May 2008
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“Act responsibly: Don’t vote. That’s not a bumper sticker I’ve seen so far....”
– Practical, political and moral reasons to not vote.
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“After its first pass, when the plane returned an hour later, the tribe was ready...”
– Amazing images of lost South American tribe
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“While it’s lovely to know that my close friends are thinking of me, it is a bit...”
– On those ‘uncontacted’ folks in Brazil…
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“And while I won’t be posting photos of myself with a pop shot on my face...”
– Gawkakke
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“Imagine this ad in the local Indian weekly: Hindu very well-established Los...”
– Be gay, be anything — just not single! [via]
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“the website / domain is working again and the cheesecakes are made light and...”
– Originators of Ypsilanti-Style Turbo Crust Metal [via]
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“This east side is so badly hit,” he says. “I mean, even since we’ve been here it...”
– Free at last
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“To wage war, become an anthropologist.” That’s the opening line from...”
– What Would Smedley Butler Do?: Why I Want to Teach Anthropology at the Army War College [via]
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“What I’ve traditionally used the Glad Family of Bags for would probably...”
– Very Bad Things: Blogging Top Chef
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“More than any other factor, it has been Barack Obama’s grasp of the central...”
– The Obama Connection
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Suicide Food →
“What is Suicide Food? Suicide Food is any depiction of animals that act as though they wish to be consumed. Suicide Food actively participates in or celebrates its own demise. Suicide Food identifies with the oppressor. Suicide Food is a bellwether of our decadent society. Suicide Food says, ‘Hey! Come on! Eating meat is without any ethical ramifications! See, Mr. Greenjeans? The...
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Used cooking oil stolen — by biodiesel pirates →
Apparently running automobiles on used cooking oil is no longer just a tiny subculture, there are thefts occuring! thefts! of thousands of dollars worth of (used) (vegetable and/or peanut) oil! And to think we used to just throw this stuff out, when we could be running bio-diesel Benzes on it. [via]
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“But today I give thanks to Sharon Stone, for perhaps her ignorant, idiotic words...”
– Can Sharon Stone Teach The (First) World To Stop Talking About “Karma” Already?
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“There was, however, one thing that I found odd—the scene where Jones tells a...”
– Jones and Childe?
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“Alcoholics don’t make AskMe posts with “cryforhelp” helpfully...”
– nonmerci, RE: Help me make a portable gin and tonic
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“Instead, the author pens another fragment-filled slop-fest of faux sentiments...”
– My Review Of Chuck Palahniuk’s Snuff
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NIH recognizes undiagnosed diseases →
“Health care providers will refer patients whose symptoms do not fit any known pattern, and the agency will invite some of them for a work-up at the NIH’s Clinical Center in Bethesda.”
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twelve →
So you might have heard about this. An all-nude club in Dallas employed a twelve-year-old runaway as a dancer for about two weeks last November.
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How to Ruin a Joke →
A disturbing but little-known fact about humor is that, in our modern age of instant communication, the time it takes for a joke to go from humorous to intolerable is roughly 5 minutes—but it wasn’t always like this.
“An alcoholic is a person who drinks more than his doctor does.”
– Twitter / i heart quote
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Embroidery - a set on Flickr →
by kate o’connor
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In Hospitals, Simple Reminders Reduce Deadly... →
Using checklists and protocols to reduce hospital acquired infections