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Patriot Act Used to Lock Up Homeschooler?

May 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Was a home-schooled 16-year-old boy from North Carolina treated like a terrorist and unjustly locked up at a federal facility for juvenile criminals in Indiana?  That’s the claim made in the video above.  Before you swallow the whole story, however, I suggest you read this Wired.com report.

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Guitar Hero Final Four TV Spot Makes Me Laugh

March 30th, 2009 · No Comments

By featuring four college basketball coaching legends in a television commercial that parodies the most-famous scene from the film, Risky Business, the folks at Guitar Hero® proved they have a good sense of humor.
Airing moments after the my Oklahoma Sooners lost to North Carolina in the NCAA South Regional Championship Sunday afternoon, the spot doesn’t [...]

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What Image Will Obama Strive to Project?

May 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Now that Barack Obama appears to have secured Democratic primary victories in North Carolina and Indiana tonight, political pundits have started talking about the image the junior senator from Illinois will strive to project in his general election effort to attract voters.

If Obama is honest, I expect him to use campaign imagery that carry much [...]

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Support Your Team With Championship Gear

April 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Attention, college basketball fans: While the Kansas Jayhawks battle the Memphis Tigers in the NCAA Men’s Division 1 Championship Game tonight in San Antonio, be sure to visit The Championship Shop to find anything and everything you need to show support for your favorite team.
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What is the Next Best Thing to Chicken and Sex?

October 29th, 2007 · 9 Comments

At 11:25 a.m. (CST) today, I received a veiled death threat — “looks like its time for you to die” — from someone who goes by the screen name “JACOB” and appears to believe U(+) t3h flip m4st3r (+) is The Next Best Thing to Chicken and Sex.

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