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The two letters that are seperated from the rest: Married couple's first initials.

The rest of the letters: Their children.

Interesting, and slightly related: http://www.snopes.com/photos/grave.asp

Wasn't that shown to be a hoax, much like the supposed see-through skirts in Japan?

Snopes talks about it here

Caltrans experimented with better, more reflective, paint but was unable to overcome the substance's inherent shortcoming of not being reflective enough in the rain or when a layer of water obscured lane markings after a rainfall. Improved paint wasn't the solution -- it was time to think outside the box.

Which brings up one major complaint that I have when driving in bad weather: why is it that some states use high-quality reflective paint to mark roads and other states do not? Sure, the road nubbies are helpful to a point, but at night in the rain it's much better to have something solid to look at instead of an intermittent doo-dad.

Walt isn't frozen

Tejas is the Spanish name for Texas...

This is an object lesson in how urban/web legends are born. Somebody hears about the Tejas Wicca Coven, and says "Aha! That must be where the Intel code name comes from!" So they publish lists like the one this story linked to, which look authoritative, but are just so much BS.

Actually, I can't imagine any big company using a Wiccan name for anything. Not after the various problems Proctor and Gamele has had with "Satanism".

Golf balls with dimples DO NOT fly further than perfectly smooth balls. The dimples are present on golf balls for historical reasons only. The increase in dimpled golf ball flight was seen in earlier, flawed, experiments because 1)The golf balls once dimpled were slightly lighter, and 2) The people hitting the spherical balls were tired after hitting the dimpled one. Check the Urban Legends site here for a fuller and more comprehensive write up.

According to Snopes, the Anonymous Coward parent is correct. Maybe. But, who cares?

That was funny, but as another poster pointed out, it looks like it isn't true...

... don't get the implant over your kidney or you might lose two things at once!

Aside from "The Rescuers," there is nothing here to indict Disney's QC department over. But there's plenty to indict the sort of paranoid religious zealotry that seems to be sweeping the country. As for "The Rescuers" themselves, why would Disney try to corrupt the youth of America with subliminal pictures of breasts? All respectable research indicates that subliminal messages don't work. Disney has a lot of problems, but one of those problems is most certainly *not* their refusal to screen movies for mentally unstable religious fundamentalists before shipping. Finally, what pro-gay slant? The only gay character I've seen in any Disney movie was Scar, and he was the bad guy.

If you're going to find something wrong with the Disney ouvre of work, look for it in the content and not in the context.

Other than pro-gay slants? Other than decreasing script quality (apart from Pixar, who will leave Disney soon)? Other than the fact that many Disney Store products are made in sweatshops that pay less than a subsistence wage?

And what about the accidental obscenities in Disney products marketed to families with children? Examples of Disney's poor quality control include the accidental dick on the cover of The Little Mermaid , the "SFX" in The Lion King that one could easily mistake for "SEX", or "Squash banana, asante sana" sounding too much like something more obscene? And what about the real topless woman in The Rescuers ?

Oh, and you should play Kingdom Hearts to promote one of the most US-friendly video game producers today.

How can I play this Square game for GBA without funding The Walt Disney Company's lobbying efforts for Bono Act II and DMCA II?

If you're going to find something wrong with the Disney ouvre of work, look for it in the content and not in the context.

Other than pro-gay slants? Other than decreasing script quality (apart from Pixar, who will leave Disney soon)? Other than the fact that many Disney Store products are made in sweatshops that pay less than a subsistence wage?

And what about the accidental obscenities in Disney products marketed to families with children? Examples of Disney's poor quality control include the accidental dick on the cover of The Little Mermaid , the "SFX" in The Lion King that one could easily mistake for "SEX", or "Squash banana, asante sana" sounding too much like something more obscene? And what about the real topless woman in The Rescuers ?

Oh, and you should play Kingdom Hearts to promote one of the most US-friendly video game producers today.

How can I play this Square game for GBA without funding The Walt Disney Company's lobbying efforts for Bono Act II and DMCA II?

If you're going to find something wrong with the Disney ouvre of work, look for it in the content and not in the context.

Other than pro-gay slants? Other than decreasing script quality (apart from Pixar, who will leave Disney soon)? Other than the fact that many Disney Store products are made in sweatshops that pay less than a subsistence wage?

