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Archive for May, 2008
I’m a model
In: Dumb People
28 May 2008Tonight my wife and I took a journey to the local mall. While we were walking through the mall, we heard the following exchange between a guy who I assume was a manager of some store, and a guy working one of the center kiosks.
Guy: So you’re a model.
Clerk: Yeah
Guy: So what have [...]
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Optimism Grows as Marines Push Against Taliban
In: In the news
28 May 2008Look what happens when the Marines are allowed to do what the Marines are trained to do….kick ass, take names.
For two years British troops staked out a presence in this small district center in southern Afghanistan and fended off attacks from the Taliban. The constant firefights left it a ghost town, its bazaar broken and [...]
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Dumb Criminals
In: In the news
27 May 2008Thank you for confessing to your crime on camera. Dumbasses!
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Unfortunately, these girls won’t get what they deserve. Hopefully they’ll realize that Paris Hilton isn’t the role model that they should follow.
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Water Powered
In: In the news
19 May 2008100 miles on 4 onces of water…are you kidding me?!?!
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- Tags: alternative fuels, water powered
Woman sentenced for having son dress up as Scout
In: In the news
18 May 2008This one really pisses me off!
EASTON, Pa. (AP) — A former Bethlehem woman will serve up to 23 months in prison for having her 7-year-old son dress as a Cub Scout to collect money for a nonexistent cause.
Sally Ann Gombocz, 51, told a Northampton County judge she wanted to apologize to anyone she hurt. She [...]
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- Tags: dumb criminals, scouts
My dog the mobster?
In: Dogs
13 May 2008My wife and I woke up this morning to a rather gruesome scene in our front yard. At some point in the night, a rabbit got whacked in the front lawn.
Now, I’m not 100% sure if my dog was involved but I have a suspicion that she was behind the hit. [...]
A storm is coming…
In: DevDog
6 May 2008Do you ever get to a point where you know that you are about to go on wicked run, but aren’t sure where it is you are going to go?
I’m at that point. The last time this happened I programmed for 16 of 24 hours and came up with a pop3 proxy that could [...]
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- Tags: code, code storm, PHP, programming
George W. Bush’s lost e-mails
In: In the news
1 May 2008There has been a lot reported about the Bush administration’s missing email issue. The main details are this. A 1993 court decision stated that emails fell under the Presidential Records Act which requires the president to preserve documents related to the performance of his official duties. Seems pretty reasonable that the [...]
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- Tags: Email, idiots, White House
Oh the humanity…
In: In the news
1 May 2008Let’s have a moment of silence for the ribs:
A brake fire sparked a massive barbecue on Interstate Highway 80 near Hazel Crest early Wednesday, when a truck hauling 25 tons of beef ribs went up in flames, state police said.
The semitrailer truck was traveling east on I-80 about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday and was exiting onto [...]
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