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23 May 2009 12:37

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Offbeat, World: Why this Chinese guy pushed another guy off a bridge

  • Their action violates a lot of public interests. They do not really dare to kill themselves. Instead, they just want to raise the relevant government authorities’ attention to their appeals.
  • Lai Jiansheng • On why he pushed suicidal man Chen Fuchao off a bridge. Lai said that his actions and the actions of the other 12 attempted bridge jumpers since April were “very selfish” and holding up traffic. (None of the 12 actually jumped.) Chen, who was heavily in debt, didn’t die – he fell onto a partially-filled emergency air cushion and is in the hospital. Which means that we can laugh about this now. • source
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22 May 2009 11:10

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Offbeat, U.S.: Obama can’t get Robert Gates’ name right, by the way

  • He introduced Gates as “William” during yesterday’s speech. Obama sees Robert Gates just about every day, but despite this, he still got the defense secretary’s name wrong during yesterday’s speech, which in our opinion is hilarious. It’s possible that he just had Will on his mind too much, seeing as that was his most-used word. Or he might’ve been talking about Bill Gates. Whatever. Just don’t do it again, dude. source
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21 May 2009 23:48

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Offbeat, U.S., World: And now, the lighter side of the war on terror: Pink boxers

  • Any soldier who goes into battle against the Taliban in pink boxers and flip-flops has a special kind of courage.
  • Defense Secretary Robert Gates • On a soldier who leapt to his post in Afghanistan wearing pink boxers, leading to a hilariously awesome photo of our boys unashamed to fight in any condition. Normally, we’d be wary of putting this post next to a post like the previous one. But we admit it. The quote is just too awesome. • source
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21 May 2009 09:32

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Offbeat, World: At first, his Mt. Everest climbs were neat. Now he’s showing off.

  • 19 Everest climbs by Sir Edmund Hillary … err, Apa Sherpa source
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21 May 2009 09:15

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Offbeat: Love, immigration status tear mayor apart from Texas city

  • It’s true love, but his gay lover needs a visa. J.W. Lown, the mayor of San Angelo, Texas, stepped down from his position abruptly yesterday, preferring not to use his power to help his boyfriend in Mexico make it to the U.S. before others. Lown was a very popular mayor in San Angelo, and was last elected to office with 89% of the vote. He holds dual citizenship in the U.S. and Mexico. source
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21 May 2009 08:46

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Offbeat, Tech: Apple Stores in Chicago have very thick glass walls

  • Some dude tried, and failed, to throw a brick through one. The store, located on the Magnificient Mile, now has a window in front of an iPhone display that’s all cracked up, but the glass did not come crashing down. So remember, glass walls at Apple Store aren’t just for show. They’re there to prevent bricks from going through. source
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20 May 2009 22:53

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Offbeat: You have to charge more for higher-quality products. Including hugs.

  • Forget deluxe hugs. The staff of ShortFormBlog will offer you deluxe high-fives for $5. Hugs cost extra, but you can get swine flu by hugging.source
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20 May 2009 20:13

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Offbeat: Awesome Simpsons obscuro: Gummi Venus de Milo

Homer once sparked sexual harassment drama after grabbing an animated version of one of these off a young woman’s pants. Now, they’re real. Whoa. source
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20 May 2009 10:57

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Offbeat: OK, this office fridge evacuation story is old. But it’s still funny.

  • We meant to cover this last week, but we forgot. Our bad. Somehow, though, seeing the video gives it new life. There’s just so much wrong about this situation.source
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19 May 2009 10:34

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Offbeat: You’re hiring a prostitue for me? Thanks dad, you shouldn’t have.

  • No really, dad, I’m 14. You shouldn’t have. A creepbag of a dad in Britain, originally from Poland, attempted to show his son a good time (and get that pesky losing virginity out of the way) by bringing his kid to the red-light district of Nottingham. Unfortunately for him, his son chose the undercover officer. So now he looks like father of the year and is headed to jail for ten months. source
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