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Joining the iPhone hysteria

Gadgets & Tech – You can just feel the breeze of the iPhone embargo being lifted!!! The first reviews of the Holy Grail-like product scheduled for June 29 are coming in.

Submitted and Voted for on June 27, 2007 02:50am

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Virginia Tech killer hated rich kids, but he drives an SUV?

News – Hypocrite watch!!!: Va. Tech killer Cho Seung-Hui screamed in his video: "Your Mercedes wasn't enough, you brats. Your golden necklaces weren't enough, you snobs. Your trust fund wasn't enough. Your vodka and Cognac weren't enough." But he's videotaped in an SUV he's driving? Those aren't too cheap, last time I checked. What an idiot

Submitted and Voted for on April 19, 2007 10:32am

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SNL's "Dear Sister" short a lot less funny, in light of Va. Tech shooting

Television – The epitome of bad timing: Saturday Night Live's "Dear Sister" digital short, which featured tons of senseless handgun shooting as a comedic point, is severely soured by the shooting massacre at Virginia Tech University Monday. The video is currently off of the NBC SNL site video archive.

Submitted and Voted for on April 16, 2007 01:48pm

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Google Maps tells you: 1. Turn right, 2. Swim ocean, 3. Turn left.

Gadgets & Tech – That's what Google Maps tells you when you ask it to find you driving directions from New York City to Paris. A funny hidden joke. But shouldn't Google use this opportunity to sell you some airline tickets or ship passage reservations, instead of telling you to swim the whole 3,300 miles from USA to France? And what about car rental in France?

Submitted and Voted for on April 16, 2007 08:32am

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BUCKET introduces "Dramatic Twitter Readings" as new regular feature

Humor – Pulled from the public feed of Twitter ... a dramatic reading of the latest odd and unusual postings from the world of Twitter users by Jen and Corey, the duo from Nowhereville. (starts at 27:00 min mark ... 3 minutes long) It's a work in progress. Will it top the "Primate Update" monkey news? Only time will tell!

Submitted and Voted for on April 11, 2007 11:53pm

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Sign of the times: The Amish are now using cellular phones!

News – Although church leaders long ago ruled out cell phone use in Lancaster's Old Order settlement, more members are using the devices, creating tension in a community that cultivates harmony. Amish bishops worry about the negative consequences of cell phone use. They believe cell phones could encourage frivolous chatter and intrude on family time.

Submitted and Voted for on April 06, 2007 11:51am

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The Passion set to the music of Pink Floyd, and other Easter links

Religion – One of the best performances of the Christian Passion play you'll hear this Holy Week/Easter, available over free streaming audio, performed by Glenn Beck and his Mercury Radio Arts crew. Also, a look at kosher cola, Jesus's new tomb, Easter traditions, and South Park's Easter episode.

Submitted and Voted for on April 06, 2007 09:27am

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Wyoming has egg on its face after Easter egg display debacle

News – When Wyoming didn't submit an "official state Easter Egg" for the American Egg Board's display in Washington D.C., to be presented by the First Lady, the board "scrambled" to find a replacement. The results are rather funny as an Egg Board's child quickly whipped up a crayon-like drawing for the display, to the Wyoming governor

Submitted and Voted for on April 05, 2007 07:47am

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Donald Trump saves hair with win over McMahon at Wrestlemania 23

Sports – Trump trumped World Wrestling Entertainment owner Vince McMahon on Sunday in the "Battle of the Billionaires" at the WWE's largest annual pay-per-view event. After the real estate mogul and reality TV star triumphed, he gleefully took the shears to Mr. McMahon's head. Other thoughts and winners listed here.

Submitted and Voted for on April 02, 2007 11:16am

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Did Microsoft screw up by not including HD-DVD, Wi-Fi on XBOX 360 Elite?

Gadgets & Tech – Xbox 360 Elite with HD-DVD add-on = $680; Playstation 3 w/ Blu-ray = $599 -- Did Microsoft miss a major opportunity to bury Sony's lagging PS3 console by not including wi-fi and HD-DVD on their new Xbox version, the Elite? I think so...

Submitted and Voted for on March 28, 2007 08:25am

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When Geese Attack: Ohio newspaper workers given tips to dodge bird attacks

News – Of all the hazards faced by journalists in their careers, this is most likely the silliest and yet, most memorable. The Columbus Dispatch is giving its employees warnings and tips on how to avoid attacks from nesting geese around their complex. The five tips on facing down an angry goose are funny.

Submitted and Voted for on March 26, 2007 02:18pm

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Will today's "Bum Rush the Charts" effort work on iTunes? No, because ...

Music – While today's "Bum Rush the Charts" effort to push an independent artist to the top of the iTunes Music Store chart is very well-intentioned and sends a great message to the record labels and music community, it might be impossible to crack the iTunes Top 100 with a one-day sales spike, due to Apple's store ratings algorithms.

Submitted and Voted for on March 22, 2007 09:47am

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ABC creating "National Bingo Night" game show for May sweeps

Television – What's more exciting than the red-hot Bingo action found in smoky fire halls and community centers? Bringing it into your living room, that's what! ABC is developing a Bingo-themed game show for sweeps. Game cards can be downloaded over the Internet, and will be like a national lottery, as Bingo cards have 552 septillion possible combinations.

Submitted and Voted for on March 15, 2007 09:29am

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Spears finds a lover in rehab; Lohan finds photographer (with her car)

Celebrities – Interesting few days for pop tarts Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan. Spears is rumored to be involved with and planning to shack up with a fellow musician in rehab, while Lohan pulls an interesting trifecta of her own: Seeing her dad get out of prison, racing the wrong way down NYC streets, and hitting the paparazzi with her car.

Submitted and Voted for on March 14, 2007 11:58pm

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Deal is done! Pittsburgh Penguins are staying, getting $290M new arena!

Sports – FINALLY! Reports out of Pittsburgh this morning say that local and state officials have put the final touches on the $290M arena deal for the NHL Penguins. The deal is expected to be announced tonight before the Pens-Sabres game. Kansas City is now interested in the Nashville Predators...

Submitted and Voted for on March 13, 2007 08:09am