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15 Dec 2009 08:28

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Offbeat: The ongoing war against gingers continues in the U.K.

  • The more I thought about it, the more annoyed I got and I told the lady who worked in the store I was not happy.
  • Concerned British mother Davinia Phillips • On her anger at a Christmas card, sold at at least two Tesco stores, which featured the tagline, “Santa loves all kids. Even ginger ones.” Which is more than a little hairist. What you got against freckles? source
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13 Dec 2009 11:31

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Offbeat: Meet the ukulele-playing kid taking the Internet by storm

  • Who cares if the kid knows the words? He knows the chords to Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours,” and that’s really all that matters. Our hearts are warmed like nothing else.
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12 Dec 2009 11:07

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Offbeat: A fresh-faced teen wants to walk to the South Pole. Nice knowin’ ya.

Katie Walter, 17, wants to do better than Ernest Shackleton on the way to the South Pole. She has no plans to become an icicle. source
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11 Dec 2009 12:24

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Offbeat: Some guy thinks he’s clever, brings his typewriter to a lecture

  • Well, that’s one way to protest against jerks typing on their laptops during class. This kid brought his typewriter. And it was so loud that it annoyed the entire class. The lesson here, laptop jockeys? Type louder. This guy needs to be put in his place.
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10 Dec 2009 23:24

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Offbeat: Japanese Jigazo puzzle > American Jigsaw puzzle in every way

Who needs a stupid jumble of blocks that turn into a flower when you could potentially make this puzzle look like anything? Dear Tenyo: Ship us one. We’ll review it. source
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10 Dec 2009 02:33

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Offbeat: The “Handjob”: Infomercials learn the value of a really dirty joke

  • Well, that makes the ShamWow guy seem tame. It’s official. This innuendo-laden, on-the-edge-of-safe-for-work infomercial is currently our favorite infomercial ever. Dang, and we wanted to buy a Magic Bullet, too.
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09 Dec 2009 11:26

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Offbeat: Dumb idea: A Chrismas card with an iPhone – and app! – inside

  • Whoever gives a Christmas card like this for a friend or family member needs to consider exactly how high they’re setting the standards for Chrismas now and Christmases to come. Not only is the card super-expensive, but the app they’re using isn’t even free.
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07 Dec 2009 20:19

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Offbeat: Want to play a trick on a butterfly? Make it weightless

  • This seems cruel. You take the “fly” out of a butterfly and put it in zero-G, and this happens. There there, poor butterfly. It’ll be OK.
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05 Dec 2009 11:06

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Offbeat: Twitter is collectively enthralled by the idea of snow

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03 Dec 2009 20:30

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Offbeat: What’s good for enlarged prostates is bad for male breast cancer

  • good A drug exists that helps males deal with enlarged prostates. 100,000 men in the U.K. take it to cause shrinkage.
  • bad This same drug also increases the chance for male breast cancer. There’s been 53 cases so far. Men get it too, remember. source
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