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Apologies to the people who got PM spam

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:38 pm
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by John Q. Public » Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:45 pm » in Board Business

I got a PM tonight about somebody identifying himself only as a former member - and who apparently has a giant chip on his shoulder about something -...

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Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:38 pm
New word added to the word censor

Last post by Vilepagan « Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:37 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sun Jan 13, 2019 8:44 pm » in Board Business

It seems that Google Adsense, which is sort of critical to the site's staying alive, has decided that a commonly used slang term for transmission and...

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Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:37 pm
New <embed> Plug-in

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Apr 10, 2018 6:41 am
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by John Q. Public » Sun Jan 14, 2018 11:12 am » in Welcome and Board Announcements

I went looking for a plug-in that would embed a :steam: tweet and boy, did I find one. It does that and a whole lot more. And even better, you don't...

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Tue Apr 10, 2018 6:41 am

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****ing, Austria changing its name

Last post by Foggy « Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:27 am
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by John Q. Public » Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:13 am

To Fugging. ROFL

An Austrian village with the unfortunate name of ****ing has had enough of the mockery and will change its name to Fugging, local...

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Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:27 am
Because, Florida

Last post by John Q. Public « Fri Jun 26, 2020 8:02 pm
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by John Q. Public » Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:35 pm

A Florida woman violated the state’s coronavirus-related travel restrictions to distribute Easter eggs filled with porn in mailboxes throughout an...

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Fri Jun 26, 2020 8:02 pm
Cannabis was used for religious rites at a biblical site in Israel

Last post by Omar Bongo « Fri May 29, 2020 3:59 am
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by John Q. Public » Thu May 28, 2020 8:49 pm

How you say Oh far out, man in ancient Hebrew?

In 1963, two limestone altars were found at the entrance to the Holy of Holies of a Judahite shrine...

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Last post by Omar Bongo
Fri May 29, 2020 3:59 am
Santa Clara County bans drive-by birthday parties

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed May 06, 2020 8:51 pm

by John Q. Public » Wed May 06, 2020 8:51 pm

The article doesn't say why, but apparently they were already illegal. Maybe some kind of anti-cruising law? :eh?:

Local police chiefs say they'll...

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Wed May 06, 2020 8:51 pm
Missouri man sues China over disease

Last post by Omar Bongo « Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:03 pm
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by John Q. Public » Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:40 pm

Filed in US Federal Court which doesn't have jurisdiction and China's under no obligation to even acknowledge it. Morons. Every last one of 'em....

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Last post by Omar Bongo
Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:03 pm
Beware of enchanted blunt objects

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:21 pm

by John Q. Public » Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:21 pm

Attention criminals! Do not try to break into a cop's house. When he's home. And he's a wizard.

Simi Valley.

On April 3rd, 2020 at approximately...

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Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:21 pm
Bama poised to possibly move into the 20th Century. Or not.

Last post by John Q. Public « Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:42 pm

by John Q. Public » Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:42 pm

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers might lift a decades-old ban on yoga in public schools, but the bill would keep the greeting “namaste” on...

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Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:42 pm
RIP "Mad Mike" Hughes

Last post by Omar Bongo « Sat Feb 22, 2020 7:42 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sat Feb 22, 2020 7:15 pm

Flat-Earther Mike Hughes dies when his steam powered rocket leaves its parachute on the launch contraption. :(

A man died in a rocket crash in the...

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Sat Feb 22, 2020 7:42 pm
Pro tip: Never rob someone who just drew a picture of you

Last post by Omar Bongo « Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:58 pm
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by John Q. Public » Tue Dec 17, 2019 6:39 pm

Can't wait for the mugshot.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS CARICATURE? And no, we are not kidding...

On Thursday, December 5, 2019, the victim was...

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Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:58 pm
Don't hunt in Arkansas

Last post by Omar Bongo « Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:24 pm
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by Vilepagan » Thu Oct 24, 2019 6:24 pm

Hunter dies in Arkansas after deer he shot attacks him

“I don’t know how long he left it there, but he went up to check it to make sure it was...

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Last post by Omar Bongo
Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:24 pm
A fitting end?

Last post by Wabash « Tue Apr 09, 2019 2:33 pm
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by Vilepagan » Sun Apr 07, 2019 12:55 pm

From the Karma does exist files:

Suspected rhino poacher is killed by an elephant and then eaten by lions in South Africa :lol:

(CNN)Only a...

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Last post by Wabash
Tue Apr 09, 2019 2:33 pm
2018 Man O'The Year

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Jan 01, 2019 11:59 am

by John Q. Public » Tue Jan 01, 2019 11:59 am

What better way to represent the year that was 2018?

The Kansas City Police Department in Kansas responded to a shooting around midnight in the 900...

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Tue Jan 01, 2019 11:59 am
11th Hour Nominee for Loser of the Year

Last post by John Q. Public « Sun Dec 30, 2018 9:50 pm

by John Q. Public » Sun Dec 30, 2018 9:50 pm

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Sun Dec 30, 2018 9:50 pm
Teacher arrested for forcibly cutting boy’s hair

Last post by John Q. Public « Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:51 pm
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by John Q. Public » Thu Dec 06, 2018 8:10 pm

For some reason I'm picturing her smearing lipstick on her face while she's doing this.

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) — A high school teacher in central...

