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Tropic Thunder

November 16th, 2008 · No Comments

I watched this movie and want 2 hours of my life back. There was one or two good laughs (mostly involving pandas and booty sweat) but I think I’m swearing off Ben Stiller from now on.

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Sine Wave Speech

November 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Fascinating. Tammy was much better and quicker at understanding the clips than me.
Sine Wave Speech

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Auto Bailouts

November 13th, 2008 · No Comments

1970s: Chrysler builds a ton of large cars with poor mileage. Gets hit hard when oil prices rise.
1979: Chrysler gets a bailout from the government.
2000s: Chrysler builds a ton of large cars with poor mileage. Gets hit hard when oil prices rise.
2009: Chrysler gets a bailout from the government?
Why are we bailing out [...]

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Rizzo Tees | Cool & Funny T-Shirts

November 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Need a t-shirt but have discriminating tastes? Enjoy clothing your naked body but can’t stand apparel that doesn’t express your cynical world view? Rizzo’s Tees to the rescue. The coupon code 3JBEE84C will give you a 20% discount.
Rizzo Tees | Cool & Funny T-Shirts | Hilarious, Crazy & Political T-shirt Designs

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The Stupidest Exercise Machine You’ll Ever See

November 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. If you “invest now”, you are officially dumb.

The Stupidest Exercise Machine You’ll Ever See

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Bloxorz

November 10th, 2008 · No Comments

A fun and addictive puzzle game. I got to level 9 in about 20 minutes.
Bloxorz

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Picture of the Day

November 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Two words: extreme scrabble.

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“Single?” Lawn Signs

November 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Like probably everyone else here, I’ve seen these signs frequently around Austin but never knew who was behind it. Read below to find out about the $45 million business behind them. Seems like the APD needs to contact the local branch and warn them about littering laws.
“Single?” Lawn Signs Conquer the American Landscape

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Paulson’s Swindle Revealed

October 30th, 2008 · No Comments

I don’t know if this is true but it sounds possible, even reasonable. Could our recent “government buying companies but it’s not socialism, we swear” bailout get any worse?
Paulson’s Swindle Revealed

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The Flag of Earth

October 27th, 2008 · No Comments

This is a pretty cool idea: a flag which doesn’t represent any particular people or organization, but rather all of humanity.

The Flag of Earth

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