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01 Sep 2010 20:44

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U.S.: A numerical breakdown of James J. Lee’s many demands

  • 15 uses of the word "must" in Lee's epic eco-manifesto
  • 32uses of the word "human," the target of his ire
  • 14uses of the word "stop"; he's very demanding in this thing
  • two uses of the word "need"; they come at the end of the manifesto source
  • » The brunt of his argument: Lee, who admits to being inspired by Daniel Quinn (whose bestseller “Ishmael” currently ranks number 317 on Amazon’s book listings) thinks that humans are causing many bad things in the world, and he wants them to stop their damage and destruc­tion. So, he’s suggest­ing the network create a new game show that will encour­age humans not to procre­ate. In general, he thinks that the world needs fewer humans, because they cause great damage to the planet. He’s a rare breed – he’s not pro-life or pro-choice. He’s anti-life. That’s rare.


21 Aug 2010 12:02

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World: Well, that was fast: Rape charges dropped against Wikileaks founder

  • 6 the number of hours that the stupid case had big media play source


07 Aug 2010 14:15

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Offbeat: Just what the world needed: Topography, in carpet form

It’s a good thing foam isn’t painful. This little guy is walking on a “topographical carpet” – a series of foam bars designed to look like a topographical map. Neat. source


31 Jul 2010 10:38

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05 Jul 2010 09:49

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Tech: Glenn Beck has an online university, a crazy demeanor

  • If this shows up on a resume, poten­tial employer, you know what to do. The Fox News and radio host, who has a tendency to bring up Nazis at a moment’s notice, is start­ing an online univer­sity, complete with profes­sors, which plans to “show you how they influ­ence America’s past, her present and most impor­tantly her future.” It’s kinda like Regent Univer­sity or Oral Roberts Univer­sity, except the gradu­ates come out even stupider than before. If Julius had his own univer­sity, he’d teach you how to rant in 200 words or less. source


23 May 2010 12:03

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Offbeat: Belgian dude loves his marbles while in the process of losing them

  • This is like an episode of “The Office.” This Belgian dude, 72, spends his days playing with marbles. He has his own room set aside just for the purpose of playing with marbles. He’s had the obses­sion since he was 12. Look, we under­stand obses­sion. We run a blog. But, come on. This is pathetic.


 

18 May 2010 10:59

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Biz: Wal-Mart has insane quarterly revenues, just an FYI

  • $99.1
    billion
    the amount the super-retailer
    sold in revenues this quarter alone,
    a new record
  • $3.3
    billion
    the size of the company's
    quarterly net profits (also a record); shares are up 2 percent source


14 May 2010 12:13

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Offbeat: Great: The phrase “Buffalo Cougar” has entered the lexicon

  • When he got to us I asked if I could hug him. And when I did I just said, ‘he’s a hottie, with a smokin’ little body’.
  • Luann “Buffalo Cougar” Haley • Regard­ing her WTF encounter with presi­dent Obama yester­day. Haley tried to play it off as a joke that the presi­dent was in on, but we all know the truth. She’s the new Monica Lewin­sky. Or the new Linda Tripp. We’re still trying to figure that one out. source


04 May 2010 23:25

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Culture: Some guy buys a Picasso painting worth more than some GDPs


  • $106.5
    million
    for Picasso's “Nu au Plateau de Sculpteur (Nude, Green Leaves and Bust)," which is the most any rich jerk has ever paid for a painting in the history of ever source


 
 
 

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