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How to win a fight against twenty children

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:19:42 GMT

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Use an appropriate technique.

Your best bet is to stay on your feet and use striking techniques. Karate is one good choice - it was originally designed in the 1600’s for use by unarmed Japanese day care workers.

Be aware of the terrain.

The ideal situation is fighting children who are trapped in a ditch below you.

Stay mobile.

You must avoid becoming surrounded at all costs. Keep moving, and always trying to position the bulk of children on one side of you.

Speed.

You want this fight to be over fast. Children have boundless amounts of energy, and you’ll tire quickly as the fight progresses.

Intimidation.

When taunting, remember that children are almost comically stupid, and won’t understand any of your more creative taunts.

Go for the leader first.

I’d recommend lifting his body over your head and screaming yourself hoarse. That’s the smart veteran move.

Groin attacks.

Weapons.

By bringing a weapon you might prompt the children to bring weapons as well.

Let the last one walk away.

6 Reasons Today’s Olympic Swimmers are Breaking so many World Records

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:52:14 GMT

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Clip Source: www.mentalfloss.com

1. Tech Doping

The suit has “ultrasonically welded” seams that mimics a shark skin

2. The Pool Depth Matters

The pool in Beijing, known as the “Water Cube,” is 3 meters deep, instead of the previous depth of 2 meters. This allows swimmers to dive deeper

3. Empty Pool Lanes

This reduces turbulence and enables swimmers to go faster.

4. More Time to Practice

Back then, the Olympics only allowed amateur athletes to compete. Phelps, on the other hand, is now 23 has an estimated annual earnings of $5 million

5. Old-fashioned Doping

6. The Secret Benefits of Math

Professor Timothy Wei, of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., helped develop top-secret, state-of-the-art equipment and mathematical techniques that USA Swimming coaches have been using to help to make swimmers go faster.

Sushi Cake

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:49:04 GMT

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a wedding cake made with avocado, edamame, wasabi, raw salmon, tuna and roe. Topped with wasabi icing and drizzled in soy sauce, it still sounds…kind of unappetizing.

Tags: food

World's Smallest Snake Discovered

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:47:42 GMT

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Hedge's has announced the discovery of the world's smallest snake, Leptotyphlops carlae, which grows to only four inches long.

Commonly known as the Barbados Thread Snake

The snake is blind and lays a single, skinny egg which takes up the majority of the mother's body.

The babies are born to half the size of the adult and are as thin as spaghetti.

The Barbados Thread Snake is perfectly suited for hiding in human hair and entering human orifices while you sleep.

Tags: animals

Sex Crazed Oysters Transmit Herpes

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:42:21 GMT

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the French were horrified to learn last week that their care-free raw oystering lifestyle had finally hit the rocks. 40 to 100 percent of oysters aged 12 to 18 months have died this summer in all but one of the regions breeding beds.

Basically the randy little guys have been devoting so much time and energy to growing their sexual organs, they ignored their immune systems.

the young oysters found themselves with a scorching case of Oyster Herpesvirus type 1, or OsHV-1. Unfortunately for the oysters, this strain is fatal, rather than just uncomfortable and embarrassing.

Tags: animals

DHS Can Now Seize and Destroy Your iPod For No Reason

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:16:46 GMT

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Travellers to the U.S. could have their laptops and other electronic devices seized at the airport under new anti-terror measures.

They do not even need grounds to suspect wrongdoing.

The extent of the new powers, which have been secretly in place for some time, was revealed yesterday in the Washington Post.

They cover hard drives, flash drives, mobile phones, iPods, pagers, beepers, and video and audio tapes, as well as books, pamphlets and other written materials, the report said.

Copies of data must be destroyed when a review is completed and no probable cause exists to keep the information.

DHS officials insisted the policies were reasonable and necessary to prevent terrorism.

Tags: homeland security

Flesh-Eating Slug Invades Wales

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:51:44 GMT

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the Ghost Slug is carnivorous, killing earthworms at night with powerful, blade-like teeth, sucking them in like spaghetti.

It spends most of its time underground, squeezing its flexible body into cracks or tunnels to get at earthworms, which it detects by smell or taste."

