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"I didn't get it.Now I get it.This guy wants to bring back the draft.Extend the age to 39. Include men and women.Then let's see how many unjust wars we start.Then let's see how many peo..."
"Okay...so this is me ranting...venting...going off.I have this real soft spot in my heart for reptiles, especially boids (constrictor snakes) and some of the medium sized lizards.Becaus..."
"We've all seen this sketch. &lbr;Or if you prefer reading it.&rbr;Somehow, since the advent of the internet it has so much more meaning.Everyone just stopping in during their coffee br..."
"First things first, I need to explain the situation I'm in. It's sunday morning, I have a hell of a headache and bandages over my hand and elbow. On Friday, I rode to school, as normal ..."
"&lbr;rant&rbr;Now for many years I have opposed Israel for their politics in Palestine, Gaza and so on... These days it seems to be mainstream, especially since Israel is back at war wi..."
"Last Monday I placed a deadly poisonous Queensland cane toad (Buffo marinus) in my mouth for a dare at work, a trick that is extreamly effective at horrifying a bunch of middle aged mot..."
"ok i was flicking around the web, and i found 2 videos that actually shocked me (yeah only two, but not for the reasons you think) they are both perfectly safe, just scary, ok the firs..."
Posted: by Tempest_Firefae
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"The Makabra Alternative Social Centre in Barcelona, Spain, famous for it´s cabaret and development of circus and performance arts, was shut down at 8am this morning. Over a hundred lo..."
"horrible news:http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006530339,00.htmlthe circus this guy belongs to is currently involved with a reality tv with z-list celebrities television programme ..."
"Well I'm a happy boy. I'm happy because after 6 years of watching our country and world get completely trashed, people in the U.S. finally realized that it wasn't making them any safer..."
"One of my friends has been going through some very very rotten problems and they have apparently been going on for years. She has been talking to me about them, and normally I've very h..."
"I can't help but feel that the latest annoucement by MI5 in the UK, is pure propoganda designed to keep us all on 'edge'.After all a nation who lives in fear is easier to control and ma..."
"Hi there, not sure about posting this as i'm not entirely sure how political ppl get on here and also...i'll get a bigger rep. for being a whinging pomme...but is anyone else aware of t..."
"I'm sitting here listening to my president give a special address on immigration.I'll start out by saying that the topic of illegal immigration is important. There are many excellent p..."
"So, I am going to be in a documentary about paranormal investigations. I was asked about it about a month ago and after talks, research and a meeting, I've decided to go ahead with it...."
"With so many Hoaxes on the internet these days I am struggling to decide if this is real or not What do you think?"
"After hearing about this i wondered how you all felt about this particular case. from what i understand 2 labs in england, one in London and one in (i think) Nottingham have applied fo..."
"Thank God for Poi!!Okay, here's the story. My dog died about a week ago () and I was .... distraught. I couldn't handle school or talk to anyone, that's how bad it got. But, one of my f..."
"I had to get a new voter card and papers when I moved last year. I can't find it anywhere.Actually I can't even recall receiving it.And they won't let me vote without my registration i..."
"US Pastor Ted Haggard admits sex immorality What affect (if any) do our Stateside Hoppers think this will have on the upcoming senate/congress elections (if any)?What implications mig..."
"http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/unanswered_prayersWow.I understand why those people wrote the letters.I understand that they sent them in confidence to be prayed over.I HATE the fact that th..."
"I found a thread thats just recently started, about a guy who's in so much pain that he wants to pull out his own teeth, because he cant afford surgery.I thought id share the link, as i..."
"Disabled girl's growth medically stuntedThursday Nov 2 11:34 AEDTIn a report published in a medical journal this month, two doctors describe a 6-year-old girl with profound, irreversibl..."
"Hey all Today I had my first cervical smear, after putting it off for years because I was frightened As you all know cervical smear tests are important to make sure our women's bits a..."
"http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20620744-953,00.htmlThat's...just f*cked up."
Posted: by alien_oddity
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"just been reading through this article, and it's soooooooooo out of order how bad crime has gotten under the present government http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1934287,0..."
"www.nanowrimo.comAnyone else attempting to do this?I am not expecting to finish it due to time constraints but I figure I'm going to give it the old go at.I figure if I can write at lea..."
"First i need to give the reason for this little questionI have just come back from one of the two parafin supplyers in gloucester and the only one to have it on tap. During my day to da..."
"http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061102/wl_sthasia_afp/indiatechnologybangaloreoffbeat_061102063241Ummmm....??????Is it really that important?I can understand a post war changing of a comp..."
" so before i even get started i just want to put a warning of sorts in as i know alot of people took offense to some of the views offered in the hotties thread, so if the concept of bei..."
"i have been reading about buddhism for almost a year. before this i came across the idea that we choose our parents before we are born in order to learn certain lessons from them and le..."
"Some of you may know that I was banned from the USA a couple years back for teaching poi workshops without a work visa (and for lying about my reasons for entering the USA). I posted th..."
"How many people use the 'Notify Mods' button?I ask because, I do and, while I couldn't say how often, i would describe it as 'fairly regularly'.(The main reasons for me notifying a mod ..."
"seen this story on the news this morning, a young boy was banned from eating his packed lunch in the school dinner hall by his school simply because of it's contents.he was frog marched..."
"Well I found this article yesterday while browsing myspace and I thought it was absolutely deplorable. Here's the link:Sister, Drop That Sandwich!Here's the article:Nov. 6, 2006 issue -..."
"I was watching a comedy quiz show called QI and I came across the word twixter. I found out the meaning, and realised that I was one!!!Its seems to be happening to people in their twent..."
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"I just saw a commercial for one, and I know they are starting to carry them at alot of our local stores.In the commercial it says to talk with your kids about drugs, and show them that ..."
"Hey all,I would like to make a thread to inform everyone on the firetwirling industry that is being taken advantage of by many corperate bodies. Our art is no different than painting o..."
"AHHHHHHHHH!Why are people so stupid!Look! Air Powered Cars! There is NO SUCH THING AS AIR POWERED CARS!There is NO SUCH THING AS ELECTRICITY POWERED CARS!There is NO SUCH THING AS HYDR..."
"I have started this thread to explain a few things as to why I reacted the way that I did in the fire mistake thread and the drunk spinners thread... prehaps there are a few things that..."
"Hello all, this is a topic i am seriously assesing myself.How important is spinning/twirling (and the lifestyle and changes it brings) to you?I have recently been doing alot of travelli..."
"There's been a fair few posts on various aspects of environmentalism, usually along the lines of "we shouldn't do X and Y because it's destroying the planet".So, I was thinking, with a ..."
Posted: by solar_bear
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"This week, Thursday 2nd November 2006 will see the third and final reading of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill in the House of Lords. This bill has been dubbed the "Abolition..."
"This isn't really something I knew much about despite the fact that it's pretty well known.I found this popular Princeton video. And this article. I dunno. I thought at least Coleman w..."
"so i did a search and couldnt find anything, was just curious as to what women thought about this topic, if your partner asked you what your thoughts on the topic where/if you would con..."
"There's currently several childrens toys with small, but very powerful magnets in.Last year I had a go with my nephews 'Magnetix' set, which is basically brightly coloured plastic rods ..."
Posted: by mcp
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"Meg goes to her first conferenceabout geo-spatial mash-ups. yeah, dull I know. But not really. Mashups are where people take google maps and overlay extra information over the top, maki..."
"I'm conducting an informal poll of non-US citizens, concerning how other countries view the United States as a whole.First some background. I was having a discussion with a friend who s..."
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