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Magic trick costs teacher job

Sat, 10 May 2008 00:21:24 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I keep reading it over and over again and I still can't believe it.

Magic trick costs teacher job

Land O' Lakes, Florida -- The stories in the news about inappropriate relationships between teachers and students have been overwhelming. There was even a substitute teacher in New Port Richey who got in trouble after investigators say she had a relationship with an underage student.

Well, another Pasco County substitute teacher's job is on the line, but this time it's because of a magic trick.

The charge from the school district — Wizardry!

Substitute teacher Jim Piculas does a 30-second magic trick where a toothpick disappears then reappears.

But after performing it in front of a classroom at Rushe Middle School in Land O' Lakes, Piculas said his job did a disappearing act of its own.

Tags: incredibly, idiotic

The 50 Greatest Comedy sketches of all time

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:32:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Visit the source

Clip Source: www.nerve.com

There's no more sure-fire way to kill something's intrinsic comedic value than to try to examine what makes it funny. The minute you start thinking, you stop laughing. So why, then, have Nerve and IFC.com devoted an enormous amount of time, manpower, monetary resources, server space and posh catered lunches to the pursuit of ranking the boob tube's finest sketch comedy offerings?

The marathon is easy. There are no lions

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:12:50 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Very good read.

Clip Source: sport.guardian.co.uk

The marathon is easy. There are no lions

Six Maasai warriors will run the London Marathon tomorrow to raise money for a well in their village. Isaya, 24, is their chief. This is a diary of his week in London, the first time he has left Tanzania

Friday April 4:

arrival in London

The plane was so big and frightening, and I closed my eyes. My family didn't want me to come to England because they never saw a plane before.

Our elders told us we can do the marathon because we have been running all over, killing a lion and herding cattle. I sometimes run for two or three days with my cattle, and I have to protect them from lions. We can help the village by raising money to drill for clean water, so all of us have trained hard.

Tags: masai, run, marathon, for, clean, water

Father, daughter have child together

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:09:05 GMT

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Clip Source: www.news.com.au

Father, daughter have child together

A SOUTH Australian father and daughter have revealed they are a couple, and have had a child together.

John and Jenny Deaves reunited 30 years after Mr Deaves separated from Jenny's mother.

Jenny was 31 and just two weeks after meeting, father and daughter had sex.

"John and I are in this relationship as consenting adults," Mrs Deaves told the Nine Network's 60 Minutes tonight.

"We are just asking for a little bit of respect and understanding."

Their nine-month-old daughter Celeste, shown on TV, appears fit and healthy.

Mrs Deaves said soon after reuniting with her father she began to see him as a man first and her father second.

"I was looking at him, sort of going, oh, he's not too bad," she said.

"Like you might look at a man across the bar at a nightclub."

Mrs Deaves brought two children, Samantha and Alex, into the relationship after splitting from her former partner.

A South Australian police media spokesman said "the couple is being monitored".

From Greece to Bejing with a motorcycle!

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:37:59 GMT

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clipper's remarks: 22000 kilometers, 16 countries.

Clip Source: www.olivetreeroute.gr

Tags: exprerience, of, a, lifetime

63rd FIM Rally - For the motorcycle lovers

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:48:48 GMT

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Clip Source: www.rallyfim2008.org

13 time lapse wonders

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:58:08 GMT

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Clip Source: fogonazos.blogspot.com

Time-lapse is a cinematography technique whereby each film frame is captured at a rate much slower than it will be played back. When replayed at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster and thus lapsing. Time-lapse photography can be considered to be the opposite of high speed photography.

1. Demolition

2. Antartic lights

3. Baloon Race

4. Sea of clouds

5. Wind Turbine Construction

6. Coast to Coast

7. Lunar Eclipse

8. Ants Digging Tunnels

9. Milky Way over the Observatory

10. Clouds over the pyramid

11. Panama Canal

12. Moving Buildings

13. New York sunset

Tags: time, lapse, photography

Japanese Bug Fights

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:04:11 GMT

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clipper's remarks: exactly what the title says..

Clip Source: www.japanesebugfights.com

The Man from Earth (2007) (Film)

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:27:33 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I just finished watching this film and it was simply amazing. Highly recommended.

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

The Man from Earth (2007)

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

After history Professor John Oldman unexpectedly resigns from the University, his startled colleagues impulsively invite themselves to his home, pressing him for an explanation. But they're shocked to hear his reason for premature retirement: John claims he must move on because he is immortal, and cannot stay in one place for more than ten years without his secret being discovered. Tempers rise and emotions flow as John's fellow professors attempt to poke holes in his story, but it soon becomes clear that his tale is as impossible to disprove as it is to verify. What starts out as a friendly gathering soon builds to an unexpected and shattering climax.

iPhone ad parody is a marriage proposal.

