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By now, you have undoubtedly heard about the now-resolved hostage situation at the Discovery Network HQ, summed up by Sarah:

If your personal agenda involves completely ridding the planet of human beings, people aren’t likely to listen until you go completely bonkers and take hostages (and even then,

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all it takes is a stamp

I sent in my crappy old earbuds on Monday, and yesterday, I received a $35-off coupon code for any v-moda Vibe, Vibe duo, Vibe ii, Remix Audio, Remix Remote, or Crossfade LP. For all of those except the Vibe duo and Vibe ii, that puts them at or below …

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making friends and influencing people

What is with folks obnoxiously demanding to know where other people’s proverbial “lines in the sand” are (see here, here, and, hell, all the way back here)? (1) It is rude (both the question, and how it is delivered the vast majority of the time). (B) It …

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captain ernie’s fish house does not want my business

… which is probably just as well, considering that their fried catfish was so bland and grease-soaked, I am honestly not sure if it actually was catfish.

At any rate, travelling to distant corners of the world with the Navy taught me to try food from strange and unusual places… …

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misguided attentions

In writing up a comment for yet another of Weer’d “Gun Death?” articles, I stumbled across something rather interesting.

We all know that WISQARS keeps track of the number, intent, and mechanism of fatal injuries across the country, but did you know that they also track non-fatal injuries? Being …

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well that feels a little wierd

Over the years, I have become rather accustomed to waking up with at least one of my limbs still soundly asleep, and completely disfunctional – just one of those things. However, waking up in the middle of the night, face down in your pillow, with both arms asleep… yeah, that …

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Guns In Bars TOSHA Complaint

I don’t know how I missed this yesterday, but apparently a server has filed a TOSHA complaint that argues it’s unsafe for bars not to post 1359 signage, because “an employer has a duty to protect and safeguard employees against recognized hazards to human health, safety and life.”

That sentence, …

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Tennessee Park Carry: One year later

It’s been a year since the Park Carry law went into effect in Tennessee.

So far, no one has gone crazy and shot up a playground full of blind orphans like the media was screaming would happen.

Journalism and Meteorology: Two fields where your predictions can be consistently wrong yet …

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