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View Article  Attack of the Freshwater Shark?
by Roland, the Gunslinger on Fri 11 Jul 2008 05:06 PM EDT


At one time or another, most fishermen have a Jaws moment. For one gnarled veteran trawling Tuggerah Lake, actually a smallish freshwater lagoon situated about 90 km north of Sydney, that moment came just over an hour before sunrise on July 9. Police have declined to release the name of the fisherman, whom they describe as elderly and harboring a mistrust of the media. His version of what happened comes through police and, though emanating from a commuter suburb of Sydney, Australia, has made it around the world

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View Article  America Files Class Action Suit Against Phil Gramm For Pain And Suffering Caused By “Whiner” Comment
by Riley Jones on Fri 11 Jul 2008 04:59 PM EDT


America was quick to respond to Senator Phil Gramm’s accusation yesterday that the country “had become a nation of whiners,” filing a massive class-action lawsuit against the Texas Republican that demanded unprecedented financial compensation for “tarnishing our unblemished reputation as hard-working, resilient folk who never seek the easy way out.”

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View Article  McDonald's: Christian boycotters 'hate' homosexuals
by Riley Jones on Fri 11 Jul 2008 04:25 PM EDT


Those who oppose homosexuality for religious reasons are participating in "hate," according to an official for McDonald's, the worldwide purveyor of Big Macs and Happy Meals.

"Hatred has no place in our culture," corporate spokesman Bill Whitman told the Washington Post in response to a campaign by the American Family Association for a boycott of the burger-and-fries outlets because of the corporation's advocacy for the homosexual lifestyle.

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View Article  Do you love Slurpees? How about a free one?
by Riley Jones on Fri 11 Jul 2008 01:06 PM EDT


Well, 7-Eleven's participating stores are offering customers a free Slurpee to celebrate their 81st birthday on – when else? – July 11, 7/11/08, also known as 7-Eleven® Day!

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View Article  The Fundamentals of Logic: What You Need to Know for Your Everyday Argument
by Riley Jones on Fri 11 Jul 2008 12:10 PM EDT
Ever argue with someone and know that their argument was not logical, but could not explain why? Here are five common logical fallacies. Next time you’re having an argument and you here one of these used…just pipe up “you just committed the fallacy of….”

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View Article  Meet the Motocross Man of Steel
by Riley Jones on Fri 11 Jul 2008 11:01 AM EDT



Crashes, ran over multiple times, lives to tell the tale... I have no clue how he lived through that.
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View Article  "I wanted to do hood rat thangs wif mah frens"
by Riley Jones on Fri 11 Jul 2008 09:54 AM EDT


(Hat Tip to our man Pistol Pete)
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View Article  Cruise ship with 51 people on board grounds in Alaska
by Riley Jones on Fri 11 Jul 2008 09:19 AM EDT


In this photo provided by the National Park Service, the cruise ship the Spirit of Glacier Bay, is shown after it ran aground in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

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