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23 Sep 2009 11:01

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Offbeat: One drug raid turns into nine hours of “Wii Bowling”

  • We’re imagining the cops involved in the previous story we posted doing this. 1,100 police officers each taking turns playing Wii Bowling after they got done arresting the members of the Avenues gang. Man, wouldn’t that be a massive waste of police resources?source
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21 Sep 2009 13:10

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Tech: Nigeria doesn’t like it when they’re called out for their 419 scams

  • In this commercial for Sony’s Playstation 3, Sony suggested that Nigeria was a source for lots of scams. When the Nigerian government heard about it, they freaked, claiming that Sony slandered them. They also asked for their bank account numbers.source
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17 Sep 2009 00:26

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Offbeat: Laugh, then cry: Honoring a fallen soldier buddy … by crossdressing

It’s a silly pact between buddies you never think will actually happen. Until it does. That’s why Barry Delaney wore a dress to Afghan soldier Kevin Elliott’s funeral. source
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16 Sep 2009 20:41

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Tech: “I may have invented CTRL-ALT-DEL, but Bill Gates made it famous”

  • Microsoft founder Bill Gates looks like the thin-skinned kid invited to the really cool party, only to be made fun of the entire time. Well, David Bradely is right, y’know.source
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15 Sep 2009 09:59

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Offbeat: How not to get of of showing your parents a bad report card

  • A kid in Huntsville, Ala., had a terrible-looking report card. He totally freaked out, just like we did when we were 11 and slacked our way through the fifth grade. source
  • To hide the report card, he faked his own kidnapping, saying a man in a beat-up car grabbed him. Now it’s a news story. Good job not hiding the report card, kid. source
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14 Sep 2009 10:56

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Culture: Daily Poll: How full of himself is Kanye West? (Serious question)

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12 Sep 2009 11:23

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Culture: The stars of “Vampire Diaries” aren’t above showing some skin

  • 5 “Diaries” actresses (and a cameraman) flashed oncoming motorists source
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11 Sep 2009 13:32

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Sports: You have dysentery: A brief “Oregon Trail” history of the NFL.

  • Best part about this video? It perfectly captures the feelings of every jaded NFL fan. And it does it in 8 bits.source
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08 Sep 2009 10:53

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Offbeat: This little piggy had bacon rage and ran away from home

  • Someday, this boy will watch this video on YouTube and realize how much of a jerk he really was to this woman who was simply trying to get him to eat healthy. The best part of the video was when he said she couldn’t run in her high heels.source
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05 Sep 2009 11:14

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Offbeat: “Corrupt official” is rising up the “when I grow up” charts

  • When I grow up I want to be an official. … A corrupt official because corrupt officials have a lot of things.
  • A young Chinese girl interviewed on TV • When asked what she planned to do when she grew up. You know, young anonymous Chinese girl, you could get more specific with your “when I grow up” statement and simply say you want to be a corrupt blogger. ShortFormBlog will probably be hiring in 20 years. • source
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