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    Copyright abuse has gone TOO FAR! Windows Vista

    I am not happy right now, and neither is my boss. I am a paralegal at a Seattle law firm. Last week, a client of ours brought in a video tape to use as an exhibit in his hearing this morning. It is a Hi8 video that he shot of himself and his family, on his own Hi8 camcorder. I brought...
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    What's the curse of tan pants?

    Which graphic novel was this?
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    Strange British Laws

    On a lighter note it is illegal to peel an orange in a hotel room in California. In New York, it is illegal to play any game on Sunday other than baseball. In Hawaii, it is illegal to walk around with pennies in your ears.
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    Strange British Laws

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    Strange British Laws

    Our sodomy laws were declared unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court in 2003.
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    Just damn......this is funny and messed up at the same time.

    File under: "You-might-be-a-Wookiee-if..." If you ever wondered why Luke and Leia never got married... ...you might be a Wookiee. :)
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    This Day in History Thread

    October 29, 1969: ARPANET, the world's first packet-switching network, becomes operational, for the (at the time unfulfilled) purpose of providing a venue for Kirk vs. Picard debates. Hilarity ensues. Nearly four decades later, the Internet exhibits civilization's greatest achievement...
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    weird eating related questions

    1) YES. Especially when eating a dish with prawns. I save a prawn for the last bite. Also, when eating a piece of pie, I eat the crust first. 2) Never done it, never seen it done. 3) A friend of mine does this. Says he turns whatever he is eating into "Chinese food".
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    This Day in History Thread

    October 11, 1975 - Saturday Night Live debuts on NBC. Hilarity ensues.
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    This Day in History Thread

    October 10, 1979 - Pac-Man debuts in Japan. I got all the patterns down up until the ninth key I got Speedy on my tail and I know it's either him or me
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    So who does investigate & solve crimes?....

    Who investigates and solves crimes?
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    This Day in History Thread

    October 3, 1955: Captain Kangaroo makes his debut on CBS. The Mickey Mouse Club makes its debut on ABC. 40 years later to the day, O.J. Simpson is acquitted. Hilarity ensues.
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    This Day in History Thread

    Well, not everything lends itself to a TV Guide style capsulized review. ;)
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    This Day in History Thread

    September 25, 1952 - BOTH Superman AND Luke Skywalker were born on this day, same year. Who knew? :eek:
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