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2008 worst writting winner

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:53:38 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Like a mechanic who forgets to wipe his hands on a shop rag and then goes home, hugs his wife, and gets a grease stain on her favorite sweater -- love touches you, and marks you forever

Clip Source: edition.cnn.com

"Theirs was a New York love, a checkered taxi ride burning rubber, and like the city their passion was open 24/7, steam rising from their bodies like slick streets exhaling warm, moist, white breath through manhole covers stamped 'Forged by DeLaney Bros., Piscataway, N.J."'

won a Washington man this year's grand prize in an annual contest of bad writing.

Garrison Spik, a 41-year-old communications director and writer, took top honors in San Jose State University's 26th annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

The contest is named after Victorian novelist Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton, whose 1830 novel "Paul Clifford" famously begins "It was a dark and stormy night."

Entrants are asked to submit bad opening sentences to imaginary novels.

Other noteworthy submissions:

"'Toads of glory, slugs of joy,' sang Groin the dwarf as he trotted jovially down the path before a great dragon ate him because the author knew that this story was a train wreck after he typed the first few words.

Tags: writing, fun

Harry Potter we know your secret

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:17:51 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Scientists Are Closer Than Ever To Invisibility

Clip Source: www.efluxmedia.com

The scientists at the University of California, Berkeley are extremely close to a major scientific break-through

on developing a material that could make people and objects invisible

At first, they were only able to cover thin two-dimensional objects so the progress’ announcement was received with great enthusiasm, presenting great potential for numerous activities, such as military applications

The materials used in the study are called metamaterials, and their properties help deflect the light around objects, in a way that does not create shadows or reflections

metamaterials are composed of metal and a series of circuit board materials such as Teflon, fiber composite and ceramic

The study

will be detailed later this week in the journals Science and Nature

Tags: science, science fiction

Before the Gunfire, Cyberattacks

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:13:05 GMT

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Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Weeks before bombs started falling on Georgia, a security researcher in suburban Massachusetts was watching an attack against the country in cyberspace.

Jose Nazario of Arbor Networks in Lexington noticed a stream of data directed at Georgian government sites containing the message: “win+love+in+Rusia.”

Internet experts in the United States said the attacks against Georgia’s Internet infrastructure began as early as July 20,

Tags: news, war

Let Me UPRAYEDD You

Fri, 30 May 2008 10:57:32 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I really loved this movie, it was so dumb, but fuuny

Clip Source: www.upgrayedd.com

You see gentlemen, a pimp's love is very different then a square's...

Tags: movies, film, humour

Funny Sign Spotting

Wed, 28 May 2008 12:39:32 GMT

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Clip Source: www.nationalgeographic.com

Street signs for snowmobiles? Only in Canada! Near Chauvin, Alberta, Canada, to be precise.

Clip Source: www.nationalgeographic.com

Looks like they've been busy in Fifty-Six, Arkansas.

Clip Source: www.nationalgeographic.com

Slow down or you're a dead duck in Cape Tribulation, Australia.

Clip Source: www.nationalgeographic.com

What's right? It's anybody's guess at the Dead Sea in Israel.

Clip Source: www.nationalgeographic.com

Your leg is missing. Surprise! (Near Key Largo, Florida)

Clip Source: www.nationalgeographic.com

Mmm-hmm. And I suppose that's not a rat trap. (Shopping center in Creve Coeur, Missouri)

Clip Source: www.nationalgeographic.com

Looks like it's time to switch to "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" on this Wyoming highway.

Clip Source: www.nationalgeographic.com

For this church in the U.S. Virgin Islands, it's no stone tablet, but it'll do.

Multi-yolk eggs

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:10:09 GMT

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clipper's remarks: recently my dad, bought a carton of 18 eggs, all contained double yolks. This worried me, as I believed that it was rare occurrence.

I'm still going to tell him to ask this farmer he is using hormones, has using hormones is also a method to get double yolks

Clip Source: www.slashfood.com

Double-yolked eggs are reasonably common for ducks and chickens, despite the fact that we so rarely see them in stores.

It is estimated that 1 in 1,000 eggs (out of 50 billion produced annually in the US) have double yolks

Eggs increase in size as the number of yolks increases, but most of them are caught by "candling," or holding the egg up to a light source to reveal a shadow of what is inside the shell, and used for other egg products instead of being mixed in with single-yolks

Stores that do offer the eggs usually have one local source for them. The chickens, ducks and other birds that lay them have a genetic tendency to produce the eggs, so if a farm is stocked with such birds, most of their eggs with have double yolks.

Far less common are multiple yolk eggs, including triples and quadruples, like the one pictured above. Apparently, the greatest number of yolks found in one egg was nine!