And what about the accidental obscenities in Disney products marketed to families with children? Examples of Disney's poor quality control include the accidental dick on the cover of The Little Mermaid , the "SFX" in The Lion King that one could easily mistake for "SEX", or "Squash banana, asante sana" sounding too much like something more obscene? And what about the real topless woman in The Rescuers ?

Oh, and you should play Kingdom Hearts to promote one of the most US-friendly video game producers today.

How can I play this Square game for GBA without funding The Walt Disney Company's lobbying efforts for Bono Act II and DMCA II?

If you're going to find something wrong with the Disney ouvre of work, look for it in the content and not in the context.

Other than pro-gay slants? Other than decreasing script quality (apart from Pixar, who will leave Disney soon)? Other than the fact that many Disney Store products are made in sweatshops that pay less than a subsistence wage?

And what about the accidental obscenities in Disney products marketed to families with children? Examples of Disney's poor quality control include the accidental dick on the cover of The Little Mermaid , the "SFX" in The Lion King that one could easily mistake for "SEX", or "Squash banana, asante sana" sounding too much like something more obscene? And what about the real topless woman in The Rescuers ?

Oh, and you should play Kingdom Hearts to promote one of the most US-friendly video game producers today.

How can I play this Square game for GBA without funding The Walt Disney Company's lobbying efforts for Bono Act II and DMCA II?

When you say that, I can't help but think of, "Ignore the man behind the curtain."

I just wonder if investors are going to want to know more about what's going on.

A smart investor would. But as we all know, a majority of investors are lemmings (can I still use that metaphor? http://www.snopes.com/disney/films/lemmings.htm), and won't ask the smart questions.

If you are ashamed to be an american because of those pictures you are in the minority.

100,000 lemmings can't be wrong... (yes I know the whole lemmings suicide phenomenon is probably not true.

If I held a "torture a suspected iraqi terrorist" contest a full 30% of the country would sign up over night. If I offered 10 grand to do it 70% of the country would volunteer.

And that's exactly why I'm ashamed to be an American right now.

http://www.snopes.com/business/alliance/domino.asp

He's sold the chain already, so you aren't giving him money. Your link says it, but also see this one.

Sounds like you're not quite as fully informed as you thought you were.

Status: false!

They do keep saying it, but it's not true.

Geez, and this is slashdot and no one mentioned Pepsi ripping off the guy who "won" the Harrier.

Pepsi offered the Harriet as a joke for 7 million Pepsi Points. Some guy bought $700,000 (US dollars) worth of points which is equal to 7 million in Pepsi currency. Pepsi told him to piss up a rope.

It went through court and the guy lost. Oh the humanity of it all.

C3PO's gender never was in doubt, according to Topps.

The same think was said of Bob Eubanks and his famous that'd be up the Butt, Bob quote. Bob had a prize (of $10000) on it, which went unclaimed for years. Eventually, however, somebody did dig out an old tape with the embarassing quote. Ok, so the wording wasn't right, but the basic idea is there.

And, Bill Gates didn't even put up any price money! Which is really too bad, or I'd have turned in my January 1982 copy of Chip magazine long ago (this is a German computer magazine, which carried the quote only months after it was said). The quote was mentioned in passing, in an article describing the PC architecture in general. The magazine made no snide comments nor poked fun at the quote: indeed, at the time it looked pretty reasonable. So, if this is a hoax, it's a pretty old hoax, and one which was prepared pretty well, being started at such an early time when it was not yet obvious that the comment would become so embarassing later on.

Extended comments at Gizmodo makes it clear that this is 99% rumor/FUD.

Thanks for the info! I was almost thinking about reconsidering my plans to buy a Prius later this year, then I thought about how unlikely it would be to route lossy high-voltage the long way around the frame. Then I saw your link, and that sealed it -- I'm getting a Prius first chance I get.

I'm just afraid folks will fall for it like they've fallen for the cellphones at gas stations myth. Every gas pump in Texas has a label perpetuating this silliness!

That's a long standing urban legend...

Saudi's (including some members of Osama Bin Laden's family) were allowed to fly inside the U.S. during the two days after 9-11, to prepare to leave the country. Check it out: http://www.snopes.com/rumors/flight.htm

Didn't work so well on that whale though.
Exploding Whale

Is this the kind of post that references a proven fallacy just to make a lame joke?

Why should any one believe your statement. Because you brashly proclaim "That's a fact." ?

