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Thursday, August 10, 2006
10:43:00 AM EDT
Hearing Smile Like You Mean It -- The Killers
To calm you down after the scary content of the last post, a fine selection of soothing links:

* Porn stars will soon parade topless down the streets of Auckland, New Zealand. You are very likely in two of the wrong hemispheres of the Earth to benefit from this bit of news.

* Hitler: Not only pure, unmitigated evil, but also not above tacking two additional commandments into the Bible. Yeah, he's in Hell.

* More on the science of personal invisibility. It'll be here sooner than you think. Good news for introverts everywhere.

* So what do you do with 25,000 packets of hot sauce you've stolen from Taco Bell over the space of three years? I can think of many things, personally, but "become wracked with guilt and return them to the restaurant in trash bags" would not have been one of them.

* Something to plan for in the near future: AOL will soon let you have free Web domains! (The catch -- and you knew there was one -- AOL will technically own the domain, not you.) Finally, I can get the johnscalzitheemperoroftheknownworldmanheiscool.com domain I've always wanted!

* According to Forbes, if you're single, Denver is the place you want to be. Because it's a little known fact that thin air makes everyone look more attractive.

* From the unspeakably sad file: 30% of Americans don't know in which year 9/11 happened. 95%, however, know the month and date it happened. And apparently the brains of 5% of Americans are indistinguishable from very large pats of butter.

* David Hasselhoff openly wonders is he is the Anti-Christ. As do we all, David. As do we all.


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• #6 Comment from monponsett 
  8/11/06 7:14 AM | Permalink

  There really should be some sort of disclaimer when you say "30% of Americans don't know what year 9-11 happened in" if you only asked a thousand people. That's like someone coming to America, meeting me, and determining that all Americans are short women with French accents.
  
  Bad science = good link, I suppose.
• #5 Comment from lsfp1960 
  8/10/06 11:31 AM | Permalink

  Thanks for the grin, if you every get that very special domain, be sure and let us know...we'll want to stop by for a visit.  Linda in Washington  http://journals.aol.com/lsfp1960/LindasWorld/
• #4 Comment from easuess 
  8/10/06 11:13 AM | Permalink

  Ooooh...domains from AOL. What if I want AOLsCustomerServiceSucks.com? Can I get that?
  
  http://2writehands.blogspot.com
• #3 Comment from psychfun 
  8/10/06 11:02 AM | Permalink

  Chili...ha that was funny!
  
  I love the comment in the first link:
  
  "They also were told police had approved the parade and would be in attendance to ensure road safety."
  
  I guess there will be no blue flu that day! HA! What a tough job they have!
  
  Makes you wonder if God is having a little chat with Hitler! HA! Think he is in the Time Out chair?
  
  Hey, that invisibility stuff...could be quite "interesting" in the bedroom! HA!
  
  I too would not have just returned the hot sauce...dang these guys apparently have not watched Animal House!
  
  I would not be surprised if more & more companies want to "own the space" so they can control content etc. I see our freedom of speech being eliminated more & more.
  
  Ok, now Denver...I suppose that can be very competitive then. If you are not gorgeous & you go there you are instantly going to become uglier by comparison...hmmm
  
  I'm certain not surprise people can't remember the year of 9/11...ask students when their exam is etc. HA!
  
  Can you imagine Hasselhoff in a movie as the Anti-Christ. HA! Quite appealing for some....then again him as God...I think that may be not too bad! HA! Of course Marilyn Manson is going to be upset!
• #2 Comment from teeisme57 
  8/10/06 10:54 AM | Permalink

  There's going to be a monument unveiled in Bayonne NJ for the 5th anniversary of 9/11. Beautifull, but sad...the giant tear drop in the center.
  http://www.russiablog.org/2006/07/russia_donates_911_memorial_to.html
  

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