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Venezuela Falling Behind

Christopher Frank writes "Seems Venezuela's lack of power has finally caught up with them! MSNBC has the story: 'If you thought Venezuela's political crisis seemed to be dragging for an impossibly long time -- you were right. In a bizarre mass-malfunction, Venezuela's clocks are ticking too slowly due to a power shortage weakening the electric current nationwide. By the end of each day, the sluggish time pieces still have another 150 seconds to tick before they catch up to midnight.'"

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  1. In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ... You fall behind!!!

    damn this is getting old

  2. Re:I know far less than I should. by davebarz · · Score: -1, Troll


    As a fellow ignorant American, I am going to take pleasure in laughing at inane things happening to people less fortunate than me instead of being horrified at the economic and military conditions that cause them. So, here I go: Haha, their clocks don't work and they have to fear for their lives when walking the streets. Haha, Isn't it funny?

  3. Heh Heh Heh Heh by wahay · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hey beavis. It's like funny and stuff when countries have wierd power problems and stuff after american corporate interests try and cripple their economies by instituting a lock-out, calling it a strike, and trying to overthrow their democratically elected president.

    Don't those stoopid assmunches know that they are supposed to have the business candidate swept into office by keeping the ethnic minorities out of the polls?

  4. Ignorant American? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I am an ignorant American.

    Isn't that just a fancy way of saying you're an idiot?

    1. Re:Ignorant American? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      It's also a tautology...

  5. This is Great by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    This is Great news! An extra 2.5 minutes each day to get caught up on everything, like coding, bathing, dating. Who am I kidding, it's 14.5 extra minutes a week to troll on /.

  6. Re:info by Dusabre · · Score: 1, Troll

    Next post try using capital letters. And perhaps note that most of the population wants Chavez out and he is refusing to hold a referendum as required by the Constitution he himself wrote. He may have been elected but he's a dictator now.

  7. In Soviet Russia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    In Soviet Russia, venezuela clusters YOU!

  8. 5th Amendment by Ralph+Bearpark · · Score: -1, Troll

    Perhaps you are looking for this.