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a great quote on apathy by George Carlin

October 6, 2009 Leave a comment

 

I loved George Carlin.  His comedy is timeless. 

“Scientists announced today that they have discovered a cure for apathy. However, they claim no one has shown the slightest interest in it.”

-George Carlin

Categories: Celebrity, Jokes, Quotes, Society

Natural Hallucinogen

September 14, 2008 2 comments

http://www.skytopia.com

Try this out, and experience natural hallucination. Stare at the center, keep your eyes still & look away when instructed. Don’t worry, this isn’t one of those lame “something pops up & scares you” videos.

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Hurdles Keep Street Drugs Out of Medicine Chest

September 13, 2008 Leave a comment

From cannabis to ecstasy, scientists fight to study illicit drugs’ medical properties. The DEA, FDA, other governmental bureaucracies, and other barriers also remain in the way of conducting medical research on these illegal drugs.

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Categories: Health, Society, Uncategorized

Wax Hitler Returns to German Museum After Being Beheaded

September 13, 2008 Leave a comment

Madame Tussaud’s says it has returned a wax figure of Adolf Hitler to its newly opened Berlin branch weeks after the statue was beheaded by a 41-year-old German.

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MySpace Outage Leaves Millions Friendless

September 13, 2008 Leave a comment
blame it on Tom

blame it on Tom

An estimated 150 million people continued to be without social lives as a massive system failure at MySpace.com entered its third day. “I’ve just been wandering in and out of my cubicle in a daze, not knowing what to say and who to talk to,”

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Sarah Palin fever boosts wig sales as women go for her ‘look’

September 13, 2008 Leave a comment

Sarah Palin fever has prompted a surge in sales of the shoes, spectacles and even wigs needed for her ‘look’.

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Mom Allegedly Uses Daughter’s ID to be Cheerleader

September 13, 2008 1 comment

A 33-year-old woman stole her daughter’s identity to attend high school and join the cheerleading squad, according to a criminal complaint filed against the woman.

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We’re worse off than 4 years ago, voters say

March 13, 2008 Leave a comment

NBC/WSJ poll:

Forty-three percent say that they and their families are worse off, compared with 34 percent who say they’re better off; 21 percent respond that their status is the same. By contrast, strong pluralities or majorities answered that they were better off before entering the general elections in 1996, 2000 and 2004 — when, with the exception of the extremely close 2000 race, the incumbent party held onto the presidency.

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today’s quote…

March 13, 2008 Leave a comment

Are Modern Women Miserable?

March 13, 2008 Leave a comment

Women can dream bigger than ever before. But social progress has plateaued short of true gender equity, keeping many of those dreams out of reach.

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Categories: Celebrity, Society, Women Tags: , ,
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