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08 Feb 2009 21:35

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Culture: Chicks really dug “He’s Not That Into You;” guys not into it

  • $27.5 million amount the chick flick made this weekend; it topped the box office source
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08 Feb 2009 21:29

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U.S.: Gas is creeping up in price again

  • 6¢ national rise in prices in the last two weeks; it’s nearly $2 a gallon source
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08 Feb 2009 21:25

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U.S.: Harsh criticism of the stimulus thing from a top senator

  • Everybody on the street in America understands that. This is not the right road to go. We’ll pay dearly.
  • Sen. Richard Shelby • The ranking Republican on the Senate Banking Committee. So, if this isn’t the right road to go down, why didn’t we go down the right road with our last president? Just sayin’. • source
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08 Feb 2009 21:24

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Offbeat: Tip: When in the Witness Protection Program, don’t beat guys up.

  • Divorced from the mob Joey Calco, 40, used to be a contract killer for the Bonanno family, but then he became a snitch. As a result of this, he had to hide his identity so as not to get hit on himself. So he joined the Witness Protection Program. Yousee? source
  • Divorced from the mob Joey Calco, 40, used to be a contract killer for the Bonanno family, but then he became a snitch. As a result of this, he had to hide his identity so as not to get hit on himself. So he joined the Witness Protection Program. Yousee?
  • An argument over calzones Calco, hiding out in Florida working at a pizza joint, screwed up a calzone order. He got so irate that he attacked the two men involved. He got charged with battery, sued and then his identity came out in the press. Idiot. source
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08 Feb 2009 21:14

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Offbeat, U.S.: What bothers people about McMansions? They’re too tall.

  • Somebody did a study on this. Not a parody one, either. Ohio State University, that school we love to hate (we’re from Michigan, OK?) did a study on the proliferation of McMansions, those really nice-looking standardized houses that have started cropping up in exurbs across the country. Most participants in the study said they didn’t mind the giant houses – as long as they didn’t stick out like a sore thumb, lording over the neighborhood like a castle. Personally, we think they’re perfect for Jesusland. source
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08 Feb 2009 12:00

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Tech: Creationists: Darwin was important, but we still think he’s wrong

  • He was clearly extremely important, his thinking changed the world. We disagree with his conclusions, with the way he made extrapolations, but he was a very careful observer and we’ve got a lot to be grateful for.
  • Paul Taylor • A spokesman for the rejecting-of-Darwin’s-theory group Answers in Genesis. The group prefers a literal interpretation of the bible. • source
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08 Feb 2009 11:56

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Tech: Darwin would’ve turned 200 this week, if he was more evolved

The man’s still a lightning rod when it comes to that whole theory of evolution he invented. source
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08 Feb 2009 11:01

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Sports: A-Rod: The Yankees’ problem for nine more years

  • Is that a good thing? Alex Rodriguez, an amazingly-gifted baseball player, has also been a thorn in the New York Yankees’ side for a while already due to off-field drama. And he’s going to be there until at least 2018, when he’s old and (possibly) fat. The slugger, who was recently pinpointed as testing positive for steroids during his 2003 MVP season, will cost the Yankees as much as $300 million. And that contract’s so big that he’s basically untradeable. Good for him! source
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08 Feb 2009 10:40

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Offbeat, U.S.: The FDA’s got your goat; it makes your medicine

They just approved gene-altered goats for drug-making. That’s baahhhhdass. source
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08 Feb 2009 10:29

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Music, Offbeat: Vladimir Putin: Russian Prime Minister, tiger tamer, Abba fan

  • £20,000 to see an Abba tribute band source
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