Scientists recently discovered a new species of slug on the Welsh countryside, one that has a taste for flesh!

Scientists are speculating that the unknown slugs may be native to deep caves in the Caucuses, presumably because that would make them even creepier.

They have teeth....TEETH!

Tags: animals

Leopards vs. Crocodiles

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:45:30 GMT

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leopards can kill crocodiles when they want to. The leopard tackled the crocodile in the water, pulled it on to land, and eventually succeeded in killing it.

Tags: animals

Drug Use Statistics

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:09:50 GMT

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Between 1979 and 2006, the total number of illicit drug users almost doubled.

Correspondingly, the percentage of users (as a percent of total population) rose over 14%. So, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, almost 50% of the US population has used illicit drugs at some point in their lives.

Tags: drugs

The 8 PG-Rated Movies That Should Not Have Been Rated PG

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:09:01 GMT

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8) Gremlins (1984)

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7) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

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6) Beetlejuice (1988)

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5) Mommie Dearest (1981)

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4) Jaws (1975)

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3) Wizards (1977)

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2) Watership Down (1978)

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1) Poltergeist (1982)

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Wierd Fish Tanks

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:34:57 GMT

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Tags: fish

eBay, Amazon, Google, and All Credit Card Companies to Report Transactions

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:55:32 GMT

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clipper's remarks: New law passed makes it a requirement to report all electronic transactions.

Clip Source: freedomworks.org

This is a provision with astonishing reach, and it was slipped into the bill just this week. Not only does it affect nearly every credit card transaction in America, such as Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express, but the bill specifically targets payment systems like eBay's PayPal, Amazon, and Google Checkout that are used by many small online businesses. The privacy implications for America's small businesses are breathtaking

The proposal requires information reporting on payment card and third party network transactions.

Reportable transactions include any payment card transaction and any third party network transaction.

Tags: government, news

United Airlines to require minimum stays

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:24:45 GMT

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clipper's remarks: More Airline Crap

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

United Airlines said Friday it will start requiring minimum stays for nearly all domestic flights beginning in October. It is also raising its cheapest fares by as much as $90 one-way.

The Chicago-based airline has been among the most aggressive in the industry in pushing fares and fuel surcharges higher in recent months, and its latest policy could prompt other carriers to consider following suit.

Starting Oct. 6, most United fares will require a one- to three-night or weekend-night minimum stay,

Major carriers scrapped most minimum-stay rules — put in place largely to discourage big-budget corporate travelers from snatching up the cheapest seats — years ago, although a number of airlines have been tightening up restrictions and tacking on fees in recent months as the price of fuel has soared.

United and US Airways last week joined American Airlines in charging passengers $15 to check their first piece of luggage.

Tags: airlines

Funny Obituary Quotes

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:03:52 GMT

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“He never peed in the shower … on purpose”

“He was the drunkest man in the Coach and Horses”

“Many of his childhood friends who weren’t killed or maimed in various wars became petty criminals, prostitutes, and/or Republicans”

Pluto, 1930-2006

Devoted husband, father and ice dwarf. May you forever rest in the icy blackness of the Kuiper Belt.

“An extravagant host of homosexual orgies”

5 Worst Ways to Get Drunk

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:35:14 GMT

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Tharra

Unlike other spirits, whiskey for example, tharra doesn't benefit from aging. In fact, let it sit long enough and it turns from barely consumable alcohol into full on poison.

Russian Aftershave

the cheap aftershaves are often bottled to resemble cheap vodka, because, you know, drinking out of an actual aftershave bottle would just be humiliating

Thunderbird

it has the pleasing side effect of turning the lips and mouth black whenever consumed in large quantities. Scientific studies confirm, that's pretty fucked up.

Pruno

Created from fruit, sugar and, oh dear, ketchup, pruno ranks just below anal rape as one of the least favorable alternatives to the luxuries of the outside world that prison has to offer

Changaa

gangs have been known to dilute changaa with tasty mixers like jet fuel, car battery acid or formalin (a mixture of formaldehyde, water and methanol, if you're keeping score at home). In case you're wondering, yes, changaa kills a lot of people every year.