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This just in: Canada is not part of the United States. Who knew? [Stupid]

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Buffalo News

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Stuff you don’t want to hear on the phone: 1. “This is the IRS.” 2. “I’m calling from the hospital about your mother.” 3. “I just drove by your field and your cows are exploding” [Weird]

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Metro

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Chavez’ Venezuela marathon TV show cut short (Reuters)

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Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had promised a four-day marathon edition of his widely watched weekly television talkshow, but unspecified technical problems threw the plans awry this weekend.

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Wichita abortion provider George Tiller shot to death on his way into church [NewsFlash]

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Kansas.com

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School offers course in homelessness, said to be preparation for liberal arts degrees [Strange]

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Atlanta Journal Constitution

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UK judge rules that you can get your ass sued off for using the word “bogus”. That’s bogus [Asinine]

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Guardian

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Hugging among U.S. teenagers has become so prevalent some schools say they’ve banned the embrace or imposed limits on how long they last [Silly]

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UPI

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Size six rake: “I’m not thin enough to be a model [Dumbass]

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Daily Star

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Avian flu didn’t get you worried? Swine flu make you go, “meh”? Well, have we got a story to make EVERYBODY PANIC [Stupid]

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ABC

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Old and busted: “staycations” due to the economy. New hotness: “moviecations” due to the economy [Silly]

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ABC

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Japan: “Hey, about that whole Bataan Death March thing? Yeah, um… sorry about that guys. Our bad. We’re good now, right?” [Followup]

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ABC

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State Troopers scuffle with EMTs while they are transporting a patient to the hospital. Submitter just shakes head. (Video linked in article) [Asinine]

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(Police Link)

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Photoshop this high house [Photoshop]

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(Some Cute Cottage)

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This just in: Canada is not part of the United States. Who knew? [Stupid]

Stuff you don’t want to hear on the phone: 1. “This is the IRS.” 2. “I’m calling from the hospital about your mother.” 3. “I just drove by your field and your cows are exploding” [Weird]

Chavez’ Venezuela marathon TV show cut short (Reuters)

Wichita abortion provider George Tiller shot to death on his way into church [NewsFlash]

School offers course in homelessness, said to be preparation for liberal arts degrees [Strange]

UK judge rules that you can get your ass sued off for using the word “bogus”. That’s bogus [Asinine]

Hugging among U.S. teenagers has become so prevalent some schools say they’ve banned the embrace or imposed limits on how long they last [Silly]

Size six rake: “I’m not thin enough to be a model [Dumbass]

Avian flu didn’t get you worried? Swine flu make you go, “meh”? Well, have we got a story to make EVERYBODY PANIC [Stupid]

Old and busted: “staycations” due to the economy. New hotness: “moviecations” due to the economy [Silly]

Japan: “Hey, about that whole Bataan Death March thing? Yeah, um… sorry about that guys. Our bad. We’re good now, right?” [Followup]

State Troopers scuffle with EMTs while they are transporting a patient to the hospital. Submitter just shakes head. (Video linked in article) [Asinine]

Photoshop this high house [Photoshop]

Teen robber gets can of whupass opened on him by senior citizens bowling league [Amusing]

150 years of bongs. For tobacco use only, of course [Interesting]