Saturday, January 20, 2007

Bam Bam Bigelow passes away

WWE.com has learned that former WWE Superstar Scott "Bam Bam" Bigelow has passed away in Florida.

Kevin Doll, the Public Information Director for the Pasco County Sheriff's Office confirmed that Bigelow was found dead early this morning in his home in Hudson, Fla.

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 8:37 AM 0 comments

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

O.J. Simpson's ghost writer calls him a 'murderer'

"I was sitting in a room with a man I knew to be a murderer and I let him hang himself. There was talk he was going to do this as a straight confession." A working title for the book at one point was not 'If I Did It', but 'I Did It'. The title was suggested by Simpson himself. What do you have to do in this country to get yourself thrown in jail?

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Baron kills off Borat!

Sacha Baron Cohen has killed off his controversial character Borat.

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Bush's approval rating DROPS after Iraq speech; Americans MORE pessimistic

A poll taken both before and after Bush's Iraq speech found that it did little to change perceptions about the war, and in fact seemed to have hurt Bush more than it helped him. 47% of respondents said that it was likely the US would win the war, down from 50% before the speech. Bush's approval rating also dropped from 37% to 34% after the speech.

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Bush Admin fires US Attorneys en masse, replacing with interim appointees

Sen. Feinstein blows whistle: Using obscure Patriot Act provision, US Dept. of Justice is forcing U.S. Attorneys around the country who are investigating corruption to resign their positions, not based on any allegation of misconduct. The AG plans to appoint interim replacements to avoid Senate confirmation hearings. Video and transcript at link.

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New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trailer

More FX, more Shredder, more comedy. This seems like a full trailer, not just a teaser. Check it out!

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(Sad) Photo: Melting Greenland Ice Sheet; NASA says Global Warming is Real

Well, despite the fact that the George Bush Gang has been shushing scientists who dare to disagree with his administration's fantastical world view, now an entire governmental agency (NASA) has come out and stated that global warming is occurring

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Tuesday, January 16, 2007

OFFICIAL: Barack Obama announces run for White House

After long speculation, this morning on Senator Obama's web site he announced he's offically thrown his hat in the ring. If he can somehow get elected, we would potentially have the most intellectual President and First Lady in the White House in a very long time. Can our country really get 'er done?

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My 15 eventful days of employment at Burger King

This is a recount of my 15 days of employment at the local burger king. After working there, I must warn all of you never eat at a fastfood joint where the manager is an obese tub of lard named Al. Funny read!

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Monday, January 15, 2007

Most organized college prank ever

These kids have some balls. I wish this would have happened in my classes, I never would have missed one.

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