This one’s for Shannon.
Apparently, someone with way too much time on their hands has timed their entire holiday home lights display to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s piece, “Wizards In Winter”. The video is quite a testament to the rock band. If anyone has any more info on where this house is located [...]
Last week, a group of seven House Democrats wrote a letter to President Bush that accused the Pentagon of “under-reporting casualties in Iraq by only reporting non-fatal casualties incurred in combat.”
Current Pentagon casualty reports state 2,390 service members have died from the operations In Iraq and Afghanistan with over 16,000 wounded. Salon, however, has [...]
Sad that Cedar Point is closed for the winter? Well, worry no more! Get together with your closest buddies and build your very own Redneck Rollercoaster! It is an awesome video.
(via Neatorama)
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Is this how we support our troops?
From 10News:
A local family said fallen soldiers and Marines deserve better and that one would think our war heroes are being transported with dignity, care and respect. It said one would think upon arrival in their hometowns they are greeted with honor. But unfortunately, the family said that is [...]
“Relativity” in Lego is Shui and Lipson’s fourth Escher picture rendered completely with LEGOS.
(via MAKE)
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…of Americans want a timetable for troop withdrawal. That is just one of a series of questions about the Iraq war found in the latest CBS/NYT poll. Here are a list of other interesting numbers from their survey:
HAS THE BUSH ADMIN. EXPLAINED U.S. GOALS IN IRAQ?
Yes: 35%
No: 61%
DOES GEORGE W. BUSH HAVE A [...]
If you can’t beat ‘em, eat ‘em!
That is exactly what Japan is doing with their sudden jellyfish infestation. From the Times Online:
THEY are called echizen kurage and they sound like monsters from the trashier reaches of Japanese science fiction.
They are 6ft wide and weigh 450lb (200kg), with countless poisonous tentacles, they have drifted [...]
Last Thursday at the U.N. Climate Change Conference, the U.S. delegation staged a dramatic walkout in order to ‘scuttle’ the negotiations. They stated it was in response to Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin’s Wednesday remark, “To the reticent nations, including the United States, I say there is such a thing as global conscience, and [...]
16-year-old Zach Rubio was suspended from his Kansas high school for speaking Spanish. When one student asked him in Spanish to borrow a dollar, Zach responded with ‘No problema.’ For that response, he was ordered to leave school.
From the WaPo:
Most of the time, 16-year-old Zach Rubio converses in clear, unaccented American teen-speak, [...]
This is ridiculous! Completely ridiculous!
Tired of playing war with your local paintball buds? Worry no more! At Live-Paintball.com, you can hunt nearly nude chicks (or dudes) from anywhere in the world! All you need is a computer and an internet connection. You can even shoot the real live targets from [...]