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barred_owl
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« Reply #30 on: November 10, 2009, 10:30:11 PM »

A friend in the Upper Midwest sent me this story.  This supplies a whole new meaning to "giving head."

I wonder if there are Darwin Awards for wildlife? 
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« Reply #31 on: November 11, 2009, 09:02:26 AM »

A friend in the Upper Midwest sent me this story.  This supplies a whole new meaning to "giving head."

I wonder if there are Darwin Awards for wildlife? 

I think there are.  It's called natural selection.
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« Reply #32 on: November 11, 2009, 11:11:47 AM »

A friend in the Upper Midwest sent me this story.  This supplies a whole new meaning to "giving head."

I wonder if there are Darwin Awards for wildlife? 

I think there are.  It's called natural selection.

True.  Apparently, selection favors cement deer.
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« Reply #33 on: November 11, 2009, 11:40:24 AM »

Who can resist fellatio and fruit bats?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/6538016/Fellatio-common-among-fruit-bats-says-research.html
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« Reply #34 on: November 11, 2009, 12:40:16 PM »

I can't decide whether the professor in this story has a. lost his mind, b. failed at humor or c. was deadly serious:

http://www.wkrn.com/global/story.asp?s=11445552
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« Reply #35 on: November 11, 2009, 01:04:33 PM »

I can't decide whether the professor in this story has a. lost his mind, b. failed at humor or c. was deadly serious:

http://www.wkrn.com/global/story.asp?s=11445552

I know Murfreesboro well.  I vote a combination of a and c.
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« Reply #36 on: November 11, 2009, 01:27:27 PM »


Yep. "That Tone of Voice" works wonders with dogs, cats, and children of most ages.  Heck, it even works with seals.  About the only one that pays it no attention at all is my cockatoo.  Defiant little cuss, he is.
He should meet our lovebird.



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« Reply #37 on: November 12, 2009, 09:43:52 AM »

The story itself is not dumb. But the headline made me look twice:
Irish priest kidnapped in Philippines released by MILF
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« Reply #38 on: November 27, 2009, 01:49:02 PM »

Couple crashes White House State Dinner

What is it with aspiring reality TV stars pulling outrageous publicity stunts??? First, there's "Balloon Boy," and now this.
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« Reply #39 on: November 27, 2009, 02:49:19 PM »

http://www.foxnews.com/
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« Reply #40 on: November 27, 2009, 09:44:10 PM »


Was that a general critique on the nature of Fox News, or were you trying to reference the story of the woman who saw the face of Jesus on her iron?

Now, I wonder if this is what Christians mean when they say Jesus is steamed at the way the world is going?
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« Reply #41 on: November 27, 2009, 09:53:57 PM »

Darn. Didn't know about this thread. Oh well. I do now.
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« Reply #42 on: November 27, 2009, 10:08:11 PM »


Was that a general critique on the nature of Fox News, or were you trying to reference the story of the woman who saw the face of Jesus on her iron?

Yes.
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« Reply #43 on: November 27, 2009, 11:58:11 PM »

There has GOT to be more to this story about Tiger Woods .  What the freak?
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« Reply #44 on: November 28, 2009, 12:25:59 AM »

There has GOT to be more to this story about Tiger Woods .  What the freak?

Yeah, it seems strange that his wife was handy at the scene of the accident, although not in the car herself, and just happened to have a golf club available to smash the window to get him out of the car.  So, you hear a crash and grab a golf club before running outside?  Any way, one website is linking this to an affair that Tiger was supposedly having with someone named Rachel.
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