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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Alaska Airlines retiring meal tray prayer cards

(AP)
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-890
Photo: dirkjankraan.com

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Alaska Airlines retiring meal tray prayer cards = As all planes may carry greater risk, I ride a train!
(by Dharam Khalsa)

U.S. commandos free two pirate hostages in Somalia

(Reuters)
commandoes
Photo: Poagao

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Commandos have rescued pirate hostages in Somalia = Go! As macho marines set loose aid captives unharmed!
(by Tony Crafter)

GOP using Obama State of Union address to grab offensive, blame him for economy's deep woes

(Washington Post)
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Photo: The White House

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GOP using Obama State of Union address to grab offensive, blame him for economy's deep woes = Ovation! As most sober Americans blame dopy toffee-nosed infamous GOP fiend, George W. Bush!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Dentist pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud for using paper clips in root canals

(Fox News)
Ortopantomografía poco antes de una reendodoncia
Photo: JaulaDeArdilla

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Dentist pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud for using paper clips in root canals = Patients: "Dreadful!" Guy: "Ding! It's classic all-American - So opportune - did profit!"
(by Steve Allison)

Oldest dinosaur nest site found

(BBC)
Ottawa Canada June 2010 — Victoria Museum of Nature Dinosaurs/Fossils 69
Photo: dugspr

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Oldest dinosaur nest site found = Fossils in stone turned out dead!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Solar storm pelting Earth with radiation

(New York Daily News)
Boisterous Active Region: Close Up
Photo: NASA

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Solar storm pelting Earth with radiation = Alarm? It's period to await Northern Lights!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Romney slams Gingrich as "highly erratic"

(CBS News)
Newt Gingrich - Casually pepper-spraying cop (lobbyist)
Photo: DonkeyHotey

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Romney slams Gingrich as "highly erratic" = "Grr! Scam-scheming hairy gorilla! He's tiny!"
(by Maurice Goddard)

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Newt Gingrich is the phoniest presidential candidate ever

(New York Daily News)
Newt Gingrich
Photo: patrickgensel

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Newt Gingrich is the phoniest presidential candidate ever = Elephant's sinister, pig-headed, conniving, dire-twit cheater!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Friday, January 20, 2012

Kodak pays for missing digital moment

(Financial Times)
Kodak Film
Photo: Batara

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Kodak pays for missing digital moment = Sink? Myopia - sank! Got to, film's dead! Grim!
(by Steve Allison)

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Must a captain be the last one off a sinking ship?

(BBC)
From the web. Naufrage et scandale, Costa Concordia, Toscane, Italie.
Photo: Only Tradition

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Must a captain be the last one off a sinking ship? = As a task, beneath flipping infamous Schettino!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Costa Concordia transcripts of calls between coast guard and captain: "You've abandoned ship?"

(Washington Post)
Costa Concordia, cruise ship disaster off the coast of Giglio, Italy
Photo: DigitalGlobe-Imagery

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Italian captain Francesco Schettino = Fatal inaction in catastrophic scene
(by Adie Pena)

Never again, says Globes host Ricky

(AP)
Ricky Gervais
Photo: cranberries

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Host Ricky Gervais = His argot very sick
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Large cruise ships come with big safety concerns

(CBS News)
A volte basta solo sentirsi accolti
Photo: Nephelim

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Large cruise ships come with big safety concerns = Yes, the captain & crew - crime, forensics, big loss - UGH!
(by Steve Allison)

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Stopping Indonesia's Roof Riders with Threatening Concrete Balls

(The World)
Commuter Train
Photo: ohorella

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Stopping Indonesia's Roof Riders with Threatening Concrete Balls = Big "hit" with roof riders - one clang, last stop! Sinners repent: end! Ciao!
(by Steve Allison)

Magpies and bears mourn North Korea's 'Dear Leader', says state media

(MSNBC)
Great Leader and Dear Leader 위대한지도자 경애하는지도자
Photo: skinnylawyer

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Magpies and bears mourn North Korea's 'Dear Leader', says state media = He's dead! Animals are sorry, but modern men agree: parades, saki, toast!
(by Steve Allison)

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Italy cruise ship Costa Concordia aground near Giglio

(BBC)
Continuano i soccorsi alla nave Costa Concordia
Photo: Il Fatto Quotidiano

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Italy cruise ship 'Costa Concordia' = Chaos, corpses, a loud cry. Titanic II?
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Bacon linked to higher risk of pancreatic cancer, says report

(The Guardian)
Bacon, reprise.
Photo: Drunken Monkey

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Bacon linked to higher risk of pancreatic cancer, says report = A direr shocking cry! Continental breakfast's a proper choice!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Mormons feel rooted and happy, but marginalized, poll finds

(Los Angeles Times)
Mormon Beliefs
Photo: More Good Foundation

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Mormons feel rooted and happy, but marginalized, poll finds = Oh! Man! Fold's blazoning drip Mitt Romney feels dead popular!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight

(Yahoo! News)
Time
Photo: alancleaver_2000

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The Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight = Sod me! Cold, cold shock. Time to try saving home!
(by Chris Sturdy)

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Obsessive smart phone users hear 'phantom vibrations'

(The Daily Telegraph)
iPhone 4's Retina Display v.s. iPhone 3G
Photo: Yutaka Tsutano

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Obsessive smart phone users hear 'phantom vibrations' = The smash 'iPhonemania' proves to be a born stress virus!
(by Maurice Goddard)