Month: April 2007
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Oh no
From CNN: John Markell said Cho Seung-Hui was very low-key when he purchased the gun and 50 rounds of ammunition with a credit card in an “unremarkable” purchase. They always are, aren’t they? Technorati Tags: gun control, Blacksburg, virginia tech university, vtech shooting
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History of cat blogging
Quite apt that I found this graphic (via Friskodude), seeing as I’ve been talking a lot about Jake the Cat, and been pointed to a couple of cat blogs in response: While I started out on Blogger, and am a Flickr Pro account holder, I haven’t really (like Friskodude) gotten into YouTube, or the latest…
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Fake fakes
Some of the fake fur used in clothing isn’t synthetic, and actually contains dog hair. “Americans don’t want Lassie turned into a fur coat,” Moran said. “In the US, we treat cats and dogs as pets, not trimmings for the latest fashion wear.” Apparently most of the fake fakes come from China, which isn’t really…
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Be a hero
But you don’t have to “save the cheerleader” to save the world: Technorati Tags: climate change, avaaz.org, youtube
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Self-service car valet service
Told them not to leave my car out in the sun… The car valet service at Mount Elizabeth Hospital & Medical Centre works like this: You drive through the ERP–steal-how-much-money-from-your-cashcard-you-also-dunno-and-can’t-do-anything-anyway gantry, ask one of the valet-looking type people (they’re the ones standing in the middle of the driveway) where to leave your car, and they…