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Category Archives: entertainment
How to learn to drive a manual transmission in 45 minutes
The patent-pending, I-will-sue-your-ass-if-you-use-it, guaranteed-not-to-fail-or-your-money-back! If you follow these steps you will learn how to drive a stick shift in about 45 minutes. Driving a stick shift will let you: get more mpg (manuals have higher EPA ratings than automatics) reduce … Continue reading
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and it does java too!
Like many software engineers, it has been a long time since I did anything with computers that had any physical world visibility. So BUG is cool! I want one (maybe for next christmas?)
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2,795 miles, 31,000 highway cops, and one record to break
Inspired this 31 hour 4 minute run coast-to-coast. The youtube videos and the previous record run. and … The checklist for the 31 hour 4 minute run, which hit a top-speed of 160mph (256 kph): Twenty packs of Nat Sherman … Continue reading
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if they think dungeons and dragons was bad….
What about MMOs, I know a few people that could star in the sequel:
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Dating for shallow people looking for husband #4
Darwin Dating: Attractive people are at a disadvantage on normal internet dating sites. They have to wade through a plethora of ugly people and ugly people pretending to be attractive in order to find someone who matches their own attractiveness. … Continue reading
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homogenous names
With 93 million Wangs China is running out of names… in a country of around 1.3 billion people, about 85 percent share only 100 surnames… It sounds like genetics almost with the fathers’ names being the dominant ‘gene’ in the … Continue reading
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I actually agree with Paris Hilton
All I can say is… I am shocked! I actually agree with Paris Hilton. From her statement to the press about all the hullabaloo around her 45-day jail sentence: “I must also say that I was shocked to see all … Continue reading
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a great idea for a ‘post-life’ party (aka funeral)
The BBC ran this article about funeral strippers. Five people have been detained in China for running striptease send-offs at funerals, state media say. The leaders of five striptease troupes were held. The once-common events are held to boost the … Continue reading
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if ImprovEverywhere can come out here….
I was listening to This American Life and they had a program that they called “Mind Games”. It is about ImprovEverywhere. This is a group that does great street theatre. My favorite is “Look up More”. Although, the mini-skit of … Continue reading
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about “Rumor has it”
Decent movie. $8 of $9 value. Good actors and some good lines. Jennifer Ansiton’s boring straight hair hung around her face making her look like Cousin ‘It’, but she delivered a good performance. What I like most about this movie … Continue reading
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