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Postby VisibilityMissing » Thu Jul 22, 2004 3:56 am

<a href='http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... /footloose' target='_blank'>Woman Using Liquid Bandage Gets Stuck</a> : Technology is great. . .
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Postby Ozymandias » Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:28 pm

<a href='http://www.news.telegraph.co.uk/news/ma ... xhome.html' target='_blank'>http://www.news.telegraph.co.uk/news/ma ... ><br><br>A guy in a pub it flew over had actually fought in Vietnam and when asked by a radio reporter (where I heard this) if he was surprised that the Americans had missed the airfield by 5 miles he remarked "I was surprised they found England at all"
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Postby VisibilityMissing » Fri Jul 23, 2004 11:46 am

<a href='http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/ ... TE=DEFAULT' target='_blank'>Vanity License Plate Brings Tickets</a> : Tempting fate and having fun with computer errors!
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Postby VisibilityMissing » Sat Jul 24, 2004 5:05 pm

<a href='http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/ ... TE=DEFAULT' target='_blank'>1,000 Loose Chickens Create Highway Chaos</a> : Chickens . . . Chaos . . . this one had to go here!
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Postby Ozymandias » Sat Jul 24, 2004 5:28 pm

lol at the notag one, that's pretty classic.<br><br>and i didnt hear about the chickens, strangely enough.
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Postby Gizensha » Sat Jul 24, 2004 5:31 pm

Although the chickens reminds me of when a road near me was blocked up due to an escaped kangaroo. Yes, I'm sure I'm in England.<br><br>...And I still don't know if it was from the petting zoo or the travelling circus.
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Postby Ozymandias » Sun Jul 25, 2004 9:42 pm

The only question is why are the chickens crossing the road?
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Postby VisibilityMissing » Mon Jul 26, 2004 1:32 am

<!--QuoteBegin-Ozymandias+Jul 25 2004, 04:42 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Ozymandias @ Jul 25 2004, 04:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> The only question is why are the chickens crossing the road? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> Ah, a philosophical question . . .<br><br>Can't the chicken and road simply be or not be?
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Postby VisibilityMissing » Mon Jul 26, 2004 1:43 am

<a href='http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/J/ ... TE=DEFAULT' target='_blank'>Real-Life Prison Escape Inspires Song</a>: Oh Great, now I have the theme from <i>"The Great Escape"</i> going through my head now . . .<br><br>*DUHDa DahdahDAHDUHDa DuhduhdahDUHDahDuhDahDahDa*
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Postby Ibun » Mon Jul 26, 2004 2:11 am

Killin' the first born of lyrical Yul Brynners.

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Postby VisibilityMissing » Mon Jul 26, 2004 2:24 am

<!--QuoteBegin-sirjeffrey+Jul 25 2004, 09:11 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (sirjeffrey @ Jul 25 2004, 09:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Frito-Lay can't prove it tastes better: <a href='http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.ph ... -chips.inc' target='_blank'>http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.ph ... ips.inc</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> Yeah, there's been a real stink about this around here. The Jays company has a lot of employees here in Chicago. I'm trying to remember where there plant is . . . lets see I know where the <b>White Castle</b> headquarters is . . .
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Postby Ibun » Mon Jul 26, 2004 3:51 am

If you haven't heard of it, <a href='http://www.fark.com' target='_blank'>http://www.fark.com</a> is a haven for weird news.
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Postby Ozymandias » Mon Jul 26, 2004 9:09 pm

Now, when will <i>I</i> get a moustache allowance?<br><br><a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3392809.stm' target='_blank'>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3 ... br><br>The bit missed off this story is that the the special moustached people are in response to gangs going round intimidating people with their fuzzy faces.
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Postby VisibilityMissing » Tue Jul 27, 2004 4:40 am

<a href='http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/ ... TE=DEFAULT' target='_blank'>Police: Men Brawl Over a Game of Chess</a> : I think they were playing the full contact varient . . .
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Postby Gizensha » Tue Jul 27, 2004 5:08 am

<!--emo&:blink:--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /blink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blink.gif' /><!--endemo--> <br><br>Wow. Although not as odd as the fact there's been at least two murders over the bridge table.
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