I (and I'd guess I'm not alone in this) am not interested in your or anyone else's proselytizing about the evils of aspartame (or anything else for that matter). If you have strong, verifiable facts that back your claim please share them. Otherwise, please shut up.

Here are some useful links on the safety of aspartame and some of the more common "complaints" spewed about by people who apparently have nothing better to do.

A link from MIT

A link from Harvard with a reprint of an article from TIME magazine.

One, two links from the "evil" FDA.

And a reprint of an article from "The Lancet" posted at aspartame.net. These links were all from this page at snopes.com. That took me a whole 3-5 minutes to find.

I also found a lot of pages making claims about formaldehyde and brain tumors and multiple-sclerosis. All of the "aspartame alarmist" pages lacked links to any scientific studies, any papers by third-party organizations, etc..

Nope.

Reprint of the Harry Potter satanism email based on the article in the Onion. Gotta love (any seriously marvel at the midset of) anyone who can take this sort of thing seriously:

"I think it's absolute rubbish to protest children's books on the grounds that they are luring children to Satan," Rowling told a London Times reporter in a July 17 interview. "People should be praising them for that! These books guide children to an understanding that the weak, idiotic Son Of God is a living hoax who will be humiliated when the rain of fire comes ... while we, his faithful servants, laugh and cavort in victory."

Ahem...

Silly boy! Try to use the big-boy voice when you're talking to grown-ups.

Theocracy: the belief in government by divine guidance.

• Bush proclaimed June 10 as the official Texas state's "Jesus Day."
• Bush funds churches using state money under his thinly-veiled "Faith-based initiatives."
• Bush declares Jan 21 as a National Day of prayer and thanksgiving
• Ashcroft holds daily prayer meetings in government buildings during hours. And, like King David, was anointed with cooking oil.
• etc.

Or the sticky stuff might be green ink.

Ok - so despite anyone's feelings on the war in Iraq, let's face it - the military has to use SOMETHING in it's systems. Shouldn't our brave men and women at least have something reliable like linux? You'd think the linux community would be proud that linux is so reliable that the military uses it. Would you rather they use windows?

Yep, guy this article is about has about as much common sense as Jane Fonda.

It is stupid to blame the tool or the soldier rather than the person who actually made the decision.

This is like quitting carpentry because hammers are sometimes used in murders. It's just plain stupid.

Bullshit.

For far too long have the mighty blues been carrying the lackluster greens and yellows.

What are you talking about? The green M&Ms are far superior to your puny blue ones.

Next on the Agenda: Yuh-Gi-Oh Cards!

I belive that "Yuh-Gi-Oh" is Japanese for "Those dumb Americans STILL will buy anything!"

Oddly, the Flash Mountain phenomenon is the reverse - people pulling stuff because they know they're on camera.

Your quote is out of context

This is one reason Snopes sometimes bugs me. It is not an "urban legend" that Gore made a sweeping claim, clearly intended to be interpreted as it was, but carefully crafted to be deniable.

Gore's devotees, however, were clearly quite discomfited by his claim ...

This Snopes article is basically an opinion piece, trying to pass as a skeptical debunking piece.

Your quote is out of context

Parent's link is a pack of lies

Too bad that little story was entirely made up. There are 260 million Americans, what makes you think the Government cares where YOU go or why (barring anything illegal)?

It's total ego-strokage to think you're important enough for anyone to care about you. The world does not revolve around kiddy socialists.

Actually a quick google search reveals otherwise.

and the obligatory debunking of the story.

Aren't you getting exicited about Jesus Day?!

Urban Legend, http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/snaptrap.asp

About Peeing in the Pool...

Sure enough. Here's the link to the snopes story. ~Dan http://www.pbase.com/efatapo

No. after you came down, you'd be fined by the FAA.

Remember that story about the guy who rode a lawn chair with weather balloons into the sky? He was fined something like $4000 for his unauthorized flight. I think they'd hardly take military action, and they could hardly intercept in the time the flight would take place. (from what I've read all these X-Prize style trips would be less than thirty minutes, I could be wrong)

Anyways, I'm glad the FAA did this. Go SpaceShipOne!

And when my Logitec died, I switched to a Microsoft Optical Trackball. The PS2 version is something like $35 at Wally World.

Despite the fact that I have bad thumbs (several sprains while skateboarding in my youth), using a trackball has never caused fatigue.

Plus, I find the trackball better for gaming (UT2K4, etc).