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Jon Stewart Climbs Alberto Gonzales? Mountain Of Bull$#1t
2007-07-27 20:58:00
The Daily Show reports on the latest developments of Alberto Gonzales ? House Judiciary testimony.
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A Typical Investment Banker
2007-07-27 14:39:00
The banker complimented the fisherman on his catch, and was astonished to learn that it didn't take long for the fisherman to complete his daily work. The banker then asked the fisherman what he did for the rest of his day.'I sleep late', the fisherman replied, 'fish a little, play with my children, take a siesta with my wife, stroll around the village with my friends, sip some wine, play a little guitar. I keep myself occupied, senor'.The investment banker scoffed. 'I have an MBA from Harvard', he proudly exclaimed. What you need to do is spend more time fishing. With the extra proceeds buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from that boat, buy a few more. Then, instead of selling your catch to a middleman, you would be able to sell direct to a processor. You'll be so successful that you could end up running your empire from New York'.'But senor,' the fisherman asked, 'how long will all that take'.'15 - 20 years', came the reply.'And then what, senor ?'.The investmen...
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Something to think about
2007-07-27 04:24:00
This video was produced by Karl Fisch.
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Happy Birthday Joey
2007-07-26 04:31:00
Other key events in this day in history include:1985 - Steve Cram runs world record 1 mile (3:46.32)1990 - Roseanne Barr sings National Anthem at San Diego Padre game1990 - US Ambassador tells Iraq, US won't take sides in Iraq-Kuwait dispute1991 - Howard Stern adds a 4th radio market (KLSX FM-97.1 Los Angeles)1997 - Howard Stern is fired from radio station, KEGL DallasOh, and Matt LeBlanc was born in 1967. For more events in history, check out today in history
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UK flood - Pictures
2007-07-26 01:56:00
Click on the image to find other pictures from the BBC.
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How Krispy Kremes Work
2007-07-25 03:50:00
If you?ve ever tasted a Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut, you know there?s something special to these melt-in-your-mouth treats. Watch a day in the life of a Krispy Kreme in this video from HowStuffWork s.
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Energy Saving Google
2007-07-23 14:55:00
When your screen is white - either an empty word page, or a Google page, your computer consumes 74 watts, and when it's black it consumes only 59 watts.Mark Ontkush wrote an article about the energy saving that would be achieved if Google had a black screen, taking in account the huge number of page views, according to his calculations, 750 mega watts/hour per year would be saved.In a response to this article Google created a black version of its search engine, called Blackle, with the exact same functions as the white version, but with a lower energy consumption, check it out.http://www.blackle.com/Its better for the world people!!
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Castlemaine XXXX
2007-07-21 19:42:00
Australians would give a XXXX for anything else .... classic ad from the UK.And while we're at it, here's how the Canadians do it.
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Hide your iPod in a Zune
2007-07-21 04:24:00
You made a smart choice in choosing an iPod. And now you can protect it from theft and still enjoy using it in public with the new Hide -a-Pod anti-theft case.
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Darwin in action
2007-07-21 04:16:00
This is what happens when you smash a burning can of WD-40. Hey, it?s another use for WD-40 ? getting rid of idiots!
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Fun Facts About Australia
2007-07-21 01:49:00
No part of Australia is more than 1000 km from the ocean and a beach. (The point in the world that's the furthest from any ocean would be in China.)Australia has the world's largest cattle station (ranch). At 30,028 km2 it is almost the same size as Belgium.Population density in Australia is usually calculated in km2 per person, not people per km2.Australians have 380,000 m2 per person available. Yet well over 90% are cramming into our coastal cities. (Don't ask me why, I sure prefer it here in the Outback.)We call Australian's from Queensland "banana benders", and people from Western Australia "sandgropers".Tasmania has the cleanest air in the world.The Great Barrier Reef has a mailbox. You can ferry out there and send a postcard, stamped with the only Great Barrier Reef stamp.The Australian Alps, or Snowy Mountains as they are also known, receive more snow than Switzerland.Melbourne has the second largest Greek population in the world, after Athens.
