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    Here’s a link I need to remember: Urban Dictionary.com. At the risk of sounding cranky and showing my age, I have to keep reminding myself that all the message board gibberish and misspellings are sometimes (for good or … Continue reading

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The Smoking Gun

    As this article points out, there was a time when few people believed you could sue tobacco companies, until documents were discovered that discussed the addictive properties of nicotine. Now we’ve come to the next step: suing the … Continue reading

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Today in Food (2003/01/03)

    It was a big news day today. Just like last year, Men’s Fitness reports Houston as the country’s fattest city. (Here’s the story as reported in the Houston Chronicle.) Second is Chicago, with Detroit once again coming in … Continue reading

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The Critic Redux

    Geek Week continues.    Why bother updating my Two Towers review when others have done better? Here are some links to others’ reactions:One of the best reviews so far, from Ain’t It Cool NewsWhy Faramir should not have … Continue reading

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Buy Bush a Playstation 2

    “As I sat pondering the President’s motives one day, it suddenly dawned on me that it is entirely likely our Commander in Chief has never played a single video game in his life. ‘Of course!’ I exclaimed, startling … Continue reading

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Enter the Thought Police

    Ladies and gentlemen, the end of democracy:http://www.msnbc.com/news/841671.asp?0dm=C14NN&cp1=1    Excerpt: “Civil libertarians accuse the Bush administration of an executive-branch power grab that will erode the rights and freedoms that terrorists are trying to destroy. ‘They are trying to embed … Continue reading

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T2T Sneak Peek

    I’m surprised the usual LOTR sites haven’t reported this, but AOL has a short scene from The Two Towers available in RealVideo.This raises the question, does anyone know how to get the URL for the file out of … Continue reading

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“A Day in the Life of My Mouth”

    Justin Quinell provides this fascinating and educational photo essay, titled “A Day in the Life of My Mouth”, featuring forty images from a small pinhole camera inside his mouth.

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Rodney Dangerfield Time

    (Warning: this entry has way too many links.)    Seriously. I don’t get no respect.    Besides my own Short Fat Message Board and the insidious SEI board, my favorite hangout is over at the Strong Bad Message … Continue reading

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Magic

    Check out this magic trick.    Yeah, I eventually figured it out — but it was fun while it lasted.

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