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• July 6th, 2008

  Do the president and the presidential candidates have food tasters?

  If you think about it, having actual ‘food tasters’ is pretty pointless, as there are poisons that take days to have any noticeable effect.
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• July 5th, 2008

  Why is it that when you are honest people get mad?

  Somtimes what people really want is validation that they’re right, not honesty.
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• July 4th, 2008

  Could a sound kill?

  @joeysefika, you just described roughly how a microwave oven works. The frequency for that is 2.4Ghz.
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• July 3rd, 2008

  What's your favorite 80's flick?

  @uberbatman, Ah yes… Labyrinth. Introducing young girls everywhere to the awesomeness that is David Bowie’s crotch. (for those who haven’t seen the film, David Bowie spends most of it in a pair of pants that are, shall we say, far too tight for comfort. Surprising for what many thought to be a children’s film.)
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• July 3rd, 2008

  What's your favorite 80's flick?

  True 80’s classics that nobody has mentioned yet: Heathers – Cult classic teenage comedy with awesome one-liners. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension – Words cannot describe the awesomeness of this film or the drugs the writers must have been on when they wrote it. Blues Brothers – do I really need to explain this one? Cannonball run – An prime example of “ensemble” comedy largely unique to the 80’s, where you gather a bunch of stars and film them doing what they’re famous for. Strange Brew – a largely forgotten comedy great, but for most it should probably stay forgotten. Maximum Overdrive – continuing a long line of somewhat decent films with kick ass soundtracks (by AC/DC in this case), the quintessential example being…. Flash Gordon – I can still hear Freddy Mercury singing the theme song. And for the younger set, or the young at heart: The Secret of NIMH – From Don Bluth, the forgotten great American animator The Dark Crystal – Jim Henson’s best movie work, possibly his best work period. The Neverending story – classic escapist fantasy. A children’s tale that isn’t dumbed down like it would be today. One Magic Christmas – I’ve put it here because I think it is unique among Christmas films, for being so dark yet so touching. This film is the prefect way to detox from all that Christmas cheer.
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