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Some like it stupid
Seeded on Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:43 PM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)
Blake DeWitt (Marilyn Monroe) and Hiroki Kuroda (your guess is as good as ours) sign autographs during celebratory rookie hazing in Los Angeles.
Dom Joly: I'm crazy about Palin, and she's everything I hate
Seeded on Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:25 PM EDT (Independent.co.uk)
It's getting quite embarrassing. I'll be flicking through the "dirty" channels, hoping for a glimpse of what I desire when... Stacey bursts in and I have to fast-flick back to 'Takeshi's Castle' on Challenge.
McCain and the POW Cover-up - The "war hero" candidate buried information about POWs left behind in Vietnam
Seeded on Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:21 PM EDT (The Nation Institute)
"John McCain, who has risen to political prominence on his image as a Vietnam POW war hero, has, inexplicably, worked very hard to hide from the public stunning information about American prisoners in Vietnam who, unlike him, didn't return home."
Candidate McCain Disappoints
Seeded on Sat Aug 30, 2008 1:17 PM EDT (The Boston Globe)
On the upside, she's easy on the eyes.
Enthusiasm is about making changes
Seeded on Sun Jan 6, 2008 8:08 AM EST (The Boston Globe)
"Why wouldn't a company want to approach any important audience with all the excitement of a Billy Graham crusade?" - James Kilts
What's foul about the FairTax
Seeded on Sat Jan 5, 2008 11:49 AM EST (The Boston Globe)
"FORMER ARKANSAS GOVERNOR Mike Huckabee's rise to the top tier of Republican presidential candidates is one of the major stories of this election cycle.
2007: The Miserable Year in Review
Seeded on Wed Jan 2, 2008 9:23 PM EST (PCMag)
"I was not a fan of 2007. It was another crappy tech year—just the latest in a string of bad years dating back to 2000. Let's see some of the highlights and lowlights in no particular order."
Indy labeled only threat
Seeded on Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:22 PM EST (The Boston Globe)
"Just so we're clear, the NFL is not held back by the same traditional constraints of the calendar that the rest of us tend to follow. It might be 2008 in a matter of hours, but these will be the 2007 NFL Playoffs.
Just perfect - Patriots make history, beat Giants for 16-0 season
Seeded on Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:42 AM EST (The Boston Globe)
"EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.
The brightness of the day
Seeded on Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:23 AM EST (The Boston Globe)
"THE EARLY Christians did not know when Jesus was born. The infancy narratives in the gospels of Luke and Matthew, the only biblical reference to the nativity, contain no clues to the season of his birth. It could have been high summer, for all anyone knows.
Mumming - a Yuletide Tradition
Seeded on Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:45 PM EST (Irish Culture and Customs)
"Hanner's Chronicle describes King Henry's celebration of Christmas in Dublin in 1172 as "...the sport, and the mirth, and the continual musicke, the masking, the mumming and strange shewes, the gold, the silver, and plate, the precious ornaments, the dainty dishes...."
How Starbucks Saved My Life
Seeded on Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:29 PM EST (CBS News)
"Millions of us wake up every morning to a good strong cup of coffee. And, as it happens, coffee figures in the story of the wake-up call one man received after hitting a low point reminiscent of George Bailey's in the film "It's a Wonderful Life." Anthony Mason tells the tale: "
Refuse to be Terrorized
Seeded on Mon Dec 24, 2007 4:05 AM EST ()
"I know nothing about the politics of this organization, but their "I am not afraid" campaign is something I can certainly get behind. I think we should all send a letter like this to our elected officials, whatever country we're in:
Christmas specials aren't so magical as an adult
Seeded on Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:48 AM EST (msnbc.com)
"I've heard that the toughest birthday is the 30th one, but nobody warned me about the 30th Christmas. Something about this year has forced me to view favorite childhood Christmas specials through the spectrum of full adulthood. And it makes for an ugly, ugly rainbow."
My new religion
Seeded on Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:18 AM EST (The Boston Globe)
"WHILE MILLIONS of Americans have managed to minimize the impact of this year's presidential election campaign on their collective consciousness, the candidates from both parties have had a transformative effect on me. They've made me a "militant atheist."
The igloo how-to
Seeded on Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:13 PM EST (The Boston Globe)
"Tame the winter blues. Impress your friends. Eight steps to the perfect backyard snow shelter."
Judge rules that Bush gets his privacy back on Jan. 20, 2009
Seeded on Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:38 AM EST (236.com)
"A federal judge ruled on Monday that White House log books are public records. The decision is considered a blow to the Bush administration, which is loath to reveal the names of lobbyists and religious conservatives who have visited the president at work.
Readers call foul (a four-letter word) on cussing at work
Seeded on Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:01 AM EST (The Indianapolis Star)
"I've had this really weird taste in my mouth for the past few weeks. Zest and Irish Spring mixed together just don't taste that great.
Christmas Does Not Belong in the Workplace
Seeded on Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:16 AM EST (The Huffington Post)
"Christmas does not belong in the workplace because it undermines diversity at work. And businesses that promote diversity have more profits in the long run than companies that do not have a diverse workforce."
By Huckabee's example, arguments for isolation
Seeded on Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:50 AM EST (The Boston Globe)
"IN 1992, Mike Huckabee suggested that people infected with HIV should be "isolated" for the good of society. As Chris Wallace pointed out earlier this month in a FOX News interview with Mr.
Just imagine you go to a thrift store to pick up a door - when a stranger comes over sounding like he's trying to pick up … you.
Seeded on Sun Dec 16, 2007 5:31 AM EST (CBS News)
"Just imagine you go to a thrift store to pick up a door - when a stranger comes over sounding like he's trying to pick up … you."
Dashing through the cold
Seeded on Sat Dec 15, 2007 12:12 AM EST (The Boston Globe)
"Thousands of people will take to the streets this weekend to run. Some of those people will be wearing less than others."
Tainted gloves
Seeded on Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:53 AM EST (The Boston Globe)
"It's never going to be tidy. There will be no closure. You won't be able to get your arms around it."
An empty feeling
Seeded on Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:07 PM EST (The Boston Globe)
"As expected, we're left feeling empty, devoid of a "gotcha" moment, or retribution from the accused for contributing to baseball's sins."
No current Sox fingered
Seeded on Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:31 PM EST (The Boston Globe)
"A search of the Mitchell report on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball (read it here) found no mentions of current members of the Red Sox."
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