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in the news

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:52:12 GMT

Pope Benedict XVI knocked over during Christmas Eve Mass

Okay now, I'm not even Catholic, but pulling/knocking down an old man is just uncool even if he wasn't the Pope.

merry christmas from the asylum

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:36:11 GMT

Merry Christmas, my wonderful dumplings! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday, or if you don't celebrate Christmas, I hope you have a wonderful weekend all the same :D

in the news

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:13:47 GMT

Beware fake CDC e-mails about H1N1 vaccines

interesting reindeer facts

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:02:40 GMT

DEAR ABBY: With the holidays here, songs about Santa and his reindeer are filling the air. I'm writing to talk about reindeer antlers. Reindeer are unique because they are the only members of the deer family in which both genders have antlers, which are made of bone and grown annually.

In the summer and fall, you cannot identify a reindeer as a "he" or a "she" without further investigation. In late December, however, only the females still have their antlers.

During the summer months, the males use their antlers to attract females and defend their harem (anywhere from five to 15 females) from other males. When they are no longer "looking for love," the males lose their antlers. The females, on the other hand, keep theirs through the winter and into the spring, and use them to compete for food and to protect their young.

The only reindeer with antlers at Christmastime are the GIRLS, Abby. So Rudolph would have been appropriately named "Rudolphia," and the other reindeer would have been laughing and calling HER names until the glow from HER nose guided Santa's sleigh that foggy Christmas eve. -- JOYCE CAMPBELL, PH.D.

~~And of course we don't care about Abby's answer because she's a hoe who gives bad advice most of the time.~~

lolwaht?

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:52:32 GMT

Herpes Plush Toy in Magnified

Yes, you read that right.

if they can get published...

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:21:01 GMT

The bad sex factor: extracts from the prize shortlist

Examples of poorly written sex in published fiction. I weep for the literary future of mankind...

in the news, and lj fail

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:45:55 GMT

Tiger Woods Disappears From Accenture Web Home Page

Um yeah dude, see what happens when you're famous and you start screwing around with other women?

Also some LJ fail:

"The free snowflake gift that some people found in the gift shop over the weekend wasn't meant to be there; ... this one v-gift was inadvertently added temporarily and marked as free. The snowflake v-gift ... was indirectly the source of [the notification e-mail] problems."

Source

in the news--if you can count foxnews being actual news...

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:11:44 GMT

Dalai Lama: Obama's Nobel Prize Is 'A Little Early'

Some commentators have joked that the award was for "not being George Bush".

Best comment in the whole article.

fma manga chapter 102

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:54:43 GMT

FMA Manga chapter 102: http://mangastream.com/read/fullmetal_alchemist/102-9/1

OMGosh READITREADITREADIT!!! *spazzspazzspazz*

>:E

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:17:47 GMT

Sensory Sweep Shortchange
Game Over: Utah videogame company shortchanges its employees.

Last year’s video game Major League Eating for Nintendo Wii and other consoles got mostly lousy reviews, but it might seem even less fun to play if players knew that the Utah programmers and artists who engineered it were not paid for their work, and the company president is now facing tax-evasion charges.

Salt Lake County independent video-game developer Sensory Sweep Studios closed this year in a fantastic implosion of overdue bills, unpaid wages and criminal charges against its owner and his wife. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the company owes nearly $1 million to about 200 former employees, some of whom feel slighted that prosecutors are using the threat of incarceration to collect unpaid taxes but applying relatively “toothless” civil actions to collect their unpaid wages.

Click here for the rest of the article.

>:E RAWR!

Not like we're ever going to see any of the money Dave owes us (or anyone else in the company). It would be great to get those back wages, but I'm not holding my breath.

brokeback to the future & Broke Trek

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:56:14 GMT

I'm not sure whether to be amused or horrified XD

Also...

xenogears opening

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:47:36 GMT

Xenogears is, in my opinion, one of the best RPGs out there. Despite the fact that it came out in 1998, it is still amazing. The music is amazing, the cut scenes are amazing, the story is amazing. Below is the opening of the game.

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:18:07 GMT

in the news

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:56:42 GMT

Obama Says He Intends to ‘Finish the Job’ in Afghanistan

"While Mr. Obama is expected by several of his advisers to announce sending more than 20,000 new troops — perhaps closer to the 40,000, as recommended by Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal — the White House is working to make the announcement more than about simply the number of troops. It will include an outline of an exit strategy, officials said."

lulz

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:50:32 GMT

http://www.accessdevelopment.com/careers-at-access.asp

the link above has this amusing video. Apparently they have it on youtube but I can't embed it. The husband went there to check out a job posting and there was this cartoon haha.

happy birthday!

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:17:13 GMT

Happy Birthday lina_kun! <3

the beauty of nature

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:45:51 GMT

This site has the most amazing nature pictures: http://outdoor-photos.com/top.php

That link will take you to the top ten pictures on the site.

the legend of johnny lingo

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:19:34 GMT

Since militsa asked about the 8 cow wife reference on my profile, I thought I'd share what's behind that. If you go HERE there is an extremely short story about the man who paid 8 cows for his wife. It has a really good message (it is worth the read! Read it!), and I think that many of you would really enjoy this tale.

profile change

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:49:34 GMT

I redesigned my profile. I just kind of wanted a change and I wanted to cut down on the amount of text. Clicky clicky to see.

It doesn't look as good in Firefox and Opera as it does in IE and Chrome, buuuut oh well. heh. It works. Also, I've found that I appreciate Chrome so much more when opening IE, Firefox, or (especially) Opera. It's so fast. That's definitely a plus for it.

would you like fries with that?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:00:09 GMT

So I'm currently listening to The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman, and he was talking about outsourcing, and one of the things I found so interesting was the fact that McDonald's has restaurants where the person taking your order is actually in another state, working from a call center. They take your order and relay it to the restaurant.

Here's a link to an article for anyone interested in reading more about it, though you can also Google it if you're actually super interested.

The Long-Distance Journey of a Fast-Food Order from The New York Times

lulz

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:07:28 GMT

I am highly amused that the Christmas card post everyone stole from me last year was resurrected this year even before I had a chance to do it again myself. It's become some sort of Christmas card meme *laughs*

~~Also, I need to replace my Halloween icons with some Thanksgiving and Christmas ones.~~

windows 7

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:32:57 GMT

Windows 7 upgrade version: The dos and don'ts

economy

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:13:58 GMT

[U.S.]Economy grows in 3Q, signals end of recession

Good and interesting article. *too tired to say more*

nano

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:19:10 GMT

I am strongly considering doing something for NaNoWriMo* next month. I haven't done this before, but I figure why not? I can't say that I'll come up with something good, or something that anyone else will want to read, but I think I'd like to try it just for the fun of pounding out something without worrying about it being perfect.

*For the few of you who probably don't know what I'm talking about, you can get information on NaNoWriMo HERE

bank failures

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:06:18 GMT

Bank failures stack up: Now 106 for 2009

They have a nifty map in that article (you can click HERE to go straight to them map) that shows how many banks in each state have failed. It looks like IL and GA have the highest amount right now. It doesn't say whether or not this includes Credit Unions.