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Apologies to the people who got PM spam

Last post by John Q. Public « Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:45 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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Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:45 pm
New word added to the word censor

Last post by John Q. Public « Sun Jan 13, 2019 8:44 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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Sun Jan 13, 2019 8:44 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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Comcast apologizes for changing customer’s name

Last post by John Q. Public « Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:36 am
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by John Q. Public » Thu Jan 29, 2015 10:00 am

Comcast says sorry for changing customer’s name to ‘A—hole Brown’

Comcast, the mammoth U.S. cable company, was reportedly forced to issue an...

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Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:36 am
NORAD's Santa Tracker

Last post by Troglodyte « Thu Dec 25, 2014 1:12 am
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by John Q. Public » Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:29 am

Did you know that NORAD's Santa Tracker started as a typo in a Sears ad?

This Christmas Eve people all over the world will log on to the official...

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Last post by Troglodyte
Thu Dec 25, 2014 1:12 am
Unintended consequences...

Last post by Troglodyte « Fri Dec 05, 2014 3:05 am

by Troglodyte » Fri Dec 05, 2014 3:05 am

Or sticking it to the government Spanish style.... :thumbsup: :lol: =D>

Women's theatre sells porn to void tax
Published Bangkok Po0st: 5 Dec...

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Fri Dec 05, 2014 3:05 am
Man clocked at 127 mph - makes news

Last post by Parrotpaul « Mon Dec 01, 2014 5:03 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sat Nov 29, 2014 10:10 pm

Ok, I read 3 versions of this story and my reaction is still And? Slow news day, I guess.

Man clocked at 127 mph on New Hampshire highway

New...

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Last post by Parrotpaul
Mon Dec 01, 2014 5:03 pm
You thought you heard everything....

Last post by Troglodyte « Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:06 pm

by Troglodyte » Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:06 pm

Flying the friendly skies of Siberia... Or how government conducts investigations..

Aircraft passengers 'push-start' frozen plane
Published...

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Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:06 pm
Poop explosions...

Last post by Fordama « Mon Nov 24, 2014 2:26 pm
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by Troglodyte » Mon Nov 24, 2014 11:15 am

Exploding poop topples China building
Published Bangkok Post: 24 Nov 2014 at 21.07 LINK

BEIJING - A cesspool filled with excrement has exploded in...

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Last post by Fordama
Mon Nov 24, 2014 2:26 pm
Chuck M's In Love

Last post by Fordama « Tue Nov 18, 2014 7:38 am
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by John Q. Public » Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:49 pm

Notorious mass murderer Charles Manson is apparently getting hitched.

Manson and 26-year-old Afton Elaine (Star) Burton were issued a marriage...

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Last post by Fordama
Tue Nov 18, 2014 7:38 am
Butt plug art.

Last post by Parrotpaul « Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:50 am
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by Tommy Tar » Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:46 pm

A new art installation in Paris has sparked a furore due to its resemblance to a sex toy.
The giant inflatable structure on Place Vendôme has caused...

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Last post by Parrotpaul
Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:50 am
Well, that's one way to do it...

Last post by afan95 « Tue Sep 02, 2014 11:52 am
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by Vilepagan » Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:33 am

A New York man commits suicide by tearing his head off. :shock:

(Reuters) - A 51-year-old man decapitated himself in New York's Bronx borough by...

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Last post by afan95
Tue Sep 02, 2014 11:52 am
Mmmm! Sounds kinky!

Last post by Troglodyte « Mon Sep 01, 2014 12:41 pm
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by John Q. Public » Mon Sep 01, 2014 11:24 am

Sad News for Zero-G Sex Study: The Geckos Are Dead

Russia's troubled experiment to study how geckos, fruit flies and other organisms reproduce in...

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Last post by Troglodyte
Mon Sep 01, 2014 12:41 pm
Kids with Uzis?

Last post by Troglodyte « Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:22 am
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by Vilepagan » Tue Aug 26, 2014 9:33 pm
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What a country we live in...ya gotta love a country where you can take your nine-year-old child to an establishment called Bullets and Burgers and...
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Last post by Troglodyte
Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:22 am
Ice Bucket Challenge raises $90 million plus. Now what?

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:56 pm

by John Q. Public » Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:56 pm

The ALS Association's entire budget last year was $2.6 million. They have a 4-star rating with Charity Navigator and the BBB because they spent 72%...

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Last post by John Q. Public
Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:56 pm
CNN getting better.

Last post by John Q. Public « Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:34 pm
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by Tommy Tar » Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:50 am

I was on the treadmill yesterday afternoon at my club and was jumping back and forth from FOX to CNN. Erin Burnett is the host of (out front) :- on...

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Last post by John Q. Public
Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:34 pm
Court: No execution unless Arizona reveals drug source

Last post by Fordama « Thu Jul 24, 2014 10:18 am
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by John Q. Public » Sat Jul 19, 2014 10:05 pm
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Ok, never mind that the Court said the guy would suffer irreparable harm by not knowing the source of the drugs used TO KILL HIM! , my...
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Last post by Fordama
Thu Jul 24, 2014 10:18 am
This could only make sense to a bureaucrat

Last post by Troglodyte « Sat May 31, 2014 10:09 am
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by John Q. Public » Fri May 30, 2014 10:24 pm

I try to think that our government is trying to do the best that they can, considering, but then they go and do something like this.

I've been...

