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Saturday, October 23, 2010

The Tricks and Trials of Traveling While Fat

(The New York Times)
BALTIMORE - JUNE 20:  A man walks past the Southwest Airlines counter at Baltimore-Washington International Airport June 20, 2002 in Baltimore, Maryland. Starting June 26, 2002, Southwest will begin enforcing a policy which requires passengers who need a seatbelt extension or who cannot fit between the armrests of their seat to purchase an additional seat. (Photo by Stefan Zaklin/ Getty Images)

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The Tricks and Trials of Traveling While Fat = I'll think? Few love darn tight aircraft seats!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Quiet Vancouver neighborhood privy to bizarre Randy Quaid arrest

(Vancouver Sun)
Actor Randy Quaid (R) and his wife Evi are led from a Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board hearing in Vancouver, British Columbia October 22, 2010. Quaid and his wife have been arrested in Vancouver having fled to Canada after missing a court hearing in the United States in a illegal squatting case, local media said on Friday. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS)

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Quiet Vancouver neighborhood privy to bizarre Randy Quaid arrest = So quit running over border, quit! Avoid crazy behavior! Dare therapy...
(by Steve Allison)

Derrike Cope's nieces to debut in Martinsville truck race

(Yahoo! Sports)
Kyle Busch speeds off pit road as he races in the Bank of America 500 NASCAR race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina on October 16, 2010.  UPI/Nell Redmond . Photo via Newscom

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Twins Amber and Angela Cope = Team plowed, began in NASCAR
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Jane Austen's style might not be hers, academic claims

(BBC)
Jane Austen (1775-1817) c1810, 1902. English novelist remembered for her six great novels Sense and Sensibility , Pride and Prejudice , Mansfield Park , Emma , Persuasion , and Northanger Abbey . From Jane Austen: Her Homes & Her Friends by Constance Hill. (London, 1902).

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Jane Austen's style might not be hers, academic claims = Lame charge, just to catch "Emma" & "Sense and Sensibility"?
(by Maurice Goddard)

Friday, October 22, 2010

As GOP Seeks Spending Cuts, Details Are Scarce

(The New York Times)
ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 02:  The toes of Adryana Boyne from Highland Village, Texas are shown painted with the Republican elephant logo on day two of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 2, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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As GOP seeks spending cuts, details are scarce = Rednecks accept a useless gossip rag instead
(by Dharam Khalsa)

Secret files shed light on ugliness of Iraq war

(MSNBC)
A blindfolded detainee sits inside a police vehicle after he was arrested during a raid in Dour, 140 km (87 miles) north of Baghdad October 21, 2010. About four suspected insurgents were arrested during the operation, police said. Picture taken October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Sabah al-Bazee (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)

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NYT: U.S. documents detail horrific abuse by Iraq's army, police = Question: Any real surprise? Cyclic hatred! You bad misfit mob!
(by Steve Allison)

Three drills, two engineers and one unprecedented rescue operation

(The Independent)
Rescued Chilean miner Jorge Galleguillos (C) walks down a hill as he is surrounded by the media at the San Jose mine near Copiapo October 17, 2010. Some of the 33 miners who were rescued last week after 69 days trapped underground returned on Sunday for an emotionally charged religious service at the northern Chilean mine that almost became their tomb. REUTERS/Carlos Vera (CHILE - Tags: DISASTER BUSINESS)

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Up and out into the sun, home at last! Jubilant Chilean gold miners now finally freed! = Months in an underground jail, no panic but awfully hot. Death tale? Lifetime lesson!
(by Steve Allison)

Taiwanese woman to marry herself

(The Daily Telegraph)
Mid section view of a bride holding a purse Model Release: Yes Property Release: NA

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Taiwanese woman to marry herself = "Now me - as my wife - rather star alone?"
(by Maurice Goddard)

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

How Did the Leopard Get His Spots? Scientists Explain

(Time)
Leopard Relaxing

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How Did the Leopard Get His Spots? Scientists Explain = To answer this, explicit side held: God, He 'paints' spots!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Demonstrations Continue as French Senate Debates Reform Bill

(VOA News)
A man holds a placard which reads Listen to the public's rage during a demonstration in front of the French Senate in Paris October 20, 2010. French trade unions kept up their resistance on Wednesday to an unpopular pension reform due for a final vote in the Senate this week.  REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS POLITICS)

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Fracas, rage in Paris - French public now on strike over retirement = Brainless tantrum in France is par. Price? work ethic gone forever
(by Steve Allison)

Thatcher Admitted to Hospital

(The Wall Street Journal)
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher arrives for a service of thanksgiving and re-dedication on Battle of Britain Sunday at Westminster Abbey in London September 19, 2010. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor  (BRITAIN - Tags: ANNIVERSARY MILITARY POLITICS SOCIETY ROYALS CONFLICT)

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Thatcher Admitted to Hospital = The ado hit that scattier old PM!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Fish Oil Use in Pregnancy Didn't Make Babies Smart

(The New York Times)
Open prescription pill bottle spilled over with generic pills spilling out and lid off.

