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This has got to be one of the funniest screw-ups I've run into in a very long time. There's nothing like watching the American Family Association repeatedly call the fastest man in the world
gaya homosexual - over and over and over again. -
This is why you never, ever, ever, point any real firearm at anything that you are not willing to destroy. Assuming, of course, that the soldier in question actually managed to mistake live rounds for blanks.
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The men's 400 IM at last night's Olympic Trials was one of the most exciting races I've ever seen - and it's worth looking for the highlights on the various news shows today. Phelps and Lochte clearly inspired each other to swim faster, and both came in w
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Nature is apparently willing to stop at nothing in their efforts to overtake the blogging mecca here at the ScienceBorg - they've somehow managed to recruit Mr. Darwin. Only time will tell if the legendary naturalist will be able to maintain the frantic p
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A glass of sherry with you, sir.