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19 Mar 2009 10:26

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Culture, Offbeat: BSG has officially jumped the shark. It did so at the U.N.

The cast of “Battlestar Galactica” came to the U.N. to talk about human rights, and, uh, Cylons. source
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19 Mar 2009 02:42

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Offbeat: NYC’s finest didn’t stop terrorism, but they did deliver a baby

  • 7:20 a.m. Seven pounds. In Penn Station. Marie Boothe, in the subway station during rush hour, couldn’t wait any longer. “Forget the ambulance, forget everything else – I’m going to have the baby right here,” she recalled saying. So she started having it right there. Police officers on counter-terrorism duty were called in to help deliver Caesar Penn Boothe, whose name reflects the unusual circumstances of his birth. Aww, that’s the cutest thing we’ve ever heard related to the word terrorism! source
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17 Mar 2009 10:55

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Offbeat: Lest you think we forget, guys: It’s St. Paddy’s Day!

Have a happily green holiday. Here’s some facts and trivia on St. Patrick’s. source
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17 Mar 2009 10:48

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Offbeat: It was kind of a clever idea for a protest, but it weighed too much

  • 2.6 million pennies were to be placed on the steps of the Florida state capital as part of a protest source
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16 Mar 2009 23:34

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Offbeat: A rapping flight attendant – hey, why the heck not?

This dude’s a camera phone, YouTube sensation. And he raps! He’s way cooler than a rapping dog! source
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15 Mar 2009 22:49

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Offbeat: These promgoers are all stuck to each other with duct tape

It’s a contest. The winner gets a big scholarship and a killer prom for making outfits out of duct tape. Whoa. source
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14 Mar 2009 19:46

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Offbeat: We’re celebrating Pi day today. Here’s some digits, yo.

  • 3.141592653 that’s pi! source
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14 Mar 2009 12:52

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Offbeat: OMG! OMG! This guy who hates Barbie is, like, so lame! OMG!

  • He can suck an egg, seriously. He’s probably butt-ugly and always wanted a girlfriend that looked like Barbie but could never get one. People like that really annoy me.
  • Khloe Kardashian • On West Virginia lawmaker Jeff Eldridge, who introduced a law attempting to ban Barbie (and other beauty-based dolls) from store shelves, claiming that they encourage a false belief that looks are everything. Kardashian is a really hot celebutante, by the way. • source
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10 Mar 2009 10:36

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Offbeat, Politics: Chuck Norris sounds like a nutjob with all this revolution talk

  • How much more will Americans take? When will enough be enough? And, when that time comes, will our leaders finally listen or will history need to record a second American Revolution?
  • Chuck Norris • In his latest conservative column for WorldNetDaily, titled “I May Run for President of Texas.” Yeah Chuck, you have fun with your revolution. • source
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10 Mar 2009 01:52

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Offbeat: You know how much a trillion bucks is worth. Here’s what it looks like.

That little guy in the corner has the worst job ever. He has to count all the $100 bills. source
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