Tags: multi-yolked eggs, nature

Sneakers, Nazis, and a Family Feud

Tue, 20 May 2008 14:11:51 GMT

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clipper's remarks: ..."a certain arm's length rapprochement has emerged between the corporate cultures. Locals joke that it has now even become acceptable for employees of the two companies to date--almost"-Forbes.com

Clip Source: www.businessweek.com

Sneaker Wars: The Enemy Brothers
Who Founded Adidas and Puma
and the Family Feud that Forever
Changed the Business of Sport

During World War II, Rudolf was convinced that Adolf, better known as "Adi," contrived to have him sent to serve with German forces in Poland. After the German surrender, Rudolf retaliated by denouncing Adi to the Allies for allegedly assisting the Nazi war effort

Bizarrely, the bickering brothers continued to share a villa, with their wives and children

Rudolf and employees loyal to him formed a rival shoe company called Puma

Adi renamed his outfit Adidas

So great was the animosity between the brothers that the whole town became embroiled. Residents declared their loyalty to either Adidas or Puma according to the shoes they wore and sometimes refused to speak to members of the other side

At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Adidas managers contrived to get Puma shoes impounded by Mexican customs and may even have arranged for a Puma rep to be arrested and jailed

Tags: sport, books

Measure, how green are you?

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:27:28 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Being Green is all the rage these days. If only this took place in the sixties, then the little Greenmen and the Incredible Hulk would have never been victimised.

Clip Source: test.nationalgeographic.com

Answer these questions from the study, then go to Calculate, and we'll tell you what your own personal Greendex number is.

Tags: environment

The amazing moment a horse did a perfect somersault

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:19:09 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Now this is something you don't see everyday!

Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

If it had been an equestrian gymnastics event, she would have scored a perfect 10.

After all, it's not every day you see a horse perform a gravity-defying flip of such dizzying proportions.

The four-year-old mare, called Schattenlady, who had lost her rider moments into a race, went into these spectacular acrobatics as she tried to dislodge her loosened saddle as well.

With crowds at the course in Hanover, Germany, watching in horror, she somersaulted right over before falling flat on her back.

Happily was only shaken and bruised and walked away soon after.

And amazingly, both horse and jockey emerged from the acrobatics unscathed.

Tags: news

Real facts of health and fitness

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:52:25 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - strawberries in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming “ WOO HOO! What a Ride!"

Clip Source: www.nmmu.ac.za

Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?

A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it..........don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?

A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine. That means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!

Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?

A: Well, if you have a body and you have body fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.

Q: Is swimming good for your figure?

A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.

Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?

A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!

Tags: health, humour

George Carlin Quotes

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:12:47 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.

Clip Source: www.digitaldreamdoor.com

Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it.

If the #2 pencil is the most popular, why is it still #2?

When someone is impatient and says, "I haven't got all day," I always wonder, How can that be? How can you not have all day?

I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks so I wondered, what do Chinese mothers use? Toothpicks?

Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck.

Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.

Religion convinced the world that there's an invisible man in the sky who watches everything you do. And there's 10 things he doesn't want you to do or else you'll go to a burning place with a lake of fire until the end of eternity. But he loves you! ...And he needs money! He's all powerful, but he can't handle money!

The only good thing ever to come out of religion was the music.

Tags: humour

Classics from The Onion

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:52:57 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Bill needs an Heir:
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/clinton_chastises_hillary_for

Angels Vs. Aliens:
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28937

Suddam Sex Scandal:
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28947

Mid-life Crises:
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28962

The Best a Man Can get:
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33930

Some articles I found funny

Clip Source: grow.ars-informatica.ca

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

The Onion is an American "fake news" organization. It features satirical articles reporting on international, national, and local news as well as an entertainment newspaper

It claims a national print circulation of 690,000^[1] and says 61 percent of its web site readers are between 18 and 44 years old per the 2008 media kit.

Tags: news, humour

The world's rarest big cat.

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:12:38 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Know as the Amur, and is found in Russia and China.

I had no idea Russia had Leopards. Just shows you learn something new everyday.

Clip Source: news.nationalgeographic.com

Tags: animals, photos

Israel marks 60 years

Fri, 09 May 2008 10:50:08 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I had no idea that my grandmother was older than the State of Israel.

I would welcome comments, regarding the occupation of this land.

Clip Source: edition.cnn.com

Revelers try to set a record for the most people singing a national anthem. To celebrate turning 60, Israel is staging fireworks, air force flyovers and a birthday bash for anyone born on the day the Jewish state was founded

Israel is marking its 60th Independence Day, which began at sundown Wednesday

Six decades after rising from the ashes of the Holocaust, the Jewish state is still plagued by threats from abroad and an identity crisis at home

Israel at 60 is a paradox of exuberance and despair: a country enduring near daily rocket attacks from militants while producing scientists who have pioneered Wi-Fi and instant messaging

Its 41-year occupation of Palestinian territories has invited international condemnation. Yet Israel is a thriving democracy that has provided a haven for the world's Jews

Tags: news, politics

How Popular is your name?

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:48:13 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Check the site for both female and male names.

Mine is 425 most popular.
Was hoping to find a site that gave global stats, but i think that may be asking too much

Clip Source: www.ssa.gov

Popular Baby Names By Decade

Tags: fun, names

Clipmarks | Brimstone's clips

2008 worst writting winner

Harry Potter we know your secret

Before the Gunfire, Cyberattacks

Let Me UPRAYEDD You

Funny Sign Spotting

Multi-yolk eggs

Sneakers, Nazis, and a Family Feud

Measure, how green are you?

The amazing moment a horse did a perfect somersault

Real facts of health and fitness

George Carlin Quotes

Classics from The Onion

The world's rarest big cat.

Israel marks 60 years

How Popular is your name?

Most Popular 1000 Names of the 2000s through 2006

Popular Baby Names By Decade