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TV review: 'The Cho Show'
August 21, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesComedian Margaret Cho offers viewers an amusing glimpse into her life, but it's reality on her terms... more
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Funny image created when two posters were taped back-to-back on...
From Boing Boing | August 20, 2008My kids were as amused as I was to see the image created by two posters that were taped back-to-back on a window at a supermarket.... more
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Semi Truck Tries To Outrun Speeding Train, Fails [Accidents]
From Jalopnik | August 19, 2008newVideoPlayer("/Semi-Truck-Smash.flv", 494, 371,""); You have to wonder, at what point during this brief clip does the driver of the semi... more
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Low-Tech Bluetooth Hack Puts Callers to Your Cellphone On Infinite...
From Gizmodo | August 19, 2008This video demos what an Instructables team call a "quick down and dirty hack" that uses a Bluetooth headset to prank callers to your cellphone... more
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AP Accidentally Calls Lieberman A Prick
From Huffington Post | August 19, 2008One of the most amusing typos of the season turned up for awhile overnight in a major Associated Press dispatch. Some in the liberal blogosphere... more
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TAYLOR: Bobbling down the sidelines
From Hollister Freelance - | August 19, 2008There's nothing like watching bobble head football. It sure beats viewing a Raiders or 49ers preseason football game.Actually, it's almost... more
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Just Followin' Up...
From The Hot Blog | August 15, 2008I'm already bored by this story, really, but I do find it amusing to watch the "news" bend in the wind... Yesterday, as the news of Paula... more
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Spurned again
| August 15, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesLIKE shipwrecked sailors awaiting the return of the hero sent for help, comedy-deprived moviegoers are desperate for the return of the old... more
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10 R/C Toys That Are Extraordinary (or Just Plain Weird) [Roundups...
From Gizmodo | August 13, 2008My experience with R/C toys growing up was limited because it was simply too expensive to take up as a serious hobby. The rich kids had some... more
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Make Your Own USB Batman Spotlight When You Should Be Working [DIY...
From Gizmodo | August 13, 2008Unless you are a race car driver or something, work is boring. This DIY project is slightly more fun than spinning around in your seat and... more
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Britney Spears looks - and sounds - amazing in OK!
Britney Spears got raves this week for her promo (with her VMA co-host Russell Brand) for the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards (with -- ahem... more
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The Detroit News Opines On Renewed Pony Car Wars [Offbeat News]
From Jalopnik | August 13, 2008Our buddy Scott Burgess over at the Detroit News has taken on the rekindled problem of which ponycar now reigns supreme. With the Ford Mustang... more
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Manny's bathroom break amuses Dodgers
From ESPN.com | August 13, 2008Manny Ramirez going to the bathroom in the ninth on Monday amused teammates. more
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Burger King Employee Takes Bath In Sink, Feels Wrath Of Health Department...
From Consumerist | August 12, 2008A Burger King employee who took a bath in the burger chain's sink is probably regretting that someone filmed it and posted the video to MySpace... more
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Obama's 'celebrity' counterpunch
August 12, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesBarack Obama clearly wasn't amused when John McCain's campaign tried to turn his big crowd advantage into a liability -- casting him as the... more