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Out of Office
2007-07-20 15:15:00
Suggested "Out of Office " Automatic e-mail RepliesI am currently out at a job interview and will reply to you if I fail to get the position. Be prepared for my mood.You are receiving this automatic notification because I am out of the office. If I was in, chances are you wouldn't have received anything at all.Sorry to have missed you, but I am at the doctor's having my brain and heart removed so I can be promoted to our management team.I will be unable to delete all the unread, worthless emails you send me until I return from vacation. Please be patient and your mail will be deleted in the order it was received.Thank you for your email. Your credit card has been charged $5.99 for the first 10 words and $1.99 for each additional word in your message.The e-mail server is unable to verify your server connection and is unable to deliver this message. Please restart your computer and try sending again. (The beauty of this is that when you return, you can see how many individuals did th...

From Sunny London
2007-07-20 14:39:00
Underground or Subway stations closed due to flooding TODAY (20th July > 2007)!!!TOOTING BROADWAY STATION: Closed due to flooding.HAMMERSMITH STATION: Closed to eastbound services due to flooding.NORTH EALING STATION: Closed to westbound services only due to flooding.CLAPHAM COMMON STATION: Closed due to flooding.COLLIERS WOOD STATION: Closed due to flooding.TOOTING BEC STATION: Closed due to flooding.TURNHAM GREEN STATION: Closed due to flooding.VAUXHALL STATION: Closed due to flooding.EARL'S COURT STATION: Closed due to flooding.KILBURN STATION: Closed due to flooding.SOUTH KENSINGTON STATION: Closed due to flooding.GANTS HILL STATION: Closed due to flooding.PADDINGTON STATION: Closed to Circle line services only due to flooding.VICTORIA STATION: Closed to Circle and District lines due to flooding.SHEPHERD'S BUSH (Central line) STATION: Closed due to flooding.TURNPIKE LANE STATION: Closed due to flooding.
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Mentos & Carlsberg
2007-07-20 04:26:00
Ok everyone has heard of the Mentos and Diet coke but check this out.
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Steam explosion NYC
2007-07-19 03:55:00
Ok, I left work this evening ... put the ipod on ... and walked directly passed this.I thought the streets were a bit busy, but came to the conclusion is was tourist season ... D'ohP.s. Way to go internet land for getting this onto youtube so quickly.
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Limey Humour
2007-07-18 04:24:00
The British are feeling the pinch in relation to recent bombings and have raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross." Londoners have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies all but ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorised from "Tiresome" to a "Bloody Nuisance." The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was during the great fire of 1666.Alas, the French government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror alert level from "Run" to "Hide." The only two higher levels in France are "Surrender" and "Collaborate." The rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France's white flag factory, effectively paralysing the country's military capability.It's not only the English and French that are on a heightened level of alert. Italy has increased the alert level from "Shout Loudly and Excitedly" to "Elaborate Military ...
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The shoe is on the other foot for Walmart.
2007-07-17 14:35:00
You always hear stories of how much pressure Walmart exerts on its suppliers, just because they can due to their shear size. Well I was glad to hear that for once the pricing pressure has been placed on Walmart. In the UK, the wholly owned subsidiary of Walmart, ASDA has just had its order for 500,000 of the new Harry Potter books cancelled by the publisher, Bloomsbury. The reason the order has been cancelled is that Asda (or Walmart) have not paid previous invoices from the publisher.So what do think Walmart would do to correct the problem, do they just pay the outstanding invoices so they can get the new book in its stores for the launch on Saturday ? no not Walmart, they simply accuse Bloomsbury (in a public statement) of exploiting (or ripping off) children ?. What sort of a company is this?Bloomsbury, thank you for taking a stand against Walmart.UPDATE: 18th July 2007 and the winner is Bloomsbury.Walmart have now paid the outstanding invoices and released a public apology to Bl...
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Simple HDD Installation Instructions - Translated from Chinese
2007-07-17 03:52:00
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Where did all the water go?
