Archive of entries posted on 8th December 2014

Fire At Will

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[High Praise! to Liberal Logic 101]

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I’m Not Sure He Followed the Directions on All of These

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[16 Holiday Life Hacks – mental_floss List Show (Ep. 234)] (Viewer #297,726)

Pretty sure the coffee can one would’ve worked fine if he’d taped the end to the can, then turned the can sideways and rotated it so that it took up the light string like a garden hose reel.

It’s Only MOSTLY Useless

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A new report shows that – despite court rulings – DC has yet to issue a single concealed carry permit.

Well, at least all the law-abiding criminals have been thwarted.

Caution: Final Panel May Not Apply to President Obama

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[High Praise! to Dinosaur Comics]

Link of the Day: Short Version – Don’t Bother Keeping Trash Out of Your Recyclables, Because They’re Going to Sift Through It at the Dump Anyway

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[High Praise! to Distractify]

An Inside Look At What Really Happens To The Stuff You Recycle

And my favorite quote:

“But not every [printer ink] cartridge gets recycled the way you might think. It turns out that the most valuable part of a used printer cartridge is the tiny bit of ink still clinging to the inside. After the ink’s extracted, the cartridges are simply discarded, either tossed into a Chinese landfill or burned, further polluting the air and water.”

Fastest way to kill a planet – believing what you’re told by people who make money “saving” it.

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Wisdom of the Day: Atoms Wolf Clowns

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Doth Protest Too Much

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An embarrassed Obama described Jonathan Gruber as “some advisor who never worked on our staff”.

Sorry, Barack, the only thing “never worked” about Gruber is his numbers.

Obama Warned Us – Supporting the President

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Big news: More than 200 U.S. companies are supporting the President’s plan to cut carbon pollution from power plants. http://ofa.bo/c1nN

@BarackObama

“The rest are getting a pile of ugly regulations dropped on their heads.”

Straight Line of the Day: Hillary’s Campaign Has a New Theme Song…

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Works like this: I feed you Moon Nukers a straight line, and you hit me with a punch line in the comments.

Hillary’s campaign has a new theme song…

Random Thoughts: Death Swift Library Fool

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“I don’t believe in the death penalty; I just believe in passing lots of arbitrary laws that people with guns will sometimes kill over.”

Why have I been spending an hour trying to get a substring in Swift?! Why is that like landing a space shuttle?!

“Your dishonesty about what books you have on hand have turned this truthbrary into a library.”

“You’ve heard it said ‘Condemn the fool.’ But I say ‘Pity the fool.'” -Mr. T as Jesus

Vital Information

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A new report shows 10 countries account for 71% of the world’s modern day slave trade.

In unrelated news, the UN says it’s considering 10 countries for seats on its Human Rights Council.