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09 Mar 2009 10:42

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Offbeat, World: Kangaroo kick-butt: Dude beats up an bouncy Aussie intruder

  • It was scarier than you’d think. Beat Ettlin of Canberra, Australia, was woken up by a pretty odd sight – a kangaroo who broke through his window and started bouncing on his bed. The ‘roo then started messing with his family. So he tackled and wrestled the intruder to the ground, then forced him out of the house. “I had just my Bonds undies on. I felt vulnerable,” Ettlin said about kicking the intruder out. The ‘roo left claw marks, a trail of blood, and an awesome story behind. source
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09 Mar 2009 09:40

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Offbeat: This plastic bottle boat carries a message with it: Recycle

  • 12,000+ bottles were used in the boat’s design; that’s a lot of Surge source
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08 Mar 2009 20:51

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Offbeat: Throwing food as protest: It’s not funny and it gets you arrested

  • What happened? A woman was arrested for throwing goopy green custard at British Business Secretary Peter Mandelson, who was going to attend a meeting on carbon emissions. The protester was upset with a plan to expand London’s Heathrow airport, so she threw a food projectile. What is this, the Three Freaking Stooges? source
  • What happened? A woman was arrested for throwing goopy green custard at British Business Secretary Peter Mandelson, who was going to attend a meeting on carbon emissions. The protester was upset with a plan to expand London’s Heathrow airport, so she threw a food projectile. What is this, the Three Freaking Stooges?
  • Analysis The thing about throwing food we don’t get is the fact that it’s pretty much the only form of cartoon violence you can use in real life. You can’t drop a 16-ton weight, you can’t fall down a gorge, you can’t hit an adversary over the head with a mallet. Those things would kill people. But you can throw a freaking pie. Sigh. source
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08 Mar 2009 10:26

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Offbeat: This 14-year-old is the new Alex Keaton, conservatives

This little dude spoke at CPAC and looks like he has zero fun. He gives killer speeches, though. source
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07 Mar 2009 20:59

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Offbeat, Tech: Read this guide to meeting women on Twitter, pathetic moron

This is the stupidest thing we’ve ever seen. Ever. And Scott McKay is a stupid douchebag. source
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07 Mar 2009 11:29

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Offbeat: This thief likes gum a little too much

  • $500 worth of Orbit gum stolen in Conn. Chewy. source
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04 Mar 2009 10:39

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Offbeat: Trekkie cologne: Smelling like a nerd doesn’t mean not showering

The wink-wink nature of these fragrances is perfect for your next convention, lady-killer. source
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04 Mar 2009 09:57

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Offbeat: Don’t tell Nadya Suleman about this designer fertility clinic

  • Your baby, as you want it. LA Fertility Institutes wants to help you design the perfect designer baby. The clinic allows you to specify what your baby looks like – you pick the hair and eye color, wait nine months, and all of a sudden, a new accessory for your pink stroller pops out! If this sounds a little wrong and creepy, it’s because it kind of is. source
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03 Mar 2009 10:41

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Offbeat: And now, Jack Cafferty talks about Michelle Obama’s arms. Creepy.

  • Her arms are becoming the stuff of legend. Who appears sleeveless on the cover of Vogue, let alone in front of a joint session of Congress while her husband delivers one of the most important speeches of his life? And the reviews were rave.
  • Jack Cafferty • CNN commentator, in an article titled “My crush on Michelle Obama.” Dude, she’s just the first lady! I mean, you realize she’s married, right? It doesn’t matter how many martinis you offer her. She’s not going to let you ask her out, Jack.  • source
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03 Mar 2009 09:43

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Offbeat: Ah, porn. The one thing everybody’s wallets can agree on

  • When it comes to adult entertainment, it seems people are more the same than different.
  • Benjamin Edelman • Harvard Business School professor, on a new study regarding pornography usage by region, a study based on anonymous credit card data nationwide. Red states like it a little more than blue, but everyone dips into the porn bin a little. (The top users? Utah and Mississippi.) • source
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