You think that's bad, look at this Greyfaced behavior:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6150136.html

ATTN TEXAS:

You are no longer allowed to associate yourselves with the rest of the United States of America. Please hand over all your non-Christians and minorities, and detach your state from the North American continent within the next three months.

Telarus

#841
December 08, 2008, 11:52:29 PM
Quote from: Cainad on December 08, 2008, 08:05:30 PM
Quote from: Telarus on December 08, 2008, 04:53:18 PM
Hah. You think that's bad, look at this Greyfaced behavior:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6150136.html

ATTN TEXAS:

You are no longer allowed to associate yourselves with the rest of the United States of America. Please hand over all your non-Christians and minorities, and detach your state from the North American continent within the next three months.

The Popes of the Floating Republic of Mu do hereby empower this deceleration. Texas, you now have 30 days to comply or face dire consequences (or fines and red tape, whichever is more annoying).
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Cain

#842
December 09, 2008, 01:16:58 AM
Quote from: Telarus on December 08, 2008, 04:53:18 PM
Hah. You think that's bad, look at this Greyfaced behavior:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6150136.html

I'm surprised the cops didn't arrest them for having concealed weapons while they were at it.

I mean, if you're going to fuck with Sikhs, that is the next logical step after mistaking them for Muslims.

Jenne

#843
December 09, 2008, 03:25:57 AM
Cain, you know Amurricans all too well.

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#844
December 23, 2008, 06:20:47 PM
This is pretty cool: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/us/23muslim.html?_r=1

QuoteCLEVELAND — Five years ago, young Muslims across the United States began reading and passing along a blurry, photocopied novel called "The Taqwacores," about imaginary punk rock Muslims in Buffalo.

Noureen DeWulf and Bobby Naderi, both actors, with Jay Verkamp, center, the sound mixer for the film version of Mr. Knight's novel. The film was shot in Cleveland.

"This book helped me create my identity," said Naina Syed, 14, a high school freshman in Coventry, Conn.

A Muslim born in Pakistan, Naina said she spent hours on the phone listening to her older sister read the novel to her. "When I finally read the book for myself," she said, "it was an amazing experience."
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Cain

#845
December 27, 2008, 12:50:26 PM
That is pretty cool.  Though seriously, heard of scanners?  You could probably buy two computers for the price of those phone calls to Pakistan.

Random news roundup

President Lula of Brazil has his 'Alexander Hamilton' moment: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/19/world/americas/19brazil.html?_r=1

Iran's President is more important than he, or his critics, like to think: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/27/iran-ahmadinejad

In contrast with previous examples in history, times of tension are now seeing drops in the value of the dollar: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a6ziiuAEeEes&refer=home

http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/GKY2-qDEbJM/idUSTRE4BP16V20081226: This isn't about India, however.  Troops are being deployed from the Indian border to the Afghanistan one.  One thing can be said for the strange US insistence on going into Pakistan, its reducing the possibility of another Indo-Pakistan war.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5400786.ece: Santa goes postal

AFK

#846
January 07, 2009, 08:14:04 PM
Joe the Journalist

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28542733/

Joe the Plumber is going to Israel for 10 days to cover the "Average Joes" of Israel and how the military action is impacting them, or something. 
Cynicism is a blank check for failure.

Pariah

#847
January 07, 2009, 08:45:56 PM
Quote from: Mr. What's-His-Name? on January 07, 2009, 08:14:04 PM
Joe the Journalist

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28542733/

Joe the Plumber is going to Israel for 10 days to cover the "Average Joes" of Israel and how the military action is impacting them, or something. 
:facepalm:
That's the stupidest thing I've heard all day
Play safe! Ski only in a clockwise direction! Let's all have fun together!

AFK

#848
January 07, 2009, 08:51:19 PM
Maybe someone will throw a shoe at him. 
Cynicism is a blank check for failure.

the last yatto

#849
January 07, 2009, 10:29:33 PM
Look, asshole:  Your 'incomprehensible' act, your word-salad, your pinealism...It BORES ME.  I've been incomprehensible for so long, I TEACH IT TO MBA CANDIDATES.  So if you simply MUST talk about your pineal gland or happy children dancing in the wildflowers, go talk to Roger, because he digs that kind of shit

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#851
April 27, 2009, 03:18:53 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5225138/Viagra-rival-can-be-rubbed-directly-into-skin.html

As my friend said:
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if i read this article correctly, it was someone's job to rub a salve on rat dicks

:fap:
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Thurnez Isa

#852
June 07, 2009, 05:23:59 PM
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/090603/odds/odd_us_comics

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's bureaucrats may have little to laugh about these days, given opposition charges of misspent tax money, but that has not stopped one ministry offering its officials a unique form of training -- as stand-up comics.

More than 100 transport ministry officials in their 20s got tips this week from professional comedians as part of training in communication skills.

"By experiencing comedy routines, we hope they can learn more about how to speak to clients and how to manage their staff as they begin to have more management responsibility," said Atsuya Kawada, deputy director of the ministry's personnel division.

The training coincides with attacks by the main opposition Democratic Party, eyeing victory in a looming election, on what the party calls wasteful public spending due to decades of policy collusion between bureaucrats and ruling party lawmakers.

Kawada said the approach was better than just listening to lectures for young officials, who are often tired from long working hours.

"We also hope this training will soften the stiff image of bureaucrats," he added.



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Before me nothing was but things eternal, and eternal I endure.
Abandon all hope, you who enter here.
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Triple Zero

#853
June 09, 2009, 07:17:33 PM
Swedish Anti-Piracy Lawyer Gets New Name 'Pirate'

"Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet (in Swedish) reports that Henrik Pontén, a lawyer of Antipiratbyrån, a Swedish organization against file sharing, has received a notification from officials that an application for change of his name has been approved and a new first name 'Pirate' has been added to his name. Authorities do not check the identity of persons applying for name changes. Pirate Pontén now has to apply for another change in order to revert the change."

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/06/08/1641237/Swedish-Anti-Piracy-Lawyer-Gets-New-Name-Pirate?himeobs=was+here
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Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#854
June 09, 2009, 08:15:59 PM
Quote from: Triple Zero on June 09, 2009, 07:17:33 PM
Swedish Anti-Piracy Lawyer Gets New Name 'Pirate'

"Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet (in Swedish) reports that Henrik Pontén, a lawyer of Antipiratbyrån, a Swedish organization against file sharing, has received a notification from officials that an application for change of his name has been approved and a new first name 'Pirate' has been added to his name. Authorities do not check the identity of persons applying for name changes. Pirate Pontén now has to apply for another change in order to revert the change."

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/06/08/1641237/Swedish-Anti-Piracy-Lawyer-Gets-New-Name-Pirate?himeobs=was+here

:lulz: :lulz: :lulz:
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

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