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:41:20 GMT

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Clip Source: gizmodo.com

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The lovelorn man and the Land's End Catalog.

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:39:19 GMT

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Clip Source: www.nerve.com

The Lands' End fall catalog is porn for the heartsick man. Who thought sixty pages of stylish-yet-practical clothing would employ models who are disturbing approximations of the lovely thirty-something woman who doesn't want to put up with your shit anymore?

But there she is: kicking leaves on a crisp day, sipping coffee in an immaculate breakfast nook, nestling a golden baby and smiling like the most perfect family photo on a young executive's desk.

promotion

These are images more invasive than any Victoria's Secret spread, because they don't inspire lust. This is a pornography of regret, and the longer you stare, the more seductive it becomes. These sixty pages are a self-pity trap; any sane lonely man would do well to avoid them.

Tags: love, loss, broken, hearts

How to really bury a mainframe

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:05:12 GMT

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Clip Source: www.networkworld.com

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Dickheads of the Year by Bill Maher

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:05:38 GMT

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Clip Source: www.rollingstone.com

Dickheads of the Year
My picks for the biggest assholes of 2007 by Bill Maher

Wondermark by David Malki ! - An Illustrated Weekly Jocularity

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:30:19 GMT

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Clip Source: wondermark.com

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Magic trick costs teacher job

Magic trick costs teacher job

The 50 Greatest Comedy sketches of all time

The marathon is easy. There are no lions

The marathon is easy. There are no lions

Father, daughter have child together

Father, daughter have child together

From Greece to Bejing with a motorcycle!

63rd FIM Rally - For the motorcycle lovers

13 time lapse wonders

Japanese Bug Fights

The Man from Earth (2007) (Film)

The Man from Earth (2007)

iPhone ad parody is a marriage proposal.

The lovelorn man and the Land's End Catalog.

Top Ten Most Under-Reported Humanitarian Stories Of 2007

Displaced Fleeing War in Somalia Face Humanitarian Crisis

Political and Economic Turmoil Sparks Health-Care Crisis in Zimbabwe

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Spreads As New Drugs Go Untested

Expanded Use of Nutrient Dense Ready-to-Use Foods Crucial for Reducing Childhood Malnutrition

Civilians Increasingly Under Fire in Sri Lankan Conflict

Conditions Worsen in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Living Precariously in Colombia's Conflict Zones

Humanitarian Aid Restricted in Myanmar

Civilians Caught Between Armed Groups in Central African Republic

As Chechen Conflict Ebbs, Critical Humanitarian Needs Still Remain

How to really bury a mainframe

Dickheads of the Year by Bill Maher

Dickheads of the Year
My picks for the biggest assholes of 2007 by Bill Maher

Wondermark by David Malki ! - An Illustrated Weekly Jocularity

Clipmarks | mcgraf's clips

Magic trick costs teacher job

Magic trick costs teacher job

The 50 Greatest Comedy sketches of all time

The marathon is easy. There are no lions

The marathon is easy. There are no lions

Father, daughter have child together

Father, daughter have child together

From Greece to Bejing with a motorcycle!

63rd FIM Rally - For the motorcycle lovers

13 time lapse wonders

Japanese Bug Fights

The Man from Earth (2007) (Film)

The Man from Earth (2007)

iPhone ad parody is a marriage proposal.

The lovelorn man and the Land's End Catalog.

Top Ten Most Under-Reported Humanitarian Stories Of 2007

Displaced Fleeing War in Somalia Face Humanitarian Crisis

Political and Economic Turmoil Sparks Health-Care Crisis in Zimbabwe

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Spreads As New Drugs Go Untested

Expanded Use of Nutrient Dense Ready-to-Use Foods Crucial for Reducing Childhood Malnutrition

Civilians Increasingly Under Fire in Sri Lankan Conflict

Conditions Worsen in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Living Precariously in Colombia's Conflict Zones

Humanitarian Aid Restricted in Myanmar

Civilians Caught Between Armed Groups in Central African Republic

As Chechen Conflict Ebbs, Critical Humanitarian Needs Still Remain

How to really bury a mainframe

Dickheads of the Year by Bill Maher

Dickheads of the Year My picks for the biggest assholes of 2007 by Bill Maher

Wondermark by David Malki ! - An Illustrated Weekly Jocularity

Dickheads of the Year
My picks for the biggest assholes of 2007 by Bill Maher