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Post by Cartollomew » 29 May 2008, 14:21

Philondra wrote:In Myanmar, women's panties are thought to sap a man's power.

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiap ... pstoryview

....what?
Aha! That's what's been sapping my power!

So how does Rico still have so much, yet get away with wearing them all the time?
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Post by Johnnyrico » 29 May 2008, 14:36

Cartollomew wrote: Aha! That's what's been sapping my power!

So how does Rico still have so much, yet get away with wearing them all the time?
I drink blood from honey badger.

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Post by Cartollomew » 12 Jun 2008, 14:08

http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=945

Are you a disgruntled developer, who feels they should be paid for inconveniencing other people? (I mean, without making commercial software)

You should be concerned about your image; nobody's going to take your ransom note, political message or phishing email seriously when it contains egregious spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors.

Contact me now for proofreading and editing services - and tap into a whole new demographic of people who clicked things they shouldn't have while using Internet Explorer.

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Post by Cartollomew » 17 Jun 2008, 18:55

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian man was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend from a pub, taking her home and forcing her to iron his clothes and wash the dishes, police said Monday.

The 43-year-old man dragged the woman out of a pub in the port city of Genoa, shoved her into a car and took her to his home where he made her iron and wash dishes after threatening her, they said.

Police arrived at his house after being tipped off by a friend of the woman who watched the scene at the pub.

The man, who was apparently furious at his ex-girlfriend for leaving him, was arrested on charges of kidnapping, police said.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/080616/15/17b1g.html?f=mv
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Post by Philondra » 19 Jun 2008, 12:58

Japan's booming sex niche: Elder porn

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/ ... ml?cnn=yes




Japan makes robot girlfriend for lonely men

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080617/tc_ ... nd_life_dc

What on earth goes on in this country?! I've been here for almost 6 years now and never heard of any of this crap. I love the quote "She's very lovable and though she's not a human, she can act like a real girlfriend."

Oh great, now I can have a ROBOT spend all my money and yell at me for putting on weight.

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Post by Cartollomew » 19 Jun 2008, 13:15

Does it get jealous when you hang out with other robots?

Will you walk in one day and find it grinding up against the television?

She could just turn it to a channel with a soap opera:
"Honey! It's not what it looks like!"

Also:
"Does this voltage spike make my capacitors look busted?"
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Post by Mitra » 19 Jun 2008, 14:35

popped your mums caps last night

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Post by Cartollomew » 19 Jun 2008, 15:08

Mitra wrote:popped your mums caps last night
BAM!
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Post by Dropdeadqt » 25 Jun 2008, 14:12

I feel much safer knowing that China has installed an anti-aircraft battery for my protection when I go to the Olympic Games in Beijing...

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23 ... 09,00.html

Also very delighted to hear that the "Snow Wolf Commando Unit" is ready to tackle the terrorism threats...
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Post by Johnnyrico » 25 Jun 2008, 14:13

GG thats awesome, air batteries ftw.

I might have read it here, but i heard that the Chinese police, outnumbers the entire australian defence force.

true?

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Post by Cartollomew » 25 Jun 2008, 14:15

Johnnyrico wrote:GG thats awesome, air batteries ftw.

I might have read it here, but i heard that the Chinese police, outnumbers the entire australian defence force.

true?
Wouldn't surprise me, given population proportions, that sounds reasonable.

I believe at last estimate, our entire defence force has 1 soldier for every 4-5 kilometres of coastline or something.
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Post by Philondra » 25 Jun 2008, 17:58

Oregon state refuses patient cancer treatment, offers to pay for suicide:

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/?pageId=67565

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Post by Dropdeadqt » 27 Jun 2008, 09:35

Man attempts to commit suicide by putting his car on railroad tracks. Changes mind, cant move car. 11 dead, 180 injured. Now faces the death penalty.... WOT?!?!?!!?

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23 ... 01,00.html
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Post by Dropdeadqt » 27 Jun 2008, 09:37

Schwarzenegger slams McCain on oil

Exactly what I wanted to read...

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23 ... 09,00.html
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