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Sat May 31, 2014 10:09 am
I wonder if he'll plead guilty by reason of stupidity

Last post by Troglodyte « Thu May 22, 2014 12:52 pm
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by Troglodyte » Wed May 21, 2014 6:04 pm

Jewel thief leaves cellphone in shop after robbery LINK

LONDON (AP) -- British police say they have a pretty good idea who stole two diamond rings...

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Last post by Troglodyte
Thu May 22, 2014 12:52 pm
EU Court rules that people have a right to be forgotten

Last post by Troglodyte « Wed May 14, 2014 7:25 pm
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by John Q. Public » Tue May 13, 2014 9:07 pm

The European Court of Justice (it doesn't apply here) ruled that an individual’s “right to be forgotten” was so strong that Google and other Internet...

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Last post by Troglodyte
Wed May 14, 2014 7:25 pm
Eating with hands make children more aggressive.

Last post by Troglodyte « Thu May 01, 2014 7:48 pm
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by Tommy Tar » Thu May 01, 2014 7:47 am

STUDY FINDS EATING CHICKEN ON THE BONE MAKES CHILDREN MORE AGGRESSIVE.

ITHACA, N.Y., April 30 (UPI) --
Researchers at Cornell University conducted...

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Last post by Troglodyte
Thu May 01, 2014 7:48 pm
Ladies Love the Wage Gap—It Helps Them Find Husbands

Last post by John Q. Public « Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:27 am
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by John Q. Public » Sun Apr 20, 2014 9:19 am
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I been sayin' this all along.

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Republican activist Phyllis Schlafly penned an op-ed in the Christian Post this week to set the record...
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Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:27 am
#myNYPD

Last post by Parrotpaul « Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:19 pm
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by John Q. Public » Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:26 pm

So the NYPD decides to have a Twitter photo contest and they invite people to post pictures of themselves posing with NYPD officers. It didn't go...

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Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:19 pm
Kraft recall - Wieners may have contained natural ingredient

Last post by Troglodyte « Tue Apr 22, 2014 5:50 pm
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by John Q. Public » Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:55 am

Sorry. Couldn't resist. The natural ingredient is milk. They accidentally put Cheese wieners in regular wiener packaging and the milk wasn't listed...

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Last post by Troglodyte
Tue Apr 22, 2014 5:50 pm
Bad hair day?

Last post by Luca « Wed Apr 16, 2014 7:28 pm
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by John Q. Public » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:41 am

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Well, so this men's hair salon in London made this poster advertizing their 15% off deal. North Korea wasn't amused and some NK diplomats...

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Last post by Luca
Wed Apr 16, 2014 7:28 pm
Generation Rex.

Last post by Tommy Tar « Fri Apr 11, 2014 8:02 am

by Tommy Tar » Fri Apr 11, 2014 8:02 am

America’s next generation of youngsters should be called “Generation Rex.”
If you’re wondering why playgrounds around the city are so quiet and dog...

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Last post by Tommy Tar
Fri Apr 11, 2014 8:02 am
Attention Gays! Thank your mom!

Last post by Troglodyte « Sun Feb 23, 2014 6:35 pm
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by John Q. Public » Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:10 am

I was going to say Blame your mom but I doubt many gays would see it that way.

Neuroscientist claims smoking and using drugs during pregnancy 'can...

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Sun Feb 23, 2014 6:35 pm
Pimp sues Nike for not labeling shoes 'dangerous'

Last post by Troglodyte « Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:31 am
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by John Q. Public » Sat Jan 11, 2014 5:49 pm

From our Strict Liability Desk,

Pimp sues Nike for not labeling shoes 'dangerous'

After brutally beating a man with his Nike Jordan shoes, a pimp...

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Last post by Troglodyte
Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:31 am
de Blasio flunks Pizza 101

Last post by Troglodyte « Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:27 am
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by John Q. Public » Sat Jan 11, 2014 7:56 pm

How could this happen? The guy's the mayor of New Youhk fuhcryinoutloud! What's next, lettuce and tomato on his hot dog? #Carpetbagger!

Mayor eats...

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Last post by Troglodyte
Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:27 am
Aliens Exist: Says Canada's former defense minister

Last post by Fordama « Fri Jan 10, 2014 6:11 pm
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by sbayhills » Tue Jan 07, 2014 3:55 pm

Finally, an explanation for Red. :lol:

There’s nothing quite like a former high-ranking official giving credence to conspiracy theories to kick...

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Last post by Fordama
Fri Jan 10, 2014 6:11 pm
Flash drive causes emergency landing

Last post by Troglodyte « Mon Jan 06, 2014 8:24 am
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by John Q. Public » Sun Jan 05, 2014 10:15 pm

KANSAS CITY, MO. – An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Kansas City International Airport after a flash drive was found in a...

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Last post by Troglodyte
Mon Jan 06, 2014 8:24 am
Try this for a New Year's hangover cure..

Last post by Troglodyte « Wed Jan 01, 2014 10:52 am

by Troglodyte » Wed Jan 01, 2014 10:52 am

Thousands of Dutch take icy New Year's dip
Published Bangkok Post: 1 Jan 2014 at 20.49
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Tens of thousands of revellers across the Netherlands...

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Last post by Troglodyte
Wed Jan 01, 2014 10:52 am
Is Google Skynet?

Last post by Tommy Tar « Fri Dec 27, 2013 7:24 pm
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by Tommy Tar » Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:40 am

But what is as yet unclear is just to what use Google, whose motto is famously “Don’t be evil”, plans to put its new stable of walking, sprinting and...

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Fri Dec 27, 2013 7:24 pm

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