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Fish Oil Use in Pregnancy Didn't Make Babies Smart = Prenatal Omega-three acid 'miss' funny kids in bibs
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Bachelor giraffe in Bristol finally gets a girlfriend

(BBC)
Sabie Sands Reserve Kruger National Park 08/02/2009 Giraffe Photo Roger Parker

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Bachelor giraffe in Bristol finally gets a girlfriend = Fair, eligible darling fiance sniffs: "Tall orgy, brother!"
(by Maurice Goddard)

Monday, October 18, 2010

Osama bin Laden 'living comfortably in Pakistan'

(The Daily Telegraph)
AMMAN, JORDAN - SEPTEMBER 10:  This is a still image taken from a video tape aired on Al-Jazeerah station September 10, 2003 that shows Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in an unspecified location. The video tape, the first video image of bin Laden in about two years, was aired on the eve of the second anniversary of the September 11 attacks.  (Photo by Salah Malkawi/Getty Images)

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Osama bin Laden 'living comfortably in Pakistan' = I'm alias 'Fat bin Satan', proving nobody can kill me!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Super typhoon lashes Philippines amid flood alerts

(Yahoo! News)
A resident walks past a fallen tree as super typhoon Megi, known locally as Juan, hits Baguio City, north of Manila October 18, 2010. The Philippines declared a state of calamity in a northern province after super typhoon Megi made landfall on Monday shortly before noon, cutting off power, forcing flight cancellations and putting the region's rice crop at risk.  REUTERS/Stringer (PHILIPPINES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

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Super Typhoon Megi = Emptying our hopes
(by Adie Pena)

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Anglican bishop 'will convert to Catholicism'

(AP)
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - SEPTEMBER 15: Pope Benedict XVI attends his weekly audience at the Paul VI Hall on September 15, 2010 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pontiff will visit England and Scotland on a four-day Papal visit from 16-19 September 2010 (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

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Anglican bishop 'will convert to Catholicism' = Women catcall, chronic bigot's ill-path vision!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Can Democrats and Republicans work together after the election?

(CNN)
U.S. Senator John Kerry (R) and U.S. Senator Joe Leiberman (2nd R) talk after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama and a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators to discuss passing comprehensive energy and climate legislation in Washington, June 29, 2010.    REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

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Can Democrats and Republicans work together after the election? = Tough - American leaders can't be partners, OK! - The conflict towered!
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Friday, October 15, 2010

Chile Miners Keep the Shades On

(Yahoo!)
Rescued Chilean miner Renan Avalos (C) leaves Copiapo Hospital after being discharged October 15, 2010. Chile's rescued miners headed home as heroes on Friday after a 69-day ordeal deep underground during which they drank oil-contaminated water and set off explosives in a desperate bid to alert rescuers.  REUTERS/Carlos Vera (CHILE - Tags: ENERGY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) POLITICS)

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The miners still wear sunglasses = Well, men assure less sight-strain
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Rescued Chilean miners 'may go home from hospital soon'

(BBC)
ATTENTION EDITORS - REUTERS PICTURE HIGHLIGHT TRANSMITTED BY 1415 GMT ON OCTOBER 14, 2010.   CHL10 - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera poses with the 33 rescued miners inside the Copiapo Hospital where they are undergoing full medical exams, in Copiapo.  REUTERS NEWS PICTURES HAS NOW MADE IT EASIER TO FIND THE BEST PHOTOS FROM THE MOST IMPORTANT STORIES AND TOP STANDALONES EACH DAY. Search for TPX in the IPTC Supplemental Category field or IMAGES OF THE DAY in the Caption field and you will find a selection of 80-100 of our daily Top Pictures.  REUTERS NEWS PICTURES, SINGAPORE   TEMPLATE OUT

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Rescued Chilean miners 'may go home from hospital soon' = Men rose. As such, are in high form, emotionally composed
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Enthralled World Watches Chilean Mine Rescue

(AolNews)
Miner Jorge Galleguillos is received by Bolivian President Evo Morales and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera after he reached the surface as the eleventh rescued miner in Copiapo October 13, 2010. Chile's 33 trapped miners are set to travel nearly half a mile through solid rock in a shaft just wider than a man's shoulders on Tuesday night, as their two month ordeal after a cave-in draws to an end.  REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (CHILE - Tags: DISASTER BUSINESS POLITICS)

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Those Chilean miners have resurfaced at last! = Ah, and let's hail star achievement of rescuers!
(by Tony Crafter)