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Weakened in Paradise
Humor – There's still a little money coming in from my moonlight job as a convention delegate -- it really helps to do it for more than one political party at a time. I'm thinking about supplementing that meager income by becoming a competitive hotdog eater.
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Voted for on July 08, 2008 07:18am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 85 votes / No sinks
Special Ops Veteran Slips Back Into Family Undetected
Humor – "This truck exploded across the street, and when we looked back, Dad was sitting next to me, already halfway through his chicken-fried steak," said son Michael, adding that the pyrotechnic diversionary tactic was "classic Dad."
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Voted for on July 08, 2008 07:12am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 221 votes / 1 sink
U.S. Ice Cubes Melting At Alarming Rate
Humor – Of the 28.9 billion tons of ice cubes produced commercially in June, it is estimated that less than half remain.
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Voted for on July 06, 2008 10:53pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 2 votes / No sinks
G8 Kind of Sucks
News – Sapporo, Japan -- Thousands of protestors grotesquely resembling world leaders have begun gathering on Japan's Hokkaido island in anticipation of Monday's 2008 Group of Eight summit.
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Voted for on July 06, 2008 02:07pm
This story has an equal number of positive and negative ratings. 2 votes / 2 sinks
Poll: Cindy McCain Hotter than Michelle Obama?
News – A poll released Wednesday offers new evidence of a tightening 2008 White House race, with the candidates' wives currently running in a statistical dead heatââ;¬"an indication this year's election could be decided by the public's opinion about whichever prospective First Lady is the hottest.
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Voted for on July 03, 2008 07:06am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 113 votes / 1 sink
Raped Environment Led Polluters On, Attorneys Argue
Humor – Attorneys representing Pacific Construction & Lumber Corp. argued their client was not at fault for the rape of 30,000 acres of virgin forest, claiming the forest led the company on with "an eager and blatant display of its rich, fertile bounty."
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Voted for on July 03, 2008 07:03am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 144 votes / 5 sinks
McCain Proposes Tax Holiday For Beer Heiresses
Humor – Sen. McCain argued that his plan could lead to a revival for the U.S. economy, "The key to this country's economic well-being has been and will always be those Americans with vast inherited brewery wealth."
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Voted for on July 02, 2008 09:27pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 98 votes / 1 sink
Conservation Group Condemns Waterboarding As Wasteful
Humor – WASHINGTON - Conservation group National Water Watch, criticized the government's use of waterboarding Monday, calling the practice of immobilizing a detainee and pouring water over his face to simulate drowning "a tragic waste of resources."
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Voted for on July 02, 2008 09:26pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 6 votes / No sinks
Depression Not So Great
News – New York, NY -- Last Friday's stock market near-crash sent waves of intestinal cramps rippling through the world's investment community. With the Dow having lost more value than at any time post-1929 and reaching its lowest point in the past 22 months, the financial crisis is taking a psychological and emotional toll on jittery investors.
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Voted for on July 01, 2008 07:16am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 133 votes / 3 sinks
Obtaining Porn Not Challenging Enough For Kids
Humor – One concerned parent, Melissa Miller said, "Is this the kind of message we want to send to our children? That everything will just dance into their laps? America is raising a generation of porn slackers."
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Voted for on June 28, 2008 04:23pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 2 votes / No sinks
North Korea Better Off with Nuclear Reactors
News – An Editorial -- President George W. Bush formally removed North Korea from America's list of regimes that sponsor terrorism, and declared the former rogue state to be "kind of annoying, but no longer eligible for the Axis of Evil."
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Voted for on June 27, 2008 08:10am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 101 votes / No sinks
Ex-Girlfriend Don' Wan Talk You, New Euro-Boyfriend Says
Humor – "Rebecca is no coming to the phone, my friend," reported the exotic-sounding stranger, who rolled his R's in a manner that suggested he can outperform you sexually. "I am condolence, but what is to do? There are many fishes, yes?"
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Voted for on June 27, 2008 08:06am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 105 votes / No sinks
Leave Bacon Out Of It, Health Experts Warned
Humor – Health experts were told last night to 'stop right there if you know what's good for you' after advising consumers to give up bacon.
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Voted for on June 27, 2008 08:04am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 122 votes / No sinks
Study On Self-Doubt Undermines Own Findings
Humor – While the research suggests a link between self-doubt and childhood verbal abuse, the report was quick to point out that the researchers have never been very good at experimentation, and should have asked their boyfriends for help.
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Voted for on June 27, 2008 08:04am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 2 votes / No sinks
McCain Offers $300M Award for New Campaign Staff
News – Fresno, CA -- Republican presidential challenger Senator John McCain announced his intention to bestow a $300 million dollar cash prize as an recruitment incentive for his new brain trust. Mr. McCain also proposed $5,000 tax credits for any Americans who could provide "really good ideas" to his sputtering campaign.
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Voted for on June 25, 2008 07:04am
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