2007-07-15 14:27:00
So yesterday was fun, at about 2.00pm some construction workers decided to break the water main for our area and within minutes Hoboken, Jersey City and surrounding areas were totally dry. Water trucks were brought to the local hospital and our local Rite Aid store basically ran out of bottled water (I did manage to buy a couple of bottles and then switched to beer in an effort to save water ... it's a hard life).While the water came back on in the evening it did get me thinking about the importance of water and how we really do take it for granted, still everything is back to normal now but we may keep a couple of emergency bottles of water in the house from now on.
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Meet Nigel Simpson
2007-07-14 19:28:00
You have to check this out. On the Simpson s movie website you can create yourself in Simpson form.
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Consumerism
2007-07-14 19:10:00
Some interesting statistics about America ... in a country with around 300 Million people, here's a list of some things that get brought everyday ?50,061,507 cans of Pepsi152,424 pounds of Starbucks Coffee300,000 packs of diapers2,400,000 Burger King Whoppers500,000 Twinkies20,826 Laptops86,000 iPods6,000,000 Fed Ex Packages sent
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C is for Cookie
2007-07-14 04:35:00
For Cookie Monster fans everywhere.Cookie Monster vs Martha StewartThe Count & Cookie Monster
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The real Computer Monster
2007-07-14 04:26:00
In 1965, information technology company IBM commissioned a set of films for their sales meetings. [Jim] Henson worked on these films with David Lazer, the head of IBM?s film and television division; Lazer went on to leave the company and work for Henson, producing many of the Muppet productions over the next twenty years, including The Muppet Show and The Muppet Movie.This film was so successful that Henson performed the sketch in 1967 for The Ed Sullivan Show, and it was remade as a Muppet Show sketch.This is the version that was shown on the Ed Sullivan Show in ?67. I imagine most DU readers have seen this video before, but I think the comedy is timeless and still hilarious. I still miss Jim Henson. Notice how the ?Computer Mons ter ? is the predecessor of the ?Cookie Monster? and has teeth.
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The real Springfield is revealed
2007-07-13 04:18:00
Welcome home to Springfield, Vermont, Homer and Marge Simpson.The Vermont town on Tuesday beat 13 other Springfields from around the United States in an online vote for the right to host the premiere of the upcoming Simpsons movie featuring the popular television cartoon family.The Vermont town beat Springfields in Oregon, Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida and Louisiana in the video contest to best portray the ?Simpsons? spirit.?Better order your tickets for the premiere, now!
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Real life Muppet
2007-07-13 04:14:00
Next time pal just give me the 500 bucks.....
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How to hack an elevator
2007-07-12 04:25:00
Simple Elevator Hack ing. - video powered by MetacafeThis really works in 90% of elevators and if too many people learn about it, it will really disrupt elevator systems. (Yeah, I know, why did I post it. I couldn?t resist).At least this trick will save you when some kid leaps into the elevator, pushes all of the buttons and leaps back out.
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Useless facts
2007-07-11 14:21:00
1. For every human being on earth, there are about 200 million insects.2. The harmonica is the world's most popular instrument.3. By the time they are 65 years old, most Americans have watched more than nine years worth of television.4. The puck in ice hockey can travel at up to 118 mph (190 km/h).5. If you stretched all the nerves in the body from end to end, they would be about 47 miles long.6. Humans have more than 600 muscles in their bodies.7. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.8. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.9. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.10. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.For more useless facts click here
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Bicycle racing in NYC
2007-07-08 23:53:00
A bunch of bike messengers racing through NYC ... you have to watch these guys work their way through Times Square ... I'll be looking both ways the next time I cross the street.
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Tour De France - London Grand Depart
2007-07-08 15:35:00
For the first time in its 104 year history the Tour de France started in London . According to the BBC the streets were lined with more than 1 million people who came to see the 189 riders as made their way around London. I found this short movie clip on Youtube. Enjoy
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The muppets - manamana
2007-07-07 21:40:00
A true classic.
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