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Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:51 pm
Slovakian woman arrested for playing same opera song for 16 years

Last post by Mustang_51D « Fri Sep 28, 2018 7:05 am
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by John Q. Public » Wed Aug 15, 2018 7:55 pm

Aug. 15 (UPI) -- A Slovakian woman was reportedly arrested after she played the same opera song on repeat for 16 years.

The woman, who was...

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Fri Sep 28, 2018 7:05 am
Naked man arrested at Planet Fitness said he thought gym was 'judgment free zone'

Last post by John Q. Public « Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:13 pm

by John Q. Public » Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:13 pm

July 24 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts man was arrested at a New Hampshire Planet Fitness after he did naked yoga on the public gym floor.

When police...

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Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:13 pm
Aliso Viejo snowflake sues because people don't like his YouTube videos

Last post by John Q. Public « Thu Jun 28, 2018 6:12 pm
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by John Q. Public » Wed Jun 27, 2018 7:03 pm

Orange County conservative activist Kenneth Strawn—who uses his social media outlets to routinely rant against “retards,” “snowflake Jews,” “blacks,”...

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Thu Jun 28, 2018 6:12 pm
Another good guy with a gun

Last post by John Q. Public « Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:20 pm
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by John Q. Public » Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:19 pm

Colorado man attempting to shoot raccoon shoots himself

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Police say a 67-year-old Colorado man attempting to shoot a...

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Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:20 pm
THE CLINTONS KILLED ANTHONY BOURDAIN!!!

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:07 pm
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by John Q. Public » Wed Jun 13, 2018 10:41 am

Okay, the conspiracy theorists have gone even further off the rails.

Ya see, it goes like this - Bourdain's girlfriend is one of Harvey Weinstein's...

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Last post by John Q. Public
Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:07 pm
Well, that's embarrassing

Last post by John Q. Public « Sun Jun 03, 2018 7:35 pm

by John Q. Public » Sun Jun 03, 2018 7:35 pm

Not especially good exposure for Corvette.

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Sun Jun 03, 2018 7:35 pm
Woman stopped for driving bumper car on the highway

Last post by Omar Bongo « Fri Jun 01, 2018 5:29 pm
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by John Q. Public » Fri Jun 01, 2018 8:44 am

June 1 (UPI) -- A woman in China was stopped by police after being spotted driving on the highway in a slow-moving pink bumper car.

Footage recorded...

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Last post by Omar Bongo
Fri Jun 01, 2018 5:29 pm
Man Used Change Of Address Form To Move UPS Headquarters To His Apartment

Last post by Vilepagan « Sat May 19, 2018 3:11 am
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by John Q. Public » Thu May 10, 2018 7:36 pm

I don't know whether to call this absolutely brilliant or incredibly stupid.

Dushaun Henderson-Spruce submitted a U.S. Postal Service change of...

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Sat May 19, 2018 3:11 am
Mugshots.com owners arrested

Last post by Professor Fate « Fri May 18, 2018 5:08 pm
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by John Q. Public » Fri May 18, 2018 4:58 pm

Hee hee.

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Last post by Professor Fate
Fri May 18, 2018 5:08 pm
Phantom serial killer "caught"

Last post by John Q. Public « Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:08 am

by John Q. Public » Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:08 am

She was a mysterious serial killer known as the The Woman Without a Face and detectives across Europe spent more than 15 years doing their utmost to...

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Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:08 am
Whittier pot shop robbed

Last post by Professor Fate « Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:02 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:08 am

Ummm....

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Last post by Professor Fate
Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:02 pm
70% off big-screen TV's at Walmart?

Last post by John Q. Public « Thu Jan 25, 2018 7:28 pm

by John Q. Public » Thu Jan 25, 2018 7:28 pm

No, 70% off Nutella in France. :shock: The French have their priorities.

In the Northern French town of Ostricourt, police were dispatched to...

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Thu Jan 25, 2018 7:28 pm
MDDad might be forced to travel without his service possum

Last post by John Q. Public « Fri Jan 19, 2018 10:27 am
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by John Q. Public » Fri Jan 19, 2018 9:52 am

Apparently it's a problem.

Delta Air Lines Inc. said Friday it will more thoroughly vet passengers’ efforts to fly with all manner of unusual...

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Fri Jan 19, 2018 10:27 am
Cruising For Burgers in Daddy's New Presidential Limo

Last post by Wabash « Thu Dec 07, 2017 7:12 am
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by John Q. Public » Wed Dec 06, 2017 6:45 pm

First lady Melania Trump and second lady Karen Pence visited a regional chain with a cult following while traveling in Texas.

On Wednesday, Trump...

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Last post by Wabash
Thu Dec 07, 2017 7:12 am
Ah, Cliffside. You haven't changed a bit.

Last post by John Q. Public « Mon Oct 16, 2017 8:17 pm

by John Q. Public » Mon Oct 16, 2017 8:17 pm

Kids at Cliffside Park (NJ) HS were speaking Spanish amongst themselves. English teacher throws a fit and tells them to speak American . 50 kids...

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Mon Oct 16, 2017 8:17 pm
Meteorologists say tropical storm Don not named for POTUS — but it's 'small' and not 'organized'

Last post by pridefulyearning « Sun Oct 15, 2017 7:33 pm
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by John Q. Public » Mon Jul 17, 2017 5:38 pm

And it's orange, thin-skinned, petty and has a weird haircut and little tiny hands. And it's a blowhard, but, well, y' know, it is a tropical storm....

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Sun Oct 15, 2017 7:33 pm

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