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16 Apr 2009 20:54

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Offbeat: This quote on denim was clearly written by a very old man

  • Denim is the carefully calculated costume of people eager to communicate indifference to appearances. But the appearances that people choose to present in public are cues from which we make inferences about their maturity and respect.
  • George Will • A conservative columnist who clearly needs to STFU already, because only two people think like you. The other guy is the one whose column you ripped off to write yours. • source
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15 Apr 2009 22:26

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Biz, Offbeat: Yo, fattie, you’re taking up an extra seat! Time to pay double!

  • United joins in the anti-fattie air crusade. Are you really fat. Like, really fat? Fatter than that, even? Say, bigger than a breadbox, or an airplane seat? Well, if your fatness gets you booted off a flight, you’re paying for two on United. They’re not alone in their policy – eight other airlines already do it. United defines obese as, get this, “unable to lower the arm rest and buckle a seat belt with one extension belt.” So, sorry fat people. You’re fat. source
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15 Apr 2009 04:45

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Offbeat, U.S.: Bo’s here! Let’s forget about our nation’s problems for a moment.

Isn’t it great that the Obama family has the perfect photo-opp opportunity in this cute-as-heck dog? source
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13 Apr 2009 18:31

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Offbeat: This judge is talking about a guy in a lengthy spat with his neighbor

  • Citizens of this country are not required to accept neighbours embedding injurious traps on their property, nor should they require guards of their home during temporary absences.
  • Ontario Superior Court Judge Paul Kane • Regarding the actions of Ahti and Maija Blick, who turned a dispute over a neighbor’s garage into a 30-year conflict that involved undermining the structure of the garage and basically recreating the plot of Grumpy Old Men. Lucien and Jacqueline Desjardins got more than $57,000 in damages for their trouble, which was so bad that they wanted to sell their home, but couldn’t because they had a reputation. • source
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13 Apr 2009 08:47

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Offbeat, World: A battle for supremacy in Australia is ’rooing (as in kangaroo)

Officials at the Australian capital may take up arms against the kangaroo insurgency. Careful; they just bounce back. source
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12 Apr 2009 18:09

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Offbeat, Politics, U.S.: Newt Gingrich hates the Obama family dog, America

  • I hope that the girls love the dog. I hope the family – and all the pressure they’re going to be in – finds it useful. And I think that this whole thing is fairly stupid.
  • Newt Gingrich • Saying what we were all thinking about the new Obama family dog, Bo. But but but but … he still shouldn’t have said it! Take it back! Bo doesn’t like your mean words! • source
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12 Apr 2009 09:09

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Offbeat, U.S.: Ohmigawd! Ohmigawd! The Obamas picked a First Dog!$@

  • The dog is a Portuguese water dog that Barack Obama’s daughters named Bo. Bo is six months old and black and white and awesome and lovable. Awwwww. source
  • The dog is a gift from Ted Kennedy, which means that some will probably criticize the dog for being too liberal, but we know the truth – dogs are apolitical. source
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11 Apr 2009 21:27

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Offbeat: Easter and Passover are here; time to check out the Playmobible!

The makers of Germany’s Playmobil toys haven’t been able to kill the popularity of this Biblical ode to their toys. source
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11 Apr 2009 21:05

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Offbeat, World: Woman somehow got in pool with polar bear, got bitten. Duh

  • The German woman has multiple injuries, a lot of explaining to do. The Berlin Zoo puts its polar bears behind multiple barriers for a reason. The reason is so that photos like this one (SFW but a little painful to look at) don’t happen. How could people be this stupid? source
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11 Apr 2009 13:37

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Offbeat: This may be the greatest video in YouTube history: A musical dog

If YouTube were “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” Porter the Musical Dog would win the $100,000 prize. Just sayin’. source
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