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Stories Inspired by the News 1

By Giania • Mar 13th, 2008 • Category: Fnord

Hot: Reference Material: Image on pax-europa.com. “It was after this encounter that I decided it was time to make some real changes in my life. I started by burning down the trailer I lived in, along with my porn collection, my furniture from goodwill, and at least 2 weeks worth of trash. As I watched [...]



MSN Shat Itself – What Happened?

By Giania • Feb 26th, 2008 • Category: Fnord

Hot: So I came into work this morning, only to have a co-worker mention to me that AdCenter, MSN, and Hotmail all weren’t working for him. I checked a couple things and the sites loaded up just fine for me, but when I tried to log into AdCenter I got a friendly message saying that [...]



New Hampshire Drama: Bomb Scare at Hillary Clinton’s Rochester Campaign Office

By Giania • Nov 30th, 2007 • Category: Fnord

Hot: A friend just called my co-worker and said that there’s a bomb threat in a campaign office for Hillary Clinton located in Rochester. Clinton is scheduled to visit the state soon, however she is not present now. As with any bomb scare, I’m sure this is being taken very seriously. I wish the officers [...]



Prince Loses Points: DMCA Nonsense

By Giania • Nov 26th, 2007 • Category: Articles of Interest

Hot: I came across an article in The Register a little while ago about one mom’s fight to keep a 29 second video clip of her son dancing to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” up on YouTube. In summary: The PA resident, Stephanie Lenz, had placed a 29 second clip of her dancing baby boy up [...]



Not Too Much Further to that Long Overdue Brain Transplant

By Giania • Nov 19th, 2007 • Category: Articles of Interest, Fnord, Science!

Hot: Via Technoccult – Researchers in Japan have been grafting the chilled, severed heads of baby rats onto the haunches of adult rats. It’s been noted that the brain can develop as normal for as much as three weeks in this state. Maybe lab rats have evolved into really big cyberpunk fans, and they’re hoping [...]



The War on Drugs: Ridiculous

By Giania • Nov 14th, 2007 • Category: Articles of Interest, Fnord, Politics, Potent Potables

Hot: “Hide Your Old Pills in Poop, Government Says” – That’s the title of the Reuters article. It includes tips from government officials on how to hide old, high-powered prescription pills in foul substances for purposes of disposal. Use them or lose them, people. If there is someone you know of who might steal your [...]



Another Litarary Loss: Robert Jordan

By Giania • Sep 17th, 2007 • Category: Literature

Hot: The world of those who love fantasy literature has taken yet another blow. Robert Jordan died yesterday at 2:45pm after a long battle with primary amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (cardiac amyloidosis). He is best known for his long running series of novels, The Wheel of Time. Jordan was working on the 12th and final novel [...]



Local Alarmists: New Haven “Flour” Menace

By Giania • Aug 27th, 2007 • Category: Articles of Interest, Fnord

Hot: Just when you thought the day’s news couldn’t get any more ridiculous, New Haven, Connecticut comes through with the whopper of the day. A couple members of the Hash House Harriers – “A drinking club with a running problem” – were charged with first-degree breach of peace, which is a felony. Their crime? Siblings [...]