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vintage_sex: Vintage magazine and pulp fiction cover

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 14:34:22 GMT

e.g. Satan was a Lesbian

Can reindeer fly?

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 14:19:06 GMT

"Paolo Viscardi, flight physiologist at the University of Leeds, says that if they do, they need record-breaking wings."

What swear word are you?

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 12:40:40 GMT

"your shit." (sic) I prefer the quizes written by an adult...

What box do you get put in?

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 12:35:21 GMT

"You're in the Goth box." Which is odd.

Man Lives as ‘Black’ for 50 Years — Then Finds Out He’s Probably Not

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 12:30:51 GMT

"At age 50, a DNA test suggests Wayne Joseph isn't really black, as he assumed all his life."

Bush-Hatred: Fearful Loathing . . .

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 12:29:33 GMT

'The political story of 2003 was, in some ways, the fashionableness of "hate." It became respectable not simply to disagree with George W. Bush or to dislike him and criticize him -- but to go further and declare your everlasting hate for the man. People bragged about how much they hated Bush. This loathing of Bush from the left does not, as yet, seem any more vicious (and perhaps less so) than the loathing of Bill Clinton from the right. But what is different is the willingness to call it "hatred" and to have the label blessed by much of the press, which has concluded that Bush is different from other modern presidents.'

Freewheeling 'bloggers' are rewriting rules of journalism Objectivity? Not here -- and the masses eat it up

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 12:25:26 GMT

"They used to be known as the boys on the bus: the big-name columnists, network TV producers and reporters for large-circulation newspapers who had the power to make or break a presidential candidate's reputation. Now they've got competition."

The table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux. (Official site of the table)

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 12:24:27 GMT

"One of the biggest difficulties in migrating from Windows to Linux is the lack of knowledge about comparable software. Newbies usually search for Linux analogs of Windows software, and advanced Linux-users cannot answer their questions since they often don't know too much about Windows :). This list of Linux equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software is based on our own experience and on the information obtained from the visitors of this page (thanks!)."

Top Yahoo! Searches 2003

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 12:21:16 GMT

"In search of enlightenment and answers, information seekers the world over turned to Yahoo! Search in 2003. File-sharing program Kazaa beat out heavy hitters like Harry Potter and Britney Spears to take top overall honors. War in Iraq and rumors of cloned babies topped news searches, while American Idol and Survivor continued to outlast their reality TV competition. The year also saw its share of scandals, with Rush Limbaugh, Michael Jackson, Kobe Bryant, and Paris Hilton in the spotlight. Here are some highlights from The Year in Search..."

The Best of 2003 Photoblogs

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 12:18:38 GMT

Photojunkie Zine

Weapons of Mass Destruction Found...

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 02:04:19 GMT

...in Texas.

Media Fuck-Ups

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:55:49 GMT

Top 10 blunders of 2003.

BadJocks Top 10 Stories of 2003

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:45:10 GMT

Sports.

2003 Political Dot-Comedy Awards

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:35:55 GMT

Nominees.

5 GHz Project: CPU Cooling With Liquid Nitrogen

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:33:21 GMT

Extreme overclocking

Man Trapped Under Books, Papers Rescued

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:27:56 GMT

A man who says he sells books and magazines on the street was rescued after being trapped for two days under a mountain of reading material in his apartment.

For a cool 4.983 trillion pounds, all Britain can be yours...

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:26:27 GMT

"Want to buy a largish island off France? Slightly used, with annex. Rains a bit. Trains often late. Nice gardens. Food dubious, but lots of places to drink."

M&Ms in black and white

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:24:18 GMT

"Candy maker plans to eliminate colors temporarily during marketing contest."

What NOT to do during "Return of the King."

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:15:20 GMT

We saw this in Bedford on Boxing Day. It seemed a lot less tedious than the second film - perhaps due to the volume of sweets and popcorn that the girls bought for the duration.

Blaine is the year's biggest loser

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 00:59:43 GMT

"Illusionist David Blaine has been voted the biggest loser of 2003 in a poll of 1,000 people to find the year's failures."

The Smoking Gun digs up the full story on the Nebraska woman who was cited for posting naked pictures of her taken in a downtown bar.

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 00:56:56 GMT

"A 21-year-old Nebraska exhibitionist who operates an X-rated web site stocked with photos of her posing naked was ticketed yesterday by Lincoln cops for violating the city's public nudity ordinance. The proof, as it were, was in Melissa Harrington's postings. Her web site includes photos of her topless--and almost bottomless--in a Lincoln bar called the Marz Intergalactic Shrimp and Martini Bar (according to Harrington's site, the offending photos were taken in late-November)."

The 10 Dumbest Quotes of 2003

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 00:47:37 GMT

Funny Quotes

Aircraft carrier (deommissioned ) for sale

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 00:43:29 GMT

(US $6,000,000.00 starting bid)

Forum: The fish that threatened national security

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 00:41:17 GMT

"College student Lara Hayhurst was not prepared to let officials treat her little pet like Osama 'fin' Laden"

FBI urges police to watch for people carrying almanacs

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 00:38:31 GMT

"The FBI is warning police nationwide to be alert for people carrying almanacs, cautioning that the popular reference books covering everything from abbreviations to weather trends could be used for terrorist planning."